Networking + Post-Assessment Quiz Questions and
Answers 2023 Graded A
Carlos has just created a new subnet for the finance department. He needs to be
able to allow the employees in finance to retrieve files from the sales server,
which is located in another subnet. Which of the following OSI model layers
would it be necessary to categorize the device into?
a. Layer 6
b. Layer 4
c. Layer 3
d. Layer 2
c. Layer 3
All of the cubicles in a company's office have cables that run up to the ceiling and
across to an IDF. Inside the IDF, they connect directly to the latest generation
switch available from the networking equipment vendor that they have chosen.
Which of the following describes the physical topology most likely in use?
a. ring
b. mesh
c. star
d. bus
c. star
A switch is considered a logical and physical star network.
Which of the following protocols might someone use to send an email?
a. RDP
b. SMTP
c. HTTP
d. FTP
b. SMTP
Kumail wants to check his bank account balance to see if a transaction has
cleared from a purchase he made the previous day. Which of the following
protocols would most likely be used to do this?
a. FTP
b. HTTP
c. HTTPS
d. RDP
c. HTTPS
The network administrator for an organization needs to install a network at his
company's new branch office. The branch office will have 30 computers that will
all connect to the Internet, where they will share a single public IP address. Which
of the following devices must the network administrator install to ensure the
,devices are able to send traffic out to the Internet and receive the corresponding
traffic back?
a. router
b. switch
c. token ring
d. hub
a. router
Dahlia has just installed gigabit routers and switches at the company's
headquarters. Which of the following might she need to do in order to allow the
computers that came with 10/100 network ports to transfer data at the faster
speeds?
a. Configure the routers to push out updates to the computers advertising the
new speeds
b. Install a NIC on each of the computers
c. Issue new tokens to each user
d. Install a hub at each user's workstation
b. Install a NIC on each of the computers
Computers do not typically connect directly to a port on a router. Even if they did, the
router can only negotiate a speed that is supported by the computers. The computers
will still need a network interface card that supports gigabit speeds.
Sandra is attempting to resolve an issue on her company's network: several
users are unable to access one of the company's intranet web servers. She has
developed a theory and tested it to determine the cause. Which of the following
steps should she complete next?
a. Document findings, actions, and outcomes
b. Implement the solution or escalate the problem
c. Identify the problem and its symptoms
d. Establish a plan for resolving the problem
d. Establish a plan for resolving the problem
Which of the following types of cables might be used to run from cubicles into a
drop ceiling and then routed across to an IDF?
a. EMI
b. plenum
c. backbone
d. SCADA
b. plenum
Priya is planning the cabling design for the company's new headquarters. One of
the runs of cable needs to go behind the elevator bank's hydraulics and motors to
the reception area computer. Which of the following types of cable would be the
best choice?
, a. STP
b. Plenum
c. Fiber
d. UTP
a. STP
Aaron, a junior network technician, is troubleshooting a network. He seems to
have tracked down the issue to the core router that connects to the line from the
ISP, however, he's not sure where the core router might be located. Which of the
following should he ask a senior technician for help locating?
a. demarcation point
b. patch panel
c. data room
d. IDF
a. demarcation point
There may be many IDFs throughout a building where distribution switches and patch
panels are located, but this is not the specific term for where the line from the ISP
comes into the building and responsibilities are split.
Toby is drafting the physical network topology plans for the new headquarters
building for his company. Which of the following will there be the most of within
the building?
a. IDS
b. demarcation point
c. MDF
d. IDF
d. IDF
The helpdesk at a large company is looking for ways to increase the efficiency of
their technicians. They have found that different technicians have different ways
of doing the same task. Some of these technicians take twice as long as others.
There is also no documentation on how to perform tasks, so when a new
helpdesk technician is hired it is up to the technician training them to pass on
that knowledge.
Which of the following might this company decide to implement to resolve these
issues?
a. TOPs
b. GAPs
c. PLCs
d. SOPs
d. SOPs
Which of the following documents might a company use to solicit vendors to
submit a solution of products and services that the company is looking to
purchase?
