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IT Fundamentals Chapter 6

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Multiple computers configured to be able to communicate and share information with each other form a ____________.

a)

Family

b)

Commune

c)

Group

d)

Network

2.

Which of the following is the best definition for a LAN?

a)

A network whose computers and servers are separated geographically but still connected.

b)

An extension of a private network over a shared or public network, such as the Internet.

c)

The interconnection of components, such as laptops, printers, keyboards, and other wireless devices within a personal range (typically 10 meters or less).

d)

A network in a small geographic area, like in an office.

3.

You are an IT technician for your company. Your boss has asked you to set up and configure a wireless network to service all of the conference rooms.

Which of the following features lets you allow or reject client connections based on the hardware address?

a)

DHCP

b)

MAC address filtering

c)

WEP

d)

SSID

4.

Which of the following provides services to hosts on its network?

a)

Server

b)

Storage

c)

Client

d)

Email

5.

You have recently issued new mobile phones to the sales team in your company. Each phone has the ability to store and transmit encrypted information for such things as making payments at a checkout counter.

Which of the following is the technology being used in these phones?

a)

VPN

b)

NFC Chips

c)

Bluetooth transmitters

d)

Infrared transmitters

6.

Which of the following is a wired networking method most commonly used today by desktop PCs and other network devices to connect to a local area network?

a)

Ethernet

b)

Token Ring

c)

ArcNet

d)

Bluetooth

e)

802.11n

7.

A technician is tasked to prepare a conference room so that at least 20 guests will be able to wirelessly connect laptop computers to the company network.

Which of the following network devices would be the BEST choice for this connectivity?

a)

Access Point

b)

Switch

c)

Firewall

d)

Router

8.

Which of the following is the best device to deploy to protect your private network from an untrusted public network?

a)

Hub

b)

Firewall

c)

Router

d)

Gateway

9.

Which of the following is the best device to deploy to protect your private network from an untrusted public network?

a)

Hub

b)

Firewall

c)

Router

d)

Gateway

10.

Which of the following is the best device to deploy to protect your private network from an untrusted public network?

a)

Hub

b)

Firewall

c)

Router

d)

Gateway

11.

Kris recently subscribed to a cable Internet provider. Which of the following devices is needed to convert the signal received on the coax cable to data that can be understood by a computer?

a)

M

b)

Switch

c)

Router

d)

Server

12.

Which of the following are characteristics of Bluetooth? (Select two.)

a)

5.75 GHz radio wireless

b)

Ad hoc connections

c)

Red spectrum light waves

d)

2.4 GHz radio wireless

e)

Line-of-sight transmission

13.

Which IEEE wireless standards specify transmission speeds up to 54 Mbps? (Select two.)

a)

802.11b

b)

802.11g

c)

802.1x

d)

802.11a

e)

Bluetooth

14.

Which of the following is used on a wireless network to identify the network name?

a)

SSID

b)

MAC address

c)

WEP Key

d)

WPA2 passphrase

15.

A network administrator wants to change the frequency of their wireless network to allow more channels that do not interfere with each other. Which of the following frequencies or protocols would accomplish this?

a)

5 GHz

b)

802.11b

c)

2.4 GHz

d)

802.11g

16.

Gary has finished installing a wireless router for his neighbor's small business. Which wireless standard should Gary use to support up to 150 Mbps on the 5 GHz band?

a)

802.11b

b)

802.11a

c)

802.11g

d)

802.11n

17.

A technician is checking a customer's wireless network performance and has determined it was using 802.11g. The technician's recommendation is for the customer to upgrade to 802.11ac. Which of the following is the BEST reason to upgrade?

a)

802.11g uses older technology

b)

Improved performance

c)

More overlapping channels

d)

Less attenuation

18.

Which network type uses a coaxial cable to receive its signal?

a)

Fiber-optic

b)

Cable

c)

Satellite

d)

Cellular

19.

Which network type uses light pulses to transmit data?

a)

Wireless

b)

Fiber-optic

c)

Cable

d)

Satellite

20.

Which of the following is not an example of wireless networking communications?

a)

Infra

b)

DSL

c)

Bluetooth

d)

802.11n

21.

A healthcare organization provides mobile clinics throughout the world and needs to transfer patient statistical data to a central database via the Internet. Which network technology should they select to ensure network connectivity for any clinic located anywhere in the world, even remote areas?

a)

DSL

b)

Cable modem

c)

Satellite

d)

Dial Up

22.

Which of the following Internet technologies provides the FASTEST speeds?

a)

Fiber-optic

b)

DSL

c)

Cellular

d)

Cable

23.

You live in a rural area and don't have a nearby wired network to connect to. What could you use to connect to the Internet?

a)

Cable

b)

DSL

c)

Satellite

d)

Fiber optic

24.

