WGU D315 NETWORK AND SECURITY EXAM
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QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS.
⫸ Which device is responsible for implementing network address
translation (NAT)?
a. Modem
b. Router
c. NIC
d. Switch Answer: Router
⫸ Which command produces the following output?
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: www.google.com
Address: 172.217.11.132
a. dig
b. nslookup
d. whois
d. nmap Answer: nslookup
⫸ Which command should be used to manually enter the default
gateway for a computer?
,a. route
b. ipconfig
c. arp
d. netstat Answer: route
⫸ Which network diagnostic tool displays the path packets take
between two endpoints?
a. ifconfig
b. traceroute
c. ftp
d. nslookup Answer: traceroute
⫸ Which network type is used to wire multiple PCs to a home router?
a. LAN
b. PAN
c. MAN
d. WAN Answer: LAN
⫸ An office's infrastructure connects network devices and printers
through a central access point without the use of cabling. Which
network type does this office use?
,a. WLAN
b. WAN
c. CAN
d. SAN Answer: WLAN
⫸ What type of medium is commonly used within a 1000 Mbps
Ethernet network?
a. CAT 5
b. CAT5e
c. Coax
d. Wireless Answer: CAT5e
⫸ Which network topology is shown in the following diagram?
a. Full mesh
b. Star
c. Bus
d. Ring Answer: Full Mesh
⫸ Which network topology is being implemented when each node
connects to exactly two other nodes, forming a single continuous
pathway for signals through each node?
, a. Star
b. Full Mesh
c. Ring
d. Bus Answer: Ring
⫸ In which physical LAN topology are nodes connected to each
other with a backbone cable that loops around and ends at the same
point it started?
a. Ring
b. Bus
c. Star
d. Tree Answer: Ring
⫸ Which OSI layer ensures error-free packets?
a. Application
b. Transport
c. Session
d. Presentation Answer: Transport
⫸ Which topology uses a switch or hub to connect to all devices in
the same network?
SCRIPT 2026 VIEW AHEAD TESTED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS.
⫸ Which device is responsible for implementing network address
translation (NAT)?
a. Modem
b. Router
c. NIC
d. Switch Answer: Router
⫸ Which command produces the following output?
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: www.google.com
Address: 172.217.11.132
a. dig
b. nslookup
d. whois
d. nmap Answer: nslookup
⫸ Which command should be used to manually enter the default
gateway for a computer?
,a. route
b. ipconfig
c. arp
d. netstat Answer: route
⫸ Which network diagnostic tool displays the path packets take
between two endpoints?
a. ifconfig
b. traceroute
c. ftp
d. nslookup Answer: traceroute
⫸ Which network type is used to wire multiple PCs to a home router?
a. LAN
b. PAN
c. MAN
d. WAN Answer: LAN
⫸ An office's infrastructure connects network devices and printers
through a central access point without the use of cabling. Which
network type does this office use?
,a. WLAN
b. WAN
c. CAN
d. SAN Answer: WLAN
⫸ What type of medium is commonly used within a 1000 Mbps
Ethernet network?
a. CAT 5
b. CAT5e
c. Coax
d. Wireless Answer: CAT5e
⫸ Which network topology is shown in the following diagram?
a. Full mesh
b. Star
c. Bus
d. Ring Answer: Full Mesh
⫸ Which network topology is being implemented when each node
connects to exactly two other nodes, forming a single continuous
pathway for signals through each node?
, a. Star
b. Full Mesh
c. Ring
d. Bus Answer: Ring
⫸ In which physical LAN topology are nodes connected to each
other with a backbone cable that loops around and ends at the same
point it started?
a. Ring
b. Bus
c. Star
d. Tree Answer: Ring
⫸ Which OSI layer ensures error-free packets?
a. Application
b. Transport
c. Session
d. Presentation Answer: Transport
⫸ Which topology uses a switch or hub to connect to all devices in
the same network?