Answers 2023 Graded A
Carlos has just created a new subnet for the finance department. He needs to be
able to allow the employees in finance to retrieve files from the sales server,
which is located in another subnet. Which of the following OSI model layers
would it be necessary to categorize the device into?
a. Layer 6
b. Layer 4
c. Layer 3
d. Layer 2
c. Layer 3
All of the cubicles in a company's office have cables that run up to the ceiling and
across to an IDF. Inside the IDF, they connect directly to the latest generation
switch available from the networking equipment vendor that they have chosen.
Which of the following describes the physical topology most likely in use?
a. ring
b. mesh
c. star
d. bus
c. star
A switch is considered a logical and physical star network.
Which of the following protocols might someone use to send an email?
a. RDP
b. SMTP
c. HTTP
d. FTP
b. SMTP
Kumail wants to check his bank account balance to see if a transaction has
cleared from a purchase he made the previous day. Which of the following
protocols would most likely be used to do this?
a. FTP
b. HTTP
c. HTTPS
d. RDP
c. HTTPS
The network administrator for an organization needs to install a network at his
company's new branch office. The branch office will have 30 computers that will
all connect to the Internet, where they will share a single public IP address. Which
of the following devices must the network administrator install to ensure the
,devices are able to send traffic out to the Internet and receive the corresponding
traffic back?
a. router
b. switch
c. token ring
d. hub
a. router
Dahlia has just installed gigabit routers and switches at the company's
headquarters. Which of the following might she need to do in order to allow the
computers that came with 10/100 network ports to transfer data at the faster
speeds?
a. Configure the routers to push out updates to the computers advertising the
new speeds
b. Install a NIC on each of the computers
c. Issue new tokens to each user
d. Install a hub at each user's workstation
b. Install a NIC on each of the computers
Computers do not typically connect directly to a port on a router. Even if they did, the
router can only negotiate a speed that is supported by the computers. The computers
will still need a network interface card that supports gigabit speeds.
Sandra is attempting to resolve an issue on her company's network: several
users are unable to access one of the company's intranet web servers. She has
developed a theory and tested it to determine the cause. Which of the following
steps should she complete next?
a. Document findings, actions, and outcomes
b. Implement the solution or escalate the problem
c. Identify the problem and its symptoms
d. Establish a plan for resolving the problem
d. Establish a plan for resolving the problem
Which of the following types of cables might be used to run from cubicles into a
drop ceiling and then routed across to an IDF?
a. EMI
b. plenum
c. backbone
d. SCADA
b. plenum
Priya is planning the cabling design for the company's new headquarters. One of
the runs of cable needs to go behind the elevator bank's hydraulics and motors to
the reception area computer. Which of the following types of cable would be the
best choice?
, a. STP
b. Plenum
c. Fiber
d. UTP
a. STP
Aaron, a junior network technician, is troubleshooting a network. He seems to
have tracked down the issue to the core router that connects to the line from the
ISP, however, he's not sure where the core router might be located. Which of the
following should he ask a senior technician for help locating?
a. demarcation point
b. patch panel
c. data room
d. IDF
a. demarcation point
There may be many IDFs throughout a building where distribution switches and patch
panels are located, but this is not the specific term for where the line from the ISP
comes into the building and responsibilities are split.
Toby is drafting the physical network topology plans for the new headquarters
building for his company. Which of the following will there be the most of within
the building?
a. IDS
b. demarcation point
c. MDF
d. IDF
d. IDF
The helpdesk at a large company is looking for ways to increase the efficiency of
their technicians. They have found that different technicians have different ways
of doing the same task. Some of these technicians take twice as long as others.
There is also no documentation on how to perform tasks, so when a new
helpdesk technician is hired it is up to the technician training them to pass on
that knowledge.
Which of the following might this company decide to implement to resolve these
issues?
a. TOPs
b. GAPs
c. PLCs
d. SOPs
d. SOPs
Which of the following documents might a company use to solicit vendors to
submit a solution of products and services that the company is looking to
purchase?
