Chapter 18 Quiz (ITN107) - Essentials of Networking

How are MAC addresses represented?

Using 12 hexadecimal characters

A MAC addresses are typically shown/displayed as a ________ number.

Hexadecimal

Which connector is typically used in Ethernet?

RJ-45

What term describes a group of networked computers that are typically located no more than a few hundred meters apart at most?

LAN

You connect a workstation to the wall outlet with a ________.

Patch cable

________ are a part of the frame.

Packets

All network interfaces cards (NICs) have a(n) ________ "burned" into them.

MAC address

What tool is used to verify that all the individual wires are properly connected and in the correct location in a cable?

Cable tester

What term refers to the maximum speed at which data can be transferred?

Bandwidth

Network people call anything that one computer might share with another a ________.

Resource

Data is moved from one PC to another in discrete chunks called ________.

Frames

How many binary characters are represented by one hexadecimal character?

Four

What component connects LANs into a WAN?

Router

What topology does Ethernet use?

Star bus

What hexadecimal value is represented by the binary value 1110?

E

How do you represent the hexadecimal value B in binary?

1011

What is the general cable distance limit of an Ethernet segment?

100 meters

Which connector connects your telephone to the telephone jack in the wall of your house?

RJ-11

What cable type do Ethernet networks typically use?

Unshielded twisted pair (UTP)

What device typically connects broadcast domains?

Switch

What incoming frame type do routers automatically destroy by design?

Broadcasts

1000BaseT needs ________ pairs of wires in CAT 5e and higher cables.

Four

The ________ format is shorthand for representing strings of ones and zeros.

Hexadecimal

A good patch cable should include a ________.

Boot

Which Cat level supports 10-Gbps networks at 100-meter segments and provides shielding for individual wire pairs reducing crosstalk and noise problems?

Cat 7

What type of cabling is rarely seen in networking implementations?

Shielded twisted pair

Which organization established the UTP cable categories?

ANSI/TIA