Lesson 3: Understanding Wired And Wireless Networks

Lesson 3: Understanding Wired And Wireless Networks
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This quiz delves into the fundamentals of both wired and wireless networks, offering insightful knowledge crucial for understanding Lesson 3.

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1. What is the most common cable used today?

UTP
STP
Fiber
FTT

2. If you are making a crossover cable and one end is 568A, what should the other end be?

568B
568A
568C
BTOC

3. If you want to connect a computer directly to another computer without using a switch, you use a __________.

Crossover cable
Straight-through cable
Laplink cable
Rollover cable

4. You need to connect a twisted-pair cable to the back of a patch panel. What tool should you use?

Punch-down tool
Wire wedge
Zip tool
Pliers

5. What is the minimum category of twisted-pair cable you need to support 100 Mbps?

Category 5
Category 3
Category 6
Category 5e

6. When you pick up your wireless phone, your computer drops network connectivity. What could be the cause of the problem?

RFI
EMI
Network adapter failure
Cable failure

7. You are setting up a network within a warehouse using Category 6 UTP. However, parts of the network are down because of the heavy machinery used. What cable type should you use?

STP
Coaxial
Fiber
Plenum-rated

8. What do you call it when electrical signals jump to another set of wires?

Crosstalk
EMI
RFI
Jumpitis

9. What type of cable should be used as part of a fire code for a building?

Plenum-rated
STP
PVC
Fire-resistant

10. Which of the following is not a fiber connector?

RJ-45
FC
LC
ST

11. Which of the following is a characteristic of single-mode fiber?

Single-mode fiber supports longer distances than multimode fiber.
Single-mode supports only a ring topology.
Single-mode fiber has higher attenuation rate than multimode fiber.
Single-mode allows multiplexing of electrical and light signals.

12. What is the maximum speed supported by 802.11b?

11 Mbps
1 Mbps
10 Mbps
54 Mbps

13. What is the maximum speed supported by 802.11g?

54 Mbps
1 Mbps
10 Mbps
11 Mbps

14. What of the following is not a characteristic of 802.11n?

RFI protection
Frame aggregation
Channel bonding
MIMO

15. Which is the most secure encryption used in wireless networks?

WPA2
WEP
WPA
802.1x

16. What is used to identify a wireless network?

SSID
Network ID
Frequency identifier
Wireless password

17. To test a cable, you would use a ________

Cable tester
Voltage meter
Ping tool
Traceroute

18. For organizations, using ________ authentication for wireless networks is recommended.

802.1x
WEP
Shared key
Pre-shared key

19. When a signal degrades as it runs through a wire, you have ________

Attenuation
Crosstalk
EMI
RFI

20. What mode uses a wireless access point?

Infrastructure mode
Ad hoc mode
Repeater mode
Mesh mode
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