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NSS Mock Test 1 (Chapters 1 to 4)

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 3hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the purpose of a LAN?

a)

To allow computers to communicate with each other in the same area

b)

To allow computers to communicate with each other anywhere in the world

2.

Identify the network model shown

a)

Peer-to-peer model

b)

Client/Server model

3.

The smallest type of network is..

a)

PAN

b)

LAN

c)

WAN

d)

MAN

4.

A computer network is...

a)

Sharing of resources

b)

Communication from one computer to another computer.

c)

Exchange of data and information among users via network

d)

All

5.

Identify the image shown

a)

Router

b)

Hub

c)

Switch

6.

192.168.10.3 is an example of..

a)

Subnet mask

b)

IP address

c)

Gateway

7.

A computer must have an IP address when..

a)

Playing media from the hard drive

b)

Connecting to a Wi-Fi hotspot

8.

A home computer network is sometimes also called a…

a)

LAN

b)

PAN

9.

Identify the image shown above..

a)

Switch

b)

Network Cable

c)

Network Interface Card

d)

Hub

10.

Peripherals are basically

a)

devices connected to a computer system to add functionality.

b)

systems without compute systems that function alone.

c)

used to transform computer systems.

d)

will work only without computer systems.

11.

The picture attached is most likely a

a)

Router

b)

Hub

c)

Switch

d)

Modem

12.

The most basic device, within a computer network that connects computers together and has no other function, is

a)

Router

b)

Switch

c)

Hub

d)

Modem

13.
Network allows the exchange of files between computers.
a)
TRUE 
b)
FALSE
14.
A computer network is __________ connected together.
a)
One computer
b)
Two or more
c)
Three or more
d)
Four or more
15.

A Router can be referred to as a Gateway on a network.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Switches and routers can be combined into a single device in some network configurations.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Wireless routers use which medium for data transmission?

a)

Fiber optics.

b)

Radio waves.

c)

Copper cables.

d)

Power cables.

18.

The data transmission speed of a router or switch is known as

a)

Bandwidth.

b)

Latency.

c)

Capacity.

d)

Rate.

19.

There is no difference between Hubs and Switches. They work exactly the same.

a)

True.

b)

False.

20.

Which of the following are components of a Network? [Choose 4 answers]

a)

Hubs

b)

Switches

c)

Routers

d)

Mouse and Keyboards

e)

CAT 5 UTP cables.

21.

Network components can be grouped into which 4 categories?

a)

Hosts

b)

Accounts

c)

Peripherals

d)

Media

e)

Devices

22.

Which server automatically assigns an IP address to a host on the network?

a)

DNS Server

b)

DHCP Server

c)

Web Server

d)

File Server

23.

Which one of the following identifies the network on which the host is connected?

a)

Default Gateway

b)

IP Address

c)

Subnet Mask

d)

Physical Address

24.

Which one of the following identifies the host on the network?

a)

Default Gateway

b)

IP Address

c)

Subnet Mask

d)

Memory Address

25.

Which one of the following identifies the networking device that the host uses to access the Internet or another remote

network?

a)

Default Gateway

b)

IP Address

c)

Subnet Mask

d)

Physical Address

26.

An IP address that is set manually by the network admin is a

a)

Dynamic IP address

b)

Routed IP address

c)

Remote IP address

d)

Static IP address

27.

An IP address can only be manually assigned.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

When a network grows in size, which 3 activities are needed?

a)

Documentation.

b)

Logical organization.

c)

Reactive responses.

d)

Hasty implementation.

e)

Planning.

29.

These are known as

a)

End devices.

b)

Intermediate devices.

c)

Network media.

d)

Network peripherals.

30.

These are known as

a)

End devices.

b)

Intermediate devices.

c)

Network media.

d)

Network topologies

31.

These are known as

a)

End devices

b)

Intermediate devices.

c)

Network media.

d)

Network topologies.

32.

A ______ illustrates the device names, IP addressing, configuration information, and network designations.

a)

Logical Topology

b)

Physical Topology

c)

Network Floor Plan

d)

Network Model

33.

Which are the 2 main Network Architectures?

a)

Client / Server

b)

Device to device

c)

Peer to peer

d)

End devices

34.

Identify 2 advantages of Peer-to-Peer networks.

a)

Easy to set up.

b)

Low cost.

c)

Secure.

d)

Scalable.

35.

Identify 2 disadvantages of a Client-Server network.

a)

Centralized administration.

b)

High cost.

c)

Easy to set up.

d)

Single point of failure.

36.

What network topology is this?

a)

Bus.

b)

Mesh.

c)

Star.

d)

Ring.

37.

What network topology is this?

a)

Bus

b)

Mesh

c)

Ring

d)

Star

38.

Which network topology is this?

a)

Bus

b)

Mesh

c)

Star

d)

Ring

39.

Which network topology is this?

a)

Bus

b)

Mesh

c)

Star

d)

Ring

40.

Which of the following networks use a Token for orderly data transmission?

a)

Bus

b)

Mesh

c)

Star

d)

Ring

41.

How many layers are there in the OSI model?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

42.

What does PDU stand for?

a)

Protocol data unit

b)

Port data unit

c)

Packet data unit

d)

Process development unit

43.

What can you find in the Network layer of the OSI model?

a)

Packets

b)

Frames

c)

Bits

d)

Segments

44.

What can you find the Data Link layer of the OSI model?

a)

Frames

b)

Packets

c)

Bits

d)

Segments

45.

What can you find in the Physical layer in the OSI model?

a)

Bits

b)

Segments

c)

Packets

d)

Frames

46.

What can you find in the Transport layer of the OSI model?

a)

Segments

b)

Packets

c)

Frames

d)

Bits

47.

