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IT midterm

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

True

b)

False

2.

(PDU) Application

a)

frame

b)

packet

c)

data

d)

bit

e)

segment

3.

(PDU) Network

a)

frame

b)

segment

c)

bit

d)

packet

e)

data

4.

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

a)

a. collision

b)

d. attenuation

c)

b. juxtaposition

d)

c. crosstalk

5.

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)

a. Cat6e

b)

d. multi-mode fiber

c)

b. Cat5e

d)

c. single-mode fiber

6.

What is the data rate of North American T1 line?

a)

a. 44.736 Mbps

b)

b. 34.368 Mbps

c)

c. 1.544 Mbps

7.

The weekest form of wireless security is 

a)

a. WEP

b)

b. WPA

c)

c. WPA-2

d)

d. WPA-2 Enterprise

8.

data-link(PDU)

a)

data

b)

segment

c)

packet

d)

frame

e)

bit

9.

physical(PDU)

a)

bit

b)

data

c)

packet

d)

frame

e)

segment

10.

transport(PDU)

a)

data

b)

bit

c)

frame

d)

segement

e)

packet

11.

Determines the best path

a)

application

b)

data-link

c)

transport

d)

networking

12.

Media access

a)

networking

b)

data-link

c)

transport

d)

application

13.

Closest to the end user. Access network services

a)

data-link

b)

transport

c)

networking

d)

application

14.

segments and delivers data

a)

transport

b)

application

c)

data-link

d)

networking

15.

On what layer is the MAC address assigned?

a)

a. network

b)

b. physical

c)

c. transport

d)

d. data-link

16.

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

a)

a. HTTP

b)

b. DNS

c)

c. Link Local (LLC)

d)

d. Media Access Control (MAC)

17.

What three things in the session layer responsible for:

a)

a. encryption

b)

b. maintains communication between nodes

c)

c. start communication between nodes

d)

d. translation

e)

f. stops communication between nodes

18.

What does OSI stand for?

a)

a. Open systems interface

b)

b. Open systems Interconnection

c)

c. Open signs Interconnection

d)

d. Official systems Interface

19.

layer 2

a)

router

b)

hub

c)

switch

20.

Layer 3

a)

hub

b)

router

c)

switch

21.

layer 1

a)

hub

b)

switch

c)

router

22.

What three things is the presentation layer responsible for?

a)

a. encryption

b)

b. decapsulation

c)

c. translation

d)

d. compression

e)

e. encapsulation

23.

On what network device are VLANs configured?

a)

a. router

b)

b. firewall

c)

c. hub

d)

d. switch

24.

Defining the type of cabling used in a network takes place at the (a)   layer

25.

An IP address is known as a layer three address.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

On what layer is an IP address assigned?

a)

a. network

b)

b. transport

c)

c. data-link

d)

d. physical

27.

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

(a)  

28.

What does the acronym OSI stand for? 

(a)  

29.

Physical medium that uses light pulses.

a)

a. copper

b)

b. wireless

c)

c. fiber optic

30.

 A good example of external interference affecting electrical signals over UTP is

a)

a. crosstalk

b)

b. cell phones

c)

c. large electrical motors

d)

d. radios

31.

UTP consists of ___ pairs of color coded wires

a)

a. 2

b)

b. 8

c)

c. 16

d)

d. 4

32.

Coaxial

a)

a. RJ45

b)

b. BNC, F

c)

c. ST, LC

33.

UTP

a)

a. ST, LC

b)

b. BNC, F

c)

c. RJ45

34.

Fiber-optic

a)

a. ST, LC

b)

b. RJ45

c)

a. BNC, F

35.

Physical medium that uses electrical impulses.

a)

a. wireless

b)

b. copper

c)

c. fiber-optic

36.

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

a)

True

b)

False

37.

 Which statement correctly describes network latency?

a)

a. The capacity of a particular medium to carry data.

b)

b. The measure of the usable data transferred across the media.

c)

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

d)

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

38.

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)

a. conduit

b)

b. UTP

c)

c. plenum

d)

d. TSP

39.

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

a)

a. single mode

b)

b. TSP

c)

c. multimode

d)

d. coaxial

40.

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

 

a)

a. CAT1

b)

b. CAT2

c)

c. CAT5e

d)

d. CAT5

41.

The theoretical capacity of a particular medium to carry data.

a)

a. throughput

b)

b. bandwidth

c)

c. latency

d)

d. goodput

42.

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

a)

a. Coaxial Cable

b)

b. Fiber-optic

c)

c. Unshielded Twisted-Pair (UTP)

d)

d. wireless

43.

The method of converting a stream of bits into a predefined code.

a)

a. encapsulation

b)

b. multiplexing

c)

c. signaling

d)

d. encoding

44.

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

a)

a. output

b)

b. goodput

c)

c. bandwidth

d)

d. throughput

45.

What are the 3 types of physical media?

a)

a. fiber optic

b)

b. wireless

c)

c. satellite

d)

d. copper

46.

What four colors are used in UTP and STP wiring?

a)

a. Brown

b)

b. Blue

c)

c. Green

d)

d. Black

e)

e. Orange

47.

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

a)

a. Twisting the wires together into pairs.

b)

b. Wrapping a foil shield around the wire pairs.

c)

c. Encasing the cables within a flexible plastic sheath.

d)

d. Terminating the cable with special grounded connectors.

48.

