Hardware Exam 3
Which Windows utility can you use to access the Network and Sharing Center (Choose 2)? - correct
answer ✔✔Control Panel / Command Prompt
What function does a DNS server perform? - correct answer ✔✔Name resolution
The address cengage.com identifies a specific network, and is called a... - correct answer ✔✔Domain
Name
Besides Command Prompt, what's another Windows utility that can be sued to run ipconfig? - correct
answer ✔✔PowerShell
What network technology can create a private network connection over a public network? - correct
answer ✔✔VPN
In which of the following networks would you be most likely to find a SOHO router hosting the network?
- correct answer ✔✔A home office
A blacklist includes devices that are explicitly blocked. What type of list includes devices that are
explicitly allowed? - correct answer ✔✔Whitelist
Which wireless traffic management technique sends a specified kind of traffic from the Internet to a
particular computer on the private network? - correct answer ✔✔Port forwarding
What does an SSID tell you? - correct answer ✔✔The name of the wireless network
Which 802.11 wireless encryption type is least secure? - correct answer ✔✔WEP
What is a small MAN called? - correct answer ✔✔CAN
, Which of these connection technologies might your ISP use to connect your home LAN to the internet?
(choose 3) - correct answer ✔✔DSL, Fiber, Cable
Which of these connection technologies can you use to connect a device to your home LAN? (choose 2) -
correct answer ✔✔WiFi, Ethernet
If your home LAN is connected to the Internet with DSL, what device would need to be installed on your
network in addition to the device you would use for a network connected to the Internet using a cable
service? - correct answer ✔✔Filters
Which device functions as a bridge between the wired and wireless portions of a network? - correct
answer ✔✔Wireless Access Point
You have just finished installing a network adapter and booted up the system, installing the drivers. You
open File Explorer on a remote computer and don't see the computer on which you installed the new
NIC. What is the first thing you check? The second thing? - correct answer ✔✔Is the computer using
dynamic or static IP addressing?
Do the lights on the adapter indicate it's functioning correctly?
As an IT technician, you arrive at a customer's home office to troubleshoot problems he's experiencing
with his printer. While questioning the customer to get an understanding of his network, you find that he
has a new Wi-Fi router that connects wirelessly to a new desktop and two new laptops, in addition to
multiple smartphones, tablets, and the network printer. He also has several smart home devices,
including security cameras, light switches, door locks, and a thermostat supported by an IoT controller
hub. To work on the printer, which type of network will you be interacting with? - correct answer
✔✔LAN
Which Windows utility can you use to access the Network and Sharing center? - correct answer
✔✔Device Manager
Your customer then asks you if it would be worth the investment for him to have Ethernet cabling
installed to reach each of his workstations, instead of connecting them by Wi-Fi to his network.
Specifically, he wants to know if that would speed up communications for the workstations. You examine
Which Windows utility can you use to access the Network and Sharing Center (Choose 2)? - correct
answer ✔✔Control Panel / Command Prompt
What function does a DNS server perform? - correct answer ✔✔Name resolution
The address cengage.com identifies a specific network, and is called a... - correct answer ✔✔Domain
Name
Besides Command Prompt, what's another Windows utility that can be sued to run ipconfig? - correct
answer ✔✔PowerShell
What network technology can create a private network connection over a public network? - correct
answer ✔✔VPN
In which of the following networks would you be most likely to find a SOHO router hosting the network?
- correct answer ✔✔A home office
A blacklist includes devices that are explicitly blocked. What type of list includes devices that are
explicitly allowed? - correct answer ✔✔Whitelist
Which wireless traffic management technique sends a specified kind of traffic from the Internet to a
particular computer on the private network? - correct answer ✔✔Port forwarding
What does an SSID tell you? - correct answer ✔✔The name of the wireless network
Which 802.11 wireless encryption type is least secure? - correct answer ✔✔WEP
What is a small MAN called? - correct answer ✔✔CAN
, Which of these connection technologies might your ISP use to connect your home LAN to the internet?
(choose 3) - correct answer ✔✔DSL, Fiber, Cable
Which of these connection technologies can you use to connect a device to your home LAN? (choose 2) -
correct answer ✔✔WiFi, Ethernet
If your home LAN is connected to the Internet with DSL, what device would need to be installed on your
network in addition to the device you would use for a network connected to the Internet using a cable
service? - correct answer ✔✔Filters
Which device functions as a bridge between the wired and wireless portions of a network? - correct
answer ✔✔Wireless Access Point
You have just finished installing a network adapter and booted up the system, installing the drivers. You
open File Explorer on a remote computer and don't see the computer on which you installed the new
NIC. What is the first thing you check? The second thing? - correct answer ✔✔Is the computer using
dynamic or static IP addressing?
Do the lights on the adapter indicate it's functioning correctly?
As an IT technician, you arrive at a customer's home office to troubleshoot problems he's experiencing
with his printer. While questioning the customer to get an understanding of his network, you find that he
has a new Wi-Fi router that connects wirelessly to a new desktop and two new laptops, in addition to
multiple smartphones, tablets, and the network printer. He also has several smart home devices,
including security cameras, light switches, door locks, and a thermostat supported by an IoT controller
hub. To work on the printer, which type of network will you be interacting with? - correct answer
✔✔LAN
Which Windows utility can you use to access the Network and Sharing center? - correct answer
✔✔Device Manager
Your customer then asks you if it would be worth the investment for him to have Ethernet cabling
installed to reach each of his workstations, instead of connecting them by Wi-Fi to his network.
Specifically, he wants to know if that would speed up communications for the workstations. You examine
