‘authenticate’ Your Networking Knowledge
SDM Magazine 5-Minute Tech Quiz, November 2013
- 1.A MAC address is comprised of _____ sets of numbers that identify _____
- A.
4; the computer.
- B.
4; the manufacturer, ISP, transmission method, and device.
- C.
2; the manufacturer and the device.
- D.
1; the devices’ serial number.
- 2.In programming a device, the number is created by activating switches representing numbers from
- A.
2 to 256.
- B.
1 to 128.
- C.
0 to 256.
- D.
1 to 999.
- 3.Standards for networking are created by
- A.
ANSI.
- B.
NFPA.
- C.
IEEE.
- D.
ASIS.
- E.
UL.
- 4.The seven-layer model defines how everything from hardware to software is supposed to work in a network.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.The lower levels of the OSI networking model are _____ protocols, and the upper levels deal primarily with _____
- A.
Lower-number octets; higher-number octets above 255.
- B.
Hardware-centric; software.
- C.
ISP; internal addressing.
- D.
Security; authentication.
- 6.An IP address consists of _____ sets of numbers.
- A.
2
- B.
4
- C.
6
- D.
8
- 7.The purchaser of the network device must program the MAC address into the device prior to activating it.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Which of the following is not a type of protocol?
- A.
TCP
- B.
UDP
- C.
RSP
- D.
IP
- E.
DHCP
- 9.A MAC address is _____ bits long, written as _____ pairs of hexadecimal digits.
- A.
8; 24
- B.
8; 24
- C.
4; 15
- D.
255; 8
- 10.An IP address is _____ bits long and written as _____ numbers in a “dotted-decimal-notation” format.
- A.
32; 4
- B.
16; 6
- C.
128; 8
- D.
255; 8
- 11.MAC addresses are used for network routing.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.IP addresses are assigned to the computer by the _____ as a static address or automatically using _____.
- A.
Manufacturer; random number generation
- B.
Network administration; DHCP
- C.
ISP; the serial number
- D.
Any of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 13.A NAT is
- A.
The National Addressing Team.
- B.
A bug.
- C.
The National Assignment Transmitter.
- D.
The Network Address Translator.
- 14.A(n) _____ has a(n) _____ address programmed into it when manufactured.
- A.
IP; NAT
- B.
NIC; DNS
- C.
NAT; TCP
- D.
NIC; MAC
- 15.SSL authentication is a two-way communication method.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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