CNET 157 – Multiple Choice Questions – Questions and Solutions –
2025/2026
For any device to communicate with the computer, either through input or output, it must have
what special software installed? - correct answer ✔✔ device driver
You have just started a new business. You need to have three to four workstations available for
your employees who simply need to share some files and a printer, but you don't have a large
budget. Security is not a major concern, but costs are. What type of network would be the most
appropriate for your situation? - correct answer ✔✔ peer-to-peer network
You are the network administrator for a company and you want to separate the traffic from the
accounting department from the rest of the network. However, the accounting department still
needs to have access to other network resources. What type of network do you need to
implement? - correct answer ✔✔ internetwork
What makes a computer a "server" is the fact that it has a server operating system installed on
it. - correct answer ✔✔ true
File and printer sharing for Microsoft networks is an example of a network protocol. - correct
answer ✔✔ false
Which part of the network communication process is responsible for sending and receiving data
to and from the network media? - correct answer ✔✔ NIC driver
You want a fast CPU for the new computer you are building and your motherboard only has one
CPU socket. To increase the processing power, you need a CPU that provides more than one
processor. What is this CPU called? - correct answer ✔✔ multicore
, The XYZ company has two offices, one downtown, and a brand new office in the newer section
of town. To connect the two offices, they will need a dedicated line, probably leased from the
local phone company. What type of network will they be implementing to connect their two
offices? - correct answer ✔✔ MAN
Each component of a computer is designed to perform only one specific task—either input,
processing, or output. - correct answer ✔✔ false
You are building a gaming computer and you want to install a dedicated graphics card that has a
fast GPU and 1GB of memory onboard. You need to make sure that you have the right
connector available on your motherboard. What type of connector would be appropriate? -
correct answer ✔✔ PCI-Express
In order to find out your MAC address, you should open a command prompt and type
ipconfig /all. - correct answer ✔✔ true
Which component, located on the motherboard, carries out all the instructions provided by
computer programs? - correct answer ✔✔ CPU
Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP are all examples of which of the following? -
correct answer ✔✔ client operating systems
Which of the following is NOT a function of a hub? - correct answer ✔✔ transmits the signal to
the next port
A wireless access point is most like which other network device, in that all computers send
signals through it to communicate with other computers? - correct answer ✔✔ hub
What is a packet called that is intended for only one individual computer? - correct answer ✔✔
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2025/2026
For any device to communicate with the computer, either through input or output, it must have
what special software installed? - correct answer ✔✔ device driver
You have just started a new business. You need to have three to four workstations available for
your employees who simply need to share some files and a printer, but you don't have a large
budget. Security is not a major concern, but costs are. What type of network would be the most
appropriate for your situation? - correct answer ✔✔ peer-to-peer network
You are the network administrator for a company and you want to separate the traffic from the
accounting department from the rest of the network. However, the accounting department still
needs to have access to other network resources. What type of network do you need to
implement? - correct answer ✔✔ internetwork
What makes a computer a "server" is the fact that it has a server operating system installed on
it. - correct answer ✔✔ true
File and printer sharing for Microsoft networks is an example of a network protocol. - correct
answer ✔✔ false
Which part of the network communication process is responsible for sending and receiving data
to and from the network media? - correct answer ✔✔ NIC driver
You want a fast CPU for the new computer you are building and your motherboard only has one
CPU socket. To increase the processing power, you need a CPU that provides more than one
processor. What is this CPU called? - correct answer ✔✔ multicore
, The XYZ company has two offices, one downtown, and a brand new office in the newer section
of town. To connect the two offices, they will need a dedicated line, probably leased from the
local phone company. What type of network will they be implementing to connect their two
offices? - correct answer ✔✔ MAN
Each component of a computer is designed to perform only one specific task—either input,
processing, or output. - correct answer ✔✔ false
You are building a gaming computer and you want to install a dedicated graphics card that has a
fast GPU and 1GB of memory onboard. You need to make sure that you have the right
connector available on your motherboard. What type of connector would be appropriate? -
correct answer ✔✔ PCI-Express
In order to find out your MAC address, you should open a command prompt and type
ipconfig /all. - correct answer ✔✔ true
Which component, located on the motherboard, carries out all the instructions provided by
computer programs? - correct answer ✔✔ CPU
Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP are all examples of which of the following? -
correct answer ✔✔ client operating systems
Which of the following is NOT a function of a hub? - correct answer ✔✔ transmits the signal to
the next port
A wireless access point is most like which other network device, in that all computers send
signals through it to communicate with other computers? - correct answer ✔✔ hub
What is a packet called that is intended for only one individual computer? - correct answer ✔✔
unicast
