CNT 100 CH 1 Review Questions

What does TCP/IP use to look up a computer's IP address, given its name? 1. DNS 2.Ping 3.Mac 4.TCP

1. DNS (Domain Name Server)

A device interconnects five computers and a printer in a single office so that users can share the printer. This configuration is an example of which of the following? 1.LAN 2.MAN 3.WAN 4.Internetwork

1. LAN

In network communication, what type of address is used to deliver a frame to the correct computer on the network? (Choose two.) 1.MAC 2.Logical 3.IP 4.Physical

1. MAC 4. Physical

Which of the following is considered long-term storage? (Choose two.) 1.USB or flash drive 2.RAM 3.Working Storage 4.Hard Drive

1. USB or Flash Drive 4. Hard Drive

Which of the following characteristics is associated with a peer-to-peer network? (Choose three.) 1.Decentralized data storage 2.Inexpensive 3.User-managed resources 4.Centralized control 5.Uses a directory service

1.Decentralized data storage 2.Inexpensive 3.User-managed resources

Which of the following is a task usually performed by the firmware? (Choose two.) 1.Perform a POST. 2.Create an interrupt. 3.Store the operating system. 4.Begin the boot procedure.

1.Perform a POST. 4.Begin the boot procedure.

Which of the following is one of the three basic functions a computer performs? (Choose three.) 1.Processing 2. Internet access 3.Input 4.Graphics 5.Output 6. E-mail

1.Processing 2. Input 5. Output

A network interface can transfer data at 1 Gbps. Approximately how many bytes can the interface transfer per second? 1. 1 billion 2. 125 million 3. 100,000 4. 8 billion

2. 125 million

Which of the following best describes a client? 1.A computer's primary role in the network is to give other computers access to network resources and services. 2.A computer's primary role in the network is to run user applications and access network resources. 3.It's the software that responds to requests for network resources. 4.The OS installed on a computer is designed mainly to share network resources.

2. A computer's primary role in the network is to run user applications and access network resources.

What do you call each of the processors inside a CPU? 1.I/O 2.Core 3.OS 4.Flash

2. Core

Which of the following requests information stored on another computer? 1. NIC 2. Network Client 3.Network Server 4.Network Protocol 5. Device Driver

2. Network Client

What type of message is used to determine whether a computer is listening on the network? 1.MAC 2.Ping 3.IP 4.TCP

2. Ping

What is the term for the time it takes for read/write heads to move to the correct spot on the hard disk platter? 1.Rotational delay 2. Seek Time 3.Transfer time 4.Access time

2. Seek Time

You have just installed a new NIC in your PC to replace the old one that had started malfunctioning. What additional software must be installed to allow the OS to communicate with the new NIC? 1. Network application 2.Device driver 3.BIOS 4.Protocol

2.Device driver

Data is processed from the time an application creates it to the time it reaches the network medium. This process includes adding information such as addresses and is called which of the following? 1.Packetization 2.Encapsulation 3.Deencapsulation 4.Layering

2.Encapsulation

You work for a small company with four users who need to share information on their computers. The budget is tight, so the network must be as inexpensive as possible. What type of network should you install? 1.Server-based network 2.Peer-to-peer network 3.Wide area network 4.Storage area network

2.Peer-to-peer network

Which computer component executes instructions provided by computer programs? 1.CPU 2.NIC 3.Hard drive 4.USB

1. CPU

Which of the following is the correct order of the steps of the boot procedure? The OS is loaded into RAM. CPU starts. OS services are started. Power is applied. The POST is executed. Boot devices are searched. 1. 2, 4, 6, 1, 3, 5 2. 1, 5, 2, 4, 3, 6 3. 4, 2, 5, 6, 1, 3 4. 5, 4, 1, 3, 2, 6

3. 4, 2, 5, 6, 1, 3 Power is applied CPU starts the POST is executed Boot devices are searched for an OS OS is loaded into RAM OS services are started

Which motherboard component controls data transfers between memory, expansion slots, I/O devices, and the CPU? 1.RAM slots 2.IDE connectors 3.Chipset 4.PCI Express

3. Chipset

What is the unit of information containing MAC addresses and an error-checking code that's processed by the network interface layer? 1.Packet 2.Ping 3.Frame 4.Chunk

3. Frame

You're the network administrator for a company that has just expanded from one floor to two floors of a large building, and the number of workstations you need has doubled from 50 to 100. You're concerned that network performance will suffer if you add computers to the existing LAN. In addition, new users will be working in a separate business unit, and there are reasons to logically separate the two groups of computers. What type of network should you configure? 1.WAAN 2.MAN 3.Internetwork 4.Extended LAN

3. Internetwork

Choose the correct order for the process of a user attempting to access network resources: Network protocol Application Network client NIC driver 1. 4, 2, 1, 3 2. 3, 2, 1, 4 3. 1, 4, 2, 3 4. 2, 3, 1, 4 5. 3, 1, 2, 4

4. 2, 3, 1, 4 Application Network Client Network Protocol NIC Driver

You have installed Windows Server on a new server and want to centralize user logons and security policies. What type of software should you install and configure on this server? 1.Naming services 2.Application services 3.Communication services 4.Directory services

4. Directory services

A company has just made an agreement with another organization to share their two networks' resources by using TCP/IP protocols. What best describes this arrangement? 1.MAN 2.LAN 3.Intranet 4.Extranet

4. Extranet

TCP/IP is an example of which of the following? 1. NIC 2.Network Client 3.Network Server 4.Network Protocol 5. Device Driver

4. Network Protocol

You want to purchase a high-performance graphics card for your computer. Which type of connector should it have? 1.PCI 2.SATA 3.IDE 4.PCIe (PCI Express)

4.PCIe (PCI Express)