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A WLAN covers a large geographical area and is made up of many smaller networks. |
False |
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Phone cords are a type of twisted-pair cable and use an RJ-45 connector. |
False |
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10Base5 cabling runs at speeds up to 1 Gbps and distances to 500 meters. |
False |
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A punchdown tool is used to wire twisted-pair cabling to a keystone jack. |
True |
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Switches are slowly being replaced by hubs, which are newer technology. |
False |
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What network type covers a large campus or city? |
MAN |
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Which physical topology uses a centralized device to manage traffic on the network? |
star bus |
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Which of the following is true about cable Internet? |
you share the cable infrastructure with your neighbors |
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What does a 1000BaseT NIC use to connect to a network cable? |
RJ-45 port |
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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? |
frame |
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What type of network device keeps a table of the MAC addresses of the devices connected to it? |
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? |
bridge |
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What cable system utilizes a fiber-optic cable? |
1000BaseFX |
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If you’re looking to install Gigabit Ethernet, what cabling system would you use? |
Cat-6 |
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Which statement regarding 10-Gigabit Ethernet is accurate? |
it is a good choice for backbone networks |
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Under what circumstance might you use an Ethernet loopback plug? |
to test a network cable |
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In order to terminate multiple network cables that converge in one location such as an electrical closet or server room, what should you use? |
patch panel |
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What statement regarding crossover cables is accurate? |
it can be used to connect two PCs together |
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Why are there twists in the wires that are used for network cabling? |
the twists reduce crosstalk |
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What command will display a list of active and inactive network interfaces on Unix, Linux, and Mac OS X? |
ifconfig -a |
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If you are experiencing issues reaching a target destination network, and you need to to display each hop to the destination, what command should you use? |
tracert |
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What command manages user accounts on the local system in Windows? |
net user |
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What version of Ethernet utilizes a fiber-optic cable and has a transmission speed of 100 Mbps? |
100BaseFX |
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What statement regarding satellite connections is accurate? |
It requires line of sight connectivity |
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What DSL technology provides equal bandwidth in both directions? |
SDSL |
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What two standards have been established for wiring twisted-pair cabling and RJ-45 connectors? |
T568B T568A |
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What two terms describe the type of network cable that is used for connecting a computer to a switch or other network device? |
patch cable straight-through cable |
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In the T568B wiring scheme, what two color pairs are used for transmit and receive on a 100BaseT network? |
White/green, green White/orange, orange |
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What two commands are used to display TCP/IP configuration on Windows and Unix / Linux / Mac OS X operating systems, respectively? |
ipconfig ifconfig |
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What two different types of coaxial cable have been used for cable TV? |
RG-6 RG-59 |
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delays in network transmission |
latency |
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a networking technology that carries more than one type of signal |
broadband |
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a device that helps to eliminate electromagnetic interference (EMI) |
ferrite clamp |
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the average of the actual speed of a network |
throughput |
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a device that keeps a table of MAC addresses to port mappings |
switch |
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used to connect a computer to a switch or other network device |
patch cable |
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uses a covering or shield around wire pairs |
STP |
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a device that amplifies and retransmits a signal to a wider coverage area |
repeater |
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uses ordinary copper phone lines and a range of frequencies on the copper wire to provide Internet |
DSL |
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operates at 100 Mbps and uses STP or UTP cabling, rated CAT-5 or higher |
fast Ethernet |
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