WGU D315 NETWORK AND SECURITY
FUNDAMENTALS PA AND OA 233 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND TESTED SOLUTIONS
◉ Which network type connects geographically distant corporate
offices across states via a carrier network?
Answer: WAN (Wide Area Network)
◉ Why does every device connected to a network hub receive a
transmitted frame?
Answer: The hub repeats incoming traffic out all of its ports.
◉ Which device replaces a hub to avoid unnecessarily broadcasting
traffic to every connected computer?
Answer: Switch
◉ Which device provides a communication path between
workstations on different IP networks?
Answer: Router
◉ Which device enables wireless users to connect directly to an
existing wired LAN?
,Answer: Wireless access point (WAP)
◉ Which topology provides maximum redundancy and multiple
paths between critical network devices?
Answer: Mesh topology
◉ Which network type describes an interconnected network
spanning multiple offices across a university campus?
Answer: CAN (Campus Area Network)
◉ What network type is a dedicated high-speed network for servers
to access shared storage devices?
Answer: SAN (Storage Area Network)
◉ What network type describes short-range connections like a
Bluetooth headset connected to a laptop?
Answer: PAN (Personal Area Network)
◉ Which network category spans multiple offices within the same
metropolitan region?
Answer: MAN (Metropolitan Area Network)
, ◉ What is the primary disadvantage of choosing a star network
topology?
Answer: The central network device is a single point of failure.
◉ Which OSI layer is responsible for the physical transmission of
signals and hardware connection links?
Answer: Layer 1 (Physical layer)
◉ Which device is responsible for forwarding traffic between an
internal network and the Internet?
Answer: Router
◉ Which device distributes incoming user requests among multiple
servers to balance server load?
Answer: Load balancer
◉ Which network security device inspects traffic and blocks
connections that violate configured rules?
Answer: Firewall
◉ Which system detects suspicious network activity and generates
alerts without automatically blocking traffic?
Answer: IDS (Intrusion Detection System)
FUNDAMENTALS PA AND OA 233 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND TESTED SOLUTIONS
◉ Which network type connects geographically distant corporate
offices across states via a carrier network?
Answer: WAN (Wide Area Network)
◉ Why does every device connected to a network hub receive a
transmitted frame?
Answer: The hub repeats incoming traffic out all of its ports.
◉ Which device replaces a hub to avoid unnecessarily broadcasting
traffic to every connected computer?
Answer: Switch
◉ Which device provides a communication path between
workstations on different IP networks?
Answer: Router
◉ Which device enables wireless users to connect directly to an
existing wired LAN?
,Answer: Wireless access point (WAP)
◉ Which topology provides maximum redundancy and multiple
paths between critical network devices?
Answer: Mesh topology
◉ Which network type describes an interconnected network
spanning multiple offices across a university campus?
Answer: CAN (Campus Area Network)
◉ What network type is a dedicated high-speed network for servers
to access shared storage devices?
Answer: SAN (Storage Area Network)
◉ What network type describes short-range connections like a
Bluetooth headset connected to a laptop?
Answer: PAN (Personal Area Network)
◉ Which network category spans multiple offices within the same
metropolitan region?
Answer: MAN (Metropolitan Area Network)
, ◉ What is the primary disadvantage of choosing a star network
topology?
Answer: The central network device is a single point of failure.
◉ Which OSI layer is responsible for the physical transmission of
signals and hardware connection links?
Answer: Layer 1 (Physical layer)
◉ Which device is responsible for forwarding traffic between an
internal network and the Internet?
Answer: Router
◉ Which device distributes incoming user requests among multiple
servers to balance server load?
Answer: Load balancer
◉ Which network security device inspects traffic and blocks
connections that violate configured rules?
Answer: Firewall
◉ Which system detects suspicious network activity and generates
alerts without automatically blocking traffic?
Answer: IDS (Intrusion Detection System)
