1 Convert the binary number 10111010 into its hexadecimal equivalent.

Select the
correct answer from the list below.
85
90
* BA
A1
B3
1C
2 Convert the Hexadecimal number A2 into its Base 10 equivalent. Select the corr
ect answer from the list below.
156
158
160
* 162
164
166
3 Select the necessary information that is required to compute the estimated tim
e it would take to transfer data from one location to another. (Choose two.)
* file size
data format
network in use
type of medium
* bandwidth of the link
4 Using the data transfer calculation T=S/BW, how long would it take a 4MB file
to be sent over a 1.5Mbps connection?
52.2 seconds
* 21.3 seconds
6.4 seconds
2 seconds
0.075 seconds
0.0375 seconds
5 What are features of the TCP/IP Transport layer? (Choose two.)
path determination
handles representation, encoding and dialog control
* uses TCP and UDP protocols
packet switching
* reliability, flow control and error correction
6 Which combinations of charges will be repelled by electric force? (Choose two.
)
neutral and neutral
neutral and positive
neutral and negative
* positive and positive
positive and negative
* negative and negative
7 Which of the following are considered the best electrical conductors for use i
n data network communications? (Choose three.)

glass fibers
* copper
* gold
plastic
silicon
* silver
8 During cable testing, which of the following are used to calculate the informa
tion carrying capacity of a data cable? (Choose two.)
bit speed
* attenuation
wire map
saturation limit
* analog bandwidth
9 The highest capacity Ethernet technologies should be implemented in which area
s of a network? (Choose three.)
between workstation and backbone switch
between individual workstations
* between backbone switches
* between enterprise server and switch
* on aggregate access links
10 What device must be used between an AUI port of a networking device and the m
edia to which it is being connected?
a
a
*
a
a

transducer
transmitter
a transceiver
transponder
port replicator

11 An ISDN Basic Rate Interface (BRI) is composed of how many signaling channels
?
* 1
2
3
4
12 Which of the following items are common to all 100BASE technologies? (Choose
three.)
* frame format
media
connectors
* timing
* multi-part encoding
13 Which of the following does 1000BASE-T use to accomplish gigabit speeds on Ca
t 5e cable?
the use of four conductors in full-duplex mode
the use of two multiplexed pairs of wires, simultaneously
the use of three pairs of wires for data and the fourth for stabilization and fo
rward error correction
* the use of all four pairs of wires in full-duplex mode, simultaneously

14 For which of the following is Ethernet considered the standard? (Choose three
.)
* inter-building connection
mid-length voice
video conferencing
* vertical wiring
* horizontal wiring
diagonal wiring
15 John has been hired as the network administrator of a local company and has d
ecided to add more hubs to the company's existing network. Which of the followin
g has been caused by John's inexperience?
* collision domain extended
an increased number of collision domains
increased network performance
increased bandwidth
extended bandwidth
16 "CompA" is trying to locate a new computer named "CompB" on the network. Whic
h of the following does "CompA" broadcast to find the MAC address of "CompB"?
MAC request
* ARP request
ping
Telnet
proxy ARP
17 Which of the following is a term associated with replacing hubs with switches
to increase the number of collision domains?
encapsulation
latency
* segmentation
layered model
broadcast domain
extended
18 The accumulation of traffic from which of the following can cause a network c
ondition called broadcast radiation? (Choose three.)
anonymous FTP servers
telnet sessions
* video over IP applications
NAS services
* ARP requests
* RIP updates
19 Which of the following describes the use of Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)?
resolve routing loops
eliminate Split Horizon errors
limit collisions
* resolve switching loops
20 Which term describes an ARP response by a router on behalf of a requesting ho
st?
ARP

RARP
* Proxy ARP
Proxy RARP
21 Which OSI layer encapsulates data into packets?
session
transport
* network
data link
22 Which OSI layer defines the functions of a router?
physical
data link
* network
transport
session
23 Which of the following are Cisco proprietary routing protocols? (Choose two.)
RIPv2
* IGRP
OSPF
BGP
RIPv1
* EIGRP
24 A company with a Class B license needs to have a minimum of 1,000 subnets wit
h each subnet capable of accommodating 50 hosts. Which mask below is the appropr
iate one?
255.255.0.0
255.255.240.0
255.255.255.0
* 255.255.255.192
255.255.255.224
25 A small company has a class C network license and needs to create five usable
subnets, each subnet capable of accommodating at least 20 hosts. Which of the f
ollowing is the appropriate subnet mask?
255.255.255.0
255.255.255.192
* 255.255.255.224
255.255.255.240
26 When a network administrator applies the subnet mask 255.255.255.248 to a Cla
ss A address, for any given subnet, how many IP addresses are available to be as
signed to devices?
1022
510
254
126
30
* 6
27 If a network administrator needed to download files from a remote server, whi

