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C172 – Pre-Assessment Questions
• 1. Which OSI layer is related to the function of the IP protocol suite?
o Network
• 2. Which OSI layer is responsible for organizing how bits are passed over the
physical layer between devices within the same collision domain?
o Data Link
• 3. 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?
o Transport
• 4. Which protocol suite performs functions of OSI layer 4
o TCP
• 5. Type of Ethernet cable can maintain 10Gbps transmission speeds through the course
of its max. 100-meter length
o CAT 6a
• 6. Which internet access tech uses ordinary telephone wires for data transmission?
o DSL
• 7. Device used to organize network cables as they run b/w switches and other
network devices
o Patch Panel
• 8. Network device is used to connect two or more network segments by performing
OSI layer 3 functions like packet-forwarding
o Router
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• 9. Network device is used to convert between digital information from a LAN and
analog signals for transmission over a standard telephone wire
o Modem
• 10. Device used to send commands to the mainframe for remote execution in
early mainframe installations
o Dumb terminals
• 11. Device responsible for implementing network address translation (NAT)
o Router
• 12. Command that produces the following output:
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: www.google.com
Address: 172.217.11.132
nslookup
• 13. Command should be used to manually enter the default gateway for a computer
o Route
• 14. Network diagnostic tool displays the path packets take b/w two endpoints
o Traceroute
• 15. Network type used to wire multiple PCs to a home router
o LAN
• 16. An office’s infrastructure connects network devices and printers through a central
access point without the use of cabling. Which network type does this office use?
o WLAN
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PM assessment
C172 – Pre-Assessment Questions
• 1. Which OSI layer is related to the function of the IP protocol suite?
o Network
• 2. Which OSI layer is responsible for organizing how bits are passed over the
physical layer between devices within the same collision domain?
o Data Link
• 3. 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?
o Transport
• 4. Which protocol suite performs functions of OSI layer 4
o TCP
• 5. Type of Ethernet cable can maintain 10Gbps transmission speeds through the course
of its max. 100-meter length
o CAT 6a
• 6. Which internet access tech uses ordinary telephone wires for data transmission?
o DSL
• 7. Device used to organize network cables as they run b/w switches and other
network devices
o Patch Panel
• 8. Network device is used to connect two or more network segments by performing
OSI layer 3 functions like packet-forwarding
o Router
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, 9/13/24, 11:07 C172 Pre-Assess - Pre-
PM assessment
• 9. Network device is used to convert between digital information from a LAN and
analog signals for transmission over a standard telephone wire
o Modem
• 10. Device used to send commands to the mainframe for remote execution in
early mainframe installations
o Dumb terminals
• 11. Device responsible for implementing network address translation (NAT)
o Router
• 12. Command that produces the following output:
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: www.google.com
Address: 172.217.11.132
nslookup
• 13. Command should be used to manually enter the default gateway for a computer
o Route
• 14. Network diagnostic tool displays the path packets take b/w two endpoints
o Traceroute
• 15. Network type used to wire multiple PCs to a home router
o LAN
• 16. An office’s infrastructure connects network devices and printers through a central
access point without the use of cabling. Which network type does this office use?
o WLAN
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