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CCNA 1 v7 Ethernet Concepts Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the purpose of the OSI physical layer?

a)

performing error detection on received frames

b)

exchanging frames between nodes over physical network media

c)

transmitting bits across the local media

d)

controlling access to media

2.

Which characteristic describes crosstalk?

a)

the weakening of the network signal over long cable lengths

b)

the distortion of the transmitted messages from signals carried in adjacent wires

c)

the distortion of the network signal from fluorescent lighting

d)

the loss of wireless signal over excessive distance from the access point

3.

Which procedure is used to reduce the effect of crosstalk in copper cables?

a)

designing a cable infrastructure to avoid crosstalk interference

b)

avoiding sharp bends during installation

c)

wrapping the bundle of wires with metallic shielding

d)

twisting opposing circuit wire pairs together

4.

What are two characteristics of fiber-optic cable?

a)

It combines the technique of cancellation, shielding, and twisting to protect data.

b)

It is not affected by EMI or RFI.

c)

It typically contains 4 pairs of fiber-optic wires.

d)

It is more expensive than UTP cabling is.

5.

What is a primary role of the Physical layer in transmitting data on the network?

a)

determine the path packets take through the network

b)

control data access to the media

c)

create the signals that represent the bits in each frame on to the media

d)

provide physical addressing to the devices

6.

Which two devices commonly affect wireless networks?

a)

home theaters

b)

cordless phones

c)

microwaves

d)

external hard drives

7.

What is the function of the CRC value that is found in the FCS field of a frame?

a)

to verify the physical address in the frame

b)

to compute the checksum header for the data field in the frame

c)

to verify the logical address in the frame

d)

to verify the integrity of the received frame

8.

Which statement describes a characteristic of the frame header fields of the data link layer?

a)

They vary depending on protocols.

b)

Ethernet frame header fields contain Layer 3 source and destination addresses.

c)

They include information on user applications.

d)

They all include the flow control and logical connection fields.

9.

What action will occur if a switch receives a frame with the destination MAC address FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF?

a)

The switch shares the MAC address table entry with any connected switches.

b)

The switch sends the frame to a connected router.

c)

The switch does not forward the frame.

d)

The switch forwards it out all ports except the ingress port.

10.

What is the auto-MDIX feature on a switch?

a)

the automatic configuration of full-duplex operation over a single Ethernet copper or optical cable

b)

the ability to turn a switch interface on or off accordingly if an active connection is detected

c)

the automatic configuration of an interface for a straight-through or a crossover Ethernet cable connection

d)

the automatic configuration of an interface for 10/100/1000 Mb/s operation

11.

Which type of UTP cable is used to connect a PC to a switch port?

a)

console

b)

straight-through

c)

rollover

d)

crossover

12.

What is contained in the trailer of a data-link frame?

a)

error detection

b)

data

c)

physical address

d)

logical address

13.

What is the PDU of Data Link Layer

a)
Packet
b)
Bit
c)
Segment
d)
Frame
14.

What is a characteristic of the LLC sublayer?


a)
  • It provides the logical addressing required that identifies the device.

b)

It provides delimitation of data according to the physical signaling requirements of the medium.

c)
  • It places information in the frame allowing multiple Layer 3 protocols to use the same network interface and media.

d)
  • It defines software processes that provide services to the physical layer.

15.

Refer to the exhibit. What is the destination MAC address of the Ethernet frame as it leaves the web server if the final destination is PC1?


a)
  • 00-60-2F-3A-07-AA

b)
  • 00-60-2F-3A-07-BB

c)
  • 00-60-2F-3A-07-CC

d)
  • 00-60-2F-3A-07-DD

16.

What are two examples of the cut-through switching method? (Choose two.)


a)
  • store-and-forward switching

b)
  • fast-forward switching

c)
  • CRC switching

d)
  • fragment-free switching

17.

Which frame forwarding method receives the entire frame and performs a CRC check to detect errors before forwarding the frame?

a)
Cut-Through
b)
Fragment-Free
c)
Adaptive Forwarding
d)
Store and Forward
18.

What is the purpose of the FCS field in a frame?


a)
The FCS field is responsible for routing the frame to its destination.
b)
The FCS field is used for data encryption in a frame.
c)
The FCS field is used for error detection in a frame.
d)
The FCS field contains the payload data of the frame.
19.

Which switching method has the lowest level of latency?


a)
Fragment-free switching
b)
Store-and-forward switching
c)
Virtual circuit switching
d)

Fast-Forward

20.

Which is a multicast MAC address?


a)
  • 5C-26-0A-4B-19-3E

b)
  • FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

c)

01-00-5E-00-00-03

d)

00-26-0F-4B-00-3E

21.

What does the term “attenuation” mean in data communication?

a)
Attenuation refers to the speed of data transmission.
b)
Attenuation is the increase of signal strength during transmission.
c)

Attenuation is the reduction of signal strength as distance increases.

d)
Attenuation is the process of amplifying a signal to improve clarity.
22.

What OSI physical layer term describes the capacity at which a medium can carry data?


a)
signal strength
b)
bandwidth
c)
latency
d)
throughput
23.

What OSI physical layer term describes the amount of time, including delays, for data to travel from one point to another?


a)
bandwidth
b)
throughput
c)
signal strength
d)
latency
24.

What action will occur if a host receives a frame with a destination MAC address it does not recognize?


a)

The host will discard the frame.

b)
The host will process the frame normally.
c)
The host will respond with an error message.
d)
The host will forward the frame to another device.
25.

What OSI physical layer term describes the measure of usable data transferred over a given period of time?


a)

Goodput

b)
jitter
c)
bandwidth
d)
latency