(WGU D315) PRE-ASSESSMENT: NETWORK
AND SECURITY FOUNDATIONS REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
Which type of Ethernet cable can maintain 10Gbps transmission speeds through
the course of its maximum 100-meter length?
a. CAT 5e
b. CAT 5
c. CAT 3
d. CAT 6a --CORRECT ANSWER--CAT 6a
Which Internet access technology uses ordinary telephone wires for data
transmission?
a. DSL
b. Cable
c. Wi-Fi
d. Hotspot --CORRECT ANSWER--DSL
Which device is used to organize network cables as they run between switches
and other network devices?
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,a. Jack
b. Hub
c. Patch Panel
d. Router --CORRECT ANSWER--Patch Panel
Which network device is used to connect two or more network segments by
performing OSI layer 3 functions like packet-forwarding?
a. Router
b. Repeater
c. Wire
d. Switch --CORRECT ANSWER--Router
Which network device is used to convert between digital information from a
LAN and analog signals for transmission over a standard telephone wire?
a. Repeater
b. Modem
c. Signal Generator
d. Bit Stretcher --CORRECT ANSWER--Modem
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,Which device could be used to send commands to the mainframe for remote
execution in early mainframe installations?
a. Distributed Screens
b. Dumb Terminals
c. Execution Displays
d. Command Receivers --CORRECT ANSWER--Dumb Terminals
Which OSI layer is related to the function of the IP protocol suite?
a. Transport
b. Network
c. Data Link
d. Session --CORRECT ANSWER--Network
Which OSI layer is responsible for organizing how bits are passed over the
physical layer between devices within the same collision domain?
a. Frame
b. Connection
c. Transport
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, d. Data Link --CORRECT ANSWER--Data Link
Which OSI layer would define the scope of a protocol that makes sure packets
of data are received correctly and resends them if they are not?
a. Validation
b. Transmission
c. Transport
d. Connection --CORRECT ANSWER--Transport
Which protocol suite performs functions of OSI layer 4?
a. IPX
b. MAC
c. CSMA/CD
d. TCP --CORRECT ANSWER--TCP
Which device is responsible for implementing network address translation
(NAT)?
a. Modem
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AND SECURITY FOUNDATIONS REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
Which type of Ethernet cable can maintain 10Gbps transmission speeds through
the course of its maximum 100-meter length?
a. CAT 5e
b. CAT 5
c. CAT 3
d. CAT 6a --CORRECT ANSWER--CAT 6a
Which Internet access technology uses ordinary telephone wires for data
transmission?
a. DSL
b. Cable
c. Wi-Fi
d. Hotspot --CORRECT ANSWER--DSL
Which device is used to organize network cables as they run between switches
and other network devices?
pg. 1
,a. Jack
b. Hub
c. Patch Panel
d. Router --CORRECT ANSWER--Patch Panel
Which network device is used to connect two or more network segments by
performing OSI layer 3 functions like packet-forwarding?
a. Router
b. Repeater
c. Wire
d. Switch --CORRECT ANSWER--Router
Which network device is used to convert between digital information from a
LAN and analog signals for transmission over a standard telephone wire?
a. Repeater
b. Modem
c. Signal Generator
d. Bit Stretcher --CORRECT ANSWER--Modem
pg. 2
,Which device could be used to send commands to the mainframe for remote
execution in early mainframe installations?
a. Distributed Screens
b. Dumb Terminals
c. Execution Displays
d. Command Receivers --CORRECT ANSWER--Dumb Terminals
Which OSI layer is related to the function of the IP protocol suite?
a. Transport
b. Network
c. Data Link
d. Session --CORRECT ANSWER--Network
Which OSI layer is responsible for organizing how bits are passed over the
physical layer between devices within the same collision domain?
a. Frame
b. Connection
c. Transport
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, d. Data Link --CORRECT ANSWER--Data Link
Which OSI layer would define the scope of a protocol that makes sure packets
of data are received correctly and resends them if they are not?
a. Validation
b. Transmission
c. Transport
d. Connection --CORRECT ANSWER--Transport
Which protocol suite performs functions of OSI layer 4?
a. IPX
b. MAC
c. CSMA/CD
d. TCP --CORRECT ANSWER--TCP
Which device is responsible for implementing network address translation
(NAT)?
a. Modem
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