FOUNDATIONS CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
EXAMS 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ Service Set Identifier (SSID). Answer: Wireless network name
◉ Wi-fi Protected Setup (WPS). Answer: Simplifies Wi-Fi
configuration but vulnerable to brute force attacks
◉ Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI). Answer: Firewall technique that
inspects incoming data packets to make sure they correspond to an
outgoing request
◉ Virtual Private Network (VPN). Answer: Establishes a secure
network connection, a way to protect your LAN's data from being
observed by outsiders
◉ Overloading. Answer: Technique where NAT translates the home
network's private IP addresses to a single public IP address
,◉ Port Address Translation (PAT). Answer: A port number is tracked
with the client computer's private address when translating to a
public address
◉ CAT6. Answer: Class E twisted-pair cables capable of up to
1000Mbps/1Gbps up to a length of 100 m
◉ RJ-45. Answer: The 8-pin modular connector used with
CAT6/5e/5 cable
◉ Numerics. Answer: A numerical representation (used to describe
the data rates for the twisted-pair/coaxial media)
◉ 10Base2. Answer: ThinNet. 10Mbps over coax, up to 185 m
◉ 10Base5. Answer: ThickNet. 10Mbps over coax, up to 500 m
◉ 10BaseT. Answer: 10Mbps over twisted-pair
◉ 10BaseF. Answer: 10Mbps over multimode fiber-optic cable
◉ 10BaseFL. Answer: 10Mbps over 850 nm multimode fiber-optic
cable
, ◉ 100BaseT. Answer: Fast Ethernet. 100Mbps over twisted-pair
◉ 100BaseFX. Answer: 100Mbps over fiber
◉ 1000BaseT. Answer: Gigabit Ethernet. 1000Mbps over twisted-
pair
◉ 1000BaseFX. Answer: 1000Mbps over fiber
◉ 10GE. Answer: 10Gb Ethernet
◉ 10GBaseT. Answer: Another name for 10GE when over copper
◉ Straight-through. Answer: Transmit and receive signal pairs are
aligned end-to-end
◉ Crossover. Answer: Transmit and receive signal pairs are switched
◉ Uplink port. Answer: Allows the connection of a switch to another
switch without having to use a crossover cable