WorksheetsCisco Networking Essentials 1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
What type of network allows computers in a home office or a remote office to connect to a corporate network?
small home network
small office home office network
medium to large network
world wide network
What can be placed in or on a package so that it can be tracked?
network interface card
sensor
actuator
RFID tag
A basic unit of information that represents one of two discrete states is known as a:
bit
byte
octet
electrical signal
When using your credit card to make purchases at several places, the credit card company can use this information to learn about your location and your preferences. This type of personal data is known as:
secret data
volunteered data
observed data
inferred data
Which of the following methods of signal transmission uses frequencies or pulses of light?
electrical signals
optical signals
wireless signals
The capacity of the medium to carry data is known as:
throughput
speed
bandwidth
data rate
Which of the following measurements includes any latency encountered during data transmissions?
throughput
speed
bandwidth
data rate
Which of the following measurements includes any latency encountered during data transmissions?
total number of bytes
bytes per second
bytes per millisecond
total number of bits
bits per second
A computer that has software installed to provide information such as email or web pages to other devices is known as a:
client
server
smart phone
smart host
A smart phone uses web browser software to request and display a web page. The smart phone is considered what type of computer?
client
server
requester
smart host
A network where two computers are communicating with each other as both a client and as a server is known as a:
client-to-server network
client-to-client network
server-to-server network
peer-to-peer network
Which two devices would be described as intermediary devices? (Choose two.)
LAN switch
firewall appliance
server
self-driving car
smartphone
Which two devices would be described as intermediary devices? (Choose two.)
wireless router
wireless LAN controller
server
camera
laptop
Which two devices would be described as end devices? (Choose two.)
fitness monitor
server
router
wireless LAN controller
access point
Which two devices would be described as end devices? (Choose two.)
server
lan switch
camera
access point
router
Which two devices would be described as end devices? (Choose two.)
router
wireless LAN controller
self-driving car
printer
Which term is used to describe a network device with the primary function of providing information to other devices?
workstation
console
server
client
What allows digital devices to interconnect and transmit data?
a global positioning sensor
a network
a sensor
a smart phone
What is a characteristic of a peer-to-peer application?
It can only be used on a peer-to-peer network.
The host who initiates the communication becomes the client and the other host becomes the server.
Peer-to-peer application developers typically provide their own transport layer protocol for their applications.
Both host devices load a user interface and the same background service during the communication.
What is the delay in the amount of time for data to travel between two points on a network?
bandwidth
throughput
latency
goodput
What type of network is defined by two computers that can both send and receive requests for resources?
client/server
peer-to-peer
enterprise
campus
What is a characteristic of a SOHO network?
It is a small network that connects a few computers to each other and to the internet.
It consists of multiple LANs with backbone infrastructure connections.
It is a large network, such as those used by corporations and schools, with hundreds or thousands of interconnected hosts.
It is a collection of interconnected private and public networks.
What type of network must a home user access in order to do online shopping?
NFC
the Internet
Bluetooth
a local area network
What is the Internet?
the type of physical media used by computers to access the World Wide Web
a network of networks
an application used to access the World Wide Web
a small isolated internal network of a company
What are two functions of end devices on a network? (Choose two.)
They originate the data that flows through the network.
They direct data over alternate paths in the event of link failures.
They filter the flow of data to enhance security.
They are the interface between humans and the communication network.
They provide the channel over which the network message travels.
