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| _________ is the most common cable used in local area networks. |
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| __________ cable is used to connect like devices to each other; for example, a computer to another computer or a switch to another switch. |
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| __________ cable is the most common type of patch cable, and is the type that you would use to connect a computer to a central connecting device like a switch. |
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| When a signal degrades as it runs through a wire, you have _________. |
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| What is the most common adapter or connector used to connect a computer to a wired network. |
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| To test a cable, you would use a _________. |
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You need to connect a twisted-pair cable to the back of a patch panel. What tool would you use.
A. Zip Tool
B. Punch-down Tool
C. Wire Wedge
D. Soldering Iron |
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What are the speeds of the following Cable Types.
1. Category 3
2. Category 5
3. Category 5e
4. Category 6
5. Category 7A |
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1. 10 Mbps
2. 100 Mbps
3. 100 Mbps and Gigabit networks
4. Gigabit networks
5. 10 Gigabit networks |
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| What are two types of interference for signals traveling along a wire. |
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Electormagnetic Interference
Radio Frequency Interference |
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| What is it called when a signal transmitted on one copper wire or pair of wires creates an undesired effect on another wire or pair of wires. |
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| Cables that are installed inside walls or above drop ceilings where sprinkler systems cannot access in the case of a fire should be __________ or low smoke rated. |
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| __________ transmits light instead of electricity. The light (photons) is transmitted over glass and plastic. |
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| __________ is a cable with an optical fiber that is meant to carry a single ray of light: one ray of light, one mode. This type of cable is normally used for longer distance runs, generally 10 km, and up to 80 km. |
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| Single-mode fiber optic (SMF) |
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| __________ is a cable with a larger fiber core, capable of carrying multiple rays of light. This type of cable is used for shorter distance runs, up to 600 meters. Though much shorter than single‐mode fiber runs, this is still six times the length of twisted‐pair cable runs. |
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| Multi-mode fiber optic (MM) |
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| ________ acts as the central connecting device for the wireless network and allows laptops, PDAs and handheld computers to communicate with each other. |
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| Wireless Access Point (WAP) |
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| _________ is used to extend the coverage of a wireless network. |
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| Similar to a wireless repeater, a __________ can connect different 802.11 standards together. |
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| __________, which is the EM field that is generated by a network cable or network device that can be manipulated to eavesdrop or steal data. |
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| __________ cables have an aluminum shield inside the plastic jacket, which surrounds the pairs of wire. To help with EMI or other interference. |
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| Shielded Twisted Pair (STP) |
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Max Data transfer rate and frequency for the following 802.11 standards.
1. 802.11a
2. 802.11b
3. 802.11g
4. 802.11n |
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1. 54 Mbps at 5GHz
2. 11 Mbps at 2.4 GHz
3. 54 Mbps at 2.4 GHz
4. 600 Mbps (300 Mbps Typical) at 5 or 2.4 GHz |
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| What is the least secure wireless encryption protocol and which is the most secure. |
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WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) Least
WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access) Most |
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| __________ is a Port-based Network Access Control (PNAC) it provides strong authentication to devices that want to connect to the WLAN. |
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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. Which cable type should be used?
Select one:
A. STP
B. coaxial
C. UTP
D. plenum-rated |
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| A. STP (shielded twisted pair) |
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Which of the following is the most common cable used today?
Select one:
A. Fiber
B. STP
C. Coaxial
D. UTP |
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D. UTP (Unshieled Twisted Pair)
UTP is the most common cable used |
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| The two primary ways to connect to a wireless network are __________ and _________. |
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Infrastructure mode - Uses WAP and SSID to connect
ad hoc mode - Also referred as P2P as all clients communicate directly with eachother, there is no base (WAP) |
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You need to connect three new supercomputers to the backbone of the network that runs at 1 Gbps. Which type of cable will be sufficient for this task?
A. Category 3
B. Category 5
C. Category 5e
D. Category 10a |
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Thirteen PCs and laptops have been connected to a wireless network. To make the WLAN more secure, which of the following tasks disallows additional client access to the WAP?
A. Enabling channel bonding
B. Enabling frame aggregation
C. Disabling SSID broadcasting
D. Disabling WPA2 |
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| C. Disabling SSID broadcasting |
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