Exam Questions + Ch10 + Connecting Desktops and Laptops to

Survey of Operating Systems, 6e (Holcombe)

Chapter 10 Connecting Desktops and Laptops to Networks

1) In computing a ________ is both a set of rules, usually formalized in a published standard, as well as an implementation of that set of rules.

A) router

B) zone

C) protocol

D) stack

2) IPv6 addresses are this size.

A) 32 bits

B) 128 bits

C) 256 bits

D) 512 bits

3) How many bits are in an IPv4 address?

A) 32

B) 128

C) 256

D) 512

4) This version of Internet Protocol (IP) has been the prevailing version since 1983, but it is being phased out.

A) IPv2

B) IPv3

C) IPv4

D) IPv6

5) What version of Internet Protocol (IP) is this address: 2002:470:b8f9::20c:29ff:fe53:45ca?

A) IPv2

B) Ipv3

C) Ipv4

D) IPv6

6) This organization oversees the registrars who administer domain names for the Internet.

A) IANA

B) ICANN

C) ISP

D) ADSL

7) Which of these choices is the correct command for viewing the IP configuration of all your network connections in a Windows CLI?

A) ifconfig -a

B) ipconfig /all

C) ipconfig

D) ifconfig

8) Which of these choices is the correct command for viewing the IP configuration of all your network connections in a Linux BASH or macOS terminal window?

A) ifconfig -a

B) ipconfig /a

C) ipconfig

D) ifconfig

9) A direct connection to the Internet is a ________ connection.

A) WAN

B) LAN

C) VLAN

D) Wi-Fi

10) To see if there are Microsoft File and Printer Servers on your network, open the Windows 10 File Explorer and browse to the ________ folder.

A) Windows Server

B) Microsoft Domain

C) Network

D) Shared

11) This very slow wired technology uses the phone line; an inexpensive ISP subscription should be the only additional cost, but you cannot connect to the Internet and use your phone on the same line simultaneously.

A) Wi-Fi

B) dial-up

C) Ethernet

D) DSL

12) The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) standards for wireless Wi-Fi networks are identified as the ________ standards.

A) IEEE 802.2

B) IEEE 802.11

C) IEEE 802.3

D) IEEE 802.5

13) The ________ for Microsoft file and printer sharing is installed and enabled by default on a Windows desktop computer.

A) Folder

B) Client

C) Server

D) Permissions

14) This digital service, offered by telephone companies, can simultaneously transmit voice and data over a single phone line, but it transfers data at a maximum of 128 Kbps.

A) DSL

B) ISDN

C) dial-up

D) cable

15) This digital service, offered by telephone companies, can simultaneously transmit voice and data over a single phone line with speeds up to 24 Mbps, uses advanced digital signal processing to compress signals, and requires component changes in the telephone network.

A) DSL

B) ISDN

C) dial-up

D) cable

16) Using this wired communications service, data and television signals are transmitted over different channels on the same media simultaneously.

A) DSL

B) ISDN

C) dial-up

D) cable

17) Which of the following is an example of a type of a WWAN?

A) dial-up

B) cellular

C) cable

D) Wi-Fi

18) This service may be the most important service on the Internet, because many people who have no other use for the Internet use it.

A) World Wide Web

B) email

C) FTP

D) IMAP

19) This protocol will allow users to maintain messages stored on an email server without removing them from the server.

A) World Wide Web

B) email

C) FTP

D) IMAP

20) Chrome and Firefox are examples of clients for this service.

A) World Wide Web

B) email

C) FTP

D) IMAP

21) This Web browser is distributed by a company known for its popular search engine.

A) Internet Explorer

B) Firefox

C) Safari

D) Chrome

22) For both Firefox and Internet Explorer the menu bar is hidden until you press the ________ key.

A) Windows

B) Ctrl

C) Shift

D) Alt

23) Open Chrome's Customize and Control menu by clicking this button on the top right of the Chrome window.

A) File

B) View

C) Tools

D) Chrome

24) This browser security feature (with different names in various browsers) allows you to browse the Web without saving any history on the local computer.

A) Browsing history

B) Private browsing

C) Cookies

D) Masking

25) A file-sharing service allows you to share both files and ________.

A) permissions

B) workgroups

C) printers

D) services

26) Connect to a website, then open a Windows CLI and run this command to discover the IP address of the website.

A) ping

B) tracert

C) ipconfig

D) netstat

27) This is the connecting point to which a network client connects to a shared folder or printer using the Microsoft file and printer service.

A) share

B) folder

C) HomeGroup

D) Home folder

28) Test the ability to communicate with another host over a TCP/IP network with this simple utility that sends a small request to an IP address simply asking for a response.

A) ping

B) tracert

C) ipconfig

D) netstat

29) Verify your Windows computer's IP configuration with this CLI utility.

A) ping

B) tracert

C) ipconfig

D) netstat

30) Discover the bottleneck between your computer and another using this CLI utility.

A) ping

B) tracert

C) ipconfig

D) netstat

31) An IP address is not assigned to a computer but to each network interface card (NIC), and there can be more than one NIC in a computer.

32) Only an advanced user should make changes to network configuration settings.

33) An Internet service provider (ISP) may specialize in one Internet WAN connection type.

34) Wi-Fi is an example of a wireless wide area network (WWAN) technology.

35) As a rule, a desktop computer in a Microsoft domain should not have File and Printer Sharing turned on.

36) The encapsulation of a VPN tunnel fully protects communications over the VPN.

37) Windows Network Diagnostics, a GUI tool included with Windows, will diagnose a network problem and instruct you on how to solve the problem.

38) When using Web mail, you must use email client software.

39) A Windows desktop computer cannot play the server role in file and printer sharing.

40) Use the NSLOOKUP CLI utility to troubleshoot possible DNS problems.

41) When you view the network connection settings in Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X you will often see settings for two versions of IP. What are these versions?

42) Why do desktop operating systems support two versions of IP?

43) How can you make a WAN connection more secure for mobile users and remote offices that need secure communications over a WAN (often over the Internet) to their home office network?

44) Your computer has a Wi-Fi adapter. Explain how you would connect to the Internet from this computer and if you would need anything besides the Wi-Fi adapter.

45) Briefly describe how tracert helps you to find the source of a slow Internet connection.

46) Briefly describe the difference between POP and IMAP email clients.

47) What types of email accounts can you manage in Microsoft Outlook?

48) Briefly describe the Windows Network Diagnostics tool.

49) Describe the IP addresses needed on a router to connect two networks.

50) Explain how the nslookup command can help you determine if the inability to connect to a Web server is a DNS problem.