Intro. To Networking Midterm Exam Student Version

Which of the following computer systems best fit Tom’s needs.. Sam wants the largest possible portable hard drive and has found the following data capacities on the various drives he has

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1 Tracy has been asked by her boss to covert an IP address 10.10.100.192 that is

represented in base 10 into the base 2 equivalent Which of the following would be the correct conversion of this number?

A 00001010.00001010.01100100.11000000

B 00010100.00010100.10000001.11000000

C 00100000.00100000.01100100.10100000

D 00101010.00101010.01101000.01111110

2 Will is working to build a new patch cable that will connect his X-Box with the local

Internet Service Provider’s (ISP) router Which of the following is the correct color

combination for this particular cable using TIA-EIA 568B standards?

A End #1: White/Green, Green, White/Orange, Orange, White/Blue, Blue, White/Brown, Brown End #2 Same as End #1

B End #1: White/Brown, Brown, White/Green, Green, White/Blue, Blue, White/Orange, Orange End #2 The Reverse of End #1

C End #1: White/Orange, Orange, White/Green, Blue, White/Blue, Green, White/Brown, Brown, End #2 Same as End #1

D End #1: White/Orange, Orange, White/Blue, Green, White/Green, Blue,

White/Brown, Brown End #2 The Same as End #1

3 A computer technician has been sent to a workstation in which the user wishes to transfer all files from one PC to another The network connection within the building is currently down and the user at the workstation is demanding that the files be transferred

immediately because it contains huge data files of video and sound for the next newscast Which of the following processes offers the best solution to the problem?

A Save the files onto floppy disks and move them one by one to the new workstation

B Try to resolve the network issue that is present within the building so that the files can be moved via a network folder.

C Utilize a crossover cable to connect both computers and move the files via the NIC cards

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4 Mary is working on expanding the number of websites she manages and hosts Several

clients have expressed concern over the time it is taking for the web pages to update and

also load when requested over the network Mary is currently storing all web pages on

her desktop, which of the following computing systems would allow Mary to better meet

the demands of her clients?

A Server

B Workstation

C Laptop

D Portable Devices

5 Tom needs a device that would allow him access to the web, be mobile, use basic

applications and e-mail Which of the following computer systems best fit Tom’s needs?

A Server

B Workstation

C Mainframe

D Portable Device

6 Ray has worked for several hours looking for the network address of a computer that has

hacked into the PBC banking system After looking at the router traffic log he has

identified the first part of the IP address but it is listed in binary The first part of the

address is 00001010, which of the following would be the correct decimal equivalent?

A 12

B 8

C 9

D 10

7 Sam has finally decided to purchase an external hard drive for his computer so that he

can store all of the video that he loves to post on YouTube Sam wants the largest

possible portable hard drive and has found the following data capacities on the various

drives he has examined Which of the following will be the best choice for Sam?

A 100 Gb

B 1000 Mb

C 1 Tb

D 10000 bytes

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9 A computer technician has been asked to install Windows 7 on a desktop PC in the

accounting section of 123 Windows The technician was instructed to first ensure that the

computer would work with windows seven Which of the following would be a listed

system requirement found on the Windows 7 box?

A Monitor resolution setting

B Internet speed setting

C Type of NIC card

D Hard Drive Space

10 Karen has recently had several viruses on her computer system Karen wants all of the

partitions to be wiped clean and all of the application software removed What type of

operating system installation will Karen use to address her current situation?

A Virtualization

B Multi-Boot

C Upgrade

D Clean Install

11 Craig has been instructed by his supervisor to utilize industry identified

networking standards whenever possible at SCRTC Which of the following

most accurately identifies why Craig’s supervisor wants him to follow

standards while networking?

A Standards are needed to add complexity to networking so that outside users cannot understand what they are seeing or doing within a network

B Standards encourage software vendors to create protocols that only workwith their equipment so that they can troubleshoot issues in a timely manner

C Standards help create new products that will only work with very specific network infrastructures.

