Networking Foundations Flashcards
A small business needs to set up a network to connect office computers, a server, and a printer.
Which computer network should be used?
- Local area network (LAN)
- Metropolitan area network (MAN)
- Wide area network (WAN)
- Campus area network (CAN)
Local area network (LAN)
Which scenario demonstrates the need for a campus area network (CAN)?
1. A small business needs to set up a network to connect office computers, a server, and a printer.
2. A business is expanding to have locations in 10 states and needs a network to span these locations.
3. A business has four locations throughout a city and needs to set up a network to share information among these locations.
4. A university needs to set up a network to connect systems among its many offices, classroom buildings, and dorm buildings.
A university needs to set up a network to connect systems among its many offices, classroom buildings, and dorm buildings.
A company needs to create a network to connect its main office, two office branches, and a factory, all located in various places throughout a city.
Which type of computer network is appropriate for this need?
- Metropolitan area network (MAN)
- Campus area network (CAN)
- Local area network (LAN)
- Wide area network (WAN)
Metropolitan area network (MAN)
A business is expanding to have locations in 10 states and needs a network to span these locations.
Which computer network should be used?
- Metropolitan area network (MAN)
- Local area network (LAN)
- Wide area network (WAN)
- Campus area network (CAN)
Wide area network (WAN)
An organization is setting up a local area network to connect devices and share information within a manufacturing facility.
What is a benefit of using this type of network?
- Supports a data transfer rate of 10 gigabits per second.
- Routes all traffic through a single server.
- Is well-suited for managing printers.
- Uses data redundancy to prevent data loss.
Is well-suited for managing printers.
A company is setting up a relatively small network and wants information on each device to be directly shareable with other devices.
What is the appropriate network architecture?
- Peer-to-peer
- Wide area
- Client/server
- File transfer
Peer-to-peer
A business is designing a network for a new office location and wants information to be stored on central servers.
What is the network architecture that should be used in this situation?
- Virtual private
- Client/server
- Peer-to-peer
- File transfer
Client/server
In order to best meet its needs for a new facility network, a business decided to implement a client/server architecture.
Which disadvantage is associated with this type of architecture?
- The maximum number of devices supported is 50.
- Central machine issues directly affect all linked devices.
- Data transfer speeds are limited to 100 megabits per second.
- All client computers share a single IP address.
Central machine issues directly affect all linked devices.
As part of the design process for a new office computer network, a company needs a component that sends any received information to all other connected devices.
What is the component that the company needs?
- Switch
- Hub
- Router
- Server
Hub
A company is experiencing a latency issue with its website.
What does this type of issue refer to?
- Incorrect web page element colors.
- Failure to convert analog signals to digital signals.
- An inability to transfer data.
- A lack of website availability.
An inability to transfer data.
A company is considering investing more resources in network performance monitoring tools.
What can the company expect these tools to do?
- Throttle bandwidth for low-priority tasks
- Configure network architecture
- Monitor bandwidth issues
- Predict network latency problems
Monitor bandwidth issues
