Deck 1: Introduction to Computer Networks

Question 1

Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP are all examples of which of the following?

A) network protocols
B) client operating systems
C) server software
D) server operating systems

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which component, located on the motherboard, carries out all the instructions provided by computer programs?

A) hard drive
B) RAM
C) NIC
D) CPU

Answer 2

D

Question 3

You are the network administrator for a company and you want to separate the traffic from the accounting department from the rest of the network. However, the accounting department still needs to have access to other network resources. What type of network do you need to implement?

A) WPAN
B) internetwork
C) WAN
D) wireless network

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which part of the network communication process is responsible for sending and receiving data to and from the network media?

A) network software
B) network protocol
C) user application
D) NIC driver

Question 5

Every NIC is embedded with a unique address that consists of a 12-digit hexadecimal value. What is this address called?

A) IP address
B) subnet mask
C) MAC address
D) default gateway

Question 6

What command would you issue from a command prompt to see a listing of the computers in your workgroup?

A) arp -a
B) net view
C) ipconfig /all
D) ping

Question 7

When data is being prepared for transmission onto the network, it is broken into small pieces and a header and trailer are added to each piece to help identify it. What is this process called?

A) multitasking
B) verification
C) encapsulation
D) application

Question 8

You are building a gaming computer and you want to install a dedicated graphics card that has a fast GPU and 1GB of memory onboard. You need to make sure that you have the right connector available on your motherboard. What type of connector would be appropriate?

A) PCI
B) SATA
C) PCI-Express
D) IDE

Question 9

What is one of the disadvantages of a server-based network compared to a peer-to-peer network?

A) additional costs
B) decentralized data access
C) difficult to expand
D) less secure

Question 10

File and printer sharing for Microsoft networks is an example of a network protocol.

Question 11

What is one of the disadvantages of a peer-to-peer network compared to a server-based network?

A) more difficult to setup and install
B) more expensive
C) higher administration costs
D) limited security

Question 12

What was the primary reason to create a network?

A) share resources
B) communicate with e-mail
C) share information
D) all of the above

Question 13

Airwaves are an example of what type of network component?

A) Network Interface Card
B) network medium
C) interconnecting device
D) network protocol

Question 14

What makes a computer a "server" is the fact that it has a server operating system installed on it.

Question 15

The XYZ company has two offices, one downtown, and a brand new office in the newer section of town. To connect the two offices, they will need a dedicated line, probably leased from the local phone company. What type of network will they be implementing to connect their two offices?

A) LAN
B) internetwork
C) MAN
D) SAN

Question 16

For any device to communicate with the computer, either through input or output, it must have what special software installed?

A) client
B) network interface
C) network protocol
D) device driver

Question 17

Each component of a computer is designed to perform only one specific task-either input, processing, or output.

Question 18

A network that has locations in different countries is considered a WAN.

Question 19

In order to find out your MAC address, you should open a command prompt and type ipconfig /all.

Question 20

You want a fast CPU for the new computer you are building and your motherboard only has one CPU socket. To increase the processing power, you need a CPU that provides more than one processor. What is this CPU called?

A) multicore
B) multiple
C) multifaceted
D) multilink

Question 21

A ____________ is a packet that has been encapsulated with the source and destination MAC addresses in the header and an error-checking code in the trailer.

Question 22

Explain the boot procedure.

Question 23

MATCHING: Match each item with a statement below:

Question 24

What is the difference between a LAN, a MAN, and a WAN?

Question 25

What is a peer-to-peer network, and what are it's advantages and disadvantages?

Question 26

Before data is transmitted, it is broken into chunks of data and then encapsulated with the source and destination IP addresses to create a ____________.

Question 27

____________ is an operating system's ability to execute more than one process at a time.

Question 28

What is a server-based network, and what are it's advantages and disadvantages?

Question 29

What is the difference between short-term storage and long-term storage?

Question 30

What is the purpose of a device driver?

Question 31

What is the difference between a client operating system and a server operating system?

Question 32

Which of the following are examples of output devices? (Choose all that apply.)

A) monitor
B) printer
C) keyboard
D) hard disk
E) CPU

Question 33

What are the three basic tasks performed by a computer?

Question 34

You're the network administrator for a company located in Arizona that has just opened an office in Texas. You need to make sure that the two locations can communicate. What type of network are you implementing?

A) MAN
B) WAN
C) internetwork
D) extended LAN

Question 35

How do you access the BIOS setup utility?

Question 36

The three basic functions of a computer are input, ____________, and output.

Question 37

There are two different network models. One of them, a peer-to-peer network, also is referred to as a ____________ network.

Question 38

Which of the following are examples of input devices? (Choose all that apply.)

A) mouse
B) monitor
C) DVD
D) scanner
E) printer

Question 39

You have just started a new business. You need to have three to four workstations available for your employees who simply need to share some files and a printer, but you don't have a large budget. Security is not a major concern, but costs are. What type of network would be the most appropriate for your situation?

A) internetwork
B) domain
C) peer-to-peer network
D) server-based network

Question 40

____________ components include devices such as printers, disk drives, network cards, and monitors.

Question 41

Judy has just sent a ping message from her computer to John's computer to verify that she has connectivity. List the steps that the message takes to get to the other computer and what layer of the network communication process each step relates to.