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Networking Fundamentals

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You need to run 4 Ethernet drops that are 125 ft long in an area that has heavy manufacturing equipment and you need to select cabling that is resistance to EMI. Which of the following would you choose?

a)

UTP Cat6

b)

Cat3

c)

UTP Cat5e

d)

STP Cat5e

2.

The distortion of the transmitted messages from signals carried in adjacent wires is known as_______

a)

crosstalk

b)

interference

3.

Which fiber optic type has a larger core, uses LEDs and is typically used in LANS?

a)

multimode

b)

singlemode

c)

coaxial

d)

TSP

4.

What type of connectors do Coaxial Cables use?

a)

BNC

b)

RJ-11

c)

RJ-45

d)

F

5.

What type of connector does a UTP cable use?

a)

RJ-45

b)

BNC

c)

LC

d)

RJ-11

6.

What type of connector does Fiber-Optic cables use?

a)

RJ-45

b)

LC

c)

ST

d)

BNC

7.

What technique is used with UTP cable to help protect against signal interference from crosstalk?

a)

Encasing the cables within a flexible plastic sheath.

b)

Twisting the wires together into pairs.

c)

Terminating the cable with special grounded connectors.

d)

Wrapping a foil shield around the wire pairs.

8.

The shielding in STP is designed to protect the signal against _INTERFERENCE_?

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What refers to the deterioration of a signal as it travels over a large distance.

a)

crosstalk

b)

attenuation

c)

juxtaposition

d)

collision

10.

What is the weakening of the network signal over long cable lengths is known as

a)

latency

b)

crosstalk

c)

interference

d)

attenuation

11.

What type of interference does UTP wire suffer from when run near lighting fixtures or power conduits?

a)

URI

b)

EFI

c)

RFI

d)

EMI

12.

What is the measure of the usable data transferred across the media?

a)

bandwidth

b)

throughput

c)

goodput

d)

packets

13.

What is the theoretical capacity of a particular medium to carry data?

a)

latency

b)

goodput

c)

throughput

d)

bandwidth

14.

What PDU is received by the physical layer for encoding and transmission?

a)

data

b)

frame

c)

segment

d)

packet

15.

What type of media would you use for high speed backbone networks?

a)

UTP

b)

Fiber Optic

c)

STP

d)

Coaxial

16.

What four colors are used in UTP and STP wiring?

a)

Blue

b)

Brown

c)

Orange

d)

Black

e)

Green

17.

Category 5 UTP cable supports data transmission rates of up to_____

a)

10 Mbps

b)

100 Mbps

c)

10 Gbps

d)

1 Gbps

18.

What is purpose of the OSI physical layer?

a)

Exchanging frames between nodes over physical network media

b)

Transmitting bits across the local media.

c)

Performing error detection on received frames

d)

Controlling access to media.

19.

What is a good example of external interference affecting electrical signals over UTP?

a)

radios

b)

phones

c)

large electrical motors

d)

crosstalk

20.

Which of the following is the widely used medium for networking due to relatively low cost, ease of use, and fast networking speeds?

a)

wireless

b)

coaxial cable

c)

UTP

d)

fiber optic

21.

What are the three types of copper media?

a)

Unshielded Twisted Pair

b)

Shielded Twisted Pair

c)

Coaxial

d)

Fiber Optic

e)

Another Type

22.

What standards are used to terminate an Ethernet crossover cable?

a)

Both ends use the T568B standard.

b)

The cable ends are specified by a Cisco proprietary standard.

c)

One end uses the T568A standard, and one end uses the T568B standard.

d)

Both ends use the T568A standard.

23.

What is the maximum distance you can run a CAT-5e cable operating at 1,000 Mb/s speeds?

a)

55 meters

b)

100 yards

c)

528 feet

d)

100 meters

24.

How many pairs of wires are in UTP cables?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

5

d)

8

25.

Which media uses microwave signals to represent bits?

a)

fiber optic

b)

point to point

c)

copper

d)

wireless

26.

This term refers to a special grade of wire that can be run through general purpose spaces; outside of conduit that is slow to burn or catch fire.

a)

UTP

b)

Plenum

c)

TSP

d)

Conduit

27.

Which statement correctly describes network latency?

a)

The capacity of a particular medium to carry data.

b)

The measure of the bits transferred across the media over a given period of time.

c)

The total amount of time, including delays, it takes for data to get from one device to another.

d)

The measure of the usable data transferred across the media.

