Deck 3: Networking Hardware

Question 1

A valuable tool to have at your disposal when preparing or checking cables is a cable ____________________.

Answer 1

tester

Question 2

A ____ may have multiple ports,thus directing packets to several different segments,further partitioning and isolating network traffic in a way similar to a router.

A)hub
B)repeater
C)bridge
D)switch

Answer 2

D

Question 3

____________________,also called concentrators,expand one Ethernet connection into many.

Answer 3

Hubs

Question 4

RG-11 coaxial cable is used as a ____,distributing Ethernet signals throughout a building,an office complex,or other large installation.

A)primary cable
B)distribution cable
C)spine cable
D)backbone cable

Question 5

The ____ is the interface between the PC (or other networked device)and the physical network connection.

A)device interface card
B)network connection card
C)network interface card
D)network attachment card

Question 6

Routers operate at layer 2 of the OSI model.

Question 7

The connection from the cable system ISP to the Internet uses traditional telecommunications devices,such as T1 or T3 lines.

Question 8

____________________ maintain routing tables in their memories to store information about the physical connections on the network.

Question 9

The ___________________ address (also called a hardware address)is assigned by the manufacturer and is unique.

Question 10

The 10 in 10base2 stands for 10 Mbps,the bit rate of the system.

Question 11

A ____ connects two network segments and broadcasts packets between them.

A)repeater
B)bridge
C)bouncer
D)mirror

Question 12

An ____ cable is typically orange,with black rings around the cable every 2.5 meters.

A)RG-10
B)RG-11
C)RG-12
D)RG-13

Question 13

A ____ is a special-purpose device designed to interconnect networks.

A)switch
B)router
C)hub
D)bridge

Question 14

UTP cables are wired as either straight-through or crossover cables.

Question 15

____ cable relies on pulses of light to carry information.

A)Copper
B)Light
C)Fiber network
D)Fiber optic

Question 16

The maximum length of a thinwire Ethernet segment is ____________________ meters.

Question 17

A ____ keeps segment A traffic on the A side and segment B traffic on the B side.

A)repeater
B)hub
C)bridge
D)router

Question 18

A ____ converts from one media type to another.

A)transcoder
B)transfer interface
C)transceiver
D)translator

Question 19

A ____ is similar to a repeater,except it broadcasts data received by any port to all other ports on the device.

A)hub
B)switch
C)router
D)flipper

Question 20

RG-58 coax is thicker and more sturdy than RG-11.

Question 21

MATCHING
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.Thickwire
d.Firewall
b.Cable modem
e.Baseband
c.Thinwire
A signaling method that uses a single carrier for data

Question 22

MATCHING
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.Thickwire
d.Firewall
b.Cable modem
e.Baseband
c.Thinwire
RG-58 coaxial cable,used for 10base2 operation

Question 23

MATCHING
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.Thickwire
d.Firewall
b.Cable modem
e.Baseband
c.Thinwire
RG-11 coaxial cable,used for 10base5 operation

Question 24

MATCHING
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.Thickwire
d.Firewall
b.Cable modem
e.Baseband
c.Thinwire
A hardware device or a software program designed to inspect network traffic and either allow or deny the traffic according to a set of rules

Question 25

List the three varieties of Ethernet cables.

Question 26

Describe a router.

Question 27

Describe a satellite network system.

Question 28

Describe UTP cable.

Question 29

MATCHING
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.Thickwire
d.Firewall
b.Cable modem
e.Baseband
c.Thinwire
A high-speed network device connected to a local cable television provider

Question 30

Describe a hub.