Exam Compass - Common Networking Hardware Quiz Flashcards
A device designed to filter and transfer data packets between dissimilar types of computer networks is called:
Hub
Load balancer
Router
Switch
Router
Which of the answers listed below refers to a data-link layer device designed to forward frames between network segments?
Hub
Switch
Firewall
Router
Switch
A type of layer 2 network switch with configuration features that can be modified through a user interface is known as:
Virtual switch
Multilayer switch
PoE switch
Managed switch
Managed switch
An infrastructure device designed for connecting wireless/wired client devices to a network is commonly referred to as:
A. Captive portal
B. Access Point (AP)
C. Intermediate
Distribution Frame (IDF)
D. Active hub
Access Point (AP)
A simple device consisting of multiple connector blocks and ports used for cable management is known as:
A. Media converter
B. Demarc
C. Main Distribution Frame (MDF)
D. Patch panel
Patch panel
Which of the following answers refers to a software or hardware that monitors network traffic and depending on the configuration settings applied to each data packet either blocks it or allows it to pass through?
HIDS
Firewall
Packet filter
Vulnerability scanner
Firewall
A solution that allows to supply electricity over standard Ethernet cables is known as: (Select 2 answers)
IEEE 802.3ab
PoE
Metro-Ethernet
IEEE 802.3af
PSTN
PoE
IEEE 802.3af
Which of the following answers refers to a dedicated device designed for supplying power over Ethernet cabling?
Inverter
Tap
Media converter
Injector
Injector
Which IEEE standard implements PoE+?
IEEE 802.1d
IEEE 802.3at
IEEE 802.1X
IEEE 802.3ab
IEEE 802.3at
The IEEE 802.3bt standard implements: (Select all that apply)
PoE
PoE+
PoE++
4PPoE
PoE++ = Power over Ethernet
4PPoE = 4PPoE provides power using all four pairs of a twisted-pair cable. This enables higher power for applications like pan–tilt–zoom cameras (PTZ), high-performance WAPs, or even charging laptop batteries.
The disadvantage from using this device results from the fact that any incoming signal on any of its ports is re-created and sent out on any connected ports which has a negative impact on network performance.
Router
Switch
Bridge
Hub
Hub
A network segment utilizing only this type of device is the most prone to network performance degradation due to large number of network collisions.
Bridge
Hub
Switch
Router
Hub
Which of the following answers refer to the characteristic features of cable modems? (Select 3 answers)
A. Cabling that carries
TV signals
B. Telephone lines
C. Coaxial cabling
D. Shared bandwidth
E. Twisted-pair copper
cabling
F. Dedicated
bandwidth
Cabling that carries
TV signals
Shared bandwidth
Coaxial cabling
Which of the answers listed below apply to DSL modems? (Select 3 answers)
A. Dedicated bandwidth
B. Cabling that carries
TV signals
D. Shared bandwidth
E. Twisted-pair copper
cabling
F. Telephone lines
G. Coaxial cabling
Dedicated bandwidth
Twisted-pair copper cabling
Telephone lines
Which type of fiber-optic equipment can be found at the demarc/Domain Message Authentication Reporting and Conformance?
MDI
IDF
ONT
MDF
ONT/The ONT – Optical Network Terminal (also known as the modem) is connected to the Termination Point (TP) via an optical fiber cable.
DMARC authentication (Domain Message Authentication Reporting and Conformance) is a relatively new authentication standard that was established to block domain spoofing, in which an attacker uses your company’s domain to impersonate someone working for the company.
