NCTI FIELD TECH IV
PROGRESSION EXAM QUESTIONS
AND THEIR CORRECT ANSWERS
What term describes the number of wave crests that
pass a fixed point during a particular period of time?
Frequency
In data networking, this term is defined as "Signals
may flow in either direction, but not simultaneously".
Half-Duplex
Two CPU's have the same size data bus. Which one
will process data faster?
The one with a higher clock speed
Which of the following is most typical of a broadband
network?
Multiple analog channels
What components are most common to all computer
systems?
Processor, Memory, Storage, I/O
What does I/O stand for?
Input/Output
A NIC is a device used for:
Signaling
A sound card is what general type of computer
component?
Input/Output
,This unique ID number is coordinated by the Institute
of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and is used by
only one network interface card anywhere in the
world.
Media access control address (MAC)
Which is a network management and utility software
that is typically used by network administrators and
information systems personnel when the network is
unused or lightly used, often in the middle of the
night?
Back up and recovery utilities
Which of the following is managed by the OS?
Keyboard input, Screen display, File I/O, and Peripheral
control
The primary purpose of a device driver is to control
hardware under the supervision of the OS. True or
False?
True
Which of the following network topologies forms a
closed loop?
Ring Topology
Which of the following network topologies connects
devices to a shared straight-line cable?
Bus topology
Which of the following is also called "Thicknet" or
"yellow wire" and includes two layers of foil shielding
as well as and additional copper mesh shield?
10Base5 cable
According to 10BaseT wiring rules, what is the
maximum segment length without a repeater?
100 m
, M1L5 When is UTP cable preferred over STP?
When there is little electrical interference
Which connector type is used with Thinnet coaxial
cable?
BNC
Which of the following cable types uses a T-connector
to connect each NIC to the table?
Thinnet
When light travels through a fiber-optic cable, the
change in refractive index causes the light to refract
off which of the following?
The boundary between the core and the cladding
Which of the following requires a laser transmitter?
Single-mode fiber
Which of the following cable types can transmit data
farthest?
Fiber Optic
How are bits represented on fiber optic cable?
Pulses (on/off) of light
Which of the following are two primary types of light
sources in fiber optic cables?
Laser diode and LED
In what part of a building would you typically find
punch-down blocks?
Wiring closet
Which OSI model layers are concerned primarily with
applications?
The top three
Which layers are primarily concerned with moving raw
data?
The lower four
PROGRESSION EXAM QUESTIONS
AND THEIR CORRECT ANSWERS
What term describes the number of wave crests that
pass a fixed point during a particular period of time?
Frequency
In data networking, this term is defined as "Signals
may flow in either direction, but not simultaneously".
Half-Duplex
Two CPU's have the same size data bus. Which one
will process data faster?
The one with a higher clock speed
Which of the following is most typical of a broadband
network?
Multiple analog channels
What components are most common to all computer
systems?
Processor, Memory, Storage, I/O
What does I/O stand for?
Input/Output
A NIC is a device used for:
Signaling
A sound card is what general type of computer
component?
Input/Output
,This unique ID number is coordinated by the Institute
of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and is used by
only one network interface card anywhere in the
world.
Media access control address (MAC)
Which is a network management and utility software
that is typically used by network administrators and
information systems personnel when the network is
unused or lightly used, often in the middle of the
night?
Back up and recovery utilities
Which of the following is managed by the OS?
Keyboard input, Screen display, File I/O, and Peripheral
control
The primary purpose of a device driver is to control
hardware under the supervision of the OS. True or
False?
True
Which of the following network topologies forms a
closed loop?
Ring Topology
Which of the following network topologies connects
devices to a shared straight-line cable?
Bus topology
Which of the following is also called "Thicknet" or
"yellow wire" and includes two layers of foil shielding
as well as and additional copper mesh shield?
10Base5 cable
According to 10BaseT wiring rules, what is the
maximum segment length without a repeater?
100 m
, M1L5 When is UTP cable preferred over STP?
When there is little electrical interference
Which connector type is used with Thinnet coaxial
cable?
BNC
Which of the following cable types uses a T-connector
to connect each NIC to the table?
Thinnet
When light travels through a fiber-optic cable, the
change in refractive index causes the light to refract
off which of the following?
The boundary between the core and the cladding
Which of the following requires a laser transmitter?
Single-mode fiber
Which of the following cable types can transmit data
farthest?
Fiber Optic
How are bits represented on fiber optic cable?
Pulses (on/off) of light
Which of the following are two primary types of light
sources in fiber optic cables?
Laser diode and LED
In what part of a building would you typically find
punch-down blocks?
Wiring closet
Which OSI model layers are concerned primarily with
applications?
The top three
Which layers are primarily concerned with moving raw
data?
The lower four
