A⁺ Certification Test

1: Disk mirroring and disk duplexing are an example of:?
A: Centralized Security
B: Faulty Tolerance
C: Wide Area Network Features
D: Resource Sharing
E: None of the Above

2: Workstations that act as both a client and server can be found in __________ networks?
A: Client/Server
B: Legacy
C: Mainframe
D: Peer to Peer
E: Local Area

3: Your company has three local area networks: St. Louis, New York, and Los Angeles. What type of network would you create to allow the separate networks to communicate with each other?
A: Wide Area Network
B: Client/Server Network
C: Peer to Peer Network
D: Fault Tolerant Network

4: Every server and workstation on your local area network will require?
A: A physical connection to the network
B: A NOS
C: A Router
D: None Of the Above

5: The OSI model consists of __________ layers.
A: 4
B: 6
C: 7
D: 5
E: None of the above

6: Which of the following is NOT a layer found within the OSI model?
A: Physical
B: Session
C: Datalink
D: Virtual
E: None of the above

7: When selecting the network cabling to use in your network, you are actually working with the __________ layer of the OSI model.?
A: Ethernet
B: Cabling
C: Network
D: Application
E: Physical

8:You have been asked to decide between Ethernet and Token Ring for your company's network implementation. Select the layer of the OSI model where these two specifications operate.
A: Network
B: Datalink
C: Application
D: Presentation
E: Session

9: Addressing for information packets travelling across your network is the responsibility of the __________ layer of the OSI model.
A: Network
B: Transport
C: Application
D: DataLink
E: None of the above

10: Select the OSI layer responsible for accuracy in data transmission.
A: Physical
B: Transport
C: Session
D: Application

11: Which of the following are examples of network topologies?
A: Ring
B: Circle
C: Square
D: Ethernet
E: None of the Above

12: A bus topology requires:
A: At least 3 computers.
B: At least 2 hubs.
C: Termination at each end of the cable.
D: Fiber Optic Cable
E: None of the Above

13: You have been asked to design a network for your organization. As a financial institution, they are most concerned about network down time. Therefore, you must recommend a network topology with a very high level of fault tolerance. Which network topology would you select on this basis alone?
A: Bus
B: Ring
C: Mesh
D: Star

14: The amount of data that can simultaneously be transferred across a cable is referred to as the cable's __________.
A: EMI
B: Capacity
C: 10BaseT Factor
D: Bandwidth

15: Ethernet and Token Ring are both examples of:
A: Cable Types
B: Layers of the OSI Model
C: Data Link Protocols
D: Network Operating Systems
E: None of the above

16: Collisions are a common part of a(n) __________ network.
A: Ethernet
B: Legacy
C: Client/Server
D: Token Ring
E: None of the above

17: Token Ring was created by __________, while Ethernet originated at __________. ?
A: Xerox,IBM
B: Apple,IBM
C: IBM,Xerox
D: IBM,Microsoft
E: None of the above

18: MAUs are found in:
A: Ethernet Networks
B: Token Ring Networks
C: Bus Topologies
D: Peer to Peer Networks
E: None of the above

19: After installing a network interface card, you must configure it. Select the items below that may be involved in this process.
A: DMA
B: IRQ
C: ROM Address
D: I/O Address
E: All of the above

20: A hub is an example of:
A: A Bridge
B: A Router
C: A Repeater
D: A NIC
E: A Gateway

21: Dial-up analog services use __________ to convert the digital signal into an analog wave length.
A: A Repeater
B: A Router
C: A POP
D: A Modem
E: None of the above.

22: Select the private line digital service that provides the highest transport speed.
A: DDS
B: T-3
C: T-1
D: DSO
E: None of the Above

23: Chunks of data being routed through the public network along the best available path is a description of __________ technology.
A: FDDI
B: Packet Switching
C: Public Switched Analog
D: Ethernet
E: None of the Above

24: When you click on a word or graphic on the Internet and are taken to a different location, you are using:
A: Search Engines
B: Object Linking and Embeding
C: Hyperterminals
D: The data link layer of the OSI model.
E: Hyperlinks

25: The Internet is controlled and regulated by:
A: NATO
B: NSF
C: IEEE
D: ISO
E: No single agency or goverment.

26: Select the universal communications protocol suite used on the Internet.
A: Ethernet
B: FDDI
C: Packet Switching
D: TCP/IP
E: OSI

27: 199.250.196.1 is an example of: ?
A: A Digital phone number
B: A Communicatin Satandard
C: An IP address
D: A MAC address
E: A T-1 Identifier.

