General Networking Skills Pre-Test

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1 / 18 Which of the following does not describe one of the layers of the hierarchical model? A. core C. building B. distribution D. access

2 / 18 What connection speed is typical of access layer devices? A. 1.544 Mbps (T1) C. 45 Mbps (T3) B. 10 Mbps D. 155 Mbps (OC-3)

3 / 18 Which of the following OSI layers are not considered upper layers? A. application C. session B. presentation D. network

4 / 18 What is the purpose of the presentation layer? A. describes network applications C. coordinates application interaction B. discusses code formatting D. specifies electrical requirements

5 / 18 Which of the following terms references the transport layer? A. bits C. packet B. frame D. segment

6 / 18 Which of the following is not an internet layer protocol? A. bits C. packet B. frame D. segment

7 / 18 What is a collection of bits that travels on a token ring called? A. frame C. segment B. packet D. PDU

8 / 18 What is 802.3 a standard for? A. token ring C. fddi B. ethernet D. atm

9 / 18 At what speed does a 100BaseT network operate? A. 4Mbps C. 100Mbps B. 10Mbps D. 1000Mbps

10 / 18 What are the two parts of a MAC address? A. IEEE assigned vendor code, vendor assigned serial number B. IEEE assigned network number, vendor assigned node number C. Vendor assigned network number, IEEE assigned node number D. IEEE assigned vendor code and serial number

11 / 18 How many broadcast domains does an 8-port switch have? A. 1 C. 4 B. 2 D. 8

12 / 18 Which of the following terms does not belong at the network layer? A. IP C. HDLC B. IPX D. AppleTalk

13 / 18 Which layer provides reliable or non-reliable services for data transfer? A. IP C. HDLC B. IPX D. AppleTalk

14 / 18 What connection speed is typical of access layer devices? A. 1.544 Mbps (T1) C. 45 Mbps (T3) B. 10 Mbps D. 155 Mbps (OC-3)

15 / 18 Which of the following OSI layers are not considered upper layers? A. application C. session B. presentation D. network

16 / 18 What is the purpose of the presentation layer? A. describes network applications C. coordinates application interaction B. discusses code formatting D. specifies electrical requirements

17 / 18 Which of the following terms references the data link layer? A. bits C. packet B. frame D. segment

18 / 18 Which of the following terms references the transport layer? A. bits C. packet B. frame D. segment