Networks & Communications

Revision sheet

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS.

Select the best answer for each of the following questions, and justify your choice:

1. You need a topology that is scalable to use in your network. Which of the
following will you install?
A. Bus
B. Ring
C. Star
D. Mesh

2. Which of the following physical topologies has the least likelihood of having a
collision?
A. Bus
B. Star
C. Ring
D. Mesh

3. In a hub-based star topology, what happens when a workstation loses its

physical connection to another device?
A. The ring is broken, so no devices can communicate.
B. Only that workstation loses its ability to communicate.
C. That workstation and the device it’s connected to lose communication with the rest
of the network.
D. No devices can communicate because there are now two unterminated network
segments.

4. Which of the following is a concern when using peer-to-peer networks?

A. Where to place the server
B. Whose computer is least busy and can act as the server
C. The security associated with such a network
D. Having enough peers to support creating such a network
5. Which of the following is a disadvantage of the star topology?
A. When a port on the central concentrating device fails, the attached end device loses
connectivity to the rest of the network.
B. When the central concentrating device experiences a complete failure, all attached
devices lose connectivity to the rest of the network.
C. In a star topology, a more expensive type of workstation must be used when
compared to the workstation used when implementing a physical bus topology.
D. It is more difficult to add stations and troubleshoot than with other topologies.

6. In what type of network are all computers considered equals and do they not
share any central authority?
A. Peer-to-peer
B. Client-server
C. Hub topology
D. None of the above

7. Which of the following is an example of a network?

A. A computer attached to a printer and a scanner to input and output information
B. Computer systems sharing a common communication medium for the purpose of
sharing information or devices
C. Several printers connected to a switch box going to a single terminal
D. Several diskettes holding information for one workstation

8. A university has campuses in Cairo and Alexandria. Both networks are

connected to allow the two locations to communicate. This is considered what
type of network?
A. Local Area Network (LAN)
B. Campus Area Network (CAN)
C. Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
D. Wide Area Network (WAN)
9. Which cable type sends the signal as pulses of light through a glass core?
A. Thinnet
B. Thicknet
C. Fiber optic
D. CAT 5e

10. You wish to install a 100BaseT network. Which type of cabling will you use?
A. CAT3 UTP
B. CAT5 UTP
C. Thinnet
D. Fiber optic

11. Fiber-optic cabling uses which type of connectors?

A. SC
B. RJ-45
C. BNC
D. FB-1000

12. Which type of connector is used on 10Base2 networks?

A. SC
B. BNC
C. RJ-45
D. RJ-11

13. The number of pins in an RJ-45 connector is:

A. 8 pins
B. 16 pins
C. 32 pins
D. 45 pins

14. What type of cable should be used if you need to make a cable run longer than
100 meters?
A. CAT 5e
B. CAT 6
C. Fiber-optic
D. Wireless
15. How many nodes on a half-duplex segment can talk at one time?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. Unlimited
16. Which topology has a centralized location in which all of the cables come
together to a central point such that a failure at this point brings down the entire
network?
A. Bus
B. Star
C. Mesh
D. Ring
17. Which of the following is an example of a layer-2 address?
A. 192.168.2.5
B. COMPUTER100
C. Computer100.glensworld.loc
D. 00-0D-60-48-53-9E

18. When data is sent to a system on a hub, the data is sent to which port(s) on the
hub?
A. The port of the destination system
B. All ports on the immediate hub but not any linked hubs
C. All ports on the immediate hub and any linked hubs
D. All ports on only the linked hub

19. When data is sent to a system on a switch, the data is sent to what port(s)?
A. The port of the destination system
B. All ports on the immediate hub, but not the any uplinked hubs
C. All ports on the immediate hub and any uplinked hubs
D. All ports on the uplinked hub

20. Which type of topologies uses the token passing access method?
A. Bus
B. Ring
C. Mesh
D. Star
21. You need a network that provides centralized authentication for your users.
Which of the following logical topologies should you use?
A. VLANs
B. Peer-to-peer
C. Client/Server
D. Mesh

22. An example of a hybrid network is which of the following?

A. Ethernet
B. Ring topology
C. Bus topology
D. Star topology

23. You want to create a crossover cable to connect two systems directly together.
Which wires would you have to switch at one end of the cable?
A. Wires 1 and 2 with wires 3 and 6
B. Wires 2 and 3 with wires 6 and 8
C. Wires 1 and 2 with wires 3 and 4
D. Wires 2 and 3 with wires 3 and 6

24. A cross-over cable is used to connect all of the following except:

A. Switch to switch
B. Host to host
C. Hub to switch
D. Host to switch

25. Which type of network component enables each device to have the full
bandwidth of the medium when transmitting?
A. Hub
B. Repeater
C. Switch
D. Transceiver

26. Which layer of the OSI model does a router run at?
A. Layer 4
B. Layer 1
C. Layer 3
D. Layer 2
27. The LAN needs are expanding at the AASTMT corporate office, which is
quickly growing. You are instructed to enlarge the area covered by a single LAN
segment on the AASTMT network. Which of the following are layer 1 devices that
you can use? (Choose all that apply.)

