Hardware Chapter 16
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A WLAN covers a large geographical area and is made up of many smaller networks.
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False
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A half duplex connection allows a device to send and receive, but not at the same time.
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True
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Phone cords are a type of twisted-pair cable and use an RJ-45 connector.
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False
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10Base5 cabling runs at speeds up to 1 Gbps and distances to 500 meters.
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False
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A punchdown tool is used to wire twisted-pair cabling to a keystone jack.
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True
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Which of the following network types covers a large campus or city?
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MAN
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Which physical topology uses a centralized device to manage traffic on the network?
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star
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What type of network can you set up to share files if you have two laptops with wireless NICs but there is no Wi-Fi hotspot available?
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ad hoc network
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Which network technology that is used to connect to the Internet has a maximum speed of 44 Mbps, uses dedicated lines, and is used by large companies?
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T3
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Which of the following is true about cable Internet?
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you share the cable infrastructure with your neighbors
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What does a NIC use to connect to wired network media?
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RJ-45 port
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What should you choose in the properties of a network connection so that Windows will use the best possible speed and duplex mode?
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Auto Negotiation
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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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QoS
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What is the unit of information called when a network adapter adds the source and destination MAC address to the segment of data before it is transmitted on the network?
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frame
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Which type of network device keeps a table of the MAC addresses of the devices connected to it?
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switch
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What type of device do you need if you want to connect two network segments together such as a wireless network and a wired network?
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bridge
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What device should you consider if you want to have access to hard drives via an Ethernet connection?
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NAS
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Which of the following cabling systems uses fiber-optic cable?
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1000BaseFX
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Which type of cabling should you use for Gigabit Ethernet?
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Cat-6
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Which of the following is true about 10-Gigabit Ethernet?
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it is a good choice for backbone networks
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Under what circumstance might you use a loopback plug?
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to test a network cable
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Which of the following provides multiple network ports for cables that converge in an electrical closet?
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patch panel
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Which of the following is true about a crossover cable?
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it can be used to connect two PCs together
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Which of the following is a reason that there are twists in the wires used for network cabling?
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the twists reduce crosstalk
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What's the first thing you should do to troubleshoot a network problem related to hardware?
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check the indicator lights
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a TCP/IP protocol that manages voice communication over the Internet
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VoIP
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the arrangement of connections between computers
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physical topology
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a networking technology that carries more than one type of signal
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broadband
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uses a covering or shield around wire pairs
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STP
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used to connect a computer to a switch
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patch cable
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the average of the actual speed of a network
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throughput
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allows a device to transmit and receive but not at the same time
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half duplex
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a device used in a star topology that keeps a table of MAC addresses
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switch
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delays in network transmission
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latency
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each node on a network is responsible for sending to any other node
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mesh network