Which of the following allows for access to the internet without either a Wi-Fi or a wired connection?

a)

DSL

b)

Mobile data

c)

1G

d)

2G

25.

Which of the following statements is true regarding a VPN?

a)

A VPN masks a user's IP address in order to make their actions untraceable.

b)

Sometimes a VPN can increase your browsing speed.

c)

You can hide your browsing history from the VPN company.

d)

With a VPN, other sites can use your IP address to determine your physical location.

26.

What is the name of the protocol suite used on the Internet?

a)

UDP/IP

b)

HTTP/DNS

c)

HTTP

d)

TCP/IP

27.

What protocol is used to send email messages from a mail client to a mail server?

a)

SMTP

b)

POP3

c)

IMAP

d)

FTP

28.

What is the biggest benefit to using a DHCP server in a large network?

a)

DHCP servers use DNS.

b)

There is no benefit to using a DHCP server.

c)

DHCP servers can assign MAC addresses.

d)

They save time for the network administrator.

29.

You want to use an application and are not connected to a network. Which of the following application delivery methods should you choose?

a)

Local installation

b)

n-tier application

c)

Cloud hosting

d)

Network hosting

30.

Which of the following Application Architecture Model tiers describes office productivity software?

a)

Two tier

b)

Three tier

c)

One tier

d)

n-tier

31.

What is the term for software that is exclusively controlled by a company and cannot be used or modified without permission?

a)

Read-only Software

b)

Microsoft Software

c)

Open-source Software

d)

Proprietary Software

32.

What is the term for software that anyone can use or modify for free?

a)

Proprietary software

b)

Linux software

c)

Read-write software

d)

Open-source software

33.

One software license model allows software to be freely distributed, downloaded, and installed without paying a license fee but often requires a fee for support, training, or added functionality.

What is the name of this model?

a)

Open-source

b)

Proprietary

c)

Enterprise

d)

Personal

34.

Software that requires a monthly subscription fee is often called _______________.

a)

Software as a service

b)

Online-only software

c)

Web applications

d)

Temporary software

35.

Which installation method is most likely to put your computer at risk of downloading a virus?

a)

Software subscription

b)

CD or DVD installation

c)

Internet installation

d)

App store installation

36.

Which application makes sure your computer has the most recent versions of its system software?

a)

Disk cleaner

b)

Backup and restore

c)

Windows Defender

d)

Windows Update

37.

You work for a large company as the IT administrator. With the many external attacks being perpetrated in the form of security breaches being found in applications, you are concerned that your Windows 10 computers may be vulnerable. You also want to ensure that Windows is using the latest features.

Which of the following would BEST protect your computers?

a)

Windows updates

b)

Antivirus updates

c)

Scheduled disk maintenance

d)

Scheduled backups

38.

Which of the following tools would you use to check connectivity between two computers?

a)

Ping

b)

DHCP

c)

Tracert

d)

TCP/IP

39.

How many ping packets are sent by default in a successful ping request?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

6

d)

2

40.

Which of the following utilities would you use to find the path between two computers?

a)

Ping

b)

HTTP

c)

Tracert

d)

DNS

41.

Which of the following utilities can you use to monitor, update, and manage all your hardware devices on a Windows computer?

a)

Ping

b)

Windows Update

c)

Tracert

d)

Device Manager

42.

You need to troubleshoot a Windows computer that isn't connecting to a network. Which utility should you use?

a)

Network & Internet

b)

Windows Update

c)

Network Properties

d)

Device Manager

43.

If your network does not have a DHCP server, what must you do to access the internet?

a)

Right-click the network adapter and select Update driver.

b)

Manually change the TCP/IP properties to match your network's settings.

c)

Open PowerShell, enter the ipconfig command, and press the Enter key.

d)

Open Command Prompt, enter the tracert command, and press the Enter key.

44.

Which of the following BEST describes the ipconfig utility?

a)

It is a utility that displays all current TCP/IP network configuration values.

b)

It is a utility that shows the exact path a packet takes between two hosts on different networks.

c)

It is a utility that verifies connectivity between two nodes on a network.

d)

It is a utility that gives you a huge amount of control over your system.

45.

Bob, a network professional, wants to find out where packets are getting stuck on the path to their destination. Which of the following utilities should he use?

a)

Route

b)

Ipconfig

c)

Tracert

d)

Ping

46.

Which of the following BEST describes the ping utility?

a)

It displays and modifies the entries in the local IP routing table.

b)

It displays all current TCP/IP network configuration values.

c)

It sends a single packet to a specified network address and then waits for a reply.

d)

It shows the exact path a packet takes between two hosts on different networks.

47.

Which of the following components is NOT required to create a network?

a)

Wireless Adapter

b)

Network Media

c)

Network Interfaces

d)

Computer systems