CIS 1102 Prefinal - Networking Basics

A detailed and visually engaging illustration of computer networking concepts, showing various types of networks like LAN, MAN, and WAN, with interconnected devices like computers, routers, and servers, in a modern digital environment.

CIS 1102 Prefinal - Networking Basics

Welcome to the CIS 1102 Prefinal Quiz on Networking Basics! This engaging quiz covers a variety of topics related to networking, from fundamental definitions to more complex concepts. Whether you're preparing for an exam or just brushing up on your knowledge, this quiz is designed to help you succeed.

Here's what you can expect:

86 well-crafted questions
Diverse question formats including multiple choice and short answer
Immediate feedback on your answers

86 Questions22 MinutesCreated by ConnectingData39

Read each item carefully and select the best answer/s or encode your answer as directed.
Answers in short-response questions are not case-sensitive but space-sensitive. When told to answer in numbers, answer in decimal number form not word form (i.e. "1" not "one") unless specified in the question.
NO CHEATING - Opening of other tabs and using of any computing devices during the test are not allowed.
Backtracking is DISABLED in this quiz - make sure you place a response and review before proceeding to the next item.

Read each item carefully and select the best answer/s or encode your answer as directed.
Answers in short-response questions are not case-sensitive but space-sensitive. When told to answer in numbers, answer in decimal number form not word form (i.e. "1" not "one") unless specified in the question.
NO CHEATING - Opening of other tabs and using of any computing devices during the test are not allowed.
Backtracking is DISABLED in this quiz - make sure you place a response and review before proceeding to the next item.

It is simply two or more computers connected together so they can exchange information and share computer resources. (2 points)

In this kind of network, computers use radio communications to send data between each other. (2 points)

Identify the kind of network shown by the picture above. (2 points)

TRUE or FALSE: Once individuals within a building or work group are connected into local area networks (LANs), it is possible for network users to communicate with each other using technologies such as electronic mail, Chat Boxes and any other forms of communication. (2 points)

TRUE

FALSE

Networking makes possible applications that rely on the ability of many people to access and share all of these at the same data, such as: (1 point)

Databases

Software Development

Software Packages

All of the choices

A type of computer program that, when executed, replicates itself by modifying other computer programs and inserting its own code. This is a kind of undesirable data that can be easily spread over networks and the internet. (2 points)

In networking, MAN stands for: (2 points)

TRUE or FALSE: in a "peer-to-peer" environment, a central computer provides network services to users. (2 points)

TRUE

FALSE

A type of network that operates using routers, which can "choose" the most appropriate path for data to take to reach a network node. The most well-known example of this is the Internet. (2 points)

It is a private network, operated by a large company or other organization, which uses internet technologies, but is insulated from the global internet. It is best suited for organizations that do not want their information to be available to the outside world. (2 points)

TRUE or FALSE: A server computer provides a link to the resources necessary to perform any task. The link it provides could be to a resource existing on the server itself or a resource on a client computer.. (1 point)

TRUE

FALSE

TRUE or FALSE: Client computers sometimes depend primarily on the central server for processing activities. (1 point)

TRUE

FALSE

It is an intranet that is accessible to some people from outside the company, or possibly shared by more than one organization. This network system is basically used for business to business (B2B) purposes. (2 points)

Staff working outside the organization may be able to access the intranet by using a: (No acronym allowed) (2 points)

In an internet, computers will communicate with each other through two ways. Give one. (No acronyms allowed) (2 points)

HTML stands for: (2 points)

It is the arrangement of a network, including its nodes and connecting lines. (2 points)

It is is a complete system of cabling and associated hardware, which provides a comprehensive telecommunications infrastructure. This infrastructure serves a wide range of uses, such as providing telephone service or transmit data through a computer network. It should not be device-dependent. (2 points)

TRUE or FALSE: Structured cabling is a complete cabling and hardware infrastructure used in telecommunications. (1 point)

TRUE

FALSE

TRUE or FALSE: The structured cabling system begins at the point where the service provider (SP) terminates. (1 point)

TRUE

FALSE

Match the descriptions with their corresponding types. (4 points)

	Answers
A room for placement of electronics and terminations of a cable of many types, which supply the building with outside communications.
A location on each floor to facilitate the electronics and cabling distribution for that floor. If the floor is large enough, with long cable runs, more than one room may be required on each floor.
A series of accesses that connect the entrance wiring closet to the various floor wiring closets. These paths permit the cable to be placed between the floors.
This carries the cable from the floor wiring closet to the various rooms or jack locations on the floor

Most of the benefits of networking can be divided into two generic categories: (Answer format: "____ and ____") (2 points)

TRUE or FALSE: In structured cabling, AP stands for Accessible point. (1 point)

TRUE

FALSE

TRUE or FALSE: In structured cabling, LS0H stands for Low Smoke Zero Halogen Cabling. (1 point)

TRUE

FALSE

TRUE or FALSE: In structured cabling, MDF stands for Main distributing frame. (1 point)

