Network+ Certification Practice Exam 262
Questions and Answers.
In which type of network is there no dedicated server, with each node on the network
being an equal resource for sharing and receiving information? - Correct Answer Peer-to-
Peer
What is the Microsoft term for a peer-to-peer network? - Correct Answer Workgroup
A company has offices in Halifax and Toronto. Both networks are connected to allow the
two locations to communicate. This is considered what type of network? - Correct Answer
WAN
Which type of server is responsible for storing files for users on the network? - Correct
Answer File and Print Server
The physical layout of computers, cables and other components on a network is known
as what? - Correct Answer Topology
Which topology has a centralized location in which all of the cables come together to a
central point such that a failure at this point brings down the entire network? - Correct
Answer Star
Which topology has a layout in which every workstation or peripheral has a direct
connection to every other workstation or peripheral on the network? - Correct Answer
Mesh
You have four switches connected together with twisted-pair cabling. Systems connected
to switch two cannot seem to communicate with the rest of the network. What could be
the problem? - Correct Answer It is not using a crossover to connect to the other switches
Which cable type sends the signal as pulses of light through a glass core? - Correct
Answer Fiber-optic
What is the maximum distance of CAT 5 UTP cabling? - Correct Answer 100 meters
,You wish to install a 100Base T network. What type of cabling will you use? - Correct
Answer CAT 5 UTP
Fiber-optic cabling uses which types of connectors? - Correct Answer SC and ST
What is the maximum distance of single-mode fiber (SMF)? - Correct Answer 2
kilometers
Which cable type is immune to outside interference and crosstalk? - Correct Answer
Fiber-optic
You want to create a crossover cable to connect two systems directly together. Which
wires would you have to switch at one end of the cable? - Correct Answer 1 and 2 and 3
and 6
Which access method does 100BaseT use? - Correct Answer CSMA/CD
Which network architecture uses single-mode fiber-optic cabling? - Correct Answer
1000BaseLX
Which type of cabling is used in a 10BaseFL network? - Correct Answer Fiber-optic
Which Gigabit architecture uses multimode fiber cabling? - Correct Answer 1000BaseSX
Which network operating system was developed from the VMS platform? - Correct
Answer Windows NT
Which operating system was originally developed by Bell Labs and has multitasking,
multiuser, and built-in networking capabilities? - Correct Answer UNIX
Microsoft's directory service is called _______________? - Correct Answer Active
Directory
What is the name given to languages that are used for network communications? -
Correct Answer Protocol
, Which protocol used on the Internet gives each computer a unique address? - Correct
Answer TCP/IP
Which of the following protocols is a nonroutable protocol? - Correct Answer NetBEUI
Which protocol was developed by IBM and used primarily in Microsoft workgroup
environments? - Correct Answer NetBEUI
Which of the following is not a layer in the OSI model? - Correct Answer Data
Transmission
Which of the following protocols are layer 3 protocols? - Correct Answer IP, ICMP
Your team is troubleshooting connectivity issues, and your coworker has asked you what
the layer 2 address of one of the laptops on the network is. Which of the following
addresses would you give? - Correct Answer 00-02-3F-6B-25-13
Which of the following functions can be performed at layer 6 of the OSI model? - Correct
Answer Compression, Encryption, Converting the message to a format that is understood
by the destination
Which of the following protocols are transport layer protocols? - Correct Answer TCP,
UDP
You need to configure one of the routers in the office with a layer 3 address. Which of the
following addresses would you use? - Correct Answer 192.168.3.200
Which of the following represents an application-layer protocol? - Correct Answer SMTP
Which layer of the OSI model is responsible for converting the packet to an electrical
signal that will be placed on the wire? - Correct Answer Layer 2
Which 802 project standard defines Gigabit Ethernet using fiber-optic cabling? - Correct
Answer 802.3z
Which 802 project standard defines Fast Ethernet? - Correct Answer 802.3u
Questions and Answers.
