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Quiz about Networking and Stuff
Quiz about Networking and Stuff

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.
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Author
mdb3930
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
8,536
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
5656
Last 3 plays: Guest 86 (4/10), Guest 119 (7/10), comark2000 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. How many layers are there in the Network Model? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which layer exists between the Presentation and Transport layers?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 3 of 10
3. In terms of communications across a network, what does ATM stand for? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. When performing error checking over a sequence of bits, which bit is used to locate the error? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What type of encoding is named after a city in England? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What is the name of the universal character set?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 7 of 10
7. Which three terms are MOST associated with networking? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which is USUALLY the largest: WAN, LAN or MAN?

Answer: (One Word ... W. L or M)
Question 9 of 10
9. What huge San Jose based company is the king of networks? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What does CCIE stand for? Hint



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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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