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Networking

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where does a computer get the MAC address?

a)

It is built into the network interface card

b)

The MAC address is another term for the IP address

c)

It is generated by the frame.

d)

The receiving computer applies a MAC address to each inbound frame

2.

Which of the following is true of broadcast addresses?

a)

The broadcast address is found in the sender (source) field of the MAC header.

b)

The broadcast address is FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF and is the first field of a frame.

c)

The broadcast address is FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF and is found in the first field (destination) of the frame.

d)

The broadcast address is 11-11-11-11-11-11.

3.

Which best describes a model?

a)

The expansion of a single process step into multiple steps

b)

A duplicate of a real object or process

c)

A representation of a real object or process

d)

Multiple steps of a process converted into a single step

4.

The OSI model has ____ layers and the TCP/IP model has ____ layers.

a)

7; 4

b)

7; 7

c)

4; 4

d)

4; 7

5.

Which protocol is connectionless?

a)

TCP

b)

Port Number

c)

Well-known port

d)

UDP

6.

The Internet layer of the TCP model corresponds to which layer(s) of the OSI model?

a)

Session, Presentation, and Application

b)

Session lock

c)

Network

d)

Transport

7.

What is a chunk of data that has been sent out of a NIC called?

a)

MAC

b)

Frame

c)

Segment

d)

Packet

8.

Which of the following is not a valid network topology?

a)

Star Bus

b)

Bus/Linear Bus

c)

Mesh bus

d)

Ring

9.

Which coaxial cable(s) have a characteristic impedance of 50 ohms?

a)

RG-6

b)

RG-8 and RG-58

c)

RG-59

d)

Coax

10.

Which characteristic(s) make UTP and STP cables different from each other?

a)

UTP costs more per foot than STP

b)

UTP costs the same per foot as STP

c)

STP has shielding, but UTP does not.

d)

UTP supports all Ethernet speeds, but STP only supports the slower speeds.

11.

A company uses 1 gigabit Ethernet connections initially. What category of wiring should be installed to not have to re-wire the facility when upgrading to 10 gigabits?

a)

Cat 5e

b)

Cat 5

c)

Thicknet

d)

Cat 6a

12.

Which type of fiber optic cable supports longer run lengths?

a)

Single-mode

b)

Fractal-mode

c)

Laser-mode

d)

Multi-mode

13.

Which of the following is not a fire rating for network cables?

a)

Plenum

b)

PVC

c)

Riser

d)

CAT 6a

14.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of serial ports?

a)

Sends out 8 bits at the same time on different pins

b)

Uses DB-25 connector

c)

Uses DB-9 connector

d)

Uses RS-232 signaling

15.

Which committee governs the standards of Ethernet?

a)

IEEE 802.3

b)

IEEE 9002

c)

IEEE 9001

d)

IEEE 802.11n

16.

Which field would not be found in an Ethernet frame?

a)

Source MAC address

b)

Destination IP address

c)

Destination IP address

d)

Destination MAC address

17.

Media Access Control (MAC) is part of which OSI layer?

a)

Network

b)

Physical

c)

Data Link

d)

Transport

18.

Which of the following standards covers Ethernet protocols?

a)

802.3

b)

802.11

c)

802.1

d)

802.6

19.

When securely transferring data over a network, which of the following protocols would be MOST appropriate?

a)

SMTP

b)

SNMP

c)

FTP

d)

HTTPS

20.

When an interconnection device receives a frame of 62 octets what is likely to happen next?

a)

The device drops the frame

b)

The device forwards the frame

c)

The device returns the frame to sender

d)

The device adds 8 octets and re-transmits it

21.

Which of the following error control techniques COULD give a false-positive result?

a)

Checksum

b)

CRC

c)

Parity

d)

Redundancy

22.

In which of the following scenarios would it be preferable to use static routing?

a)

Where redundancy is a priority

b)

Routing to a stub network

c)

In a large constantly changing network

d)

Routing across a WAN

23.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of using the OSPF protocol?

a)

Hierarchical protocol

b)

Processor intensive

c)

Uses multicasting

d)

Single copy of routing information

24.

Why does contention in a network cause a slow response for users?

a)

Networks are limited to a specific number of connections

b)

Causes data packets to be dropped

c)

Causes data to be corrupted

d)

Data has to be retransmitted

25.

Which of the following describes the effect of contention on network performance?

a)

Increases speed of connections

b)

Increases data integrity

c)

Causes data loss

d)

Latency is increased

26.

By limiting the use of file-sharing applications and prioritising VoIP traffic, what are a network team implementing?

a)

Route-based traffic shaping

b)

Application-based traffic shaping

c)

Presentation-based traffic shaping

d)

Frame-based traffic shaping