Chapter 16 Practice Test Answers
1. C. Adapters are the pieces of hardware that connect a cable to a computer.
2. C. When selecting a network interface card for you computer, the available expansion slots will govern your choice.
3. B. Once a network adapter has been installed, a piece of software known as a driver must be installed for the adapter to function.
4. B. After installing a network interface card, the appropriate software is installed through the Control Panel/Add Hardware.
5. C. Client software, or just clients, are often referred to as “redirectors” because they have the ability to redirect requests for resources that are not located on the local machine.
6. D. A mapped drive is a logical connection that points to information physically stored on another computer.
7. A. To install new client software, open the Network Properties dialog box.
8. B. A Windows domain is a client/server network that uses Windows servers as domain controllers.
9. B. The Novell client software allows Windows workstations to access and use all of the services available on Novell NetWare servers running Novell Directory Services and ZenWorks.
10. A. To install a protocol, open the Network Properties dialog box.
11. A. Later versions of NetWare (3.12 and later) use the 802.2 frame type.
12. C. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is used to dynamically, or automatically, assign Internet Protocol (IP) addresses whenever the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol is being used on a network.
13. B. The Domain Name System (DNS) is used to resolve host or fully qualified domain names (FQDNs) to IP addresses. An example of a fully qualified domain name is www.yahoo.com.
14. A. The NetBEUI protocol has no configurable parameters. Once it is installed, it is ready for use.
15. A and B. If the computer will communicate only with computers on its own subnetwork, then the following data is required: IP address and subnet mask.
16. A. To assign TCP/IP addresses automatically, the DHCP Server Service must be installed on a server. Once the server component is installed, it develops a scope, or range of addresses that may be assigned, and other addressing parameters. The scope is then activated, which means that the server can begin handing out TCP/IP addressing information.
17. A. An easy way to remember this process is to use the word DORA. DORA stands for: discover, offer, request, acknowledge.
18. D. File and Print Sharing for Microsoft Networks allows client computers to act as servers, sharing their resources with other computers on a Microsoft network.
19. B. Remember that a local account exists only on the workstation on which it was created. A user cannot walk to another machine and log on to it using this account. Also, this account cannot be used to log on to a network.
20. C. User names and passwords are generally required when logging on to both local and networked computers.