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Self Assessment
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. From the choices below, select the best definition of a network.
a. A collection of printers with no media.
b. Devices interconnected by some common communication channel.
c. A device that sends communication to the Internet.
d. A shared folder stored on a server.
2. A(n) _____ connection requires the services of an ISP.
a. network
b. Internet
c. Intranet
d. home
3. A wired network connection requires the use of:
a. NIC, WAP, switch, router.
b. Wireless NIC, WAP, router
c. NIC, copper cabling, switch, router.
d. NIC, WAP, switch.
4. _____ is the highest number of bits that can be sent across the media at any
one time.
a. Mbps
b. Throughput
c. Goodput
d. Bandwidth
5. _____ is the number of bits sent across the media at any one time that
represent your computer’s actual communication.
a. Mbps
b. Throughput
c. Goodput
d. Bandwidth
6. A _____ IP address can change when you reboot your ISP device.
a. dynamic
b. static
c. DNS
d. public
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7. Private IP addresses _____.
a. have meaning on the Internet and in a home network
b. have no meaning outside of the home network in which the address resides
c. are the same thing as public IP addresses
d. None of the above.
8. From the list below, select a valid IPv4 address and subnet mask for a
laptop:
a. 192.168.256.1, 255.255.0.0
b. fe80:0cd0:2414:dc09:e6f5:23b1:528f:7fe2, /23
c. 192.168.10.200, 255.255.255.0
d. 192.168.10.0, 255.255.265.0
9. The _____ is used by switches for intranet communications and has no
meaning outside of that local network.
a. IP address
b. subnet mask
c. HTTP protocol
d. MAC address
10. A domain name is an identification label that defines a realm of
administrative autonomy, authority, or control on the Internet, based on the
_____.
a. Domain Name System
b. IEEE 802.3 standard
c. Whitehouse
d. ICANN
11. The IEEE 802.3 standard governs ____ technologies.
a. Ethernet
b. Wi-Fi
c. Bluetooth
d. WiMAX
12. The IEEE 802.11 standard governs ____ technologies.
a. Ethernet
b. Wi-Fi
c. Bluetooth
d. WiMAX
13. In Windows peer-to-peer networking, a workgroup is simply a _____.
a. domain name
b. server concept
c. name for the network
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d. protocol
14. A _____ is a network with a small geographical area of coverage.
a. LAN
b. WAN
c. MAN
d. TAN
15. A _____ topology describes how a network is actually designed and laid
out across a campus.
a. logical
b. physical
c. mesh
d. star
16. Computers in a _____ topology will usually be interconnected via a switch.
a. logical
b. physical
c. router
d. full mesh
17. Protocols such as _____ allow any browser to talk to any Web server.
a. HTTP
b. SMTP
c. FTP
d. POP3
18. Medical implants use _____ technology to relay information from inside a
patient’s body to a receiver.
a. WiMAX
b. Ethernet
c. Bluetooth
d. CAT 5e
19. _____ forward traffic to devices in their network only, based on MAC
addressing.
a. Switches
b. Routers
c. NICs
d. Either A or B
20. Routers can be configured with _____ so they know where to route
received traffic.
a. switchports
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b. routing tables
c. IP addresses
d. WAPs
21. A(n) _____ protects a device from spikes in power usually originating with
the power company.
a. USPS
b. switch
c. surge protector
d. Either A or B
22. You live in an area that experiences one minute power outages due to
thunderstorms. What type of device should you install so that your computer
does not lose power when this occurs?
a. Surge protector
b. Wireless protector
c. UPS
d. All of the above.
23. A _____ operates at Layer 3 of the OSI model.
a. router
b. switch
c. Web protocol
d. network cable
24. A _____ operates at Layer 2 of the OSI model.
a. router
b. switch
c. Web protocol
d. network cable
25. A _____ operates at Layer 1 of the OSI model.
a. router
b. switch
c. Web protocol
d. network cable
26. List the correct order of the OSI model layers, from top (7) to bottom (1).
a. Application, Presentation, Session, Transport, Network, Data Link, Physical.
b. Application, Presentation, Session, Network, Transport, Data Link, Physical.
c. Application, Presentation, Session, Transport, Network, Physical, Data Link.
d. Presentation, Application, Session, Transport, Data Link, Physical, Network.
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