In order to avoid electrostatic discharge, a technician should... - correct answer B. wear an anti-static wrist strap when working on the
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What is the term for the essential program in a computer that maintains disk files, runs applications, and handles? - correct answer C. operating system
A network that uses a public telecommunication infrastructure to provide remote users with secure access to their organization's network is known as a - correct answer C. Virtual Private Network
Which of the following is connected to the PC by the NIC - correct answer A. network
To connect Cat-6 cable to a wall-mounted network port, an _______ connector is necessary. - correct answer D. RJ-45
A signal losing strength over a given a distance is known as... - correct answer A. attenuation
Which type of media is the LEAST susceptible to a lightning strike? - correct answer B. fiber optic
In the OSI Model, the layer that establishes, manges, and terminates connections between applications is the ______________ layer. - correct answer D. session
Which layer of the OSI Model provides the electrical and mechanical transmissions of data? - correct answer A. physical
What type of cable should a technician choose when connecting a switch to another switch? - correct answer A. crossover
Switches and the forwarding decisions use MAC addresses to make decisions and operate at - correct answer B. OSI Layer-2
The 802.11 standard uses the _______ transmission method - correct answer D. CSMA/CA
The netstat command can be used to display routing tables and.... - correct answer D. active connections
The process of packaging and transferring data from one computer to another is known as - correct answer A. encapsulation
The encapsulation process is BEST described as data, segments, packets, frames, and - correct answer A. bits
The TRACERT utility is commonly used to test - correct answer A. the path taken by packets
Two devices transmitting on a shared medium at the same time is known as - correct answer C. collision
A router using RIP updates the routing table every - correct answer B. 30 seconds
Routing tables are typically stored in - correct answer B. RAM
Client-server networks - correct answer C. are optimized for sharing resources from a single computer with many users
The network protocol used for reliable transmission of data used by network adapters and interface cards at the device level is - correct answer A. TCP
The network that is NOT restricted by physical geographical location is - correct answer D. WAN
A WAN is a group of - correct answer B. LANs connected by routers [Show Less]