Module E Network Basics Answer Key
Multiple Choice Questions
1.
A(n) _____ is two or more computers connected so that they can
communicate with each other and share information, software, peripheral
devices, and/or processing power.
2.
Which of the following is a basic principle that applies to all networks, large
or small?
3.
Which of the following is NOT typically a component of a home network?
4.
A _____ is an expansion card for a desktop computer or a PC card for a
notebook computer that connects your computer to a network and provides
the doorway for information to flow in and out.
5.
Which of the following is the most common type of a network interface card
(NIC)?
6.
An Ethernet card has a(n) _____ jack into which a network or crossover
cable can be plugged.
7.
Which of the following allows you to plug your computer straight into
another computer or printer?
8.
The _____ cable is a better-constructed version of the phone twisted-pair
cable.
9.
Which of the following devices allows a computer to use radio waves to
access a network?
10.
Which of the following devices transmits and receives a bidirectional flow of
information through its antenna?
11.
Can your wireless access point connect to a network the same way wired
computers do?
12.
If you wanted to wirelessly connect more than one computer to share a
cable Internet service in your home, what would you need?
13.
What Windows option do you need to activate to make the files on your
computer available to the other computers on your home network?
14.
What network device connects computers together and passes messages
by repeating each computer’s transmissions only to the intended
recipients?
15.
What does a switch enable a network to do?
16.
Which network device sends information privately over the network?
17.
Which network device connects together separate networks of computers?
18.
Which network device passes network traffic between smaller subnets of a
larger network?
19.
While connecting to a larger network, in addition to a router, what network
device do you need to plug a computer into?
20.
Which of the following is true of home networks and network components?
21.
Before you can connect a computer with a router to a network, what must
you do?
22.
Which type of network covers a contiguous geographic area, such as a
group of buildings in close proximity to each other?