1. Where does a hub send data?
A. Only to the receiving system
B. Only to the sending system
C. To all the systems connected to the hub
D. Only to the server: C
2. What uniquely identifies every NIC?
A. IP address
B. Media access control address
C. ISO number
D. Packet ID number: B
3. What Windows utility do you use to find the MAC address for a system?
A. ipconfig /all
B. ipcfg /all
C. ping
D. mac: A
4. A MAC address is known as a(n) __________ address.
A. IP
B. logical
C. physical
D. OEM: C
5. A NIC sends data in discrete chunks called __________.
A. segments
B. sections
C. frames
D. layers: C
6. Which MAC address begins a frame?
A. Receiving system
B. Sending system
C. Network
D. Router: A
7. A frame ends with a special bit called the frame check sequence (FCS).
What does the FCS do?
A. Cycles data across the network
B. Verifies that the MAC addresses are correct
C. Verifies that the data arrived correctly
D. Verifies that the IP address is correct: C
8. Which of the following is an example of a MAC address?
A. 0-255
B. 00-50-56-A3-04-0C
C. SBY3M7
D. 192.168.4.13: B
9. Which layer of the TCP/IP model controls the assembly and disassembly
of data?
A. Application layer
B. Presentation layer
C. Session layer
D. Transport layer: D
10. Which layer of the OSI seven-layer model keeps track of a system's
connections to send the right response to the right computer?
A. Application layer
B. Presentation layer
C. Session layer
D. Transport layer: C
11. Which of the following topologies requires termination?
A. Star
B. Bus
C. Mesh
D. Ring: B
12. Star-bus is an example of a _______________ topology.
A. transitional
B. system
C. hybrid
D. rampant: C
13. Of the topologies listed, which one is the most fault-tolerant?
A. Point-to-point
B. Bus
C. Star
D. Ring: C
14. What term is used to describe the interconnectivity of network
components?
A. Segmentation
B. Map
C. Topology
D. Protocol: C
15. Coaxial cables all have a(n) _______________ rating.
A. resistance
B. watt
C. speed
D. ohm: D
16. Which of the following is a type of coaxial cable?
A. RJ-45
B. RG-59
C. BNC
D. Barrel: B
17. Which network topology connects nodes with a ring of cable?
A. Star
B. Bus
C. Ring
D. Mesh: C
18. Which network topology is most commonly seen only in wireless
networks?
A. Star
B. Bus
C. Ring
D. Mesh: D
19. Which of the following is a duplex fiber-optic connection?
A. LC
B. RJ-45
C. ST
D. SC: A
20. What is the most common category of UTP used in new cabling
installations? A. CAT 5
B. CAT 5e
C. CAT 6
D. CAT 6a: B
21. Ethernet hubs take an incoming packet and _______________ it out to
the other connected ports.
A. amplify
B. repeat
C. filter
D. distort: B
22. What is appended to the beginning of the Ethernet frame?
A. MAC address
B. Length
C. Preamble
D. FCS: C
23. What type of bus does 10BaseT use?
A. Bus
B. Ring
C. Star bus
D. Bus ring: C
24. What is the maximum distance that can separate a 10BaseT node from
its hub?
A. 50 meters
B. 100 meters
C. 185 meters
D. 200 meters: B
25. When used for Ethernet, unshielded twisted pair uses what type of
connector? A. RG-58
B. RJ-45
C. RJ-11
D. RS-232: B
26. What is the maximum number of nodes that can be connected to a
10BaseT hub? A. 1024
B. 500
C. 100
D. 185: A
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