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Where does a hub send data?
To all the systems connected to the hub
What uniquely identifies every NIC?
Media access control address
What Windows utility do you use to find the MAC address for a system?
ipconfig/all
A MAC address is known as a ____ address.
physical
A NIC sends data in discrete chunks called
frames
the MAC address of which of the following begins a frame?
receiving system
A frame ends with a special bit called the frame check sequence (FCS). What does the FCS do?
Verifies that the data arrived correctly
Which of the following is an example of a MAC address?
00-50-56-A3-04-0C
Which layer of the OSI model controls the segmentation and reassembly of data?
Transport layer
Which layer of the OSI model keeps track of a system’s connections to send the right response to the right computer?
Session layer
Which of the following topologies required termination?
Bus
Star-bus is an example of a _________ topology.
Hybrid
of the topologies listed, which one is the most fault-tolerant?
Star
What term is used to describe the interconnectivity of network components?
Topology
Coaxial cables all have a(n) _______ rating.
Ohm
Which of the following is a type of coaxial cable?
RG-6
Which network topology connected nodes with a ring of cable?
Ring
Which network topology is most commonly seen only in wireless networks?
Mesh
Which of the following is a duplex fiber-optic connection?
LC
What is the most common category of UTP used in new cabling installations?
Cat 6
Ethernet hubs took an incoming packed end ____ it out to the other ports
repeated
What is the beginning of the Ethernet frame?
Preamble
What type of bus did 10BASE-T use?
star bus
What was the maximum distance that could seperate a 10BASE-T node from its hub?
100 meters
When used for ethernet, unshielded twisted pair uses what type of connector
RJ-45
what was the maximum number of nodes that could be connected to a 10BASE-T hub?
1024
Which of the following is not true of crossover cables?
Both ends of a crossover cable are wired according to the TIA/EIA 568B standard
Which of the following connectors were used by 10BASE-FL cable? (Select two)
SC and ST
Which networking devices can use the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)?
Switches
What device directs packets based on MAC addresses
Switch
Aside from outright breakage, what’s the primary worry with bending a fiber-optic cable too much?
Light leakage
Which of the following enables you to use multiple NICs in a computer to achieve a much better network bandwidth?
Port aggregation
How many pairs of wires are in a Cat 6-rated cable?
4
A(n) ____ organizes and protects the horizontal cabling in the telecommunications room.
patch panel
Which of the following would never be seen in an equipment rack?
All of the above may be seen in an equipment rack (Patch panel, UPS, PC)
What are patch cables used for? (Select two)
To connect the patch panel to the switch, to connect PCs to outlet boxes
Which of the following network technologies use UTP cabling in a star topology?
1000BASE-T
Your first day on the job, you get a call from the owner complaining that her network connection is down. A quick check of the central switch verifies that it’s in good working order, as is the boss’s PC. As luck would have it, your supervisor calls at just that time and tells you not to worry; she’ll be by in a jiffy with her TDR to help root out the problem. What is she talking about?
Time-domain reflectometer, her network tester
What two devices together enable you to pick a single cable out of a stack of cables? (Select two.)
Tone generator, Tone probe
Rack-mounted equipment has a height measured in what units?
U