ITN 101 Exam 3 Questions with
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When a switch receives a frame on a port and floods the frame, what does it do with the
frame? - ANSWER-Forwards it out all other connected ports
You have two eight-port switches. On each switch, seven stations are connected to
ports, and the two switches are connected with the eighth port. How many collisions
domains are there? - ANSWER-15
Which of the following is considered a Layer 2 device? - ANSWER-Switch
You just purchased some new switches for your company's network. Your junior
technicians are doing most of the work connecting switches to workstations and to each
other, and you dont want to confuse them by requiring them to use both patch cables,
and whats the feature for using only one type of cable for all connections? - ANSWER-
Connect two switches by using a patch cable. If the connection works, the switch
supports auto-MDIX.
What feature of a switch keeps switching table entries from becoming stale? -
ANSWER-aging time
Which is the fastest switching method? - ANSWER-Cut-through
There can be only one MAC address per port in a switching table. True or False? False
- ANSWER-False
What does it mean if the first 24 bits of a MAC address are 01:00:5E? - ANSWER-It's a
multicast frame.
What feature should you look for in switches if vour network is cabled like the one in
Figure 8-16? - ANSWER-STP
What should you configure on a switch that's connected to three broadcast domains?
VLANS - ANSWER-VLANS
Which of the following is a Layer 3 device? (Choose all that apply.) - ANSWER-Router
Multilayer switch
, Which of the following is a credential category? (Choose all that apply.) - ANSWER-
Knowledge Inherence Possession
Which of the following is a method IPsec uses to authenticate the identity of
commuuicating devices? (Choose all that apply.) - ANSWER-Keeberos, digital
certificates
To encrypt data stored on a hard drive on a Windows Server computer, you should use
which of the following? - ANSWER-EFS
Firewalls can filter packets based on which of the following? (Choose all that apply.) -
ANSWER-Source address Protocol Context
If network administrators want to be informed when an attempt has been made to
compromise the network, what should they use? - ANSWER-IDS
Which VPN mode should you use if you want to establish a secure tunnel between a
main office and a branch office? - ANSWER-Site-to-site
In which of the following areas does a WAN differ from an internetwork? (Choose all
thet apply.) - ANSWER-WANS use service providers for the network connection. WANS
use serial communication technologies that can span miles,
Which of the following is a device used to make WAN connections? (Choose all that
apply.) - ANSWER-CSU/DSU Router
Which of the following best describes a digital signal? - ANSWER-A series of binary
values
For what purpose is a CSU/DSU used? - ANSWER-Creates a digital connection
between a LAN device and the WAN link
Which of the following is a common WAN connection method? (Choose all that apply.) -
ANSWER-Circuit switched Packet switched
Which of the following is true about ISDN? - ANSWER-It uses a terminal adapter to
connect to the network.
Which of the following is a typical situation in which leased lines should be considered?
(Choose all that apply.) - ANSWER-24/7 access is required. Fast upstream and
downstream communications are needed.
Which of the following combines several communication streams into a single faster
communication stream? - ANSWER-Multiplexing
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When a switch receives a frame on a port and floods the frame, what does it do with the
frame? - ANSWER-Forwards it out all other connected ports
You have two eight-port switches. On each switch, seven stations are connected to
ports, and the two switches are connected with the eighth port. How many collisions
domains are there? - ANSWER-15
Which of the following is considered a Layer 2 device? - ANSWER-Switch
You just purchased some new switches for your company's network. Your junior
technicians are doing most of the work connecting switches to workstations and to each
other, and you dont want to confuse them by requiring them to use both patch cables,
and whats the feature for using only one type of cable for all connections? - ANSWER-
Connect two switches by using a patch cable. If the connection works, the switch
supports auto-MDIX.
What feature of a switch keeps switching table entries from becoming stale? -
ANSWER-aging time
Which is the fastest switching method? - ANSWER-Cut-through
There can be only one MAC address per port in a switching table. True or False? False
- ANSWER-False
What does it mean if the first 24 bits of a MAC address are 01:00:5E? - ANSWER-It's a
multicast frame.
What feature should you look for in switches if vour network is cabled like the one in
Figure 8-16? - ANSWER-STP
What should you configure on a switch that's connected to three broadcast domains?
VLANS - ANSWER-VLANS
Which of the following is a Layer 3 device? (Choose all that apply.) - ANSWER-Router
Multilayer switch
, Which of the following is a credential category? (Choose all that apply.) - ANSWER-
Knowledge Inherence Possession
Which of the following is a method IPsec uses to authenticate the identity of
commuuicating devices? (Choose all that apply.) - ANSWER-Keeberos, digital
certificates
To encrypt data stored on a hard drive on a Windows Server computer, you should use
which of the following? - ANSWER-EFS
Firewalls can filter packets based on which of the following? (Choose all that apply.) -
ANSWER-Source address Protocol Context
If network administrators want to be informed when an attempt has been made to
compromise the network, what should they use? - ANSWER-IDS
Which VPN mode should you use if you want to establish a secure tunnel between a
main office and a branch office? - ANSWER-Site-to-site
In which of the following areas does a WAN differ from an internetwork? (Choose all
thet apply.) - ANSWER-WANS use service providers for the network connection. WANS
use serial communication technologies that can span miles,
Which of the following is a device used to make WAN connections? (Choose all that
apply.) - ANSWER-CSU/DSU Router
Which of the following best describes a digital signal? - ANSWER-A series of binary
values
For what purpose is a CSU/DSU used? - ANSWER-Creates a digital connection
between a LAN device and the WAN link
Which of the following is a common WAN connection method? (Choose all that apply.) -
ANSWER-Circuit switched Packet switched
Which of the following is true about ISDN? - ANSWER-It uses a terminal adapter to
connect to the network.
Which of the following is a typical situation in which leased lines should be considered?
(Choose all that apply.) - ANSWER-24/7 access is required. Fast upstream and
downstream communications are needed.
Which of the following combines several communication streams into a single faster
communication stream? - ANSWER-Multiplexing
