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Networking and Stuff Trivia Quiz

A pretty easy quiz about networks in general. Anyone with a basic knowledge should have no problems.

A multiple-choice quiz by mdb3930. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
mdb3930

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
8,536

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
5667

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. How many layers are there in the Network Model? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which layer exists between the Presentation and Transport layers?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 3 of 10

3. In terms of communications across a network, what does ATM stand for? Hint

Automatic Transferral of Multiplex

Asynchronous Transfer Mode

Aggregated Topography Method

Automatic Teller Machine

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Question 4 of 10

4. When performing error checking over a sequence of bits, which bit is used to locate the error? Hint

Trit

Parity bit

Qubit

Gigabit

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Question 5 of 10

5. What type of encoding is named after a city in England? Hint

London Encoding

Leeds Encoding

Birmingham Encoding

Manchester Encoding

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the name of the universal character set?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which three terms are MOST associated with networking? Hint

ports, cards and SCSI

megs, gigs and teras

bits, bytes and chips

routers, bridges and hubs

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which is USUALLY the largest: WAN, LAN or MAN?

Answer: (One Word ... W. L or M)

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Question 9 of 10

9. What huge San Jose based company is the king of networks? Hint

Nortel

IBM

Novell

Cisco

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Question 10 of 10

10. What does CCIE stand for? Hint

Corporate Communications Instruction Educator

Computer Controlled Interface Engineer

Cisco Certified Internetwork Engineer

CAD/CAM Interface Engineer

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many layers are there in the Network Model?

Answer: 7

Application, Presentation, Session, Transport, Network, Data Link and Physical.

2. Which layer exists between the Presentation and Transport layers?

Answer: Session

3. In terms of communications across a network, what does ATM stand for?

Answer: Asynchronous Transfer Mode

4. When performing error checking over a sequence of bits, which bit is used to locate the error?

Answer: Parity bit

5. What type of encoding is named after a city in England?

Answer: Manchester Encoding

This method of encoding is not very widespread but can be quite effective if applied appropriately.

6. What is the name of the universal character set?

Answer: unicode

The Unicode Consortium describe it as follows - "Unicode provides a unique number for every character, no matter what the platform, no matter what the program, no matter what the language."

7. Which three terms are MOST associated with networking?

Answer: routers, bridges and hubs

8. Which is USUALLY the largest: WAN, LAN or MAN?

Answer: WAN

A wide area network usually encompasses a much larger geographic area than a local area network or a metropolitan area network.

9. What huge San Jose based company is the king of networks?

Answer: Cisco

10. What does CCIE stand for?

Answer: Cisco Certified Internetwork Engineer

Source: Author mdb3930

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