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Which utility starts looking for problems, applying solutions, and making suggestions when there is a problem with a network connection?
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Selected Answer: Windows Network Diagnostics My Network Places Device Manger Windows Network Diagnostics Control Panel
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Which is used to identify the network portion and the host portion of an IP address?
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Selected Answer: subnet mask dynamic address DHCP address default gateway subnet mask
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What is the name of a 32-bit or 128-bit number that is assigned to a network connection?
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Selected Answer: IP address port number protocol number IP address IP version
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Which wireless networking radio frequency yields faster speeds but offers shorter range?
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Selected Answer: 5 GHz 2.4 GHz 5 GHz 7 GHz 11 GHz
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What is it called when a router is configured to open or close certain ports so they can or cannot be used.
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Selected Answer: port filtering port triggering demilitarized zone (DMZ) port filtering port forwarding
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If the computer you are using is a laptop that moves from one network to another, you can click the _____ tab and configure static IP address settings for a second network.
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Selected Answer: Alternate Configuration General Configuration Alternate Configuration Secondary Configuration Fallback Configuration
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What type of IP address should be configured on a wireless access point so that it can always be located by the devices that it serves?
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Selected Answer: static IP address static IP address dynamic IP address private IP address default IP address
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What type of device can be used to block unwanted traffic initiated from the Internet and can also restrict Internet access from an internal network?
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Selected Answer: firewall hub switch firewall VPN
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How are IP addresses available to the Internet classified?
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Selected Answer: public public private non-routable standard
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What is used to identify a wireless access point?
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Selected Answer: SSID secure key MAC address Network ID SSID
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Wireless networks are either public, unsecured hotspots or private, secured hotspots.
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Selected Answer: True True False
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Which of the following is the IPv6 Link-local unicast address prefix?
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Selected Answer: FE80::/64 2000::/3 FE80::/64 FC00::/7 FF00::/8
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Using a ______________, packets are delivered to a single node on a network.
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Selected Answer: unicast address anycast address default gateway address multicast address unicast address
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When connecting to a private and secured wireless access point, you must provide the information that proves you have the right to use the network.
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Selected Answer: True True False
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On a SOHO network, a router is the gateway to the Internet.
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Selected Answer: True True False
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Which TCP/IP protocol is used by Windows to share files and printers on a network?
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Selected Answer: Server Message Block (SMB) Server Message Block (SMB) Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
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Which of the following is true about a crossover cable?
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Selected Answer: it can be used to connect two PCs together it's normally used to connect a computer to a hub or switch you use the T568B wiring standard on both ends it is required to connect two Gigabit Ethernet switches together it can be used to connect two PCs together
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What does a NIC use to connect to wired network media?
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Selected Answer: RJ-45 port HDMI port RJ-45 port 10BaseT port Half duplex port
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What's the first thing you should do to troubleshoot a network problem related to hardware?
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Selected Answer: check the indicator lights test with a network cable use a different cable use a loopback plug check the indicator lights
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10Base5 cabling runs at speeds up to 1 Gbps and distances to 500 meters.
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Selected Answer: False True False
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Which of the following is true about cable Internet?
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Selected Answer: you share the cable infrastructure with your neighbors you share the cable infrastructure with your neighbors you need filters on every phone jack fiber optic cabling is required provides up to 2.3 Mbps of bandwidth
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Which type of cabling should you use for Gigabit Ethernet?
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Selected Answer: Cat-6 coaxial thinnet Cat-6 RG-59
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Which of the following provides multiple network ports for cables that converge in an electrical closet?
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Selected Answer: patch panel patch panel RJ-45 jack terminal adapter loopback port
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Which of the following cabling systems uses fiber-optic cable?
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Selected Answer: 1000BaseFX 10GBaseT 1000BaseFX 10Base2 10Base5
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Which feature should you configure on a network adapter to control which applications have priority on the network?
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Selected Answer: QoS PoE WoL QoS PoTS