ch protocols could the administrator use to remotely access those files? (Choose
two.)
NFS
ASCII
* TFTP
IMAP
* FTP
UDP
28 What is established during a connection-oriented file transfer between comput
ers? (Choose two.)
a temporary connection to establish authentication of hosts
* a connection used for ASCII or binary mode data transfer
a connection used to provide the tunnel through which file headers are transport
ed
a command connection which allows the transfer of multiple commands directly to
the remote server system
* a control connection between the client and server
29 Which of the following protocols are used for e-mail transfer between clients
and servers? (Choose three.)
TFTP
SNMP
* POP3
* SMTP
* IMAP4
postoffice
30 What type of wiring problem is depicted in this sample of a cable tester?
a
a
*
a
a

fault
short
an open
split
good map

31 Which layer of the OSI model covers physical media?

* Layer 1
Layer 2
Layer 3
Layer 4
Layer 5
Layer 6
32 What type of network cable is used between a terminal and a console port?
cross-over
straight-through
* rollover
patch cable
33 What does the "10" in 10Base2 indicate about this version of Ethernet?
The version uses Base10 numbering within the frames.
* The version operates at a transmission rate of 10 Mbps.

Frames can travel 10 meters unrepeated.

The maximum frame length is 10 octets.
34 How is a MAC address represented?
four groups of eight binary digits separated by a decimal point
four Base10 digits separated by a decimal point
six hexadecimal digits
* twelve hexadecimal digits
twenty-four Base10 digits
35 To make sure timing limitations are not violated when implementing a 10 Mbps
Ethernet network involving hubs or repeaters, a technician should adhere to whic
h rule?
the 4-5-3 rule
the 6-4-2 rule
the 3-4-5 rule
* the 5-4-3 rule
36 Which of the following wireless standards increased transmission capabilities
to 11 Mbps?
802.11a
* 802.11b
802.11c
802.11d
37 Which protocol functions at the internet layer of the TCP/IP protocol suite?
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
* Internet Protocol (IP)
User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP)
38 Which of these workstation installation and setup tasks are concerned with ne
twork access layer functions? (Choose two.)
configuring the e-mail client
* installing NIC drivers
configuring IP network settings
* connecting the network cable
using FTP to download application software updates
39 Which part of an IP address identifies a specific device on a network?
first two octets
third and fourth octets
network portion
* host portion
only the fourth octet
40 Which of the following are features of the Internet Protocol (IP)? (Choose tw
o.)
* It is the most widely implemented global addressing scheme.
It allows two hosts to share a single address on a local area network.

* It is a hierarchical addressing scheme allowing addresses to be grouped.

It is only locally significant, used primarily on local area networks.
41 In a new network installation, the network administrator has decided to use a
medium that is not affected by electrical noise. Which cable type will best mee
t this standard?
coaxial
screened twisted pair
shielded twisted pair
unshielded twisted pair
* fiber optic
42 What is the recommended maximum number of workstations configured on a peer-t
o-peer network?
25
15
* 10
5
2
43 What is the maximum distance that 10BASE-T will transmit data before signal a
ttenuation affects the data delivery?
* 100 meters
185 meters
300 meters
500 meters
44 Which type of institution does the domain suffix .org represent?
government
education
network
* non-profit
45 Which of the following services is used to translate a web address into an IP
address?
* DNS
WINS
DHCP
Telnet
46 Which part of the URL http://www.awsb.ca/teacher gives the name of the domain
?
www
http://
/teacher
* awsb.ca
47 Which of the following will test the internal loopback of a node?
ping 10.10.10.1
ping 192.168.1.1
* ping 127.0.0.1
ping 223.223.223.223
ping 255.255.255.255

