I took Network Essential on Jan. 5, 1998. I passed. My score is 781.

I remember 5 questions.

1. Which network topology provides guaranteed access for each computer on the 

    network?

    A. Star

    B. Bus

    C. Ring

    D. Linear

2. We have 14 computers connected to a 16 - port active hub by 14 UTP cables. Then

    We buy a new 16 - port active hub and 11 identical UTP cable. Connect 10 computers

    to the new hub. Link two hubs by the left UTP. We found that computers within the

    same hub can communicate but they can not communicate to the computer on the

    other hub. What we can do is

    A. Install a Fiber-Optic cable between 2 hubs

    B. Install a router between 2 hubs

    C. Replace both active hubs with passive hubs

    D. Replace the cable between the 2 hubs with a cross-connect cable

3. We install NT Server on the computer with DEC Alpha processor. We want to have

    two primary partitions on the disk and want to implement maximum security.

    A. Set both partition with FAT

    B. Set both partition with NTFS

    C. First partition with FAT, Second partition with NTFS.

    D. First partition with NTFS, Second partition with FAT.

4. We have several branch offices use telnet connect IBM 3093 in main office. We

    want to make the connectivity as inexpensive as possible.

    A. ATM

    B. X.25

    C. ISDN

    D. T3

5. We have token ring network connects to ethernet. The token ring network is 4Mbps.

    It takes 2 minutes from Ethernet to Token Ring. It takes 30 seconds from Token

    Ring to Ethernet. The reason is

    A. TCP window size is too large

    B. Token Ring is slower than Ethernet

    C. Packet size is large in Token Ring than in Ethernet

    D. Token Ring has a wrong frame type