What are the 3 types of copper media?

(a)  

49.

The measure of the usable data transferred across the media is known as:

a)

a. output

b)

b. data

c)

c. goodput

d)

d. bandwidth

50.

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

a)

a. network

b)

b. presentation

c)

c. data-link

d)

d. application

51.

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)

a. Cat3

b)

b. UTP Cat5e

c)

c. UTP Cat6

d)

d. STP Cat5e

52.

 Which media uses microwave signals to represent bits?

a)

a. fiber optic

b)

b. wireless

c)

c. copper

d)

d. point to point

53.

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

a)

a. ST

b)

b. multimode

c)

c. SC

d)

d. single mode

54.

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

a)

a. Coaxial

b)

b. STP

c)

c. UTP

d)

d. Fiber optic

55.

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

a)

a. 100 meters

b)

b. 55 meters

c)

c. 528 feet

d)

d. 100 yards

56.

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

a)

a. URI

b)

b. EFI

c)

c. RFI

d)

d. EMI

57.

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

(a)  

58.

What standards are used to terminate an Ethernet crossover cable?

a)

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

b)

b. Both ends use the T568A standard.

c)

c. The cable ends are specified by a Cisco proprietary standard.

d)

d. Both ends use the T568B standard.

59.

The purpose of the OSI physical layer is

a)

a. Exchanging frames between nodes over physical network media.

b)

b. Transmitting bits across the local media.

c)

c. Controlling access to media.

d)

d. Performing error detection on received frames.

60.

Layer 7

a)

Session

b)

Presentation

c)

Application

d)

Transport

61.

Layer 6

a)

Physical

b)

Transport

c)

Data-Link

d)

Presentation

62.

Layer 5

a)

Presentation

b)

Session

c)

Network

d)

Data-Link

63.

Layer 4

a)

Physical

b)

Network

c)

Application

d)

Transport

64.

Layer 3

a)

Physical

b)

Network

c)

Session

d)

Presentation

65.

Layer 2

a)

Data-Link

b)

Application

c)

Session

d)

Physical

66.

Layer 1

a)

Session

b)

Transport

c)

Presentation

d)

Physical

67.

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

a)

a. Both ends use the T568B standard.

b)

b. The cable ends are specified by a Cisco proprietary standard.

c)

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

d)

d. Both ends use the T568A standard.

68.

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

a)

a. segment

b)

b. data

c)

c. packet

d)

d. frame

69.

An advantage of STP over UTP is

a)

a. STP is less susceptible to EMI

b)

b. STP cable is smaller and more flexible

c)

c. STP had lower attenuation

d)

d. STP is less expensive

70.

The shielding in STP is designed to protect the signal against __________.

a)

a. attenuation

b)

b. crosstalk

c)

c. latency

d)

d. interference

71.

What physical device operates at the physical layer?

a)

a. router

b)

b. switch

c)

c. hub

72.

The distortion of the network signal from fluorescent lighting is known as 

a)

a. RFI

b)

b. EMI

c)

c. attenuation

d)

d. crosstalk

73.

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)

a. Cat6e

b)

b. Cat5e

c)

c. single-mode fiber

d)

d. multi-mode fiber

74.

ADSL has the same download and upload speeds.

a)

True

b)

False

75.

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

a)

a. P2P

b)

b. ad hoc

c)

c. ethernet

d)

d. POTS

76.

Which of the following 802.11 standards uses MIMO?

a)

a. 802.11b

b)

b. 802.11ac

c)

c. 802.11n

d)

d. 802.11a

e)

e. 802.11g

77.

What type of encryption does WPA2 currently use?

a)

a. AES

b)

b. PSK

c)

c. RADIUS

d)

d. TKIP

78.

Which of the following are advantages to using wireless?

a)

a. easy to install

b)

b. less expensive than wired

c)

c. communication can be easily intercepted.

d)

d. easy to expand

79.

What IEEE standard does wireless follow?

a)

a. 802.5

b)

b. 802.11

c)

c. 802.2

80.

What does MIMO stand for?_

(a)  

81.

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

a)

a. 1.54 Mbps

b)

b. 44.736 Mbps

c)

c. 34.368 Mbps

82.

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

a)

a. 34.368 Mbps

b)

b. 44.736 Mbps

c)

c. 1.54 Mbps

83.

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

a)

a. plain old telephone service

b)

b. broadband

c)

c. DSL

d)

d. leased lines

84.

What does DSL stand for?

a)

a. Digital single line

b)

b. Direct subscriber line

c)

c. Digital subscriber line

d)

d. Direct Single Line

85.

What use is the SSID in your wireless network?

a)

a. It is the name of your network

b)

b. It is an authorization method

c)

c. It is the security encryption

d)

d. It is an authentication method.

86.

What are the 2 radio frequencies used with 802.11 technology?

a)

a. 900 MHz

b)

b. 5 GHz

c)

c. 2.4 GHz

87.

Which of the following is (are) WAN technologies?

a)

a. DSL

b)

b. ISDN

c)

c. Leased lines

d)

d. Ethernet

88.

Wireless technologies use ________ to carry information between devices.

a)

a. electrical impulses

b)

b. sound waves

c)

c. electromagnetic waves

d)

d. light

89.

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

a)

true

b)

false

90.

Which of the following WAN technologies uses a phone connection?

a)

a. T1

b)

b. DSL

c)

c. E3

d)

d. Frame relay