Exam 1 Quizzes
Which of the following would NOT be a benefit of networking computers? - correct answer ✔✔Sharing
software licenses
Bethany is in her home, watching a video she took on vacation, while her brother is playing FIFA Soccer
on his Xbox, and her dad is checking stock quotes on his iPad. What kind of network does this family
most likely have? - correct answer ✔✔P2P network
What two devices are often combined into one device to connect the network to the Internet and to
share the connection between devices on the network? - correct answer ✔✔Modem and router
Which of the following is used to access the Internet when Wi-Fi is not available? - correct answer
✔✔Mobile hotspot, 4G LTE Internet access, 3G Internet access
Which of the following should you not do to secure a wireless network? - correct answer ✔✔Keep the
default network name and router password
Which type of broadband offers connections nearing the speed of light? - correct answer ✔✔Fiber-optic
Which would not cause interference or poor connectivity between nodes on a wireless network? -
correct answer ✔✔A wireless extender
Which of the following is the most secure security protocol used w routers? - correct answer ✔✔WPA2
The type of network that would be necessary to connect the networks of two college campuses would
be.. - correct answer ✔✔WAN
Which of the following describes fiber-optic broadband? - correct answer ✔✔It uses strands of pure
glass or plastic
, When someone uses your personal information to pose as you, this is - correct answer ✔✔Identity theft
Viruses that load from USB drives left connected to computers when computers are turned on are
known as - correct answer ✔✔Boot-sector viruses
A packet analyzer is called a sniffer because - correct answer ✔✔It captures and reads data inside each
packet
Computer viruses can be spread by - correct answer ✔✔Sharing flash drives, downloading and running a
file attached to an email, downloading a song from a peer to peer sharing site
A __ is a program that takes complete control of your computer without your knowledge - correct
answer ✔✔Rootkit
A backup of all data files on your computer can be managed easily using the Windows ___ utility -
correct answer ✔✔File history
Authentication techniques that rely on personal biological traits are called - correct answer
✔✔biometrics
Antivirus software prevents infection by recording key attributes about your files and checking to see if
they change over time in a process called - correct answer ✔✔Inoculation
A surge protector may look like just another power strip but it also can - correct answer ✔✔Save your
device if a voltage spike is sent through the electrical system
Firewalls use a process of ___ to assign IP addresses to the devices internal to the network so hackers
will not know what they are - correct answer ✔✔Network Address Translation (NAT)
If a Microsoft Excel file is all garbled, could it have a virus? - correct answer ✔✔It could be a virus, but it
could also be another problem, such as a corrupt file
Which of the following would NOT be a benefit of networking computers? - correct answer ✔✔Sharing
software licenses
Bethany is in her home, watching a video she took on vacation, while her brother is playing FIFA Soccer
on his Xbox, and her dad is checking stock quotes on his iPad. What kind of network does this family
most likely have? - correct answer ✔✔P2P network
What two devices are often combined into one device to connect the network to the Internet and to
share the connection between devices on the network? - correct answer ✔✔Modem and router
Which of the following is used to access the Internet when Wi-Fi is not available? - correct answer
✔✔Mobile hotspot, 4G LTE Internet access, 3G Internet access
Which of the following should you not do to secure a wireless network? - correct answer ✔✔Keep the
default network name and router password
Which type of broadband offers connections nearing the speed of light? - correct answer ✔✔Fiber-optic
Which would not cause interference or poor connectivity between nodes on a wireless network? -
correct answer ✔✔A wireless extender
Which of the following is the most secure security protocol used w routers? - correct answer ✔✔WPA2
The type of network that would be necessary to connect the networks of two college campuses would
be.. - correct answer ✔✔WAN
Which of the following describes fiber-optic broadband? - correct answer ✔✔It uses strands of pure
glass or plastic
, When someone uses your personal information to pose as you, this is - correct answer ✔✔Identity theft
Viruses that load from USB drives left connected to computers when computers are turned on are
known as - correct answer ✔✔Boot-sector viruses
A packet analyzer is called a sniffer because - correct answer ✔✔It captures and reads data inside each
packet
Computer viruses can be spread by - correct answer ✔✔Sharing flash drives, downloading and running a
file attached to an email, downloading a song from a peer to peer sharing site
A __ is a program that takes complete control of your computer without your knowledge - correct
answer ✔✔Rootkit
A backup of all data files on your computer can be managed easily using the Windows ___ utility -
correct answer ✔✔File history
Authentication techniques that rely on personal biological traits are called - correct answer
✔✔biometrics
Antivirus software prevents infection by recording key attributes about your files and checking to see if
they change over time in a process called - correct answer ✔✔Inoculation
A surge protector may look like just another power strip but it also can - correct answer ✔✔Save your
device if a voltage spike is sent through the electrical system
Firewalls use a process of ___ to assign IP addresses to the devices internal to the network so hackers
will not know what they are - correct answer ✔✔Network Address Translation (NAT)
If a Microsoft Excel file is all garbled, could it have a virus? - correct answer ✔✔It could be a virus, but it
could also be another problem, such as a corrupt file
