CompTIA N+ Quiz: Networking Concepts - Part 1

Question 1 of 19

1. Question

Drag and drop the wired topology terms into their respective fields.

Sort elements

Bus Topology
Ring Topology
Star Topology
Mesh Topology

There is a main cable and all the devices are connected to this main cable through drop lines.
Εach device is connected with the two devices on either side of it.
Each device in the network is connected to a central device called hub.
Each device is connected to every other device on the network through a dedicated point-to-point link.

Question 2 of 19

2. Question

Physical network topology is a higher-level idea of how the network is set up, including which nodes connect to each other and in which ways, as well as how data is transmitted through the network.

True
False

Question 3 of 19

3. Question

Match the wireless topology terms with the respective descriptions.

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Infrastructure Wireless Topology
Ad Hoc Wireless Topology
Wireless Mesh Topology

Normally used to extend a wired LAN to connect wireless capable devices.
Devices communicate directly among themselves without using an access point.
Each network node is interconnected to other nodes on the network.

Question 4 of 19

4. Question

You are responsible to install a new wired network that allows for network expansion with the least amount of disruption for the current network users. Which of the following network topologies would you choose?

Star Topology
Bus Topology
Ring Topology
Wireless Mesh Topology

Question 5 of 19

5. Question

You are responsible to install a new network that will give the network users the greatest amount of fault tolerance. Which of the following network topologies would you choose?

Ring Topology
Star Topology
Mesh Topology
Bus Topology

Question 6 of 19

6. Question

Which of the following is a computer network in a defined area that links buildings and consists of multiple LANs within that limited geographical area?

Campus-Area Network (CAN)
Metropolitan-area Network (MAN)
Storage-area Network (SAN)
Personal-area Network (PAN)

Question 7 of 19

7. Question

Drag and drop the various 802.11 wireless standards into their respective frequencies.

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802.11g
802.11a
802.11n

2.4 GHz
5 GHz
2.4 GHz / 5 GHz

Question 8 of 19

8. Question

Which of the following statements are true about Bluetooth, NFC, and Z-Wave? (Choose all that apply)

Bluetooth is based on the IEEE 802.15.1 standard.
Bluetooth uses the 3.4 to 3.485 GHz band.
Near-field communication transmits data through electromagnetic radio fields to enable two devices to communicate with each other.
Near-field communication (NFC) is a long-range wireless connectivity technology that lets NFC-enabled devices communicate with each other.
Z-Wave is a wired communication protocol.
Z-Wave essentially focus on connectivity within the smart home.

Question 9 of 19

9. Question

Sort the OSI layer model from top to bottom.

Network
Session
Presentation
Data Link
Application
Transport
Physical

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Question 10 of 19

10. Question

At which two OSI layers can a switch operate? (Choose two)

Layer 1
Layer 2
Layer 3
Layer 4
Layer 5
Layer 6
Layer 7

Question 11 of 19

11. Question

TCP doesn’t establish a session between the sending and receiving hosts, which is why TCP is called a connectionless protocol, while UDP establishes a mutually acknowledged session between two hosts before communication takes place.

True
False

Question 12 of 19

12. Question

Type next to each protocol the port it uses. (Type only the number)

Protocol Port

SSH

DNS

SMTP

SFTP

HTTP

HTTPS

Protocol	Port
SSH
DNS
SMTP
SFTP
HTTP
HTTPS

Question 13 of 19

13. Question

Which of the following functions is the function of ARP?

Resolves hostnames to IP addresses.
Resolves IP addresses to MAC addresses.
Resolves MAC addresses to IP addresses.
Resolves IP addresses to hostnames.

Question 14 of 19

14. Question

Match the following DNS Records with their purpose.

Sort elements

A
AAAA
CNAME
SRV
MX
TXT
NS
PTR

Used to map hostnames to an IPv4 address of the host.
Used to map hostnames to an IPv6 address of the host.
Used to point a domain or subdomain to another hostname.
Used to identify computers that host specific services.
Used to help route email according to the domain owners preference.
Used to provide the ability to associate text with a zone.
Indicates which DNS server is authoritative for that domain.
Used for the Reverse DNS (Domain Name System) lookup.

