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NEXGENT CompTIA Network+ Flashcards

1
Q 
Peer to Peer networks have a dedicated, centralized server for clients to connect to.
A.
True
B.
False
A

B. False
Explanation: In Peer
to Peer networks all hosts can act as both a client and a server, so there is
no dedicated or centralized single server for the clients to connect to. Instead, the hosts are all
peers to one another and connect to each other to access services and resources.

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Modern networks must be based on either Client/Server or Peer to Peer, but can never be both.
A.
True
B.
False
A

B. False
Explanation: In modern networks both the Client/Server and Peer
to Peer models are used.
Some network services and applications require a dedicated and centralized server, while other
services and resources can be accessed directly from other hosts (peers) on the network.

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Remote sharing applications use protocols such as BitTorrent to create a Peer to Peer network
amongst other computers running the same software.
A.
True
B.
False

A

A. True
Explanation: BitTorrent is an example of a Peer
to Peer (P2P) file sharing protocol which allows
any computer with the BitTorrent capable software installed to join the Peer to Peer network
and share files with the other peers (even over the internet). These types of applications are
regarded as highly unsafe for use in corporate networks due to their capacity for transmitting
malware and distributing company data into the public domain without the user’s knowledge.

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LANs cover smaller geographic regions than WANs.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
A

A. True
Explanation: Local Area Networks (LANs) are small networks that are local to a house, office, or
small group of buildings. Wide Area Networks (WANs) are the long haul networks that connect
LANs to other LANs. WANs can span across entire cities and countries and therefore cover a
much larger geographic region than LANs do.

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Q 
What is the smallest type of network that traditionally uses short range wireless technology such
as Bluetooth.
A.
CAN
B.
LAN
C.
MAN
D.
PAN
A

D. PAN
Explanation: The Personal Are Network (PAN) covers the area around a person, typically uses
shortrange wireless and is the smallest of all the network types.

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Q 
The WLAN, WWAN and PAN are similar in that all three types of networks use this type/category
of media.
A.
Wireless
B.
Fiber Optics
C.
Wired
D.
Copper
A

A. Wireless
Explanation: Wireless LANs (WLANs) use
WiFi for wireless access to the local network, Wireless
WANs (WWANs)use long haul wireless technology such as cellular to wirelessly connect over
long distances, and Personal Area Networks (PANs) use shortrange wireless such as Bluetooth
to connect peripherals to a host computer.

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Q 
This type of network is usually comprised of multiple LANs and describes the switched network
infrastructure of a school, institution, or military base.
A.
MAN
B.
CAN
C.
SAN
D.
PAN
A

B. CAN
Explanation: Campus Area Networks (CANs) describe a networks in which multiple LANs share
the same geographic area and are usually inter connected via high speed switches. Campus
Area Networks are much larger than regular LANs the term is normally assigned to the swtiched
networks of institutions or college campuses.

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Q 
This type of network is composed of both LANs and WANs.
A.
MAN
B.
CAN
C.
SAN
D.
PAN
A

A. MAN
Explanation: Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) span across multiple city blocks and even
between cities connecting geographically separated LANs so they can function as one cohesive
network. A good example of a MAN is the network of a local city government.

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Q 
This type of network can span across cities and countries.
A.
DAN
B.
FRAN
C.
WAN
D.
WLAN
A

C. WAN
Explanation: Wide Area Networks (WANs) are the long haul networks that connect LANs to
other LANs. WANs can span across entire cities and countries.

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Q 
A network technician needs to connect a user's PC to the wired Ethernet network. What is the
BEST device the technician should use to connect the PC into the wired network?
A.
Server
B.
Hub
C.
Switch
D.
Wireless Access Point
A

C. Switch
Explanation: Switches and Hubs are used to connect wired nodes to the network. Switches are
intelligent devices that learn MAC addresses and have better performance than hubs. Therefore
a switch should always be used as the best option over a hub.

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Q 
Switches make intelligent switching decisions by learning which devices are connected to them.
Which of the following types of addresses does a switch learn about from connected hosts?
A.
Layer 3 Address
B.
MAC Address
C.
Unicast Address
D.
IP Address
A

B. MAC Address
Explanation: Switches learn the MAC address of connected hosts and keep them stored in the
MAC address table.

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Q 
The physical connections between network devices, either wired or wireless, are known as the
network \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
A.
Access
B.
Media
C.
Hub
D.
Cable
A

B. Media
Explanation: The connections between devices are collectively referred to as network media
and individually referred to as a network medium.

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Q 
This type of device uses IP addresses to determine where to send network traffic.
A.
Router
B.
Hub
C.
WAP
D.
Server
A

A. Router
Explanation: Routers make decisions to send traffic from one network to another network
based on the destination IP address in the IP packet. The IP address of a host determines which
network it belongs to and using this information the Router can determine which local interface
or neighboring router to route the traffic to.

