WGU D315 - PRE-ASSESSMENT: NETWORK AND SECURITY –
FOUNDATIONS 2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
Which OSI layer is related to the function of the IP protocol suite?
a. Transport
b. Network
c. Data Link
d. Session - (ANSWER)Network
Which OSI layer is responsible for organizing how bits are passed over the physical layer between devices
within the same collision domain?
a. Frame
b. Connection
c. Transport
d. Data Link - (ANSWER)Data Link
Which OSI layer would define the scope of a protocol that makes sure packets of data are received
correctly and resends them if they are not?
a. Validation
b. Transmission
c. Transport
d. Connection - (ANSWER)Transport
Which protocol suite performs functions of OSI layer 4?
a. IPX
b. MAC
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FOUNDATIONS 2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
c. CSMA/CD
d. TCP - (ANSWER)TCP
Which type of Ethernet cable can maintain 10Gbps transmission speeds through the course of its
maximum 100-meter length?
a. CAT 5e
b. CAT 5
c. CAT 3
d. CAT 6a - (ANSWER)CAT 6a
Which Internet access technology uses ordinary telephone wires for data transmission?
a. DSL
b. Cable
c. Wi-Fi
d. Hotspot - (ANSWER)DSL
Which device is used to organize network cables as they run between switches and other network
devices?
a. Jack
b. Hub
c. Patch Panel
d. Router - (ANSWER)Patch Panel
,WGU D315 - PRE-ASSESSMENT: NETWORK AND SECURITY –
FOUNDATIONS 2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
Which network device is used to connect two or more network segments by performing OSI layer 3
functions like packet-forwarding?
a. Router
b. Repeater
c. Wire
d. Switch - (ANSWER)Router
Which network device is used to convert between digital information from a LAN and analog signals for
transmission over a standard telephone wire?
a. Repeater
b. Modem
c. Signal Generator
d. Bit Stretcher - (ANSWER)Modem
Which device could be used to send commands to the mainframe for remote execution in early
mainframe installations?
a. Distributed Screens
b. Dumb Terminals
c. Execution Displays
d. Command Receivers - (ANSWER)Dumb Terminals
Which device is responsible for implementing network address translation (NAT)?
a. Modem
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FOUNDATIONS 2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
b. Router
c. NIC
d. Switch - (ANSWER)Router
Which command produces the following output?
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: www.google.com
Address: 172.217.11.132
a. dig
b. nslookup
d. whois
d. nmap - (ANSWER)nslookup
Which command should be used to manually enter the default gateway for a computer?
a. route
b. ipconfig
c. arp
d. netstat - (ANSWER)route
Which network diagnostic tool displays the path packets take between two endpoints?
a. ifconfig
b. traceroute
c. ftp
FOUNDATIONS 2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
Which OSI layer is related to the function of the IP protocol suite?
a. Transport
b. Network
c. Data Link
d. Session - (ANSWER)Network
Which OSI layer is responsible for organizing how bits are passed over the physical layer between devices
within the same collision domain?
a. Frame
b. Connection
c. Transport
d. Data Link - (ANSWER)Data Link
Which OSI layer would define the scope of a protocol that makes sure packets of data are received
correctly and resends them if they are not?
a. Validation
b. Transmission
c. Transport
d. Connection - (ANSWER)Transport
Which protocol suite performs functions of OSI layer 4?
a. IPX
b. MAC
,WGU D315 - PRE-ASSESSMENT: NETWORK AND SECURITY –
FOUNDATIONS 2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
c. CSMA/CD
d. TCP - (ANSWER)TCP
Which type of Ethernet cable can maintain 10Gbps transmission speeds through the course of its
maximum 100-meter length?
a. CAT 5e
b. CAT 5
c. CAT 3
d. CAT 6a - (ANSWER)CAT 6a
Which Internet access technology uses ordinary telephone wires for data transmission?
a. DSL
b. Cable
c. Wi-Fi
d. Hotspot - (ANSWER)DSL
Which device is used to organize network cables as they run between switches and other network
devices?
a. Jack
b. Hub
c. Patch Panel
d. Router - (ANSWER)Patch Panel
,WGU D315 - PRE-ASSESSMENT: NETWORK AND SECURITY –
FOUNDATIONS 2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
Which network device is used to connect two or more network segments by performing OSI layer 3
functions like packet-forwarding?
a. Router
b. Repeater
c. Wire
d. Switch - (ANSWER)Router
Which network device is used to convert between digital information from a LAN and analog signals for
transmission over a standard telephone wire?
a. Repeater
b. Modem
c. Signal Generator
d. Bit Stretcher - (ANSWER)Modem
Which device could be used to send commands to the mainframe for remote execution in early
mainframe installations?
a. Distributed Screens
b. Dumb Terminals
c. Execution Displays
d. Command Receivers - (ANSWER)Dumb Terminals
Which device is responsible for implementing network address translation (NAT)?
a. Modem
, WGU D315 - PRE-ASSESSMENT: NETWORK AND SECURITY –
FOUNDATIONS 2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
b. Router
c. NIC
d. Switch - (ANSWER)Router
Which command produces the following output?
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: www.google.com
Address: 172.217.11.132
a. dig
b. nslookup
d. whois
d. nmap - (ANSWER)nslookup
Which command should be used to manually enter the default gateway for a computer?
a. route
b. ipconfig
c. arp
d. netstat - (ANSWER)route
Which network diagnostic tool displays the path packets take between two endpoints?
a. ifconfig
b. traceroute
c. ftp
