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Understanding Network Hardware

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Microwave ovens tend to cause interference with wired networks.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Fluorescent lighting can cause electromagnetic interference.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Cordless phones can cause interference for wireless networks.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

A layer 2 switch is also called a bridge.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

A switch floods ports if it doesn't know where to send a packet.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

A layer 2 switch uses a routing table.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

A switch stack makes multiple physical switches appear as one logical switch.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

A switch stack makes multiple physical switches appear as one logical switch.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which role needs to be added to Windows Server 2016 in order to enable routing through the server?

a)

Remote Desktop Services

b)

Network Controller

c)

Remote Access

d)

Windows Deployment Services

10.

Which are examples of dynamic routing protocols? Pick 2.

a)

OSPF

b)

IPsec

c)

RIP

d)

VPN

11.

Which type of cable is least susceptible to EMI?

a)

Coaxial

b)

UTP

c)

STP

d)

Fiber optic

12.

Which type of switch is also known as plug and play?

a)

Managed

b)

Virtual

c)

Multilayer

d)

Unmanaged

13.

Which twisted pair cable category runs at 10 Gbps for 55 meters?

a)

CAT 6

b)

CAT 5

c)

CAT 6a

d)

CAT 7

14.

Layer 3 switches use logical addresses such as ______ to determine the destination of a packet.

a)

Domain controllers

b)

DHCP servers

c)

MAC addresses

d)

IP addresses

15.

A _____ is a device that sets up different collision domains for each device connected to it, allowing the networked devices to run in FULL DUPLEX without collision.

a)

Hub

b)

Repeater

c)

Switch

d)

Router

16.

A router is a device that functions primarily on the ______ layer of the OSI model.

a)

Data Link

b)

Transport

c)

Network

d)

Physical

17.

An administrator wants to five priority to video conferencing traffic on a router. What should be configured on the router to facilitate this?

a)

QoS

b)

Static routing

c)

Floating static router

d)

Firewall

18.

A directly connected route has an administrative distance of ______.

a)

0

b)

1

c)

120

d)

255

19.

Name for a common routing protocol that uses hop count.

a)

OSPF

b)

RIP

c)

DHCP

d)

IPsec

20.

If a 16-port switch has all ports set to 100 Mbps and sharing the same chassis, what is the incoming backplane speed?

a)

1.6 Gbps

b)

800 Mbps

c)

200 Mbps

d)

16 Gbps