CCNA Introduction to Networks Module 1

In which scenario would the use of a WISP be recommended?

A farm in a rural area without wired broadband access

Which device performs the function of determining the path that messages should take through internetworks?

A router

Which feature describes using personal tools to access information and communicate across a business or campus network?

BYOD

How does BYOD change the way in which businesses implement networks?​

BYOD provides flexibility in where and how users can access network resources.

A large corporation has modified its network to allow users to access network resources from their personal laptops and smart phones. Which networking trend does this describe?

Bring your own device

Which two Internet connection options do not require that physical cables be run to the building? (Choose two.)

Cellular Satellite

Which feature contains options such as Public, Private, Custom and Hybrid?

Cloud computing

Which attack slows down or crashes equipment and programs?

Denial of Service (DoS)

Which network infrastructure might an organization use to provide secure and safe access to individuals who work for a different organization but require access to the organization's data?

Extranet

Which term refers to a network that provides secure access to the corporate offices by suppliers, customers and collaborators?

Extranet

A college is building a new dormitory on its campus. Workers are digging in the ground to install a new water pipe for the dormitory. A worker accidentally damages a fiber optic cable that connects two of the existing dormitories to the campus data center. Although the cable has been cut, students in the dormitories only experience a very short interruption of network services. What characteristic of the network is shown here?

Fault tolerance

Having multiple paths to a destination is known as redundancy. This is an example of which characteristic of network architecture?

Fault tolerance

When data is encoded as pulses of light, which media is being used to transmit the data?

Fiber-optic cable

Which option blocks unauthorized access to your network?

Firewall

What are two characteristics of a scalable network? (Choose two.)

Grows in size without impacting existing users, Suitable for modular devices that allow for expansion

name for all computers connected to a network that participate directly in network communication?

Hosts

What is an ISP?

It is an organization that enables individuals and businesses to connect to the Internet.

What is the Internet?

It provides connections through interconnected global networks.

Which network infrastructure provides access to users and end devices in a small geographical area, which is typically a network in a department in an enterprise, a home, or small business?

LAN

Which feature is being used when connecting a device to the network using an electrical outlet?

Powerline

With which type of policy, a router can manage the flow of data and voice traffic, giving priority to voice communications if the network experiences congestion?

QoS

Which two devices are intermediary devices? (Choose two)

Routers and Switches

What characteristic of a network enables it to quickly grow to support new users and applications without impacting the performance of the service being delivered to existing users?

Scalability

When designers follow accepted standards and protocols, which of the four basic characteristics of network architecture is achieved?

Scalability

Confidentiality, integrity, and availability are requirements of which of the four basic characteristics of network architecture?

Security

During a routine inspection, a technician discovered that software that was installed on a computer was secretly collecting data about websites that were visited by users of the computer. Which type of threat is affecting this computer?

Spyware

What type of network must a home user access in order to do online shopping?

The Internet

What are two functions of end devices on a network? (Choose two.)

They originate the data that flows through the network. They are the interface between humans and the communication network.

An employee wants to access the network of the organization remotely, in the safest possible way. What network feature would allow an employee to gain secure remote access to a company network?

VPN

Which feature is a good conferencing tool to use with others who are located elsewhere in your city, or even in another country?

Video communications

Which option creates a secure connection for remote workers?

Virtual Private Network (VPN)

Which option describes malicious code running on user devices?

Virus, worm, or Trojan horse

Which network infrastructure provides access to other networks over a large geographical area, which is often owned and managed by a telecommunications service provider?

WAN

Which feature uses the same cellular technology as a smartphone?

Wireless broadband

Which option describes a network attack that occurs on the first day that a vulnerability becomes known?

Zero-day or Zero-hour