Pracice Test 9

Question 1

Shielded Twisted-Pair (STP) cabling reduces what kind of interference?

Answer 1

Crosstalk and EMI

Question 2

A type of enclosed space in a building (such as the one between a dropped ceiling and the structural ceiling) used for air handling is commonly referred to as a what?

Answer 2

Plenum Space.

Question 3

What are the characteristic traits of single-mode fiber optics?

Answer 3

They are more expensive than multimode fiber optics, Uses laser as the source of light and they support distances of up to Transmission distances of up to 100 km.

Question 4

Which of the answers listed below refer to the characteristics of multimode fiber optics?

Answer 4

Less expensive than single-mode fiber optics, they use LEDs as the source of light and they support distances of up to 2km

Question 5

What cabling type is used for connecting workstations to network devices?

Answer 5

Patch Cables and Straight-Through Cables.

Question 6

What is a Straight-Through Cable?

Answer 6

Is a cable that is meant for clients to connect to network servers with

Question 7

What is a Crossover Cable?

Answer 7

A Crossover Cable is a Cable designed for older machines that lack certain inbuilt protocols to connect Clients to Clients. You should only use crossover cables for direct network connections. Attempting to connect a computer to an old router or network switch.

Question 8

USB 2.0 (a.k.a. Hi-Speed USB) specifies the maximum data transfer rate as what?

Answer 8

480 Mbps

Question 9

What is the maximum allowable cable length for USB 2.0?

Answer 9

5 meters

Question 10

USB 3.2 Gen 1 is also called what?

Answer 10

SuperSpeed USB

Question 11

USB 3.2 Gen 2 specifies the maximum data transfer rate as what?

Answer 11

10 Gbps

Question 12

USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 specifies the maximum data transfer rate as what?

Answer 12

20 Gbps

Question 13

What is the practical cable length limitation for USB 3.x?

Answer 13

3 Meters

Question 14

What refers to an older type of serial cable used for connecting modems, printers, mice, and other peripheral devices?

Answer 14

RS-232

Question 15

What are the characteristic features of Thunderbolt 1?

Answer 15

Data transfer rate of up to 20 Gbps, Mini DisplayPort (MDP) connector, Capability to send PCIe/DisplayPort data and power over single cable and Support for up to 6 devices on a single port

Question 16

What are the characteristic features of Thunderbolt 2?

Answer 16

Data transfer rate of up to 20 Gbps, Mini DisplayPort (MDP) connector, Capability to send PCIe/DisplayPort data and power over single cable and Support for up to 6 devices on a single port

Question 17

What are the characteristic features of Thunderbolt 3?

Answer 17

Uses USB-C connector, Provides support for up to 6 devices on a single port, Enables data transfer rate of up to 40 Gbps and Provides the capability to send PCIe/DisplayPort data and power over single cable

Question 18

What is the maximum allowable length for a Thunderbolt copper cable?

Answer 18

Up to 3 meters

Question 19

The fiber-optic Thunderbolt interface allows for a maximum cable length of what?

Answer 19

Up to 60 meters

Question 20

Which of the Digital Visual Interface (DVI) versions does not provide support for digital signal transmission?

Answer 20

DVI-A (A is always a good bet as its the earliest).