Questions part A

1. Why would a network administrator use plenum-rated cable during an installation?

(Choose 2)
A. Low combustion temperature
B. High combustion temperature
C. Reduces toxic gas released during a fire
D. Is not susceptible to any interference
2. Which of the following Ethernet unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cables types is most
commonly used?
A. 10Base-T
B. 100Base-TX
C. 1000Base-TX
D. All of the above
3. UTP cable is rated in the following categories except:
A. Category 2
B. Category 3
C. Category 5e
D. Category 8
4. What type of connector does UTP cable typically use?
A. BNC
B. ST
C. RJ-45
D. SC
5. Which of the following provides the longest cable run distance?
A. Single-mode fiber
B. multi-mode fiber
C. category 3 UTP
D. Coax
6. You need to crimp on a connector using an RJ-45 connector. Which pin-out configuration
would you use to connect a host into a switch?
A. UTP
B. 586A
C. 586B
D. Rolled
E. Fiber-optic cable is immune to electromagnetic interference (EMI) and radio frequency
interference (RFI) because it:
F. Transmits analog signals using electricity
G. Transmits analog signals using light impulses
H. Transmits digital signals using light impulses
I. Transmits digital signals using electricity
J. What type of cable transmits lights from end-to-end?
K. Coax
L. Fiber-optic
M. UTP
N. Category 2
O. What is the main difference between single-mode fiber (SMF) and multimode fiber (MMF)?
P. Electrical signals
Q. Number of light rays
R. Number of digital signals
S. Signal mode can be run a shorter distance
T. What type of cable should be used if you need to make a cable run longer than 100 meters?
U. Category 5e
V. Category 6
W. Fiber-optic
X. Wireless link
Y. Which of the following are fiber-optic connectors? (Select three.)
Z. BNC
AA. ST
BB. RJ-11
CC. SC
DD. LC
EE. RJ-45
FF. You need to connect two devices on a vertical connect and they need to send voice traffic.
Which of the following cable will you use?
GG. Cat-3
HH. Cat -5
II. Crossover
JJ. Rolled
KK. How many hosts on a half-duplex segment can talk at one time?
LL. 0
MM. 1
NN. 2
OO. Unlimited

PP. Which type of cable does EMI have the least effect on?
QQ. Coax
RR. Fiber-optic
SS. UTP
TT. STP

UU. How many devices can be connected to a full-duplex segment?

VV. 0
WW. 1
XX. 2
YY. 4

ZZ. How many wires are used in UTP during transmission?

AAA. 2
BBB. 4
CCC. 6
DDD. 8

EEE. A cross-over cable is used to connect all of the following except:

FFF. Switch to switch
GGG. Host to host
HHH. Hub to switch
III. Host to switch

JJJ. Which type of cable should be used to connect to the console port on a router?
KKK. Console cable
LLL. Cross-over cable
MMM. Straight-through cable
NNN. USB
OOO. The purpose of the demarcation point is to separate the customer from whom?
PPP. The branch office
QQQ. Headquarters
RRR. The data center
SSS. The service provider

TTT. You need to make a 586B cable. How many pairs will you use?
UUU. 1
VVV. 2
WWW. 3
XXX. 4
Convert from decimal IP address to binary format.
Complete the following table to express 192.168.10.15 in binary format.
Decimal 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1 Binary

192 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11000000

168 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10101000

10 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 00001010

15 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 00001111

Complete the following table to express 172.16.20.55 in binary format.

Decimal 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1 Binary

172 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 10101100

16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 00010000

20 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 00010100

55 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 00110111

Complete the following table to express 10.11.12.99 in binary format.

Decimal 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1 Binary

10 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 00001010

11 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 00001011

12 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 00001100

99 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 01100011
 2. Convert the following from binary format to decimal IP address.

Complete the following table to express 11001100.00110011.10101010.01010101 in decimal IP

address format.