TRUE

FALSE

It is a device or unit featuring a number of jacks, usually of the same or similar type, for the use of connecting and routing circuits for monitoring, interconnecting, and testing circuits in a convenient, flexible manner. (2 points)

Identify the figures. (4 points)

	Answers
1
2
3
4

Identify this figure. (2 points)

A type of cable used to connect different types of devices - computers and other end-user devices (e.g., printers) to networking devices such as hubs and switches. (2 points)

A type of cable used to connect between same types of devices (PC-PC, Hub-Hub, etc.) (2 points)

Identify the figure: (2 points)

T-568A Straight-through cabling

T-568B Straight-through cabling

T-568A - T-568B Cross-over cabling

None of the choices

It is interference in signal transmission or reception and is caused by the radiation of electrical or magnetic fields which are present near power cables, heavy machinery, or fluorescent lighting. (No acronyms allowed) (2 points)

It is a form of interference in which signals in one cable induce electromagnetic interference (EMI) in an adjacent cable. Usually caused by undesired capacitive, inductive, or conductive coupling from one circuit or channel to another. (2 points)

There are two ways of preventing noise in cables. Give them. (Answer format: "____ and ____") (2 points)

Identify the figures. (3 points)

A. Tool designed to crimp or connect a connector to the end of a cable.

B. Tool intended for the cutting of wire.

C. Tool used by rotating it around the insulation while applying pressure in order to make a cut around the insulation.

	1	2	3
A
B
C

It is a computer networking device that connects network segments. This allows the faster cards to continue to communicate at the highest speed and not slowed by the slower card. (2 points)

TRUE or FALSE: Hubs are much more intelligent than switches. (1 point)

TRUE

FALSE

Select all TRUE statements regarding routers. (3 points)

They are networking devices that forward data packets between computer networks.

They perform the traffic directing functions on the Internet.

A router is connected to two or more data lines from same IP networks

They prevent data from going where it is not permitted, such as a large file being distributed to all machines on a network and crippling network performance.

TRUE or FALSE: Wi-Fi is a brand name created by marketing firm Interbrand for the founding member of the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance. (2 points)

TRUE

FALSE

It is a device that performs the functions of a router and also includes the functions of a wireless access point. It is used to provide access to the Internet or a private computer network. (2 points)

TRUE or FALSE: The IEEE 803.11 standard defines the protocols that enable communications with current wireless devices, including wireless routers and wireless access points. (1 point)

TRUE

FALSE

Identify this figure. (2 points)

TRUE or FALSE: Peer to peer connection can be made possible using a CAT5e (Ethernet) Straight-Through Cable between two computers. (2 points)

TRUE

FALSE

To ensure both computers can see each other when connected via cabling, we have to ensure both machines are in the same ______. (1 point)

It the default command-line interpreter for Microsoft Windows operating systems. The name refers to its executable filename. (1 point)

It is a computer network administration utility used to test whether a particular host is reachable across an Internet Protocol (IP) network and to measure the round-trip time for packets sent from the local host to a destination computer, including the local host's own interfaces. (2 points)

What should you type in Command Prompt to see the IP configuration of your computer? (2 points)

A unique identifier for a node or host connection on an IP network. (3 points)

The process in "indirectly" delivering an IP datagram when its source and destination are not on the same network. (3 points)

Choose all the public IP addresses below. (3 points)

172.17.255.255

10.251.0.168

192.128.1.1

172.32.33.34

Addresses beginning with this number (in decimal format) are reserved for loopback and for internal testing on a local machine. (2 points)

Determine the class of the IP address: 235.255.235.255 (3 points)

Determine the number of usable host addresses in the IP address 131.11.22.100 (Do not put commas - I.e. 10000 not 10,000) (3 points)

Determine the default gateway of the IP address: 192.57.20.105 (3 points)

Determine the last host address of the IP address: 54.55.155.255 (3 points)

Determine the network address of the IP address: 45.240.23.100 (3 points)

Determine the broadcast address of the IP address: 99.99.99.99 (3 points)

Determine the subnet mask of the network address: 55.56.0.0 /16 (3 points)

It is a router interface connected to the local network that sends packets out of the local network. (3 points)

It is a number that defines a range of IP addresses available within a network. (3 points)

TRUE or FALSE: (1) Systems within the same subnet can communicate directly with each other; (2) Systems on different subnets must communicate through a router. (3 points)

Only (1) is TRUE

Only (2) is TRUE

Both (1) and (2) are TRUE

Both (1) and (2) are FALSE

TRUE or FALSE: In configuring routers for wide area networks, the RIP (Routing Information Protocol) is utilized. (2 points)

TRUE

FALSE

TRUE or FALSE: In configuring routers for wide-area networks, we enter the IP addresses of the hosts connected to the router in the CLI. (2 points)

TRUE

FALSE

TRUE or FALSE: When connecting two routers via serial cable, the clock rate can be configured in just one of the routers. (2 points)

TRUE

FALSE

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