Cables and Hubs are associated with which layer in the OSI model?

a)

Physical

b)

Data Link

c)

Network

d)

Transport

48.

Which layer are MAC Addresses and Switches associated with in the OSI model?

a)

Data Link

b)

Physical

c)

Network

d)

Session

49.

IP Addresses and Routers are associated with which layer of the OSI model?

a)

Network

b)

Physical

c)

Data Link

d)

Transport

50.

TCP, UDP and Port numbers are associated with which layer of the OSI model?

a)

Transport

b)

Physical

c)

Data Link

d)

Network

51.

Data compression and encryption are associated with which layer of the OSI model?

a)

Transport

b)

Presentation

c)

Session

d)

Physical

52.

SMTP, HTTP, FTP are associated with which layer of the OSI model?

a)

Application

b)

Presentation

c)

Session

d)

Transport

53.

The objective of data compression is to _____ .

a)

reduce the file size

b)

increase the file size

c)

hide the file contents

d)

encapsulate the file with headers and trailers

54.

Which one of the following techniques ensures a file transmitting on the network is secure even if it is being intercepted?

a)

Encryption

b)

Decryption

c)

Encapsulation

d)

De-encapsulation

55.

In the session layer, ______ allows multiple applications to use the network at the same time.

a)

multiplexing

b)

encryption

c)

compression

d)

addressing

56.

The network port used by the https protocols is ____ .

a)

port 8080

b)

port 25

c)

port 143

d)

port 21

57.

A packet at the network layer is encapsulated with which 2 items to create a frame in the data link layer?

a)

header

b)

trailer

c)

segments

d)

divisions

58.

The TCP/IP network model has how many layers?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

59.

Select ALL the layers in a TCP/IP model.

a)

Application

b)

Transport

c)

Internet

d)

Network Access

e)

Physical

60.

The network device that is used to amplify and extend the transmission distance of a signal is the ______.

a)

repeater

b)

router

c)

switch

d)

hub

61.

A bridge operates at which layer of the OSI model?

a)

physical

b)

application

c)

network

d)

data link

62.

A router makes use of a _______ to determine the next 'hop' of packets to another router on the WAN.

a)

routing table

b)

mac address table

c)

address pool

d)

switch

63.

Which of the following is used to route data packets in the network layer of the OSI model?

a)

IP addresses

b)

MAC addresses

c)

Service set identifier (SSID)

d)

Dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP)

64.

These days, wireless routers are integrated with a switch and DHCP service into a single network device.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

Which protocol has become the de facto standard for wired networks?

a)

Ethernet

b)

Internet

c)

ARCnet

d)

Token ring

66.

Who assigns the MAC or physical address of a network adapter?

a)

Network adapter manufacturer

b)

Switch

c)

Router

d)

MAC Address Server

67.

The diagram shows a ______ .

a)

frame

b)

packet

c)

segment

d)

capsule

68.

A physical or MAC address is assigned permanently to a network adapter and never changes.

a)

True

b)

False

69.

An IP address has 2 portions. Which are they?

a)

Network portion

b)

Host address

c)

Subnet mask

d)

Physical address

70.

The sending host can use which protocol to discover the MAC address of any host on the same LAN.

a)

Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)

b)

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

c)

Transfer Control Protocol (TCP)

d)

Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)

71.

In a computer, information is stored as ______ .

a)

binary bits

b)

electrical pulses

c)

light pulses

d)

photons

72.

A single binary digit (1 or 0) is called a _____ .

a)

bit

b)

byte

c)

hexadecimal

d)

pulse

73.

Characters, videos, audios and photos can all be represented as digital bits.

a)

True

b)

False

74.

This is a number system to the base _____ .

a)

10

b)

2

c)

3

d)

0

75.

What is the decimal value of the binary number 110?

a)

6

b)

4

c)

8

d)

3

76.

What is the decimal value of the binary 101?

a)

5

b)

3

c)

10

d)

6

77.

Which of the following does not belong to a Hexadecimal numbering system?

a)

0

b)

10

c)

A

d)

F

78.

The Hexadecimal representation of a decimal value 13 is _____ .

a)

A

b)

C

c)

D

d)

F

79.

The Hexadecimal representation of a decimal value 16 is _____ .

a)

001016

b)

E

c)

F

d)

G

80.

Each Hexadecimal digit is represented by ______ binary bits?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

8

d)

16

81.

Which one of the following sequence is how a DHCP server responds to a request for an IP address to a client?

a)

DHCPDISCOVER - DHCP OFFER - DHCPREQUEST-DHCP ACK

b)

DHCPOFFER-DHCPREQUEST-DHCPACK-DHCPDISCOVER

c)

DHCPDISCOVER-DHCPREQUEST-DHCPOFFER-DHCPACK

d)

DHCPACK-DHCPDISCOVER-DHCPOFFER-DHCPREQUEST

82.

What does DHCP server stand for?

a)

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

b)

Destination Host Cite Protocol

c)

Dynamic History Consolidation Protocol

d)

Differentiated Holistic Configuration Protocol

83.

What is the purpose of a DHCP server?

a)

To assign IP address automatically to hosts from an IP address pool.

b)

To resolve domain name space into IP address.

c)

To host web portals or web pages.

d)

To route packets from one network to another.

84.

The process of segmenting a network into multiple smaller network spaces is called ______ .

a)

subnetting

b)

routing

c)

address resolution

d)

classless addressing

85.

Which service allows multiple devices on a private network to share a single public IP address on a WAN interface.

a)

Network Address Translator (NAT)

b)

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

c)

Domain Name Service (DNS)

d)

Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)