48 Which of the following is the Layer 4 PDU?

bit
frame
packet
* segment
49 Which of the following are small, discrete components found within a personal
computer? (Choose three.)
* transistor
microprocessor
power supply
* capacitor
* light emitting diode
hard disk
50 What is important to remember about the data link layer of the OSI model when
considering Peer to Peer communication? (Choose three.)
It links data to the transport layer.
It encapsulates frames into packets.
* It provides a service to the network layer.
* It encapsulates the network layer information into a frame.
* Its header contains a physical address which is required to complete the data
link functions.
It encodes the data link frame into a pattern of 1s and 0s (bits) for transmissi
on on the medium.
51 Which of the following are useable Class A IP addresses with a default subnet
mask? (Choose three.)
127.0.39.1
* 111.9.28.30
* 123.1.2.132
128.50.38.2
* 105.1.34.1
0.23.92.3
1
Which of the following OSI layers offers reliable, connection-oriented data comm
unication services?
application
presentation
session
*transport
network
-------------------------------------------------------------------2
Router interface Ethernet 0 has been assigned the IP address 10.172.192.168 255.
255.255.240. What is the network IP address of this interface?
10.0.0.0

10.172.0.0
10.172.192.0
*10.172.192.160
10.172.192.168
10.172.192.175
-------------------------------------------------------------------3
Examine the graphic with current configurations. The New York Offices of ABC Com
pany recently upgraded the computers in the administrative office. Shortly after
the upgrade, Host A in the clerical office failed and was replaced with one of
the retired administrative office computers. However, the computer can not acces
s the company network in the new location. What is the likely cause of this netw
ork access issue for Host A?
MAC address incorrectly entered
*default gateway incorrectly entered
subnet mask incorrectly entered
IP address incorrectly entered

4
Which of the following increases the potential for a collision to occur?
the use of an active hub instead of an intelligent hub
the use of an intelligent hub instead of an active hub
a reduction in the number of devices attached to the hub
*an increase in the number of devices attached to the hub *
-------------------------------------------------------------------5
What is attenuation?
opposition to the flow of current
measurement of electrical signals relative to time
*degradation of a signal as it travels along the medium
amount or volume of traffic that is flowing on the medium
-------------------------------------------------------------------6
Two peer hosts are running applications that exchange data using UDP. During the
current session, a datagram fails to arrive at the destination. What is true co
ncerning the retransmission of the datagram?
Datagram retransmission occurs when the retransmission timer expires in the sour
ce host.
Datagram retransmission occurs when the retransmission timer expires in the dest

ination host.
*Datagram retransmission is controlled by the application layer protocol.
Datagram retransmission involves only the data with sequence numbers equal to or
higher than the sequence number of the current datagram.
-------------------------------------------------------------------7
What is significant about the ping 127.0.0.1 command?
*It verifies the operation of the TCP/IP protocol stack on a host and is called
an internal loopback test.
It verifies connection to the remote host with the IP address 127.0.0.1.
It verifies whether the router that connects the local network to other networks
can be reached.
It verifies the route packets take between the local host and the host with the
IP address 127.0.0.1.
8
Which LAN switching mode has the highest latency?
fast forward
fragment-free
latency forwarding
*store-and-forward
-------------------------------------------------------------------9
Which of the following application layer protocols use UDP segments? (Choose two
.)
*DNS
FTP
Telnet
*TFTP
SMTP
-------------------------------------------------------------------10
Which cable specifications are indicated by 100BASE-T?
100-Mbps transmission speed, baseband signal, coaxial cable
100-Mbps transmission speed, broadband signal, twisted-pair cable
*100-Mbps transmission speed, baseband signal, twisted-pair cable
Equal to 10-Gbps transmission speed, baseband signal, twisted-pair cable
-------------------------------------------------------------------11
When is a crossover cable used in a network?
when connecting a host to the router console port

when connecting a host to a switch

*when connecting a host to a host
when connecting a switch to a router
12
Refer to the graphic. What must be configured on Host A to allow it communicate
with the e-mail server? (Choose three.)
IP address *
subnet mask *
default gateway *
router name
switch name
NetBIOS name address
-------------------------------------------------------------------13
Which cable diagram displays the end to end pinout for a crossover cable used wi
th Cisco devices?
Cable A
Cable B
*Cable C
Cable D
-------------------------------------------------------------------14
Which type of address is 192.168.17.134/29?
*host address
network address
broadcast address
multicast address
15
How many collision domains are shown in the diagram?
three
four
five
six
*seven
eight
--------------------------------------------------------------------

