Installing a Physical Network

Question 1

Which of the following cables should never be used in a structured cabling installation?

UTP

Fiber-optic

Coax

Answer 1

Coax

Coax cable should not be used in structured cabling networks

Question 2

Which of the following enables you to use multiple NICs in a computer to achieve a much faster network speed?

Bonding

Linking

SLI

Answer 2

Bonding

Bonding, or link aggregation, is the process of using multiple NICs as a single connection, thus increasing speed

Question 3

How many pairs of wires are in a Cat 5e-rated cable?

2

4

8

Answer 3

4

The Cat 5e rating requires four pairs of wires

Question 4

A(n) _______________ organizes and protects the horizontal cabling in the telecommunications room.

rack

patch panel

outlet

Answer 4

patch panel

A patch panel organizes and protects the horizontal cabling in the telecommunications room

Question 5

Which of the following would never be seen in an equipment rack?

Patch panel

UPS

PC

All of the above may be seen in an equipment rack.

Answer 5

All of the above may be seen in an equipment rack.

All these devices may be found in equipment racks

Question 6

What are patch cables used for? (Select two.)

To connect different telecommunications rooms.

To connect the patch panel to the switch.

They are used as crossover cables.

To connect PCs to outlet boxes.

Answer 6

To connect the patch panel to the switch.

To connect PCs to outlet boxes.

Patch cables are used to connect the patch panel to the switch and the PCs to the outlet boxes

Question 7

Which of the following network technologies use UTP cabling in a star topology?

Fiber optics

100BaseFX

100BaseT

Answer 7

100BaseT

100BaseT uses UTP cabling in a star topology

Question 8

Jane needs to increase network throughput on a 10BaseT network that consists of 1 hub and 30 users. Which of the following hardware solutions would achieve this most inexpensively?

Add a fiber backbone.

Upgrade the network to 100BaseT.

Replace the hub with a switch.

Answer 8

Replace the hub with a switch.

Upgrading to 100BaseT will work, but replacing the hub with a switch is much less expensive

Question 9

What two devices together enable you to pick a single cable out of a stack of cables? (Select two.)

Tone aggregator

Tone binder

Tone generator

Tone probe

Answer 9

Tone generator

Tone probe

A tone generator and tone probe work together to enable you to pick a single cable out of a stack of cables

Question 10

Rack-mounted equipment has a height measured in what units?

MBps

Inches

U

Answer 10

U

Rack-mounted equipment uses a height measurement known as a unit (U)