28: Select the IP Address Class that allows the largest number of hosts.
A: Class A
B: Class B
C: Class C
D: Class D
E: None of the above

29: This service allows you to reference hosts by name, such as www.wavetech.com, instead of using IP addresses when browsing the Internet.
A: POTS
B: DNS
C: FTP
D: TCP/IP
E: HTTP

30: You are setting up Internet connectivity for your computer network. Since security is a primary concern, which of the following devices would you include in your design plans?
A: Firewall
B: Brouter
C: Gateway
D: T-1
E: DSU/CSU

31: America Online is an example of:?
A: An ISP
B: An Internet gateway
C: A POTS
D: A direct internet connection
E: A DDS

32: Select the protocol that dictates communication and addressing over the Internet.?
A: FTP
B: HTTP
C: WWW
D: MIME
E: TCP/IP

33: Your organization has a network comprised of 25 workstations and one file server all located on the same floor. Select the term that best describes this type of network.?
A: Legacy Network
B: Peer to Peer Network
C: Local Area Network
D: Ethernet Network
E: Campus Area Network

34: You have a PPP account through an Internet Service Provider. To configure your Windows 95 workstation to call the ISP and log in, you will need to configure the system through:?
A: Dial Up Network
B: Network Neighborhood
C: The System Icon
D: Windows Explorer
E: None of the Above

35: You are the PC Support Supervisor and have to explain the different types of topologies to your staff. You compare a _________ topology to a string of Christmas tree lights, in that any break will cause the rest of the network to become inoperable.?
A: Ring
B: Star
C: Bus
D: Mesh
E: Square

36: Paul has some mission critical systems that must connect to a network at another site. His IS budget provides for a topology that has a very high level of fault tolerance. Which should he choose??
A: Mesh
B: Bus
C: Star
D: Token Ring
E: All of the above have the same level of fault tolerance

37: Which of the following transfers data on the network at speeds of 4 Mbps or 16 Mbps?? ?
A: Ethernet
B: Cellular
C: FDDI
D: Token Ring
E: ATM

38: You have just installed a new network interface card, however the workstation is not seeing the network. You suspect a hardware conflict. Select the configuration items below that may be causing a conflict with another hardware device installed in the workstation.?
A: IRQ
B: DMA
C: I/O Address
D: All of the above
E: None of the above

39: Rick is planning to connect several of his company's LANs to a WAN. He will be using his communications provider to furnish a switched network cloud. His LAN protocol data stream will be translated by a FRAD. What has Rick chosen as his WAN connection?
A: T-1
B: ISDN
C: Frame Relay
D: Ethernet
E: ATM

40: You are the System Administrator for a large pharmaceutical company and you want to provide a secure internal networking solution to your customers (hospitals & clinics). What would provide the access you require??
A: Intranet
B: Internet
C: Extranet
D: WAN
E: Private Net

41: The IP address of 67.34.4.6 is what class of IP address??
A: Class A
B: Class B
C: Class C
D: Class D
E: None of the Above

42: When searching the Web, the term AND can be used in your search query. By using this Boolean Operator, you will get search results with the following:?
A: Documents that contain the words connected by AND
B: Documents that contain the word AND
C: Documents with the word preceding the AND but not after the AND
D: All of the Above
E: None of the Above

43: You support a network that consists of 50 Windows 95 workstations. When you need to check the IP configuration on a Windows 95 workstation, which utility would you use??
A: WINUTIL
B: Network Neighborhood
C: PING
D: WINCONFG
E: WINIPCFG

44: To test for the presence of other systems on a TCP/IP network, you would use which of the following Windows 95 utilities??
A: WINIPCFG
B: Network Neighborhood
C: PING
D: WINPING
E: PING95

45: You would like to follow the route used by your workstation to a remote host. Which of the following Windows 95 utilities would you use??
A: PING
B: WINPING
C: Network Neighborhood
D: ROUTE
E: TRACERT

46: A LAN connects a series of __________ workstations.
A: Independent
B: Local
C: Intelligent
D: Terminal
E: Identical

47: A client wants to set up a network in his office. There are five machines that need file sharing capability. The client wants to implement a network without having to buy another workstation. What type of network would you suggest?? ?
A: Peer to Peer
B: Client/Server
C: X.25
D: Ethernet
E: None of the above

48: Which connector would you use at the end of an Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) cable??
A: RJ-11
B: RJ-45
C: RS-232
D: DIX
E: BNC

49: A cable that has four pairs of twisted wires wrapped with foil and then placed in a plastic jacket is called:?
A: Shielded Twisted Pair
B: UnShielded Twisted Pair
C: Coaxail
D: Fiber Optic
E: Telephone Wire

50: A 10Base2 Ethernet network can have a maximum segment length of:
A: 100 Meters
B: 185 Meters
C: 250 Meters
D: 500 Meters
E: No maximum length

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