16
When is a straight-through cable used in a network?
when connecting a router through the console port
when connecting one switch to another switch
*when connecting a host to a switch
when connecting a router to another router
-------------------------------------------------------------------17
How does network cable length affect attenuation?
Category 5 cable that is run in metal conduit has the highest attenuation in the
shortest distance.
Shorter cable lengths have greater signal attenuation.
*Longer cable lengths have greater signal attenuation.
The length of the cable has no effect on signal attenuation.
18
Which of the following statements are correct about CSMA/CD? (Choose three.)
It is a media access method used in LANs. *
It is a media access method used in FDDI WANs.
When a device needs to transmit, it checks to see if the media is available. *
A device sends data without checking media availability because all devices have
equal access. Multiple devices can successfully transmit simultaneously.
*Only one device can successfully transmit at a time.
-------------------------------------------------------------------19
Which of the following must be present for current to flow? (Choose three.)
*closed loop
bit-generating device
insulating material
*source of voltage
*load
switch
-------------------------------------------------------------------20
If Host A pings Host B through a newly installed switch with no entries in the M
AC address table, which stations will receive the ping packet?
B only
A and B

B and switch
A, B, and switch
B, C, D, and switch *
A, B, C, D, and switch
21
Which devices shown in the graphic must have a MAC address?
only PC
only router
PC and router
PC, hub, and router
*PC, printer, and router
-------------------------------------------------------------------22
What kind of connection is represented in the graphic?
*console connection
Ethernet connection
ISDN connection
leased line connection
-------------------------------------------------------------------23
Which of the following is the decimal representation of the binary number 110100
11?
203
204
*211
212
-------------------------------------------------------------------24
Which type of cable is required to make a connection between a router console po
rt and a PC COM port?
straight-through cable
crossover cable
*rollover cable
DB-9 cable
coaxial cable
25

Determine the number of useable networks and hosts for the IP address 192.168.50
.0/27
4 networks / 62 hosts
6 networks / 64 hosts
32 networks / 8 hosts
*6 networks / 30 hosts
8 networks / 32 hosts
2 networks / 8 hosts
-------------------------------------------------------------------26
A network administrator is placing an older router back in to service. The admin
istrator discovered that the IOS and configuration files need to be updated to m
eet the LAN specifications. Which application layer protocol is used to transfer
the new configuration files into the router memory?
SNMP
SMTP
HTTP
*TFTP
-------------------------------------------------------------------27
Which of the following best describes Spanning Tree Protocol?
It enables a network to span across multiple physical segments.
*It enables a switch to eliminate switching loops.
It enables a switch to dynamically choose the best switch mode.
It enables a switch to perform as a router.
-------------------------------------------------------------------28
Which of the following subnet masks could be used when subnetting a Class B IP a
ddress? (Choose two.)
255.0.0.0
*255.255.0.0
255.192.255.0
255.224.0.0
*255.255.252.0
255.255.255.128
-------------------------------------------------------------------29
How is data encapsulated as it is moved down the OSI model?
data, segments, frames, packets, bits

data, packets, segments, frames, bits

*data, segments, packets, frames, bits
data, packets, frames, segments, bits
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Which of the following describes latency?
the noise generated from outside a cable
the degradation of a signal as it travels along the media
the time required for a NIC to place a frame on the network media
*the delay between the time a frame leaves its source device and reaches its des
tination
-------------------------------------------------------------------31
Which of the following is the binary representation of the decimal number 111?
*01101111
01111101
11110111
11101101
-------------------------------------------------------------------32
Which LAN switching mode begins switching after reading only the first 64 bytes
of the frame?
fast forward
*fragment-free
latency forwarding
store-and-forward
33
When using Category 5 UTP cable, which RJ-45 pin pairs are used to exchange data
between hosts on an Ethernet network?
1 and 2; 4 and 5
1 and 2; 3 and 6 *
3 and 6; 7 and 8
4 and 5; 7 and 8
-------------------------------------------------------------------34
Which of the following commands could be used on a Windows-based computer to vie
w the current IP configuration of the system? (Choose two.)
configip

