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ITS Networking Domain 3 Network Hardware

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In cut-through forwarding, if a frame is sent with an error, what happens to the frame when it reaches its destination?

a)

It is returned

b)

It is discarded

c)

It is corrected

d)

It is flagged

2.

Network segmentation is the act of __________ and/or __________ breaking up a network into smaller networks.

a)

technically; organically

b)

physically; logically

c)

legally; illegally

d)

centrally; independently

3.

Which CAT cable can only carry its top speed for 55 meters?

a)

CAT5

b)

CAT6a

c)

CAT3

d)

CAT6

4.

On a router, where is the routing table information stored?

a)

In a file

b)

In ROM

c)

On the hard disk

d)

In RAM

5.

A network switch utilizes a __________ to direct traffic within a network.

a)

MAC address table

b)

port and protocol sheet

c)

IP address table

d)

data transmission chart

6.

What is the speed range of fiber-optic cables?

a)

From 10 Mbps to 100 Mbps

b)

From 10 Mbps to 10 Gbps

c)

From 100 Mbps to 10 Gbps

d)

From 10 Gbps to 100 Gbps

7.

Backplane speed is the total __________ a switch is capable of at any given time.

a)

workload

b)

power

c)

resistance

d)

throughput

8.

In Windows, administrators can type which command to include a static route to a network?

a)

route select

b)

route identity

c)

route find

d)

route add

9.

Which type of route will tend to have the lowest metric?

a)

Dynamic

b)

Multiple-hops

c)

Directly connected

d)

Static

10.

What does RIP use to determine the best routes on a network?

a)

Bandwidth

b)

Speed

c)

Hop count

d)

Neighboring routers

11.

In addition to regular switch duties, which additional duty does a layer 3 switch perform?

a)

Segmenting

b)

Physical transport

c)

Session initiation

d)

Routing

12.

What type of loop occurs when a device is plugged into itself, overloading a switch?

a)

Broadcast radiation

b)

Broadcast storm

c)

Broadcast attack

d)

Broadcast flood

13.

What should administrators disable in order to secure a wireless network?

a)

MFA

b)

SSID

c)

OAuth

d)

VPN

14.

What are the disadvantages of using fiber-optic cables? Choose two answers.

a)

They are inflexible

b)

They are prone to latency

c)

They are slow

d)

They are expensive

e)

They are susceptible to interference

15.

What does QoS address with data transfers? Choose three answers.

a)

Jitter

b)

Dropped packets

c)

App performance

d)

Delay

e)

Bandwidth

16.

Before switches became popular, what type of network device was used to direct traffic in LANs?

a)

Routers

b)

Data centers

c)

Hubs

d)

Bridges

17.

Twisted-pair cables are particularly susceptible to which issue, usually the result of a damaged cable?

a)

Spikes

b)

Crosstalk

c)

Surges

d)

EMI

18.

Any traffic not accounted for in a network address will route through the __________ gateway.

a)

original

b)

previous

c)

default

d)

authorized

19.

Which type of switch can have an IP address set and security settings enabled?

a)

Unmanaged

b)

Distributed

c)

Core

d)

Managed