Exam
Question 1
 
For a network tech, one benefit of understanding the OSI seven-layer model and how traffic in an actual network works through the model is applying this knowledge to _______________ networks. 
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Question 2
 
What device do you need to split a large network into smaller ones? 
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Question 3
 
What is the Network layer unique identifier assigned to each device on a TCP/IP network? 
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Question 4
 
Which TCP/IP model layer uses connection-oriented protocols? 
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Question 5
 
Which layer of the TCP/IP model performs IP addressing functions? 
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Question 6
 
Of the following, which is the fastest category of UTP cabling? 
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Question 7
 
Which kind of cable does not provide any protection against EMI? 
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Question 8
 
Which kind of cable works best for long-distance transmissions? 
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Question 9
 
Most network technologies that use fiber-optics use which type of fiber-optic cables? 
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Question 10
 
What organization provides a variety of industry-wide cabling standards, such as those for serial, parallel, and FireWire? 
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Question 11
 
Which IEEE subcommittee sets the standards for Wireless LAN networks? 
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Question 12
 
At which layer of the OSI model does network cabling belong? 
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Question 13
 
Which connector is used for UTP cabling on a network? 
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Question 14
 
What is the maximum distance between a hub and a node on a 10BaseT network? 
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Question 15
 
What kind of cabling does the 10BaseFL standard specify? 
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Question 16
 
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of fiber-optic cabling over UTP? 
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Question 17
 
How many pairs of pins in an RJ-45 connector does a 10BaseT device actually use? 
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Question 18
 
Which of the following is true of an Ethernet hub? 
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Question 19
 
What basis do bridges use to determine whether to forward traffic? 
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Question 20
 
Of all the Gigabit Ethernet standards detailed in the chapter, which maintains a signal over the greatest distance? 
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Question 21
 
What type of fiber-optic cable is used in a 1000BaseLX network? 
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Question 22
 
What is the most common connector used in a 1000BaseSX network? 
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Question 23
 
The "W" in the standard 10GBaseSW stands for which type of signaling? 
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Question 24
 
The "R" in the standard 10GBaseSR stands for which type of signaling? 
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Question 25
 
What is the solution manufacturers devised to accommodate the need for switches to connect to a variety of 10 GbE connector types? 
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Question 26
 
The problem of modal distortion, involving light bouncing back and forth at a sharp angle as it travels down a cable, is unique to which type of fiber-optic cable? 
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Question 27
 
What network component is built into most PCs today? 
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Question 28
 
What type of connector is used by all UTP Ethernet NICs? 
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Question 29
 
With Windows, what can you use to verify that Windows recognizes a NIC and is ready to use it? 
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Question 30
 
What is the name for the practice of using multiple NICs for a single machine in order to double (or more) the speed between that machine and a switch? Hint: Another term for this is link aggregation. 
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Question 31
 
If this light is on a NIC, it turns on and flickers when the NIC detects network traffic. 
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Question 32
 
Tripplet Corporation manufactures a very popular tool called a "Fox and Hound." What type of tool is this? 
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Question 33
 
You support a large, complicated network. After experiencing problems and testing the cabling, you have discovered a bad horizontal cable. What should you do next? 
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Question 34
 
Which protocol uses datagrams as its Protocol Data Unit? 
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Question 35
 
Which of the following protocols are connection-oriented? 
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Question 36
 
Which of the following protocols uses TCP as its transport layer protocol? 
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Question 37
 
At which layer of the TCP/IP protocol stack do HTTP, FTP, and DNS reside? 
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Question 38
 
How many binary digits are in an IPv4 address? 
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Question 39
 
What is the MAC broadcast address? 
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Question 40
 
Which of the following automatically gives out IP information to computers that request it? 
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Question 41
 
What is the default subnet mask for a class C network? 
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Question 42
 
What is the name of the proprietary cable designed by Cisco for connecting to their routers? 
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Question 43
 
An administrator managing many routers should be using this type of tool in order to have an overall view of all the routers. 
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Question 44
 
Which one of the following routing metrics determines the largest frame a particular technology can handle? 
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Question 45
 
Which one of the following NAT technologies uses port numbers to map traffic from specific machines on the network? 
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Question 46
 
Which of the following routing metrics, administratively assigned to links, affect which routes are chosen? 
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Question 47
 
Which of the following routing metrics is the ability of a connection to handle more traffic than others? 
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Question 48
 
On a TCP/IP network, what information within a packet does a router use to determine where an incoming packet should go? 
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Question 49
 
Which of the following protocols would you expect to find used as an interior gateway protocol within an Autonomous System? 
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Question 50
 
Which of these routing protocols is the oldest?