Question 15 of 19

15. Question

Which DNS record is most commonly used to map hostnames to an IP address for a host with IPv6?

A record
AAAA record
MX record
NS record

Question 16 of 19

16. Question

Convert the following Decimal Values to Binary Values.

- Decimal mask: 255.255.192.0
  Binary mask: . . .
- Decimal mask: 224.0.0.0
  Binary mask: . . .
- Decimal mask: 255.255.128.0
  Binary mask: . . .
- Decimal mask: 255.255.255.240
  Binary mask: . . .

Question 17 of 19

17. Question

Match the IP addresses to their default subnet mask:

Sort elements

255.255.0.0
255.255.255.0
255.0.0.0

188.187.186.185
204.203.202.201
55.44.22.11

Question 18 of 19

18. Question

Which of the following addresses are not valid Class A network IDs? (Choose all that apply)

1.0.0.0
5.0.0.0
140.0.0.0
127.0.0.0
9.0.0.0
195.0.0.0

Question 19 of 19

19. Question

Match the primary IPv4 address types with the respective descriptions.

Sort elements

Unicast Address
Broadcast Address
Multicast Adress

Refers to a single sender or a single receiver, and can be used for both sending and receiving
Send data to all possible destinations on a network
Is associated with a group of interested receivers

CompTIA N+ Quiz: Networking Concepts – Part 1

CompTIA N+ Quiz: Networking Concepts – Part 1

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1. Question

Drag and drop the wired topology terms into their respective fields.

Sort elements

2. Question

Physical network topology is a higher-level idea of how the network is set up, including which nodes connect to each other and in which ways, as well as how data is transmitted through the network.

3. Question

Match the wireless topology terms with the respective descriptions.

Sort elements

4. Question

You are responsible to install a new wired network that allows for network expansion with the least amount of disruption for the current network users. Which of the following network topologies would you choose?

5. Question

You are responsible to install a new network that will give the network users the greatest amount of fault tolerance. Which of the following network topologies would you choose?

6. Question

Which of the following is a computer network in a defined area that links buildings and consists of multiple LANs within that limited geographical area?

7. Question

Drag and drop the various 802.11 wireless standards into their respective frequencies.

Sort elements

8. Question

Which of the following statements are true about Bluetooth, NFC, and Z-Wave? (Choose all that apply)

9. Question

Sort the OSI layer model from top to bottom.

10. Question

At which two OSI layers can a switch operate? (Choose two)

11. Question

TCP doesn’t establish a session between the sending and receiving hosts, which is why TCP is called a connectionless protocol, while UDP establishes a mutually acknowledged session between two hosts before communication takes place.

12. Question

Type next to each protocol the port it uses. (Type only the number)

13. Question

Which of the following functions is the function of ARP?

14. Question

Match the following DNS Records with their purpose.

Sort elements

15. Question

Which DNS record is most commonly used to map hostnames to an IP address for a host with IPv6?

16. Question

Convert the following Decimal Values to Binary Values.

Decimal mask: 255.255.192.0 Binary mask: . . .

Decimal mask: 224.0.0.0 Binary mask: . . .

Decimal mask: 255.255.128.0 Binary mask: . . .

Decimal mask: 255.255.255.240 Binary mask: . . .

17. Question

Match the IP addresses to their default subnet mask:

Sort elements

18. Question

Which of the following addresses are not valid Class A network IDs? (Choose all that apply)

19. Question

Match the primary IPv4 address types with the respective descriptions.

Sort elements

Decimal mask: 255.255.192.0
Binary mask: . . .

Decimal mask: 224.0.0.0
Binary mask: . . .

Decimal mask: 255.255.128.0
Binary mask: . . .

Decimal mask: 255.255.255.240
Binary mask: . . .