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Q 
This type of device serves as the gateway (aka default gateway) for IP traffic to leave the LAN.
A.
Router
B.
Hub
C.
WAP
D.
Server
A

A. Router
Explanation: The device that a host must send traffic to for leaving the local LAN and talking to
another network is referred to as a gateway or a default gateway. Since routers are the devices
that are capable of sending traffic from one network to another network they are also the
default gateway for a LAN.

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Q 
This type of device is a workstation used by an end user which provides the user with access to
the network.
A.
Switch
B.
LAN
C.
WAN
D.
Client
A

D. Client
Explanation: The hosts or end
user devices on a network are referred to as Clients.

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16
Q 
This Type of device provides a client with network access over wireless media.
A.
Wireless Access Point
B.
Hub
C.
Wired Access Point
D.
Switch
A

A. Wireless Access Point
Explanation: Wireless Access Points, also knowns as WAPs, APs, Access Points, or Wireless APs
are the devices that wireless hosts connect to for access to the network.

17
Q 
This type of device can be local to the network or in a remote location and provides services to
clients such as sharing of resources and files.
A.
Router
B.
Client
C.
Server
D.
Switch
A

C. Server
Explanation: Servers are the computers on networks that provide services to Clients. Servers
can reside on the local network (such as local file servers) or on a remote network (such as web
servers that host websites).

18
Q 
Hubs should be used instead of switches because hubs provide for better network performance
than switches.
A.
True
B.
False
A

B. False
Explanation: Switches provide much better performance than that of hubs and should always
be used instead of a hubs. Hubs can still be used, but are rarely seen in larger enterprise
networks due to their poor performance in comparison with switches.

19
Q

B. False
Explanation: Switches provide much better performance than that of hubs and should always
be used instead of a hubs. Hubs can still be used, but are rarely seen in larger enterprise
networks due to their poor performance in comparison with switches.

A

A. True
Explanation: The simplest example of a physical Star topology is a centralized hub or switch with
other network nodes all connected to it. In this way, we can visualize that the centralized hub or
switch is the single focal point of the Star topology and if it were to fail none of the devices
connected to it would have access to the network.

20
Q 
A physical topology defines how data flows through a network rather than how devices are
physically connected to one another.
A.
True
B.
False
A

B. False
Explanation: Logical topologies represent how data flows, while physical topologies represent
the physical connections between devices.

21
Q 
This type of physical topology was used in the early days of Ethernet and if there was a break
anywhere in the cable it would cause the entire Ethernet segment to go down.
A.
Ring
B.
Mesh
C.
Bus
D.
Star
A

C. Bus
Explanation: Early Ethernet (ThickNet and ThinNet) connected workstations to the network via
coaxial cables that vampire tapped into a centralized and larger coaxial cable. In effect this
creates a “one cable” LAN where all workstations are connected in succession. This is a “bus”
arrangement and all transmissions are received by every workstation on the network even if the
transmission was destined for a single machine. An additional drawback is if a break happens in
any part of the cable it causes the entire bus to break and all the hosts lose their connection to
the network.

22
Q

A network topology type such as a star, bus or ring can be used to represent either a logical or
physical topology, but can not be used to represent both.
A.
True
B.
False

A

B. False
Explanation: The types of network topologies can be used to represent the way devices are
physically interconnected and/or how data logically flows through the network. For example,
the Bus topology can be used to represent the way that devices are both physically and logically
connected in the days of early Ethernet. In the same sense the Bus topology can represent how
data logically flows through a modern Ethernet hub which is a physical star topology, but a
logical bus topology. With an Ethernet switch the topology is both a physical and logical star, so
here we can see that the different types of topologies can be used to represent both physical
and logical scenarios.

23
Q 
An Ethernet Hub is physical a star, but logically a bus.
A.
True
B.
False
A

A. True
Explanation: A hub provides a central point that other devices physically connect to creating the
focal point of a physical Star topology. However, inside of the hub the connections are wired in
such a way that all the ports on the hub are connected to the same internal wire or cable.
Because of this design the inner workings and logical flow of data through a hub represent a
bus topology while the way that devices physically connect to the hub represent a Star
topology.

24
Q 
A single Ethernet Switch creates a topology that is both logically and physically this type…
A.
Ring
B.
Mesh
C.
Bus
D.
Star
A

D. Star
Explanation: The way devices physically connect to an Ethernet switch represents a Star
topology, which is the same as a hub. However, the way data flows through a switch is much
different than a hub which is logically a bus. In a switch each port has it’s own dedicated
connection into the switching circuitry, so the way the data flows through a switch is the same
as the way it is connected physically. In this way an Ethernet switch is both a logical Star and a
physical Star.

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