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Networking Fundamentals Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main difference between a centralized network and a peer-to-peer network?

a)

Centralized networks do not require hardware

b)

Peer-to-peer networks rely on a dedicated server

c)

Centralized networks rely on a central server

d)

Peer-to-peer networks are more secure

2.

Which is a disadvantage of a peer-to-peer network?

a)

High cost

b)

Difficult to manage security and backups

c)

Requires a server

d)

Limited scalability

3.

What device connects multiple networks together?

a)

Switch

b)

Hub

c)

Router

d)

Bridge

4.

Which device forwards traffic based on MAC addresses?

a)

Router

b)

Switch

c)

Firewall

d)

Modem

5.

A PAN typically connects devices within:

a)

A city

b)

A campus

c)

A room or personal space

d)

A country

6.

Which network type spans large geographic distances?

a)

LAN

b)

MAN

c)

WAN

d)

PAN

7.

A LAN is best described as:

a)

Internet-wide

b)

City-wide

c)

Personal

d)

Local and privately owned

8.

A converged network supports:

a)

Only data

b)

Only voice

c)

Voice, video, and data

d)

Wireless only

9.

What does fault tolerance allow a network to do?

a)

Increase speed

b)

Continue functioning during failures

c)

Encrypt data

d)

Reduce cost

10.

Reliability refers to a network’s ability to:

a)

Be upgraded

b)

Prevent unauthorized access

c)

Deliver data consistently

d)

Support wireless devices

11.

What does Quality of Service (QoS) control?

a)

Network authentication

b)

Packet encryption

c)

Traffic priority

d)

IP addressing

12.

Confidentiality ensures:

a)

Data is always available

b)

Data is not modified

c)

Only authorized users can access data

d)

Data travels faster

13.

Integrity ensures:

a)

Data is private

b)

Data remains unchanged

c)

Data is accessible

d)

Data is encrypted

14.

Availability ensures:

a)

Data is accurate

b)

Data is private

c)

Systems are accessible when needed

d)

Data is compressed

15.

Which connection is considered out-of-band?

a)

SSH

b)

Telnet

c)

Console

d)

HTTPS

16.

Which connection method is NOT secure?

a)

SSH

b)

Console

c)

Telnet

d)

HTTPS

17.

What is in-band management?

a)

Management over a separate physical connection

b)

Management over the production network

c)

Management without authentication

d)

Management using ROM

18.

What can you do in user EXEC mode?

a)

Configure interfaces

b)

View limited status information

c)

Change passwords

d)

Save configurations

19.

Which mode allows access to show running-config?

a)

User EXEC

b)

Privileged EXEC

c)

Global Configuration

d)

ROM Monitor

20.

Where do you configure device-wide settings?

a)

User EXEC

b)

Privileged EXEC

c)

Global Configuration

d)

Interface mode