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Level 4 Diploma in Network Principles

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one of the following is the key feature of SAN?

a)

It uses Fibre Channel for data transfer

b)

It is a low-cost alternative to NAS

c)

It uses wireless connectivity for data transfer

d)

It is compatible with SOHO

2.

Which one of the following cloud-based services only provides access to the physical resources required to host operating systems and applications?

a)

IaaS

b)

NaaS

c)

PaaS

d)

SaaS

3.

Which one of the following methods is used to transfer large files between websites?

a)

TFTP

b)

NTFS

c)

NFS

d)

FTP

4.

Which one of the following file systems enables storage and retrieval of data from multiple disks across a shared network using both Linux and Windows based OS?

a)

NFS

b)

DOS

c)

NTFS

d)

APFS

5.

Which one of the following protocols facilitates communication between email servers?

a)

IMAP

b)

POP

c)

SMTP

d)

EGP

6.

Which one of the following is the main reason for using the SSH protocol to connect to a remote terminal?

a)

It allows guest logins.

b)

It provides secure access

c)

It acts as a gateway suite.

d)

It provides time-sensitive data.

7.

Which one of the following allows multiple instances of an OS to be run on a single device?

a)

HyperThreads

b)

Multiprocessing

c)

HyperVisor

d)

Multi queuing

8.

Which one of the following technologies enables the clustering of multiple servers?

a)

Grid computing

b)

Intranet

c)

Load balancing

d)

Virtualisation

9.

Which one of the following allows data processing with the minimum delay following a disaster?

a)

Cold site

b)

Warm site

c)

Hot site

d)

Spare site

10.

Which one of the following best describes a metropolitan network?

a)

A network covering an entire city

b)

A network connecting different cities

c)

A network made up of multiple WANs

d)

A logical segmentation of a network

11.

What is the difference between an adhoc wireless network and a managed wireless network?

a)

Managed networks have faster data rates

b)

Adhoc networks do not use access points

c)

Adhoc networks are only used in emergencies.

d)

Managed networks use different frequencies

12.

Which one of the following is a disadvantage of a Powerline based network?

a)

It cannot perform at speeds more than 80Mbs

b)

It cannot be used to extend a wireless network

c)

Each room must have its own access point.

d)

Data rates are affected by noise in the circuit.

13.

Which one of the following is the most likely cause of drop in download speed when accessing broadband via an ADSL connection?

a)

Wireless interference

b)

The cable is about to break.

c)

The modem has not been set up correctly

d)

Other users are downloading large files

14.

Which one of the following technologies allows ad hoc device connections of up to 10 metres to transfer data?

a)

RFC

b)

Bluetooth

c)

WiFi

d)

WiMAX

15.

In an Ethernet network, which one of the following devices uses IP addresses to calculate the next hop?

a)

Firewall

b)

Switch

c)

NIC

d)

Router

16.

Which one of the following devices filters traffic based on the destination MAC address?

a)

Router

b)

Switch

c)

Repeater

d)

Hub

17.

Which layer in the TCP/IP model carries out the same function as the Data Link layer of the OSI model?

a)

Internet

b)

Transport

c)

Application

d)

Network Access

18.

Which one of the following protocols functions at the transport layer in both the OSI and TCP/IP models?

a)

UDP

b)

SMTP

c)

OSPF

d)

NetBIOS

19.

At which layer of the OSI model does ICMP operate?

a)

Application

b)

Transport

c)

Network

d)

Physical

20.

Which one of the following devices is used when creating VLANs?

a)

Layer 2 switch

b)

Bridge

c)

Layer 3 switch

d)

Gateway

21.

Which layer does a bridge operate at?

a)

Data Link

b)

Network

c)

Transport

d)

Session

22.

What is the main reason for implementing CIDR in an IPv4 addressing scheme?

a)

To make more port addresses available

b)

To make addressing secure using IPSec

c)

To make more IP addresses available.

d)

To translate between physical and logical addresses.

23.

What is the main reason for an organisation to use Supernetting?

a)

To enable interdomain gateways.

b)

To segregate a defined area of a network.

c)

To enhance the performance of RIP

d)

To aggregate multiple addresses of the same class

24.

For what are IPv4 Class D addresses reserved?

a)

Unicast

b)

APIPA

c)

Multicast

d)

Experimental use

25.