Binary 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1 Decimal

11001100 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 204
00110011 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 51

10101010 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 170
01010101 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 85
Binary 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1 Decimal
11000110 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 198
11010011 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 211

00111001 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 57
11010001 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 209
Binary 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1 Decimal
10000100 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 132
11010010 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 210

10111000 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 184
10100110 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 166

Complete the following table to express 10000100.11010010.10111000.10100110 in decimal IP

address format.

Complete the following table to express 11000110.11010011.00111001.11010001 in decimal IP

address format.
Convert the following from binary format to hexadecimal.

Complete the following table to express 11011000.00011011.00111101.01110110 in hexadecimal.

Decimal 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1 Hexadecimal

11011000 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 D8
00011011 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1B
00111101 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 3D
01110110 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 76
Complete the following table to express 11001010.11110101.10000011.11101011 in hexadecimal.

Decimal 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1 Hexadecimal

11001010 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 CA
11110101 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 F5
10000011 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 83
11101011 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 EB
Complete the following table to express 10000100.11010010.01000011.10110011 in hexadecimal.

Decimal 128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1 Hexadecimal

10000100 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 84
11010010 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 D2
01000011 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 43
10110011 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 B3
Questions part B
1. On an Ethernet switched network, what address does one host computer use to communicate
with another?
A. IP address
B. MAC address
C. Street address
D. HUB address
2. Which of the following can run full-duplex and achieve 200Mbps with CAT5e cable?
A. 100Base-F
B. 100Base-T
C. 1000Base-F
D. 1000Base-T
3. How many devices in a collision domain have to listen when a single host talks?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 1
D. All
4. If you are using a cable medium called 100Base-TF, what does this mean?
A. That you are running Ethernet over cable
B. Ethernet over fiber
C. Ethernet over ThickNet
D. That you are bundling multiple connections
5. What protocol helps devices share the bandwidth evenly without having two devices transmit
at the same time on the network medium?
A. TCP/IP
B. CSMA/CD
C. HTTPS
D. TFTP
6. What is the maximum distance of 10GBase-SR?
A. 100 meters (328 feet)
B. 302 meters (990 feet)
C. 305 meters (1000 feet)
D. 1593 km (6 miles)
7. How many wire pairs are used with half duplex?
A. 2
B. 1
C. 4
D. None of the above

8. How many wire pairs are used with 100Base-T full duplex?
A. 2
B. 1
C. 4
D. A or C

9. What is the maximum distance of 100GBase-LR?

A. 1 mile
B. 3 miles
C. 6 miles
D. 25 miles

10. What is the effective total throughput increase with a full-duplex connection?
A. None
B. Twice as much
C. Four times as much
D. Ten times as much

11. What device can you not use full-duplex communication with?
A. Host
B. Hub
C. Switch
D. Router

12. What is the decimal equivalent of this binary number

11000000.10101000.00110000.11110000?
A. 192.168.48.192
B. 192.168.48.240
C. 192.168.64.224
D. 192.168.32.248
E. Which technology increases the bandwidth for network transmission by joining together
multiple connections in one logical connection?
F. Bonding
G. VLANs
H. STP
I. Traffic Shaping
J. How is the decimal value 10 represented in binary?
K. 1000
L. 1001
M. 1010
N. 1011
O. What is the decimal value for the binary number 11101000?
P. 128
Q. 194
R. 224
S. 232
T. What is the decimal number 10 in hexadecimal?
U. 9
V. A
W. C
X. B
Y. How many bits is a MAC address?
Z. 16
AA. 32
BB. 48
CC. 64
DD. The maximum distance of 1000Base-T is?
EE. 100 Meters (328 feet)
FF. 128 meters (420 feet)
GG. 1000 meters (3280 feet)
HH. 1024 meters (3360 feet)
II. What is the purpose of the Frame Check Sequence (FCS) in an Ethernet frame?
JJ. Error correction
KK. Error detection
LL. Error recovery
MM. Creating errors

NN. What does the Base mean in 100Base-TX?

OO. Broadband
PP. 100Mbps
QQ. Baseband
RR. Twisted pair at 100Mbps