Networking Concepts

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1. Which of the following components is NOT required to create a network?

• Wireless adapter
• Network media
• Network interfaces
• Computer systems

2. Multiple computers configured to be able to communicate and share information with each other form a ____________.

• Network
• Group
• Family
• Commune

3. Which of the following is the best definition for a LAN?

• A network whose computers and servers are separated geographically but still connected.
• The interconnection of components, such as laptops, printers, keyboards, and other wireless devices within a personal range (typically 10 meters or less).
• An extension of a private network over a shared or public network, such as the Internet.
• A network in a small geographic area, like in an office.

4. You are an IT technician for your company. Your boss has asked you to set up and configure a wireless network to service all of the conference rooms. Which of the following features lets you allow or reject client connections based on the hardware address?

• DHCP
• WEP
• MAC address filtering
• SSID

5. Which of the following provides services to hosts on its network?

• Client
• Server
• Email
• Storage

6. You have recently issued new mobile phones to the sales team in your company. Each phone has the ability to store and transmit encrypted information for such things as making payments at a checkout counter. Which of the following is the technology being used in these phones?

• Infrared transmitters
• NFC chips
• VPN
• Bluetooth transmitters

7. Which of the following is a wired networking method most commonly used today by desktop PCs and other network devices to connect to a local area network?

• Bluetooth
• Token Ring
• 802.11n
• ArcNet
• Ethernet

8. A technician is tasked to prepare a conference room so that at least 20 guests will be able to wirelessly connect laptop computers to the company network. Which of the following network devices would be the BEST choice for this connectivity?

• Firewall
• Switch
• Router
• Access point

9. Which of the following is the best device to deploy to protect your private network from an untrusted public network?

• Router
• Hub
• Firewall
• Gateway