1. MTA 98-366 Networking Fundamentals
Module 1
Understanding Local Area Connections
Practice Exam Questions

2. 1. What is the most common central device used today to connect computers to a network?
Hub
Switch
SOHO Router
VPN Router

3. 2. What is the most common adapter or connector use to connect a computer to a wired network?
RG6
RG58
RJ45
RJ8

4. 3. Which of the following does a switch use for increased performance?
Simplex
Half duplex
Full duplex
Sliding duplex

5. 4. What do you use to isolate a group of computers within your organization?
WLAN
WAN
VLAN
Internet

6. 5. What do you use to create VLANs?
Router
Switch
Firewall
Proxy server

7. 6. What zone is used to publish external websites for an organization?
Intranet
Extranet
Internetwork
DMZ

8. 7. Which topology is the most redundant and the most expensive?
Star
Ring
Mesh
Bus

9. 8. What standard describes CSMA/CD?
802.1
802.3
802.5
802.11

10. 9. What mechanism do wireless networks use to access the network?
CSMA/CD
CSMA/CA
token passing
polling

11. 10. What model promises the most processing power?
Centralized computing
Distributive computing
Switching computing
Dumb computing

12. 11. Which model uses a central database for authentication?
Peer-to-peer
Workgroup
Client/server
Distributive

13. 12. What type of server does Active Director run on?
File server
Print server
Database server
Network controller

14. 13. Which model does each host have their own security database?
Peer-to-peer
Client/server
Distributive
Sliding

15. 14. What type of communication is sent to a single designated host?
Unicast
Broadcast
Multicast
Anycast

16. 15. What is used to uniquely define a host on a TCP/IP network?
IP address
MAC address
Bit pattern
Router name

17. 16. A __________ is a single computer or device that connects to a TCP/IP network.
Host
Node
Access point
Laptop

18. 17. What is the central device used in wireless LANs?
Wireless access point
CSA/CDM connector
Wireless switch
MDU

19. 18. What command do you use to test the TCP/IP stack on a computer?
Ping localhost
Ping
Ping loopback
igconfig/renew