A. A switch
B. A router
C. A network adapter card
D. A hub
E. A repeater

28. Two buildings on the London campus must be connected to use Ethernet with a
bandwidth of at least 100 Mbps. The administrator is concerned about possible
problems from voltage potential differences between the two buildings. Which
media type should be used for the connection?

A. Coaxial cable
B. Fiber optic cable
C. UTP cable
D. STP cable
E. None of the above

29. TCP and UDP reside at which layer of the OSI model?
A. Layer 1
B. Layer 2
C. Layer 3
D. Layer 4

30. Segmentation of a data stream happens at which layer of the OSI model?
A. Physical
B. Data Link
C. Network
D. Transport

31. When data is encapsulated, which is the correct order?

A. Data, frame, packet, segment, bits
B. Segment, data, packet, frame, bits
C. Data, segment, packet, frame, bits
D. Data, segment, frame, packet, bits
32. You work as a network technician at TestKing.com. You have been assigned the
task of designing a new TestKing internetwork. The main priority is to achieve
the highest reliability available. TestKing.com is willing to spend more dollars to
avoid downtime caused by link failure. Which of the following four designs is to
be preferred?

A. Design TestKingA
B. Design TestKingB
C. Design TestKingC
D. Design TestKingD
33. You work as a network technician at TestKing.com. You have been assigned the
task of designing a new TestKing internetwork. The main priority is achieving
the highest reliability available, however not at all costs. TestKing.com is willing
to spend more dollars to avoid downtime caused by link failure. Which of the
following four designs would provide some redundancy and increase reliability
for all four sites, but would cost less than a fully redundant topology?

A.Design TestKingA
B.Design TestKingB
C.Design TestKingC
D.Design TestKingD
34. You work as a network technician at TestKing.com. You have been assigned the task
of designing a new TestKing internetwork. The main priority is to minimize the link
costs. TestKing.at the same time wants to ensure the branch offices with direct
connectivity to the main site. Which of the following four designs is to be preferred?

A.Design TestKingA
B.Design TestKingB
C.Design TestKingC
D.Design TestKingD

35. What is the purpose of flow control?

A. To ensure that data is retransmitted if an acknowledgment is not received

B. To reassemble segments in the correct order at the destination device
C. To provide a means for the receiver to govern the amount of data sent by a sender
D. To regulate the size of each segment
36. At which layer of the OSI model would you find IP?
A. Transport
B. Network
C. Data Link
D. Physical
37. Of the following, which is the highest layer within the OSI model?
A. Transport
B. Session
C. Network
D. Presentation
38. Which layer of the OSI model provides a user interface in the form of an entry
point for programs to access the network infrastructure?
A. Application
B. Transport
C. Network
D. Physical

39. Which layer of the OSI model is responsible for code and character-set
conversion, as well as recognizing data formats?
A. Application
B. Presentation
C. Session
D. Network
40. At which layers of the OSI model do bridges, repeaters, and routers primarily
operate, respectively?
A. Physical, Physical, Data Link
B. Data Link, Data Link, Network
C. Data Link, Physical, Network
D. Physical, Data Link, Network
41. Which layer of the OSI model is responsible for converting data into signals
appropriate for the transmission medium?
A. Application
B. Network
C. Data Link
D. Physical
42. Which Layer 1 devices can be used to enlarge the area covered by a single LAN
segment? (Choose two.)
A. Switch
B. NIC
C. Hub
D. Repeater
E. Bridge
43. Network Interface Cards reside at which OSI layer?
A. Physical
B. Data Link
C. Network
D. Transport
E. Application
44. Telnet, FTP, and SMTP reside on what layer of the OSI model?
A. Application layer
B. Data Link layer
C. Transport Layer
D. Presentation Layer
E. Network Layer
45. On what layer of the OSI model would you find IP and IPX?
A. Network Layer
B. Transport Layer
C. Data link Layer
D. Application Layer
E. Session layer