ifconfig
*ipconfig
*winipcfg
winipconfig
-------------------------------------------------------------------35
Which type of address is 192.168.17.111/28?
host address
network address
*broadcast address
multicast address
36
Which of the following networking devices increase the number of collision domai
ns? (Choose three.)
*switch
hub
*router
repeater
*bridge
-------------------------------------------------------------------37
What information can be determined from the MAC addresses of PC1, PC2, and PC3,
as shown in the graphic? (Choose two.)
PC1 and PC2 NICs need to be replaced because they have the same OUI identifier.
PC2 and PC3 NICs need to be replaced because they have different OUI identifiers
.
*PC1 and PC2 NICs are from the same vendor.
PC1 and PC3 NICs need to be replaced because they have the same vendor-assigned
address.
*PC2 and PC3 NICs are from different vendors.
PC2 and PC3 NICs are from the same vendor.
-------------------------------------------------------------------38
Which of the following are considered WAN technologies? (Choose two.)
*DSL
Ethernet
Wireless Ethernet
*T1-Carrier
Token Ring
39

which one of the router connectors shown in the graphic would be used for a LAN
connection?
Connector A
Connector B
*Connector C
Connector D
-------------------------------------------------------------------40
How is full-duplex capability typically achieved in fiber-optic cable?
*Two fibers are encased in separate sheaths.
Light is bounced at different rates in opposite directions.
Transmit speeds are so high that half-duplex is acceptable.
Colors of the light spectrum are separated into transmit and receive streams.
-------------------------------------------------------------------41
Which of the following are characteristics of IP? (Choose three.)
connection-oriented protocol
connectionless protocol*
reliable protocol
unreliable protocol *
routed protocol *
routing protocol
-------------------------------------------------------------------42
Which of the following describe the token-passing logical topology? (Choose two.
)
*FDDI is an example of a token-passing network.
Token-passing logical topologies must also be physical ring topologies.
One of the disadvantages of the token-passing logical topology is the high colli
sion rate.
Computers transmit data after "listening" to the wire to detect other traffic.
*Computers are allowed to transmit data only when they possess a token.
43
What is the maximum length of a media segment used for 100BASE-TX?
*100 meters
185 meters

400 meters
500 meters
-------------------------------------------------------------------44
which of the following networking devices divide a network into separate collisi
on domains? (Choose two.)
repeater
*bridge
*switch
AUI
hub
-------------------------------------------------------------------45
Which of the following are characteristics of UTP cable? (Choose three.)
*Each wire is covered by insulating material.
It is not affected by EMI or RFI.
*It is a four-pair wire medium.*
It is difficult to terminate the cable.
*It relies on the cancellation effect produced by the twisted wire pairs.
It is more expensive than any other type of LAN cabling.
46
Examine the graphic with current configurations. Host A in the Clerical offices
failed and was replaced. Although a ping to 127.0.0.1 was successful, the replac
ement computer can not access the company network. What is the likely cause of t
he problem?
IP address incorrectly entered
network cables unplugged
*subnet mask incorrectly entered
network card failure
-------------------------------------------------------------------47
Which of the following describes a physical full-mesh topology?
It requires termination at both ends of the cable.
It uses a hub or a switch as a central point to connect all wires.
*It provides maximum connectivity between all network systems.
It links all computers to a main computer that controls all traffic on the netwo
rk.
-------------------------------------------------------------------48

Which two statements describe the TFTP protocol? (Choose two.)

uses authenticated file transfer procedure
provides connection-oriented service
*provides connectionless service
provides more features that FTP
*lacks most of the features of FTP
-------------------------------------------------------------------49
Which of the following are transport layer protocols of the TCP/IP model? (Choos
e two.)
FTP
*UDP
SMTP
TFTP
*TCP

50
Which type of UTP network cable connects two Cisco switches?
straight-through
*crossover
rollover
patch
-------------------------------------------------------------------51
How will the MAIN router dynamically learn a route to the 10.16.10.48/28 subnetw
ork in the diagram?
with a routed protocol
*with a routing protocol
with a static route
with a directly connected route
-------------------------------------------------------------------52
Which of the following describes the RIP version 1 routing protocol?
Cisco proprietary hybrid protocol
*distance vector protocol that uses hop count as the only metric *
link state protocol supporting multiple routed protocols
distance vector protocol that uses delay, bandwidth, load, and reliability metri
cs
-------------------------------------------------------------------53

How many broadcast domains are shown in the diagram?

*three
four
five
six
seven
eight
54
Which of the following are advantages of UTP cable? (Choose three.)
*less expensive than fiber optic
*flexible and easy to run in a building
distance between signal boosts is longer than it is for coaxial
*transmits data at a faster rate than any copper-based media
receives less RMF and EMI interference than other types
-------------------------------------------------------------------Which of the following devices extend a collision domain? (choose 2)
*-hub
*-repeater