In which type of network is there no dedicated server, with each node on the network
being an equal resource for sharing and receiving information? - Correct Answer Peer-to-
Peer
What is the Microsoft term for a peer-to-peer network? - Correct Answer Workgroup
A company has offices in Halifax and Toronto. Both networks are connected to allow the
two locations to communicate. This is considered what type of network? - Correct Answer
WAN
Which type of server is responsible for storing files for users on the network? - Correct
Answer File and Print Server
The physical layout of computers, cables and other components on a network is known
as what? - Correct Answer Topology
Which topology has a centralized location in which all of the cables come together to a
central point such that a failure at this point brings down the entire network? - Correct
Answer Star
Which topology has a layout in which every workstation or peripheral has a direct
connection to every other workstation or peripheral on the network? - Correct Answer
Mesh
You have four switches connected together with twisted-pair cabling. Systems connected
to switch two cannot seem to communicate with the rest of the network. What could be
the problem? - Correct Answer It is not using a crossover to connect to the other switches
Which cable type sends the signal as pulses of light through a glass core? - Correct
Answer Fiber-optic
What is the maximum distance of CAT 5 UTP cabling? - Correct Answer 100 meters
,You wish to install a 100Base T network. What type of cabling will you use? - Correct
Answer CAT 5 UTP
Fiber-optic cabling uses which types of connectors? - Correct Answer SC and ST
What is the maximum distance of single-mode fiber (SMF)? - Correct Answer 2
kilometers
Which cable type is immune to outside interference and crosstalk? - Correct Answer
Fiber-optic
You want to create a crossover cable to connect two systems directly together. Which
wires would you have to switch at one end of the cable? - Correct Answer 1 and 2 and 3
and 6
Which access method does 100BaseT use? - Correct Answer CSMA/CD
Which network architecture uses single-mode fiber-optic cabling? - Correct Answer
1000BaseLX
Which type of cabling is used in a 10BaseFL network? - Correct Answer Fiber-optic
Which Gigabit architecture uses multimode fiber cabling? - Correct Answer 1000BaseSX
Which network operating system was developed from the VMS platform? - Correct
Answer Windows NT
Which operating system was originally developed by Bell Labs and has multitasking,
multiuser, and built-in networking capabilities? - Correct Answer UNIX
Microsoft's directory service is called _______________? - Correct Answer Active
Directory
What is the name given to languages that are used for network communications? -
Correct Answer Protocol
, Which protocol used on the Internet gives each computer a unique address? - Correct
Answer TCP/IP
Which of the following protocols is a nonroutable protocol? - Correct Answer NetBEUI
Which protocol was developed by IBM and used primarily in Microsoft workgroup
environments? - Correct Answer NetBEUI
Which of the following is not a layer in the OSI model? - Correct Answer Data
Transmission
Which of the following protocols are layer 3 protocols? - Correct Answer IP, ICMP
Your team is troubleshooting connectivity issues, and your coworker has asked you what
the layer 2 address of one of the laptops on the network is. Which of the following
addresses would you give? - Correct Answer 00-02-3F-6B-25-13
Which of the following functions can be performed at layer 6 of the OSI model? - Correct
Answer Compression, Encryption, Converting the message to a format that is understood
by the destination
Which of the following protocols are transport layer protocols? - Correct Answer TCP,
UDP
You need to configure one of the routers in the office with a layer 3 address. Which of the
following addresses would you use? - Correct Answer 192.168.3.200
Which of the following represents an application-layer protocol? - Correct Answer SMTP
Which layer of the OSI model is responsible for converting the packet to an electrical
signal that will be placed on the wire? - Correct Answer Layer 2
Which 802 project standard defines Gigabit Ethernet using fiber-optic cabling? - Correct
Answer 802.3z
Which 802 project standard defines Fast Ethernet? - Correct Answer 802.3u
