Network+

Short-answer quiz

1 What are the two primary types of networks? 2 What term refers to a computer that is dedicated to hosting large applications that other computers on the network can access? 3 Which OSI layer covers specifications that determine the logical topology of a network? 4 What hardware components are associated with the OSI Physical layer? 5 What are the two most popular Media Access Control methods used in networking? 6 Routers are used to divide larger, sometimes geographically vast, internetworks. What are these divisions in the internetwork called? 7 Although less reliable, connectionless transport services have what important advantage over connection-oriented services? 8 How do routers know where to send a packet in a TCP/IP internetwork? 9 Where does the IP protocol obtain the bits required to establish a subnet mask? 10 The combination of IP address and application port number needed for a packet to successfully arrive at its intended destination is called what? 11 What type of host naming scheme is used in a Unix internetwork environment? 12 How does a host on a DHCP supported network obtain an IP address? 13 Why is it usually easy to determine the address to an FTP site? 14 Which TCP/IP utility reveals every router interface along the route to a specified host on the internetwork? 15 What is a virtual COM port? 16 What is the medium most often used to perform a full backup of network servers? 17 What client software will allow a workstation running Windows 95 to access a NetWare server, including full NDS functionality? 18 How many of a private network's IP addresses are exposed to the public network when using a proxy server for a firewall? 19 What is the most common AC power problem? 20 How is the network's baseline determined? 21 You are connecting 100 workstations to the Novell NetWare LAN. These workstations have the Windows 95 operating system. Which client software should you install? 22 In prioritizing multiple trouble calls, what two factors must you consider? 23 A user calls to report not being able to log on to the network. You happen to be at the server so you look at the user's account. The account has been locked out. What is the problem? 24 Traffic on a particular segment of your network is continually congested. What should you do? 25 You connect a new UPS to one of your servers, but the UPS shuts off as soon as you turn on the server. What is the most likely problem?