1. What is the most common cable used today?

a) UTP

b) STP

c) Coaxial

 d) Fiber

2. If you are making a crossover cable and one end is 568A, what should the other end be?

a) 568A

b) 568B

c) 568C

d) BOGB

3. If you want to connect a computer directly to another computer without using a switch, you use a __________.

a) straight-through cable

b) crossover cable

c) laplink cable

d) rollover cable

4. You need to connect a twisted-pair cable to the back of a patch panel. What tool should you use?

a) punch-down tool

b) zip tool

c) wire wedge

d) soldering iron

5. What is the minimum category of twisted-pair cable you need to support 100 Mbps?

a) Category 3

b) Category 5

c) Category 5e

d) Category 6

6. When you pick up your wireless phone, your computer drops network connectivity. What could be the cause of the problem?

a) EMI

b) RFI

c) network adapter failure

d) cable failure

7. 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. What cable type should you use?

a) STP

b) coaxial

c) fiber

d) plenum-rated

8. What do you call it when electrical signals jump to another set of wires?

a) EMI

b) RFI

c) crosstalk

d) jumpitis

9. What type of cable should be used as part of a fire code for a building?

a) STP

b) PVC

c) heat protected

d) plenum-rated

10. Which of the following is not a fiber connector?

a) FC

b) LC

c) RJ-45

d) MT-RJ

11. Which of the following is a characteristic of single-mode fiber?

a) Single-mode fiber supports longer distances than multimode fiber.

b) Single-mode fiber has increased bandwidth than multimode fiber.

c) Single-mode supports only a ring topology.

d) Single mode allows multiplexing of electrical and light signals.

12. What is the maximum speed supported by 802.11b?

a) 1 Mbps

b) 10 Mbps

c) 11 Mbps

d) 54 Mbps

13. What is the maximum speed supported by 802.11g?

a) 1 Mbps

b) 10 Mbps

c) 11 Mbps

d) 54 Mbps

14. What of the following is not a characteristic of 802.11n?

a) frame aggregation

b) channel bonding

c) RFI protection

d) MIMO

15. Which is the most secure encryption used in wireless networks?

a) WEP

b) WPA

c) WPA2

d) 802.1x

16. What is used to identify a wireless network?

a) network ID

b) frequency identifier

c) wireless password

d) SSID

d) SSID

17. To test a cable, you would use a _____________.

continuity tester

18. For organizations, using ___________ authentication for wireless networks is recommended.

802.1X

19. When a signal degrades as it runs through a wire, you have ________.

: attenuation

20. What mode users a wireless access point?