Introduction to Networking Concepts Flashcards
Which type of Ethernet cable can maintain 10Gbps transmission speeds through the course of its maximum 100-meter length?
CAT 6a
Which Internet access technology uses ordinary telephone wires for data transmission?
DSL
Which device is used to organize network cables as they run between switches and other network devices?
Patch panel
Which network device is used to connect two or more network segments by performing OSI layer 3 functions like packet-forwarding?
Router
Which network device is used to convert between digital information from a LAN and analog signals for transmission over a standard telephone wire?
Modem
Which device could be used to send commands to the mainframe for remote execution in early mainframe installations?
Dumb terminals
Which device is responsible for implementing network address translation (NAT)?
Router
Which OSI layer is related to the function of the IP protocol suite?
Network
Which OSI layer is responsible for organizing how bits are passed over the physical layer between devices within the same collision domain?
Data Link
Which OSI layer would define the scope of a protocol that makes sure packets of data are received correctly and resends them if they are not?
Transport
Which protocol suite performs functions of OSI layer 4?
TCP
Which command produces the following output? Non-authoritative answer: Name: www.google.com Address: 172.217.11.132
nslookup
Which command should be used to manually enter the default gateway for a computer?
route
Which network diagnostic tool displays the path packets take between two endpoints?
traceroute
Which network type is used to wire multiple PCs to a home router?
LAN
An office’s infrastructure connects network devices and printers through a central access point without the use of cabling. Which network type does this office use?
WLAN
What type of medium is commonly used within a 1000 Mbps Ethernet network?
CAT5e
Which network topology is shown in the following diagram?
Full mesh
Which network topology is being implemented when each node connects to exactly two other nodes, forming a single continuous pathway for signals through each node?
Ring
In which physical LAN topology are nodes connected to each other with a backbone cable that loops around and ends at the same point it started?
Ring
Which cloud service provides hardware, operating systems, and web servers but not end-user applications?
PaaS (Platform as a Service)
Which cloud model provides an exclusive cloud computing service environment that is shared between two or more organizations?
Community
Which type of software is used to provide virtualization?
Hypervisor
Which OSI layer ensures error-free packets?
Transport
Which topology uses a switch or hub to connect to all devices in the same network?
Star