46. The connection-oriented, Sequence Package Exchange protocol, resides on which

layer of the OSI model?
A. Transport Layer
B. Network Layer
C. Data-Link Layer
D. Application Layer
E. Session layer
47. On what layer of the OSI model would decryption take place?
A. Presentation layer
B. Physical Layer
C. Data-Link layer
D. Network Layer
E. Session Layer
48. HTML would reside on which layer of the OSI model?
A. Physical Layer
B. Network Layer
C. Presentation Layer
D. Session Layer
E. Application Layer
49. Switches operate at which layer of the OSI model?
A. Physical
B. Transport
C. Network
D. Data link
E. Session
50. Of the following protocols or standards, which does not reside on the
Presentation layer of the OSI model?
A. FTP
B. ASCII
C. EBCDIC
D. JPEG
E. SSL
51. Bits are packaged into frames at which layer of the OSI model?
A. Data link
B. Transport
C. Physical
D. Presentation
E. Application
52. Which of the following are considered to be the upper layer protocols?
A. Presentation and Session
B. Application and Presentation
C. Application, Presentation, and Session
D. Application, Presentation, Session, and Transport
E. Application
53. The network layer uses physical addresses to route data to destination hosts.
A. True
B. False
54. Which layer handles the formatting of application data so that it will be readable
by the destination system?
A. Application
B. Presentation
C. Session
D. Transport
E. Data link
55. Packets are found at which layer?
A. Data link
B. Transport
C. Network
D. Session
E. Physical
56. What does OSI stand for?
A. International Standards Organization
B. Open Systems Interconnect
C. Operating Standard Information
D. Operating System Interconnection
E. Open Systems Interface
57. Bit synchronization is handled at which layer?
A. Data link
B. Session
C. Transport
D. Presentation
E. Physical
58. Most logical addresses are preset in network interface cards at the factory
A. True
B. False
59. What are the sublayers of the data link layer?
A. MAC and IPX
B. Packet and Frame
C. MAC and LLC
D. Transport and Network
E. SMTP and Telnet
60. Which layer translates between physical and logical addresses?
A. MAC sublayer
B. Transport
C. Physical
D. Application
E. Network
61. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is implemented at which OSI
model layer?
A. Transport
B. Session
C. Data link
D. Network
E. Logical link control
SHORT ANSWERS.

1. If your network contains ten workstations, and you have several hubs with four ports
each (including the uplink port). Sketch and label the configuration of the physical
star topology, using the least possible number of cascading hubs.

2. Identify the contents of the bridge table, with the following communication scenario
occurring in the shown network.
- First, Computer A sends a request to Computer B
- Then, Computer B sends a response to Computer A
- Then, Computer C sends a request to Computer E
- Then, Computer E sends a response to Computer C

Bridge Table Segment 1

AA-AA-AA-AA-AA-AA

BB-BB-BB-BB-BB-BB

Segment 2 Segment 3
Bridge

CC-CC-CC-CC-CC-CC DD-DD-DD-DD-DD-DD EE-EE-EE-EE-EE-EE FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF

3. At which layer is routing implemented, enabling connections and path selection

between two end systems?

4. Which layer manages the transmission of data across a physical link and is
primarily concerned with physical addressing and the ordered delivery of
frames?

5. Which layer is used for reliable communication between end nodes over the
network and provides mechanisms for establishing, maintaining, and
terminating connections as well as controlling the flow of information?
6. Which layer specifies voltage, wire speed, and connector pinouts and moves bits
between devices?

7. List the seven layers of the OSI model in correct order.

8. Which topology often results in multiple connections to a single site, leading to a

high degree of fault tolerance?

9. What network architecture draws a clear distinction between devices that share
their resources and devices that do not?

10. Which LAN topology is characterized by having each device connected to two
other neighboring computers, creating a unidirectional path where messages
move from one node to another.

11. This device creates many smaller collision domains, but the network is still one
large broadcast domain.

12. How many physical connections do you need for a mesh topology composed of
ten workstations?

13. Which network topology requires the use of terminators?

14. This connectivity device can never run full duplex.

15. How many repeaters do you need to regenerate the signal over a CAT 5 UTP
cable for a distance of 300 meters?

16. What is the distance limitation of 10Base5, or thicknet?

17. Which network device enables each node to have the full bandwidth of the
medium when transmitting?

18. Which network component is responsible for converting the electrical pulses
incoming over a twisted pair cable into digital signals.
19. Differentiate between each of the coaxial, twisted-pair, and fiber-optic cables, in
terms of:
Twisted Pair Cable Coaxial Cable Fiber Optic Cable

Distance Limit

Data Transfer Rate

Electromagnetic
Immunity (EMI)

Connector Type

20. Drag and Drop

21. Drag and Drop

22. Drag and Drop

23. Drag and Drop

24. Drag and Drop

25. Drag and Drop

26. Drag and Drop

27. Drag and Drop