Hands-On Networking Fundamentals, Second Edition
Chapter 1 Solutions
Answers to the Chapter 1 Review Questions
1. A computer device manufacturer owns four buildings in downtown Raleigh, North
Carolina, and the LANs in each building are connected together for integrated
communications and resource sharing. This type of network is an example of which of
the following?
Answer: c. CAN
2. Which of the following are ways to share a printer among computer users? (Choose all
that apply.)
Answer: b. Connect the printer to a Windows 7 workstation and share it on a
network; c. Purchase a printer that has a built-in NIC; d. Use a print server device
that connects to a network.
3. A bus topology must have which of the following at each end of the bus? (Choose all that
apply.)
Answer: b. a terminator
4. What advice might a new network designer receive when just starting out? (Choose all
that apply.)
Answer: a. Learn how networks work in terms of protocols, access methods, and
topologies; and d. Understand the physical equipment used in LANs and WANs.
5. Which of the following are reasons why you might have a network in your home of two
adults and three teenagers? (Choose all that apply.)
Answer: a. accessing the Internet; b. sharing a printer; c. accessing entertainment
resources, such as streaming movies; d. sharing files between computers
,6. In your new building, the contractor is including secure wiring closets, cable, and cable
pathways installed in the building as well as backbone cabling into a specialized server
room. All of this cabling is part of the __________.
Answer: b. cable plant
7. A large company has many computer resources including computers, servers,
mainframes, network devices, computer development labs, computer databases,
shared disk arrays, and so on. This is an example of which of the following?
Answer: a. an enterprise network
8. Which of the following are disadvantages of the traditional bus topology? (Choose all
that apply.)
Answer: c. It is subject to network congestion, requiring additional network devices
to control traffic flow; and d. One defective node or cable segment can take down a
network.
9. Assume you are a network consultant for a company that is designing a private WAN to
communicate between five locations spread throughout a city. You want to tell the
company president that this WAN will use a design for maximum uptime to all locations.
Which of the following designs should you use?
Answer: c. mesh
10. Assume you have been hired to design a network for a bank. When you determine the
factors that affect the network design, you should look at which of the following?
(Choose all that apply.)
Answer: a. software applications to be used; b. work patterns in the bank; c. the
computers and operating systems to be connected to the network; and d. the
security required by the bank and bank regulators
11. Which network topology is no longer used much in modern LANs?
Answer: c. ring
,12. Which of the following are examples of network nodes? (Choose all that apply.)
Answer: a. a computer attached to a network; and d. a network switch
13. When you design a network that has a bus or star-bus hybrid design, what
organization’s specifications should you check to make sure you follow the bus segment
length requirements?
Answer: c. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
14. Your organization has a network that uses the star-bus hybrid topology. A new network
associate is in the process of ordering spare network parts and has included 20
terminators in the order. Which of the following is your advice?
Answer: d. Omit the portion of the order for terminators, because terminators are
built into the devices.
15. High-speed WANs that use the ring topology may use which of the following?
Answer: a. two loops for redundant data transmission
16. You are researching the possible benefits of a LAN for an advertising firm. Which of the
following are benefits that you might include in your report to the firm’s partners?
(Choose all that apply.)
Answer: a. A LAN would enable the firm to use a DVD/CD-ROM array for sharing
commonly accessed DVDs and CDs; c. Printer expenditures could be reduced; and d.
Centralized backups of client files would be possible.
17. Your company in New York City wants to open a branch office in Richmond, Virginia,
and connect the branch office through the Internet. What type of network should be
considered for enhanced security?
Answer: b. a VPN
, 18. Which of the following devices might be used to connect computers in a star topology?
(Choose all that apply.)
Answer: b. switch; or d. router
19. You are setting up a network for your small business of four employees, each of whom
has a computer and needs to periodically share files with other employees. Instead of
having a server, the files are shared through each computer’s operating system. This is
an example of a(n) __________ network.
Answer: b. peer-to-peer
20. ICS in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 can be configured through which of the
following?
Answer: b. Network and Sharing Center
Hands-On Activity Tips and Solutions for Chapter 1
Activity 1-1
This project is meant to be a visual experience for your students and to create an
awareness of the prevalence of computer and networking devices. It is important for
students to get a firsthand view of computer and networking devices, and this
assignment is intended to provide an introduction to the devices in a fun way. Although
many people use computer and networking technology, large numbers may have never
seen certain types of devices or realized how many exist in a single organization.
It may be necessary to schedule in advance the viewing of some parts of the enterprise
network because of access restrictions that apply to certain areas.
