Network + Chapt 4 Quiz Flashcards
Structured cabling and networking elements
Which standard describes structured cabling?
a. ANSI 110C
b. OSI Layer 1 c. IEEE 802.3 d. TIA/EIA–568
d. TIA/EIA–568
Where does a service provider’s network end and the customer network begin?
a. At the demarc
b. In the MDF
c. On the network
backbone
d. At the IDF junctiona. At the demarc
Where are you most likely to find an organization’s main servers?
a. Work area
b. IDF c. Entrance facility d. MDF
d. MDF
Which of the following is most likely to use fiber–optic cabling?
a. Backbone wiring
b. Horizontal wiring c. Patch cables d. Rollover cables
a. Backbone wiring
What type of cabling should you use in the area above the ceiling or below the subflooring?
a. Fiber–optic
b. Plenum–rated c. PVC cable d. Shielded twisted–pair
b. Plenum–rated
If you experience a temporary dimming of lights, what have you experienced?
a. A surge
b. A brownout c. A blackout d. An inverter
b. A brownout
What type of power converter converts AC power to DC power?
a. Rectifier
b. Regulator c. Inverter d. Transformer
a. Rectifier
What type of device is used to guard against momentary increases in voltage?
a. Surge protector
b. Transformer c. Rectifier d. Power strip
a. Surge protector
What feature should you look for in a UPS if your electrical power has a lot of noise?
a. Surge protector
b. Higher VA value c. Standby power d. Line conditioning
d. Line conditioning
What type of device should you consider for a network that frequently experiences total blackouts for long periods of time?
a. Surge protector
b. Generator c. Offline UPS d. Transformer
b. Generator
What is the highest layer of the OSI model at which NICs operate?
a. Data Link
b. Network c. Physical d. Transport
a. Data Link
In what type of motherboard slot are you most likely to install an Ethernet NIC on a new computer?
a. USB
b. PCI c. PCIe d. ISA
c. PCIe
What type of communication method is most like talking on a telephone?
a. Full–duplex
b. Half–simplex c. Half–duplex d. Simplex
a. Full–duplex
What feature should you choose if you want a NIC to select the best link speed and duplex that is supported by a neighboring device?
a. Auto Negotiation
b. Receive Buffers c. Receive Side Scaling d. Jumbo Packet
a. Auto Negotiation
Which part of an Ethernet II frame signals to a receiving node that bytes of a frame are coming?
a. Header
b. Trailer c. Type d. Preamble
d. Preamble
What can you use to do a physical component test on a NIC?
a. Device driver
b. Loopback plug c. Ipconfig d. Ping
b. Loopback plug
Which command should you use to test IPv6 functionality on the local NIC?
a. ping ::1
b. ipconfig –4 c. ipconfig –6 d. ping 127.0.0.1
a. ping ::1
Using Cisco iconography, what type of network device is represented by a small rectangular box that contains four arrows pointing in opposite directions?
a. Hub
b. Router c. Switch d. Firewall
c. Switch
Which device are you most likely installing if you are using the iSCSI protocol?
a. NAS
b. 110 Block c. SAN d. Switch
c. SAN
Which of the following is a Transport layer protocol used on fiber–optic media instead of TCP or UDP?
a. ICMP
b. Power over Ethernet c. Fibre Channel d. iSCSI
c. Fibre Channel