28.

What is a physical medium that uses electrical impulses?

a)

wireless

b)

fiber optic

c)

copper

29.

What is the distortion of the network signal from fluorescent lighting is known as?

a)

EMI

b)

Attenuation

c)

RFI

d)

Crosstalk

30.

What type of cable would you use if you need to install a network cable between two buildings that are 6 miles from each other?

a)

single mode fiber

b)

Cat5e

c)

multi mode fiber

d)

Cat6e

31.

What is the minimum category rating of UTP cabling you would need for a network that runs at 1000mbps?

a)

Cat2

b)

Cat1

c)

Cat5

d)

Cat5e

32.

What is the measure of the bits transferred across the media over a given period of time?

a)

throughput

b)

bandwidth

c)

output

d)

goodput

33.

Which fiber optic cable has a very small core and is used in very long distance situations?

a)

multimode

b)

single mode

c)

ST

d)

LC

34.

What is Layer 1 of the OSI model?

a)

Data-Link

b)

Session

c)

Network

d)

Physical

35.

What is layer 2 of the OSI model?

a)

Session

b)

Application

c)

Presentation

d)

Data-Link

36.

What is layer 3 of the OSI model?

a)

Application

b)

Physical

c)

Transport

d)

Networking

37.

What is layer 4 of the OSI model?

a)

Transport

b)

Session

c)

Data-Link

d)

Application

38.

What is layer 5 of the OSI model?

a)

Data-Link

b)

Session

c)

Transport

d)

Networking

39.

What is layer 6 of the OSI model?

a)

Application

b)

Physical

c)

Presentation

d)

Transport

40.

What is layer 7 of the OSI model?

a)

Presenation

b)

Data-Link

c)

Physical

d)

Application

41.

What is a physical medium that uses light pulses?

a)

Fiber-Optic

b)

Wireless

c)

Copper

d)

UTP

42.

What is the method of converting a stream of bits into a predefined code?

a)

recoding

b)

encoding

c)

encapsulation

d)

signaling

43.

What physical device operates at the physical layer?

a)

PC

b)

Hub

c)

Switch

d)

Router

44.

What TIA standards are used to terminate an Ethernet straight through cable?

a)

Both ends use the T568B standard.

b)

The cable ends are specified by a Cisco proprietary standard.

c)

One end uses the T568A standard, and one end uses the T568B standard.

d)

Both ends use the T568A standard.

45.

What is an advantage of STP over UTP?

a)

STP cable is smaller and more flexible

b)

STP had lower attenuation

c)

STP is less susceptible to EMI

d)

STP is less expensive

46.

The physical layer of the OSI model of the receiving device passes bits up to which higher level layer of the OSI model?

a)

session

b)

transport

c)

data-link

d)

presentation

47.

What are the two sublayers of the data-link layer?

a)

Link Local (LLC)

b)

DNS

c)

HTTP

d)

Media Access Control (MAC)

48.

On what layer is the MAC address assigned?

a)

Data-link

b)

Physical

c)

Networking

d)

Session

49.

What three things is the presentation layer responsible for?

a)

encapsulation

b)

compression

c)

decapsulation

d)

encryption

e)

translation

50.

On what network device are VLANs configured?

a)

switch

b)

router

c)

PC

d)

hub

51.

What layer is responsible for finding the best path for data to take?

a)

Physical

b)

Application

c)

Transport

d)

Networking

52.

An IP address is known as a layer three address.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

53.

The OSI Model is a theoretical model and does not perform any real function.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

54.

What does OSI stand for?

a)

Open systems interface

b)

Open signs Interconnection

c)

Open systems Interconnection

d)

Official systems Interface

55.

What layer determines the best path?

a)

Networking

b)

Session

c)

Transport

d)

Physical

56.

Which layer controls media access?

a)

Physical

b)

Application

c)

Data-Link

d)

Networking

57.

Which layer is closest to the end user and accesses network services?

a)

Application

b)

Physical

c)

Networking

d)

Session

58.

What layer segments and delivers data?

a)

Session

b)

Transport

c)

Presentation

d)

Physical

59.

What is the Application layer PDU?

a)

Frames

b)

Packet

c)

Data

d)

Segment

60.

What is the Physical layers PDU?

a)

Bit

b)

Frame

c)

Packet

d)

Segment

61.