It may be helpful to have the local network administrator available to demonstrate how
a device is connected to the network and what function the device performs. It may also
be helpful to ask the students to create a rudimentary (perhaps hand-drawn) diagram
Chapter 1 Solutions
Answers to the Chapter 1 Review Questions
1. A computer device manufacturer owns four buildings in downtown Raleigh, North
Carolina, and the LANs in each building are connected together for integrated
communications and resource sharing. This type of network is an example of which of
the following?
Answer: c. CAN
2. Which of the following are ways to share a printer among computer users? (Choose all
that apply.)
Answer: b. Connect the printer to a Windows 7 workstation and share it on a
network; c. Purchase a printer that has a built-in NIC; d. Use a print server device
that connects to a network.
3. A bus topology must have which of the following at each end of the bus? (Choose all that
apply.)
Answer: b. a terminator
4. What advice might a new network designer receive when just starting out? (Choose all
that apply.)
Answer: a. Learn how networks work in terms of protocols, access methods, and
topologies; and d. Understand the physical equipment used in LANs and WANs.
5. Which of the following are reasons why you might have a network in your home of two
adults and three teenagers? (Choose all that apply.)
Answer: a. accessing the Internet; b. sharing a printer; c. accessing entertainment
resources, such as streaming movies; d. sharing files between computers
,6. In your new building, the contractor is including secure wiring closets, cable, and cable
pathways installed in the building as well as backbone cabling into a specialized server
room. All of this cabling is part of the __________.
Answer: b. cable plant
7. A large company has many computer resources including computers, servers,
mainframes, network devices, computer development labs, computer databases,
shared disk arrays, and so on. This is an example of which of the following?
Answer: a. an enterprise network
8. Which of the following are disadvantages of the traditional bus topology? (Choose all
that apply.)
Answer: c. It is subject to network congestion, requiring additional network devices
to control traffic flow; and d. One defective node or cable segment can take down a
network.
9. Assume you are a network consultant for a company that is designing a private WAN to
communicate between five locations spread throughout a city. You want to tell the
company president that this WAN will use a design for maximum uptime to all locations.
Which of the following designs should you use?
Answer: c. mesh
10. Assume you have been hired to design a network for a bank. When you determine the
factors that affect the network design, you should look at which of the following?
(Choose all that apply.)
Answer: a. software applications to be used; b. work patterns in the bank; c. the
computers and operating systems to be connected to the network; and d. the
security required by the bank and bank regulators
11. Which network topology is no longer used much in modern LANs?
Answer: c. ring
,12. Which of the following are examples of network nodes? (Choose all that apply.)
Answer: a. a computer attached to a network; and d. a network switch
13. When you design a network that has a bus or star-bus hybrid design, what
organization’s specifications should you check to make sure you follow the bus segment
length requirements?
Answer: c. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
14. Your organization has a network that uses the star-bus hybrid topology. A new network
associate is in the process of ordering spare network parts and has included 20
terminators in the order. Which of the following is your advice?
Answer: d. Omit the portion of the order for terminators, because terminators are
built into the devices.
15. High-speed WANs that use the ring topology may use which of the following?
Answer: a. two loops for redundant data transmission
16. You are researching the possible benefits of a LAN for an advertising firm. Which of the
following are benefits that you might include in your report to the firm’s partners?
(Choose all that apply.)
Answer: a. A LAN would enable the firm to use a DVD/CD-ROM array for sharing
commonly accessed DVDs and CDs; c. Printer expenditures could be reduced; and d.
Centralized backups of client files would be possible.
17. Your company in New York City wants to open a branch office in Richmond, Virginia,
and connect the branch office through the Internet. What type of network should be
considered for enhanced security?
Answer: b. a VPN
, 18. Which of the following devices might be used to connect computers in a star topology?
(Choose all that apply.)
Answer: b. switch; or d. router
19. You are setting up a network for your small business of four employees, each of whom
has a computer and needs to periodically share files with other employees. Instead of
having a server, the files are shared through each computer’s operating system. This is
an example of a(n) __________ network.
Answer: b. peer-to-peer
20. ICS in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 can be configured through which of the
following?
Answer: b. Network and Sharing Center
Hands-On Activity Tips and Solutions for Chapter 1
Activity 1-1
This project is meant to be a visual experience for your students and to create an
awareness of the prevalence of computer and networking devices. It is important for
students to get a firsthand view of computer and networking devices, and this
assignment is intended to provide an introduction to the devices in a fun way. Although
many people use computer and networking technology, large numbers may have never
seen certain types of devices or realized how many exist in a single organization.
It may be necessary to schedule in advance the viewing of some parts of the enterprise
network because of access restrictions that apply to certain areas.
It may be helpful to have the local network administrator available to demonstrate how
a device is connected to the network and what function the device performs. It may also
be helpful to ask the students to create a rudimentary (perhaps hand-drawn) diagram
