CIT 370 Test Chapters 1, 2, 3

You need to connect a new network printer to a nearby wall jack. What kind of cable should you use?

Patch cable

Which type of address is used at the Transport layer to identify the receiving application?

Port

The name given to a group of bits as it moves from one layer of the OSI model to the next is which of the following?

Protocol Data Unit (PDU)

A network consists of seven computers and a network printer, all connected directly to one switch. Which network topology does this network use?

Star

Which device converts signals from a campus's analog phone equipment into IP data that can travel over the Internet?

VoIP gateway

What type of diagram shows a graphical representation of a network's wired infrastructure?

Wiring schematic

Which of these commands is available only in Linux?

dig

When Windows Server controls network access to a group of computers, this logical group is called which of the following?

domain

The first 24 bits in a MAC address are known as which of the following?

OUI

What decimal number corresponds to the binary number 11111111?

255

HTTP uses which port number for requests between web servers and web clients?

80

Suppose you send data to the 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 IP address on an IPv4 network. To which device(s) are you transmitting?

All devices on your local network

What is the seventh layer of the OSI model?

Application Layer

The least intelligent switches operate at which layer of the OSI model?

Data Link Layer

When your computer first joins an IPv6 network, what is the prefix of the IPv6 address the computer first configures for itself?

FE80::/10

A transceiver was recently damaged by a lightning strike during a storm. How might you decide whether the ISP is responsible for replacing this device, or whether your company must foot the bill?

Look at whether the device is located on the ISP's side of the demarc

Which of the following terms best describe the first point of interconnection between an organization's LAN or WAN and a service provider's facility?

MDF

Which type of DNS record identifies an email server?

MX record

Which of the following is a technique designed to conserve the number of public IP addresses needed by a network?

NAT

Which of the following terms best describe the process of discovering and identifying the devices on a network?

Network Mapping

Which of the following protocols is used by a client to send an email message?

SMTP

You have just brought online a new secondary DNS server and notice your network-monitoring software reports a significant increase in network traffic. Which two hosts on your network are likely to be causing the increased traffic and why?

The secondary and primary DNS servers, because the secondary server is requesting zone transfers from the primary server

Which of the following terms best describe a major change to a software package that enhances the functionality and features of the software, while also correcting bugs and vulnerabilities?

Upgrade

If you are connected to a network that uses DHCP, and you need to terminate your Windows workstation's DHCP lease, which command would you use?

ipconfig /release

When a secondary DNS server needs to update its database, it makes a request to the primary server. This process is known as which of the following?

zone transfer