Exam simulator: Networking

Your manager assigned you a task to connect the printer of the IT department to one of the available switch ports. The next step is to connect all the PCs from the IT department to that particular switch. Afterward, you need to configure the switch and the PCs so each time a co-worker needs to print a document, the document will be printed using the IT departments’ printer. Which of the following network types would MOST likely be used in this scenario?

Recently your company opens six (6) small offices across the city. The expansion led you to work closely with the network designers. The new project is to connect all the offices with the headquarters (HQ). You have listed all the requirements for the connection, including that it must be wired and support at least 4 Gbps of bandwidth. Which of the following network types would MOST likely be used for the project to securely connect their internet networks together across the city?

You just joined a team of 2x network designers and 2x network engineers for the new project, the project is to design and implement a solution for a newly opened hotel to allow guests to connect (wirelessly) to the internet after the check-in process. Which of the following devices would allow the guests to connect their laptops to the hotel’s network after the check-in?

The switch that connects the accounting department with the internet is experiencing interruption at intervals. The accounting department can’t connect to the internet with a steady connection. You think that the issue is being caused by the switch’s motherboard, not getting the proper amount of power to it. Which of the following tools should you use to troubleshoot the issue and determine if the proper amount of power is being supplied to the switch’s motherboard?

You have been selected to decide which of the following devices your company will choose in order to detect and prevent identified threats for possible malicious incidents by continuously monitoring your company’s network.

You have been tasked to configure the firewall of your company’s network. Your project manager wants to prevent all the web traffic, coming from/to your network. Which of the following ports should you block at the firewall if you want to prevent the web traffic? (Choose all that apply.)

You just receive a call from the senior network engineer of your company asking you why the employees can’t send and receive emails. After a quick investigation, you notice that something is wrong with the firewall configuration. What might be the primary cause of this issue?

You are receiving calls from different users stating they are getting an error message concerning duplicate IP addresses being detected on their systems as in the image below.

These users aren’t able to connect to the internet or access any file which resides outside of their network. Which of the following servers should you check first in order to troubleshoot this issue?

The new project is to install a wireless network for the bakery shop in your neighborhood. The owner wants the network to be extremely fast and not have frequency-overlap problems. Which of the following wireless standards should you install for the fastest data transfer speeds that support both 2.4GHz and 5GHz?

You have been tasked to recommend a new device for your company’s network that monitors the traffic moving on the network and searches for suspicious activities and known threats. The device should send an alert when it finds such items but it should not take any action to stop the threats. Which of the following devices would be the BEST for you to complete the task?

You just bought a new SOHO router for your home. You want to install the router to provide wireless broadband routing and make the network secure. Which of the following encryption settings would you configure to make the wireless network secure?

You train the new junior network engineer of your company to install a CAT 6 network. You ask him to give you the right connector to terminate the CAT 6 cables. He opens the tool kit bag to find it, but he doesn’t know which connector type is ideal for the installation. Which of the following connectors does the junior network engineer need to select to terminate the new CAT 6 cables being installed?

Given the following internet connection types which one uses light instead of electricity to transmit signals?

You notice that the network performance of the IT department is running slow. After the troubleshooting process, you find out that the issue is due to an extremely high number of collisions. This is happening due to the hub device you had installed in the past. Now you need a more advanced device to replace the hub. Which of the following devices should you install to decrease the number of collisions and increase the network performance?

Which of the following IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi standards use the 2.4 GHz band? (Choose all that apply)

Which of the following addresses are valid Class C network IDs? (Choose two answers)

Your company just installed a new webserver within the DMZ. Your manager asked you to open the port to allow system administrators to connect securely for their administrative tasks. Which port should you set as open to allow the system administrators to manage the server remotely in a secure way?

You have been tasked to implement a security policy at your organization by configuring an ACL rule. The ACL (Access Control Rule) should prevent users with IPs 145.167.255.0 – 145.167.255.254 from accessing the network 2.2.2.2. Which of the following devices would you use to configure the ACL?

You can ping the IP address of 1.2.3.4 and 195.46.2.4 but you are unable to access examsdigest.com and jobsdigest.io. Which of the following services is malfunctioning; causing the issue?

Your company has several campuses located across the city. Within each campus, the buildings are interconnected with a campus area network. If you connect each of the campuses to each other across the city, what type of network would this become?