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Cisco Networking Essentials 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of network allows computers in a home office or a remote office to connect to a corporate network?

a)

small home network

b)

small office home office network

c)

medium to large network

d)

world wide network

2.

What can be placed in or on a package so that it can be tracked?

a)

network interface card

b)

sensor

c)

actuator

d)

RFID tag

3.

A basic unit of information that represents one of two discrete states is known as a:

a)

bit

b)

byte

c)

octet

d)

electrical signal

4.

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:

a)

secret data

b)

volunteered data

c)

observed data

d)

inferred data

5.

Which of the following methods of signal transmission uses frequencies or pulses of light?

a)

electrical signals

b)

optical signals

c)

wireless signals

6.

The capacity of the medium to carry data is known as:

a)

throughput

b)

speed

c)

bandwidth

d)

data rate

7.

Which of the following measurements includes any latency encountered during data transmissions?

a)

throughput

b)

speed

c)

bandwidth

d)

data rate

8.

Which of the following measurements includes any latency encountered during data transmissions?

a)

total number of bytes

b)

bytes per second

c)

bytes per millisecond

d)

total number of bits

e)

bits per second

9.

A computer that has software installed to provide information such as email or web pages to other devices is known as a:

a)

client

b)

server

c)

smart phone

d)

smart host

10.

A smart phone uses web browser software to request and display a web page. The smart phone is considered what type of computer?

a)

client

b)

server

c)

requester

d)

smart host

11.

A network where two computers are communicating with each other as both a client and as a server is known as a:

a)

client-to-server network

b)

client-to-client network

c)

server-to-server network

d)

peer-to-peer network

12.

Which two devices would be described as intermediary devices? (Choose two.)

a)

LAN switch

b)

firewall appliance

c)

server

d)

self-driving car

e)

smartphone

13.

Which two devices would be described as intermediary devices? (Choose two.)

a)

wireless router

b)

wireless LAN controller

c)

server

d)

camera

e)

laptop

14.

Which two devices would be described as end devices? (Choose two.)

a)

fitness monitor

b)

server

c)

router

d)

wireless LAN controller

e)

access point

15.

Which two devices would be described as end devices? (Choose two.)

a)

server

b)

lan switch

c)

camera

d)

access point

e)

router

16.

Which two devices would be described as end devices? (Choose two.)

a)

router

b)

wireless LAN controller

c)

self-driving car

d)

printer

17.

Which term is used to describe a network device with the primary function of providing information to other devices?

a)

workstation

b)

console

c)

server

d)

client

18.

What allows digital devices to interconnect and transmit data?

a)

a global positioning sensor

b)

a network

c)

a sensor

d)

a smart phone

19.

What is a characteristic of a peer-to-peer application?

a)

It can only be used on a peer-to-peer network.

b)

The host who initiates the communication becomes the client and the other host becomes the server.

c)

Peer-to-peer application developers typically provide their own transport layer protocol for their applications.

d)

Both host devices load a user interface and the same background service during the communication.

20.

What is the delay in the amount of time for data to travel between two points on a network?

a)

bandwidth

b)

throughput

c)

latency

d)

goodput

21.

What type of network is defined by two computers that can both send and receive requests for resources?

a)

client/server

b)

peer-to-peer

c)

enterprise

d)

campus

22.

What is a characteristic of a SOHO network?

a)

It is a small network that connects a few computers to each other and to the internet.

b)

It consists of multiple LANs with backbone infrastructure connections.

c)

It is a large network, such as those used by corporations and schools, with hundreds or thousands of interconnected hosts.

d)

It is a collection of interconnected private and public networks.

23.

What type of network must a home user access in order to do online shopping?

a)

NFC

b)

the Internet

c)

Bluetooth

d)

a local area network

24.

What is the Internet?

a)

the type of physical media used by computers to access the World Wide Web

b)

a network of networks

c)

an application used to access the World Wide Web

d)

a small isolated internal network of a company

25.

What are two functions of end devices on a network? (Choose two.)

a)

They originate the data that flows through the network.

b)

They direct data over alternate paths in the event of link failures.

c)

They filter the flow of data to enhance security.

d)

They are the interface between humans and the communication network.

e)

They provide the channel over which the network message travels.