Progression: Field Tech IV - V Conventional Test Questions and
Answers Rated A
Which of the following is most typical of a broadband
Multiple analog channels
network?
Processor
What components are common to all computer systems? Memory
(Check all that apply.) Storage
I/O
What does I/O stand for? Input / Output
A NIC is a device used for: Signaling
A sound card is what general type of computer compo-
Input/output
nent?
Keyboard input
Screen display
Which of the following is managed by the OS?
File I/O
Peripheral control
The primary purpose of a device driver is to control hard-
True
ware under the supervision of the OS. True or False?
Which of the following network topologies forms a closed
Ring topology
loop?
Which of the following network topologies connects de-
Bus topology
vices to a shared straight-line cable?
M1L5 When is UTP cable preferred over STP? When there is little electrical interference
Which connector type is used with Thinnet coaxial cable? BNC
Which of the following cable types uses a T-connector to
Thinnet
connect each NIC to the cable?
Which of the following cable types can transmit data far-
Fiber optic
thest?
How are bits represented on fiber optic cable? Pulses (on/ott) of light
,Progression: Field Tech IV - V Conventional Test Questions and
Answers Rated A
Which of the following are the two primary types of light
Laser diode and LED
sources in fiber optic cables?
What is the main advantage of star topology? Ease of management
Which of the following would not be used in a typical star
Thinnet
topology?
How many wire pairs can be terminated on a 66 block? 25 or 50
A crossover cable uses the 568A pattern on one jack, and
What makes a crossover cable ditterent from a patch cord? the 568B pattern on the other. A patch cord uses the same
pinout pattern on both jacks.
What is the key reason that smart LAN administrators
Bad cable connections degrade a network's performance.
demand well-made cable connections?
What is the main advantage of using balanced signaling The cable can be longer because balanced signaling is
on a serial cable? less vulnerable to interference.
What term describes the number of wave crests that pass
Frequency
a fixed point during a particular period of time?
In data networking, this term is defined as "Signals may
Half-duplex
flow in either direction, but not simultaneously".
Two CPUs have the same size data bus. Which one will
The one with a higher clock speed
process data faster?
This unique ID number is coordinated by the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers and is used by only Media access control address (MAC)
one network interface card anywhere in the world.
Which is a network management and utility software that
is typically used by network administrators and informa-
Backup and recovery utilities
tion systems personnel when the network is unused or
lightly used, often in the middle of the night?
10Base5 cable
, Progression: Field Tech IV - V Conventional Test Questions and
Answers Rated A
Which of the following is also called "Thicknet" or "yellow
wire" and includes two layers of foil shielding as well as
an additional copper mesh shield?
According to 10BaseT wiring rules, what is the maximum
100m
segment length without a repeater?
When light travels through a fiber-optic cable, the change
in refractive index causes the light to refract ott which of The boundary between the core and the cladding
the following?
Which of the following requires a laser transmitter? Single-mode fiber
In what part of a building would you typically find
Wiring closet
punch-down blocks?
Which OSI model layers are concerned primarily with
The top three
applications?
Which layers are primarily concerned with moving raw
The lower four
data?
Which of the following is the primary purpose of a Physical
Transmit bits across a physical link
Layer protocol?
Which of the following will not occur at the Physical Layer? Rerouting of information
Which of the following is the primary purpose of a Data
Transmit frames across a physical link
Link Layer protocol?
Which of the following hardware devices builds a frame? NIC
Frame headers and packet headers contain addresses.
True
True or False?
Which of the following is an example of a Network Layer
IP
protocol?
The Network Layer is to packets as the Data Link Layer is
Frames
to:
Answers Rated A
Which of the following is most typical of a broadband
Multiple analog channels
network?
Processor
What components are common to all computer systems? Memory
(Check all that apply.) Storage
I/O
What does I/O stand for? Input / Output
A NIC is a device used for: Signaling
A sound card is what general type of computer compo-
Input/output
nent?
Keyboard input
Screen display
Which of the following is managed by the OS?
File I/O
Peripheral control
The primary purpose of a device driver is to control hard-
True
ware under the supervision of the OS. True or False?
Which of the following network topologies forms a closed
Ring topology
loop?
Which of the following network topologies connects de-
Bus topology
vices to a shared straight-line cable?
M1L5 When is UTP cable preferred over STP? When there is little electrical interference
Which connector type is used with Thinnet coaxial cable? BNC
Which of the following cable types uses a T-connector to
Thinnet
connect each NIC to the cable?
Which of the following cable types can transmit data far-
Fiber optic
thest?
How are bits represented on fiber optic cable? Pulses (on/ott) of light
,Progression: Field Tech IV - V Conventional Test Questions and
Answers Rated A
Which of the following are the two primary types of light
Laser diode and LED
sources in fiber optic cables?
What is the main advantage of star topology? Ease of management
Which of the following would not be used in a typical star
Thinnet
topology?
How many wire pairs can be terminated on a 66 block? 25 or 50
A crossover cable uses the 568A pattern on one jack, and
What makes a crossover cable ditterent from a patch cord? the 568B pattern on the other. A patch cord uses the same
pinout pattern on both jacks.
What is the key reason that smart LAN administrators
Bad cable connections degrade a network's performance.
demand well-made cable connections?
What is the main advantage of using balanced signaling The cable can be longer because balanced signaling is
on a serial cable? less vulnerable to interference.
What term describes the number of wave crests that pass
Frequency
a fixed point during a particular period of time?
In data networking, this term is defined as "Signals may
Half-duplex
flow in either direction, but not simultaneously".
Two CPUs have the same size data bus. Which one will
The one with a higher clock speed
process data faster?
This unique ID number is coordinated by the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers and is used by only Media access control address (MAC)
one network interface card anywhere in the world.
Which is a network management and utility software that
is typically used by network administrators and informa-
Backup and recovery utilities
tion systems personnel when the network is unused or
lightly used, often in the middle of the night?
10Base5 cable
, Progression: Field Tech IV - V Conventional Test Questions and
Answers Rated A
Which of the following is also called "Thicknet" or "yellow
wire" and includes two layers of foil shielding as well as
an additional copper mesh shield?
According to 10BaseT wiring rules, what is the maximum
100m
segment length without a repeater?
When light travels through a fiber-optic cable, the change
in refractive index causes the light to refract ott which of The boundary between the core and the cladding
the following?
Which of the following requires a laser transmitter? Single-mode fiber
In what part of a building would you typically find
Wiring closet
punch-down blocks?
Which OSI model layers are concerned primarily with
The top three
applications?
Which layers are primarily concerned with moving raw
The lower four
data?
Which of the following is the primary purpose of a Physical
Transmit bits across a physical link
Layer protocol?
Which of the following will not occur at the Physical Layer? Rerouting of information
Which of the following is the primary purpose of a Data
Transmit frames across a physical link
Link Layer protocol?
Which of the following hardware devices builds a frame? NIC
Frame headers and packet headers contain addresses.
True
True or False?
Which of the following is an example of a Network Layer
IP
protocol?
The Network Layer is to packets as the Data Link Layer is
Frames
to:
