5.3.11 Troubleshoot Physical Connectivity

You have a network that's connected using a physical star topology. One of the drop cables connecting a workstation has been removed. Which of the following BEST describes the effect that this will have on network communications. - All devices excepot the device connected with the drop cable will be able to connect - Devices on one side of the missing cable will be able to communicate with each other, while devices on the other side of the missing cable will not be able to communicate. - Only devices on one side of the missing cable will be able to communicate with each other, While only devices on the other side of the missing cable will be able to communicate with each other. - No devices will be able to communicate - All devices wil be able to communicate

ALl devices excepot the device connected with the drop cable will be able tot communicate

During a network infrastructure upgrade, you replaced two 10 Mbps hubs with switches and upgraded from a Category 3 UTP cable to a Category 5e. During the process, you accidentally cut the Cat 5e patch cable that stretches from the network printer to the upgraded switch. What is the impact on your network? - All network neds on the same subnet as the printer will be unavailable - All network nodes connected to the switch will be unavailable - All network nodes except the printer will be available - All network nodes, including the printer will be available - All network nodes authenticated by the same server as the printer will be unavailable

All Network Nodes Except the printer will be available

You are moving a client to a new location within an ethernet network. Previous to the move, the client system did not have difficulty accessing the network. During the relocation, you attach patch cable from the client system to the wall jack and from the patch panel to the swtich. Once connected, you do not get a link light on the network card or the switch. You swap out the cable running between the patch panel and the switch with a known good one, but you still cannot connect. Which of the following might you suspect is the problem? - Server software configuration error - Failed network card - Failed patch cable between the client system and the wall jack - Failed switch - Incorrect duplex settings - Faulty Termination

Failed patch cable between teh client system and the wall jack

Upon conducting a visual inspection of the server room, you see that a switch displays LED collision lights that are continually lit. You check the LED on the corresponding workstation and see that it is flashing rapidly even though it is not sending or receiving network traffic at that time. What is the cause of the network collisions? - Faulty Network Card - Adapter Controller Card Failure - Faulty Switch - Incorrect duplex setings

Faulty network card

You have a network that's connected using a physical bus topology. One of the cables that connects a workstation to the bus breaks. Which of the following BEST describes the effect that this will have on network communications? - All devices will be able to communicate - Devices on one side of the break will be able to communicate with each other, while devices on the other side will not be able to communicate - All devices except the device connected with the sdrop cable will be able to communicate - no devices will be able to communicate - Only devices on one side of the break will be able to communicate with each other, while only devices on the other side of the break will be able to communicate with each other.

No devices will be able to communicate

A user from the sales department calls to report that he is experiencing problems connecting to the sales file server. All users in the sales department connect to this server through a single ethernet switch. No other users have reported problems connecting to the sales server. Which of the following troubleshooting actions are you MOST likely to perform first? - Replace the Ethernet switch in the sales department - Replace the network card in the sales server - Reinstall the network card drivers on the sales server - Replace the network card in the user's computer

Replace the network Card in the User's COmputer

Angela is the network administrator for a rapidly growing company with a 100BaseT network. Users have recently complained about slow file transfers. While checking network traffic, Angela discovers a high number of collisions. Which connectivity device would BEST reduce the number of collisions and allow future growth? - Switch - Bridge - Router - Hub

Switch

You are implementing a SOHO network for a local business. The ISP has already installed and connected a cable modem for the business. The business has four computers that need to communicate with each other and the internet. The ISP's cable modem has only one RJ45 port. You need to set up the network within the following parameters: *You must spend as little money as possible. *You must not purchase unnecessary equipment. *Computers need to have a gigabit connection to the network. *New devices should not require management or configuration. You examine each computer and notice that only one of the four computers has a wireless NIC. They all have Ethernet NICs. What should you purchase? - A managed switch and CAT 6 cabling - A new cable modem with a build-in switch and CAT 6a cabling - A wireless AP and three new wireless NICs - An Unmanaged switch and CAT 5e cabling - A Hub and CAT 5e cabling

An unmanaged switch and Cat 5e cabling

You have a network that's connects using a Full mesh topology. The link between device A and device B is broken. Which of the folloiiwing BEST describes the effect that this will have on netowkr communications? - Device A will be able to communicate with all other devices - Device A will be able to communicate with any device except for Device B - No devices will be able to communicate with any other device - Device A will not be able to communicate with any other device

Device A will be able to communicate with all other devices

You have just connected four new computer systems to an ethernet switch using spare patch cables. After the installation, only three systems are able to access the network. You verify all client network settings and replace the network card in the failed system. The client is still unable to access the network. Which of the following might you suspect is the real cause of the problem? - Faulty IP stack - Failed patch cable - Incorrect routing table - Incorrect LAN protocol - Failed Switch

Failed Patch Cable