D Standards help provide consistent interconnections across networks

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12 An e-mail is sent from a user account on the campus of Western Kentucky

University and is bound for a student at Metcalfe County High School The

e-mail is packaged into a Ethernet frame and is transmitted through several

networks Once the e-mail arrives inside the Metcalfe County Network it seeks its recipients computer, the NIC on the computer will decide if it will accept the package Which of the following addresses will the NIC utilize to make its final decision?

A Source IP Address

B Destination IP Address

8 Which of the following best illustrates the key differences in a local vs network printer

installation?

A The local printer will cost more money to purchase due to its size and purpose

B The local printer will usually only serve one PC while the network printer could serve multiple machines.

C The local printer will be several times faster due to being local and not at a remote location.

D The local printer will only use one print cartridge while the network printer will use multiple print cartridges.

C Source MAC Address

D Destination MAC Address

13 Jose is planning on sending an IM to Maria to ask her if she wants to go see a

movie tonight The only network device that separates Maria and Jose is a

Hub Which of the following best describes how the hub will handle the e-mail sent from Jose to Maria?

A The Hub will transmit the message to Maria only

B The Hub will block the transmission due to the direct connection that is present between Jose and Maria

C The Hub will send the message to Maria and all other computers connected to the hub.

D The Hub will examine the destination IP address to determine which port the message should be transmitted to so that Maria receives the IM.

14 Ivy has been asked to design a physical topology for a 15-computer network at Easy Finance Company Ivy has decided to draw the physical topology on a

poster board so that she has more space Which of the following would not be

included on a physical topology?

A Physical location of computers

B IP Addressing Scheme

C Layout of cable runs within the network

D Physical location of routers, switches, hub or servers

15 Kayce was asked to sort through the technology closet organizing the devices

into two basic categories which were Networking Devices and Peripheral

Devices Which of the following would not be an example of a networking

device?

A Hub

B Switch

C Router

D Cat-5 Cabling

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16 Pat has been asked to create a layout of the computer network at EZ Farm

Supply Pat was asked to include the network addresses and the host names

of the computers within the design What type of networking diagram will Pat

design?

A Physical Topology

B Logical Topology

C Network Blueprint

D Network Infrastructure Map

17 Sammy Joe Sammy needs to send updates to four specific computers at the cooperate office No other computers need the update since they do not contain the intended software What type of communication will Sammy Joe Sammy use to apply the updates?

A Unicast

B Multicast

C Broadcast

D Single Mode

18 Bennie and Bernice need all users within the Banks Network to change their password when they login tomorrow morning Which type of message pattern should Bennie and Bernice use to communicate this to everyone in the network?

A Unicast

B Multicast

C Broadcast

D Single Mode

19 Moe wants to send an instant message to his best friend Larry who lives in another state Which type of message pattern is Moe utilizing to communicate with Larry?

A Unicast

B Multicast

C Broadcast

D Single Mode

20 Lisa is writing an article over the rules computers use to communicate Lisa’s editor at Computer Tech wants her to utilize terminology that is common

within the computer world What word should Lisa use in place of “rules

computers use to communicate” to meet her editors request?

A Media

B Protocol

C Channel

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21 Which definition best describes the term Internet?

A a group of PCs connected together on a LAN

B a group of PCs connected together by an ISP

C a network of networks that connects countries around the world

D a worldwide collection of networks controlled by a single organization

22 Vex wants to connect his new computer to the Internet Which of the following

is not one of the requirements to successfully connect to the Internet?

A an address obtained directly from the RIR

B an IP address

C a network connection

D access to an Internet service provider

23 Which part of an IP address identifies a specific device on a network?

A first two octets

B third and fourth octets

C network portion

D host portion

24 Ken has been studying the various formats of addresses found within various computer systems Ken noticed one IP address specified that it was an IPv4 address Which of the following statements accurately summarizes IPv4? A

IPv4 allows IP addresses to be displayed in a hexadecimal format so that they are easier to remember an assign within various computer

networks

B IPv4 allocates 32 bits for IP addresses within a computer system which breaks an IP address down into four, eight bit sections

C

IPv4 allows a total of 64 bits to be used when build an IP address for computer networking purposes The numbers can range from 0 – 255 within each IP addressing section

D IPv4 is the binary numbering system that computers use to dynamically assign IP addresses to computers as they login to a network.