Chapter 1

Question 1

An employee wants to access the network of the organization remotely, in the safest possible way. What network feature would allow an employee to gain secure remote access to a company network?

Answer 1

VPN

Question 2

Which statement describes a characteristic of a converged network?

Answer 2

A single network that delivers voice, video, and data to a variety of devices

Question 3

Fill in the blank.
An ________ is a private connection of LANs and WANs that belongs to an organization, and is designed to be accessible only by the members and employees of the organization, or others with authorization.

Answer 3

INTRANET

Question 4

How does BYOD change the way in which businesses implement networks?

Answer 4

BYOD provides flexibility in where and how users can access network resources.

Question 5

During a routine inspection, a technician discovered that software that was installed on a computer was secretly collecting data about websites that were visited by users of the computer. Which type of threat is affecting this computer?

Answer 5

Spyware

Question 6

Fill in the blank.
Refer to the exhibit (it is a picture of a computer with the passcode 12345 written on a sticky note on the computer). This represents an example of an _______ security threat to an organization.

Answer 6

Inside

Question 7

Metro Ethernet

Answer 7

High-speed business class copper or fiber connection

Question 8

Satellite

Answer 8

Requires a dish and clear line of sight for service

Question 9

SDSL

Answer 9

Business class service that provides the same upload and download speeds over telephone lines

Question 10

Cable

Answer 10

Signal carried on the same copper or fiber medium as the television signal

Question 11

Cellular

Answer 11

Access via the cell phone network

Question 12

A college is building a new dormitory on its campus. Workers are digging in the ground to install a new water pipe for the dormitory. A worker accidentally damages a fiber optic cable that connects two of the existing dormitories to the campus data center. Although the cable has been cut short, students in the dormitories only experience a very short interruption of network services. What characteristic of the network is shown here?

Answer 12

Fault tolerance

Question 13

What is an ISP?

Answer 13

It is an organization that enables individuals and businesses to connect to the internet

Question 14

MAN

Answer 14

A network that consists of a number of different types of facilities that are connected within the same geographic area

Question 15

LAN

Answer 15

A network that is located in a limited geographic area in a single building

Question 16

WLAN

Answer 16

A local area network in which the devices are connected wirelessly

Question 17

WAN

Answer 17

A network in which it is two geographically separated LANs that are connected to the same enterprise

Question 18

What is a WAN?

Answer 18

A network infrastructure that provides access to other networks over a large geographic area

Question 19

In which scenario would the use of a WISP be recommended?

Answer 19

A farm in a rural area without wired broadband access. Wireless Internet Service Providers are typically found in rural areas where DSL or cable access is not available. A dish or antenna on the property of the subscriber connects wirelessly to a WISP transmitter, eliminating the need for physical cabling outside of the building.

Question 20

Refer to the exhibit. Which term correctly identifies the device type that is included in the area B.

Group A: Packet Source: PC, printer, PC
Group B: ?????: Switch, Switch, Switch, Switch
Group C: Packet destination: PC, PC, printer

Answer 20

Intermediary

Question 21

What are two characteristics of a scalable network? (Choose two.)

Answer 21

Grows in size without impacting existing users, suitable for modular devices that allow for expansion

Question 22

Which three devices are considered end devices in a network? (Choose three.)

Answer 22

VoIP phone, security camera, TelePresence endpoint