What is the binary equivalent of the decimal number 80?

a)

01010101

b)

10101000

c)

01010000

d)

10101110

26.

What is the decimal equivalent of the binary number 0101010?

a)

26

b)

32

c)

40

d)

42

27.

What is the decimal equivalent of the hexadecimal value AF?

a)

175

b)

114

c)

65

d)

25

28.

Which one of the following is a reason for allocating a static IP address to a router?

a)

It has lower administrative overheads when configuring the router.

b)

It allows the implementation of OSPF on the router

c)

It allows secure access to the router terminal

d)

It provides a default path to the router.

29.

Which one of the following is the main benefit of implementing dynamic routing?

a)

Decreased routing overheads.

b)

Scalability of networks

c)

Increased address pool

d)

Guaranteed delivery of data

30.

Which one of the following routing protocols is used to exchange routing and reachability information between autonomous systems?

a)

BGP

b)

EPG

c)

IGRP

d)

S-IS

31.

An organisation needs to quickly set up a temporary office for its staff. Which method of connecting staff PCs to the network should be used?

a)

Wireless LAN

b)

Wired LAN

c)

Powerline LAN

d)

Bluetooth PAN

32.

A 10 GB/s network is to install in a factory where there are many large electric machines that generate electromagnetic interference. Which type of cable should be selected?

a)

UTP Cat5

b)

UTP Cat6

c)

STP Cat5

d)

STP Cat6

33.

An organisation wants to build a network with the highest level of redundancy. Which topology should the organisation choose?

a)

Bus

b)

Star

c)

Mesh

d)

Ring

34.

At which layer of the TCP/IP 4 layer model does the DNS protocol operate?

a)

Transport

b)

Application

c)

Internet

d)

Network

35.

What is the function of the network layer in the OSI 7 layer model?

a)

Routing packets of data to the correct destination

b)

Converting binary data into electrical signals

c)

Breaking down large amounts of data into smaller segments

d)

Maintaining dialog between source and destination applications

36.

A Network Engineer wants a firewall to lock packets sent to a certain IP address while having the lowest impact on network performance. Which firewall feature will do this?

a)

Stateful packet inspection

b)

Packet filtering

c)

Circuit level gateway

d)

Application gateway

37.

A user communicates with a mail server and needs all emails to remain on there until deleted. Which protocol does this by default?

a)

SMTP

b)

POP

c)

IMAP

d)

SNMP

38.

A Network Engineer is setting up a networked system which must allow clients to print to printers attached to the server. Which protocol should be used?

a)

FTP

b)

SMB

c)

ARP

d)

DNS

39.

Which of these is stored in a DNS AAAA record type?

a)

IPv6 host address

b)

Mail exchanger address

c)

IPv4 host address

d)

Domain name address

40.

Which port does the POP protocol use?

a)

25

b)

80

c)

110

d)

10

41.

A Network Engineer is developing a large network for a company with over 150 sites around the world and needs to accommodate one thousand host addresses at each site. What class of address should be used?

a)

Class A

b)

Class B

c)

Class C

d)

Class D

42.

A Network Engineer is setting up a LAN using the address range 172.16.1.1 - 172.16.1.200. What is the correct subnet mask for this address range?

a)

255.255.0.0

b)

255.0.0.0

c)

255.255.255.0

d)

255.255.255.255

43.

Convert the binary number 10110110 to decimal

a)

118

b)

174

c)

182

d)

214

44.

Calculate how many available hosts per subnet a 192.168.10.0/27 address provides

a)

10

b)

27

c)

30

d)

14

45.

Calculate the correct subnet mask for a 192.168.30.0/29 network

a)

255.255.255.248

b)

255.255.255.224

c)

255.255.255.192

d)

255.255.255.240

46.

A Network Engineer wants to allow data to be sent between LANS whilst ensuring the minimum overheads are incurred. Which technique allows this?

a)

Exterior gateways

b)

Subnetting

c)

Dynamic routing

d)

Static routing

47.

Which of these is a reason for using dynamic routing over static routing?

a)

Better scalability

b)

Higher level of security

c)

Lower CPU requirement

d)

Reduced bandwidth

48.

