Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1.

A digital signal composed of a pulse of positive voltage represents a ____. a. 0 c. 4 b. 1 d. 8

____ 2. The byte 00001110 means ____ on a digital network. a. 3 c. 14 b. 6 d. 30 ____ 3. The data transmission characteristic most frequently discussed and analyzed by networking professionals is ____. a. noise c. throughput b. scalability d. cost ____ 4. The most significant factor in choosing a transmission method is its ____. a. noise c. throughput b. attenuation d. latency ____ 5. Modern LANs use ____ or higher wiring. a. Cat 3 c. RG-6 b. Cat 5 d. RG-59 ____ 6. ____ describes a popular serial data transmission method. a. EIA/TIA Commercial Building Wiring Standard b. EIA/TIA RS-232 (Recommended Standard 232) c. EIA/TIA 568A standard d. EIA/TIA 568BA standard ____ 7. Which connector is used in RS-232 transmissions? a. DB-25 c. BNC b. ST d. Cat-5 ____ 8. In a ____ cable, the usual wire positions are exactly reversed in one of the two RJ-45 terminations. a. crossover c. straight-through b. cross-through d. rollover ____ 9. Which term describes the hardware that makes up the enterprise-wide cabling system? a. wiring board c. network diagram b. patch panel d. cable plant ____10. Which standard is also known as structured cabling? a. TIA/EIA Commercial Building Wiring Standard b. TIA/EIA RS-232 (Recommended Standard 232) c. TIA/EIA 568A Standard d. TIA/EIA 568BA Standard

____11. Which term identifies a room containing connectivity for groups of workstations in its area? a. MDF (main distribution frame) c. work area b. entrance facilities d. telecommunications closet ____12. TCP is a(n) ____ subprotocol. a. open-ended b. indiscriminating c. connection-oriented d. connectionless

____13. A(n) ____ number is the address on a host where an application makes itself available to incoming or outgoing data. a. port c. destination b. source d. application ____14. ____ is more efficient than TCP for carrying messages that fit within one data packet. a. IP c. ICMP b. UDP d. IGMP ____15. The subprotocol that enables TCP/IP to internetwork - that is, to traverse more than one LAN segment and more than one type of network through a router is ____. a. TCP c. UDP b. ICMP d. IP ____16. ____ ARP table entries are created when a client makes an ARP request that cannot be satisfied by data already in the ARP table. a. Static c. Temporary b. Dynamic d. On-demand ____17. In IPv6, each address contains a(n) ____, or a variable-length field at the beginning of the address that indicates what type of address it is. a. Variable Prefix c. Format Prefix b. Address Prefix d. Field Prefix ____18. If the standard port number for the Telnet service is 23, a host whose IPv4 address is 10.43.3.87 has a socket address for Telnet of ____. a. 10.43.3.87/23 c. 10.43.3.87-23 b. 10.43.3.87:23 d. 23:10.43.3.87 ____19. ____ is a simple Application layer protocol used to synchronize the clocks of computers on a network. a. NNTP c. PING b. NTP d. ARP ____20. ____ is a utility that can verify that TCP/IP is installed, bound to the NIC, configured correctly, and communicating with the network. a. ARP c. Telnet b. PING d. FTP

____21. A ____ occurs when two transmissions interfere with each other. a. jam c. carrier sense b. collision d. multiple access event ____22. On an Ethernet network, a(n) ____ is the portion of a network in which collisions occur if two nodes transmit data at the same time. a. collision domain c. interference domain b. crash domain d. duplicate domain ____23. 1000Base-T is a standard for achieving throughputs ____ times faster than Fast Ethernet over copper cable. a. 2 c. 10 b. 5 d. 100 ____24. The most common 1-Gigabit Ethernet standard in use today is ____. a. 1000Base-T c. 10GBase-SR b. 1000Base-SX d. 1000Base-LX ____25. In the 10GBase-LR standard, the L stands for ____. a. long reach c. long ring b. LAN d. little ring ____26. Given their long-distance capabilities, 10GBase-ER and 10GBase-EW are best suited for use on ____. a. VANs c. LANs b. MANs d. WANs ____27. Within Ethernet frame types, the ____ signals to the receiving node that data is incoming and indicates when the data flow is about to begin. a. FCS c. preamble b. header d. frame ____28. The data portion of an Ethernet frame may contain ____ bytes of information. a. 46 c. 1500 b. 46 to 1500 d. more than 1500 ____29. The Ethernet_II frame type contains a 2-byte ____ field which differentiates it from the older Ethernet_802.3 and Ethernet_802.2 frame types. a. data c. source b. length d. Type ____30. By far, the most popular expansion board NIC is one that uses a(n) ____ bus. a. onboard c. ExpressCard b. PCI d. ISA ____31. PCIe slots vary depending on the number of ____ they support. a. lanes c. cards

b. labels

d. processors

____32. CompactFlash is an example of a peripheral device attached to the computers ____ bus. a. internal c. onboard b. external d. remote ____33. ____ is a type of microchip that requires very little energy to operate. a. ROM c. CMOS b. RAM d. EEPROM ____34. The ____ is a simple set of instructions that enables a computer to initially recognize its hardware. a. BIOS c. EEPROM b. Firmware d. Driver code ____35. A NICs transmission characteristics are held in the adapters ____. a. slot c. ROM b. RAM d. firmware ____36. A ____ is a repeater with more than one output port. a. bridge c. hub b. switch d. router ____37. ____ hubs possess internal processing capabilities. a. Passive c. Stand-alone hubs b. Intelligent d. Workgroup ____38. To eliminate the possibility of a broadcast storm, switches and bridges implement the ____. a. RIP (Routing Information Protocol) b. STP (Spanning Tree Protocol) c. BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) d. OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) protocol ____39. ____ routing is a technique in which a network administrator programs a router to use specific paths between nodes. a. Static c. Best path b. Dynamic d. Link-state ____40. ____ are combinations of networking hardware and software that connect two dissimilar kinds of networks. a. Routers c. Gateways b. Switches d. Broadcast domains