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Question 1

Name a versatile electronic measuring tool. pg. 295

Answer 1

Multimeter

Question 2

What does a multimeter do? pg. 295

Answer 2

measures voltage, current, and resistance on a wire

Question 3

What tool can be used to trace a wire in wall from one location to another? pg. 295

Answer 3

Toner Probe

Question 4

Because of it’s good tracking you’ll also hear it referred to as a ____. pg. 295

Answer 4

“fox and hound”

Question 5

Name an indispensable tool for any network technician prior to installing a cable. pg. 295

Answer 5

Cable tester

Question 6

What can a decent cable tester tell you? pg. 295

Answer 6

the type of cable

Question 7

A ____ is for testing the ability of a network adapter to send and receive. pg. 296

Answer 7

loopback plug

Question 8

The loopback plug gets plugged into the ____ , and then a loopback test is performed using ____ ____. pg. 296

Answer 8

NIC, troubleshooting software

Question 9

What allows you to connect the exposed ends of a wire into a wiring harness? pg. 297

Answer 9

punch-down tool

Question 10

What two broad categories can networking components be classified as? pg. 297

Answer 10

connectivity devices and auxiliary devices

Question 11

These devices allow communications to break the boundaries of local networks and really provide the backbone for nearly all computer networks. pg. 297

Answer 11

connectivity devices

Question 12

List the most important and frequently used connectivity devices. pg. 298

Answer 12

modem, access point, hub, bridge, switch, router

Question 13

Technically speaking, an blankety blank is any point that allows a user on to a network. pg. 298

Answer 13

access point

Question 14

___ are very simple devices that possess no real intelligence yet can link several computers together. pg. 298

Answer 14

Hub

Question 15

A hub simply repeats any signal that comes in on one port and copies it to the other ports in a process called ____. pg. 298

Answer 15

broadcasting

Question 16

The ___ hub connects all ports electronically and the ___ hub connects using electronics to amplify and clean up the signal prior to broadcasting. pg. 298

Answer 16

passive; active

Question 17

They join similar topologies and can divide network segments into multiple collision domains. pg. 298

Answer 17

Bridges

Question 18

T/F Bridges cannot isolate network traffic. pg. 299

Answer 18

False; bridges prevent unwanted traffic from entering segments that have no recipients

Question 19

T/F Bridges are aware of hardware (MAC) addresses, but not IP addresses. pg. 299

Answer 19

True; bridges work on the Data Link layer, so they neither know nor deal with IP addresses

Question 20

Since a bridge can’t help but forward broadcast messages, the only way to stop broadcasts or apply intelligent path selection is to use a ___. pg. 299

Answer 20

router

Question 21

What examines a Layer 2 header of an incoming packet and forwards it to the right port? pg. 299

Answer 21

switches

Question 22

Routers connect multiple network types and determine the best path for sending data by using blankety blank. pg. 300

Answer 22

routing tables

Question 23

Define NAS pg. 300

Answer 23

Network-attached storage; a specialized computer that acts like a hard drive directly attached to the network.

Question 24

A __ is a hardware or software solution that serves as your network’s security guard. pg. 300

Answer 24

firewall

Question 25

Define VoIP

Answer 25

Voice over Internet Protocol; technology that delivers voice communications over the Internet.