A Network Engineer is configuring a network within an organisation which uses subnetting. What routing protocol should be used?

a)

RIPv1

b)

EIGRP

c)

IGRP

d)

BCGv4

49.

A Network Engineer is configuring a network within an organisation which uses IPv6 addresses. Which routing protocol should be used?

a)

BGPv4

b)

RIPv2

c)

EIGRPv1

d)

OSPFv3

50.

A Network Engineer is configuring a large internal network within an organisation with more than 15 routers between some of the networks. Which routing protocol should be used?

a)

RIPv1

b)

EIGRP

c)

RIPv2

d)

BGP

51.

What is the decimal equivalent of 10101010?

a)

156

b)

170

c)

192

d)

200

52.

Which of the following is the BEST description of a LAN?

a)

A virtual private network

b)

An encrypted internet connection

c)

An unencrypted internet connection

d)

A network over a small area

53.

Which protocol is used to map IP addresses to physical MAC addresses?

a)

CSMA/CD

b)

Telnet

c)

ARP

d)

UDP

54.

How do network clients use broadcasts to facilitate MAC to IP address mapping?

a)

Broadcasts are used for all IP address

b)

Broadcasts are not used for mapping

c)

Broadcasts are used for uncached addresses

d)

Broadcasts are used over WAN links

55.

In a RIPv2 network, which algorithm does RIP use to calculate the BEST path

between networks?

a)

Bellmann-Ford

b)

Diffie-Hellman

c)

DUAL

d)

Dijkstra

56.

A byte is a combination of how many bits?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

8

d)

32

57.

A customer has a Class B address allocation of 134.104.0.0 and wishes to further divide this into 16 subnets for use across departments. What subnet mask should be used to achieve this?

a)

138.172.0.16

b)

255.255.16.0

c)

255.255.240.0

d)

255.255.255.16

58.

Which dynamic routing protocol uses Dijkstra's algorithm to calculate the route between networks?

a)

RIPv1

b)

EIGRP

c)

RIPv2

d)

OSPF

59.

Which of the following would BEST describe a MAN?

a)

A local network used to connect Bluetooth devices

b)

Many LANs connected to provide global networking

c)

Many LANs connected in the same region

d)

A local network used to connect wireless devices

60.

What service is designed to assign IP addresses to nodes on a TCP/IP network during initialisation?

a)

Telnet

b)

PING

c)

Netstat

d)

DHCP

61.

How does encapsulation facilitate data communication?

a)

Embeds PDU from higher OSI layers into lower ones

b)

Embeds PDU from lower OSI layers into higher ones.

c)

Encrypts PDU from higher OSI layers into lower ones

d)

Encrypts PDU from lower OSI layers into higher ones

62.

What is the maximum decimal number that can be represented in 8 binary bits?

a)

248

b)

254

c)

255

d)

256

63.

Why would dynamic routing be used?

a)

To increase network resilience and reduce network administration

b)

To reduce network loading by sharing traffic equally between routers

c)

To reduce network administration by automatically storing the routing tables onto a single server

d)

To allow the use of VPNs in networks where the number of spare IP addresses is limited

64.

Which of the following are routing protocols?

a)

OSPF and TCP

b)

RIP and UDP

c)

TCP and UDP

d)

OSPF and RIP

65.

Which port would be opened on a firewall to allow HTTP access to a web server?

a)

25

b)

53

c)

80

d)

88

66.

A network engineer monitors the company network and notices a bottleneck on the VoIP switch. Which network characteristic is affected?

a)

Quality of service

b)

Default gateway

c)

Security

d)

DHCP

67.

What media is used to access wireless devices from a wireless access point?

a)

Infrared

b)

Radio waves

c)

Visible light

d)

Copper cable

68.

What is the network IP address of 172.16.150.1 if the subnet mask is 255.255.248.0?

a)

172.16.140.0

b)

172.16.144.0

c)

172.16.148.0

d)

172.16.150.0

69.

What is the maximum number of hosts allowed on subnet 172.30.100.0/22?

a)

258

b)

510

c)

522

d)

1022

70.

Which of the following is a characteristic of VLSM?

a)

The same number of addresses is used in each subnet

b)

It provides a more efficient use of addresses

c)

The subnet mask is the same for each network

d)

VLSM encourages wasted IP addresses on a network