What is the Transport layer PDU?

a)

Segment

b)

Frame

c)

Bit

d)

Packet

62.

What is the Networking layer PDU?

a)

Bit

b)

Segment

c)

Packet

d)

Frame

63.

What is the Data-Link layer PDU?

a)

Segment

b)

Frame

c)

Packet

d)

Data

64.

The order of the OSI model is :

Application, Presentation, Session, Transport, Networking, Data-Link, Physical

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

65.

What three things in the session layer responsible for?

a)

maintains communication between nodes

b)

compression

c)

translation

d)

start communication between nodes

e)

stops communication between nodes

66.

On what layer is an IP address assigned?

a)

Data-Link

b)

Physical

c)

Networking

d)

Session

67.

What IEEE standard does wireless follow?

a)

208.11

b)

11.208

c)

802.11

d)

802.12

68.

Which of the following are advantages to using wireless?

a)

less expensive than wired

b)

easy to install

c)

communication can be easily intercepted.

d)

easy to expand

69.

What is the weakest form of wireless security?

a)

WPA-2

b)

WEP

c)

WPA

d)

AES

70.

Which of the following is (are) WAN technologies?

a)

IDSN

b)

Leased Lines

c)

DSL

d)

Ethernet

71.

What is the data rate of a E-3 line?

a)

44.736 Mbps

b)

34.368 Mbps

c)

1.54 Mbps

72.

What does DSL stand for?

a)

Direct Single Line

b)

Digital Subscriber Line

c)

Direct subscriber line

d)

Digital single line

73.

ADSL has the same download and upload speeds.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

74.

Which of the following WAN technologies uses a phone connection?

a)

E3

b)

DSL

c)

IDSN

d)

WEP

75.

What is the data rate for a T-3 line?

a)

1.54 Mbps

b)

34.368 Mbps

c)

44.736 Mbps

76.

What use is the SSID in your wireless network?

a)

It is an authorization method

b)

It is the security encryption

c)

It is the name of your network

d)

It is an authentication method.

77.

A packet switched network moves data in separate packets based on the destination address in each packet.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

78.

Which of the following 802.11 standards uses MIMO?

a)

802.11g

b)

802.11n

c)

802.11b

d)

802.11ac

e)

802.11a

79.

Which of the following is a wireless peer to peer network?

a)

Ad Hoc

b)

Ethernet

c)

POTS

d)

DSL

80.

T1, T3, E1 and E-3 are all types of:

a)

plain old telephone service

b)

leased lines

c)

broadband

d)

ethernet

81.

What are the 2 radio frequencies used with 802.11 technology?

a)

2.4 GHz

b)

900 MHz

c)

5 GHz

82.

Wireless technologies use ________ to carry information between devices

a)

sound waves

b)

light

c)

electromagnetic waves

d)

electrical impulses

83.

What is the data rate of T1 line?

a)

44.736 Mbps

b)

1.544 Mbps

c)

34.368 Mbps

84.

What type of encryption does WPA2 currently use?

a)

TKIP

b)

AES

c)

PSK

d)

RADIUS

85.

What does MIMO stand for?

a)

Multiple In Multiple Out

b)

Many Inside Many Outside

86.

What standard does 802.11a use?

a)

54 Mbps, 5 GHz

b)

54 Mbps, 2.4 GHz

c)

11Mbps, 2.4 GHz

d)

up to 3.2 Gbps, 6 GHz

87.

What standard does 802.11ac use?

a)

54 Mbps, 5 GHz

b)

up to 3.2 Gbps, 6 GHz

c)

54 Mbps, 2.4 GHz

d)

11Mbps, 2.4 GHz

88.

What standard does 802.11b use?

a)

54 Mbps, 5 GHz

b)

54 Mbps, 2.4 GHz

c)

11Mbps, 2.4 GHz

d)

up to 600 Mbps, 2.4 or 5 GHz

89.

What standard does 802.11g use?

a)

up to 600 Mbps, 2.4 or 5 GHz

b)

up to 3.2 Gbps, 6 GHz

c)

54 Mbps, 5 GHz

d)

54 Mbps, 2.4 GHz

90.

What standard does 802.11n use?

a)

up to 600 Mbps, 2.4 or 5 GHz

b)

up to 3.2 Gbps, 6 GHz

c)

54 Mbps, 5 GHz

d)

11Mbps, 2.4 GHz