Test2 assignment MC questions

Question 1

Which two types of media are twisted-pair cable?

• STP and UTP
• MMF and SMF
• RG-59 and RG-58
• RJ-11 and RJ-45

Answer 1

STP and UTP

Question 2

How fast can Category 5e transfer data?

• 10 Mbps
• 100 Mbps
• 1000 Mbps
• 10 Gbps

Answer 2

1000 Mbps

Question 3

Which category of UTP cabling is used for 10 Gigabit Ethernet? (Select all that apply.)

• Category 6a
• Category 6
• Category 10
• Category 5e

Answer 3

Category 6a

Question 4

What is the most common connector that is used with UTP cabling carrying Ethernet traffic?

• RJ-48
• RJ-45
• RJ-11
• RJ-14

Answer 4

• RJ-45

Question 5

What type of UTP cabling is used in building open-air returns to reduce the amount of pollution created if a fire should occur?

• XPS
• Nonplenun
• Plenum
• PVC

Answer 5

• Plenum

Question 6

Which type of fiber-optic cabling only allows an individual light path through it?

• Unicast mode
• Stream mode
• Multimode
• Single-mode

Answer 6

• Single-mode

Question 7

What is the name that is used to reference the central primary cable distribution point in a building?

• MDF
• IDF
• LDF
• PDF

Answer 7

MDF

Question 8

What is the MAC address that is used to send a frame to every local Ethernet device?

• FF00.0000.0000
• FFFF.FFFF.FFFF
• FFFF.0000.0000
• 0000.0000.0000

Answer 8

• FFFF.FFFF.FFFF

Question 9

What is the name of the device that is used primarily to secure a network?

• Switch
• VPN concentrator
• Firewall
• Router

Answer 9

Firewall

Question 10

What is the name of the technology that will soon change the landscape of modern networking by moving the control functionality of a networking device to a central managed location?

• Multicast routing protocols
• Virtual networks
• Network virtualization
• Software-defined networking (SDN)

Answer 10

Software-defined networking (SDN)

Question 11

What is the name of the VoIP component that maintains a network’s dial plan (routes)?

• Call agent
• Policy server
• Gateway
• SIP

Answer 11

Call agent

Question 12

What is the purpose of a DNS server?

• Routing packets to the Internet
• Blocking packets from the Internet
• Connecting devices at Layer 2 of the OSI
• Providing an IP address for an fully qualified domain name

Answer 12

Providing an IP address for a fully qualified domain name

Question 13

What is a DNS MX record?

• An address record
• An IPv6 address record
• A record for email servers
• A pointer record that points to a canonical name

Answer 13

• A record for email servers

Question 14

What are the steps a DHCP client goes through when requesting an IP address? Make sure they are in the correct order.

• DHCPDISCOVER, DHCPOFFER, DHCPREQUEST, DHCPACK
• DHCPDISCOVER, DHCPREQUEST, DHCPOFFER, DHCPACK
• DHCPOFFER, -DHCPDISCOVER, DHCPREQUEST, DHCPACK
• DHCPACK, DHCPDISCOVER, DHCPREQUEST, DHCPOFFER

Answer 14

DHCPDISCOVER, DHCPOFFER, DHCPREQUEST, DHCPACK

Question 15

What is the purpose of a virtual desktop?

• To give users access to their data from any device and location
• To save money
• To store users information in a data center
• Better authentication and security

Answer 15

To give users access to their data from any device and location

Question 16

What is the purpose of SIP in VoIP?

• It carries voice and data.
• It connects the VoIP phone to an analog phone.
• It sets up the VoIP phone calls.
• It works with a PBX.

Answer 16

It sets up the VoIP phone calls.

Question 17

What is the purpose of RTP in VoIP?

• It carries voice and data.
• It works with a PBX.
• It connects the VoIP phone to an analog phone.
• It manages the dial plan.

Answer 17

It carries voice and data.

Question 18

CSMA/CD is specified in the IEEE 802.3 standard for Ethernet network (T/F)

Answer 18

True

Question 19

What is the minimum media type that must be used to run 1000BASE-T?

• Cat 3
• Cat 5
• Cat 5e
• 10 Base 2

Answer 19

Cat 5e

Question 20

A more efficient design which involves the logical separation of switch ports into different broadcast domains is known as a ________.

• subnet
• collision domain
• virtual local-area network(VLAN)
• LAN

Answer 20

virtual local-area network - (VLAN)

Question 21

How many bytes are in an IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tag?

• 2
• 4
• 6
• 8

Answer 21

4

Question 22

How does a switch prevent loops?

• IEEE 802.1Q
• IEEE 802.1D
• IEEE 802.11
• IEEE 802.3

Answer 22

• IEEE 802.1D

Question 23

How is a switch selected as a root bridge for spanning tree if the bridge priorities are the same?

• The switch with the lowest IP address will become the root bridge.
• The switch with the lowest MAC address will become the root bridge.
• The switch with the highest MAC address will become the root bridge.
• The switch with the highest IP address will become the root bridge.

Answer 23

The switch with the lowest MAC address will become the root bridge.

Question 24

An IEEE 802.1D port goes through four states when transitioning to the forwarding state. What is the correct order?

• Blocking, learning, listening, forwarding
• Learning, listening, blocking, forwarding
• Blocking, listening, learning, forwarding
• Listening, blocking, learning, forwarding

Answer 24

Blocking, listening, learning, forwarding

Question 25

What is the IEEE standard for PoE?

• IEEE 802.1Q
• IEEE 802.1D
• IEEE 802.11
• IEEE 802.3af

Answer 25

• IEEE 802.3af

Question 26

To have effective port monitoring and see all traffic on the network, which of the following needs to be configured?

• IEEE 802.1X
• IEEE 802.1D
• IEEE 802.2x
• IEEE 802.3af

Answer 26

• IEEE 802.1X

Question 27

What type of media is used using the 100Base-FX Ethernet standard?

• MMF
• SMF
• Category 5e
• Category 6a

Answer 27

• MMF

Question 28

What is the name of a Layer 2 connection that supports transporting multiple VLANs at the same time between devices?

• Access port
• Trunk port
• EtherChannel port
• Multimode port

Answer 28

• Trunk port

Question 29

What is the IEEE standard that is used to enforce user authentication?

• 802.11i
• 802.2i
• 802.1X
• 802.3

Answer 29

• 802.1X