To organize your diagnostic process when tracing cabling, use these very simple aids to keep track of your progress on the patch panel. Hint: You can purchase these at any office supply store.

1. (p. 110) What term is used for the cabling that runs from the telecommunications room to the PCs?
A. vertical run
B. demark
C. structured cabling
D. horizontal cabling

2. (p. 130) How many cables are used in most fiber-optic runs?
A. 4 pairs
B. 2 pairs
C. 2
D. 1

3. (p. 110) Which of the following is not an accurate description of the differences between stranded core and solid core cabling?
A. Stranded core is a bundle of tiny wire strands, while solid core has only a single solid wire.
B. Solid core is a better conductor than stranded core.
C. Solid core is stiff and will break more easily than stranded core.
D. Stranded core is UTP while solid core is fiber-optic cabling.

4. (p. 11) What is the norm today for the number of pairs in UTP cabling?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 25
D. 8

5. (p. 130) Of the following, select only those conditions that are issues when dealing with fiber-optic cabling. (Select all that apply.)
A. light leakage
B. electro-magnetic interference
C. attenuation
D. modal distortion
E. A, C, and D

6. (p. 112) Which of the following is not true about standard equipment racks?
A. They provide safe platforms for all the different components.
B. All equipment racks are 19 inches wide.
C. All equipment racks are floor-to-ceiling and should be bolted into the wall.
D. Equipment racks come in various heights, from two or three feet high to floor-to-ceiling height.

7. (p. 116) Which of the following is not part of a wall outlet?
A. a mounting plate
B. a female jack
C. a male jack
D. a faceplate

8. (p. 116) What is the maximum length for UTP cables allowed by the TIA/EIA 568 cabling specification?
A. 90
B. 100
C. 200
D. 1000

9. (p. 120) What do most professional cable installers use to quote the price for an installation?
A. the total length of the cable
B. the kind of environment
C. the number of drops
D. the bandwidth

10. (p. 120) In the United States, what is the typical cost of a network cable installation?
A. $150 per drop
B. $1,000 per 90 meters of horizontal run
C. $10,000 per installation
D. $15 per drop

11. (p. 120) Which of the following would not be a reason to run the cabling outside the walls?
A. It is simpler to install.
B. You may not have permission to install inside the walls.
C. It may not be possible to put cabling in the walls in some older buildings, especially historic buildings.
D. It looks neater than cabling that is inside the walls.

12. (p. 112) What is the size of a U, the equipment rack unit of measure, used for specifying height?
A. 1 meter
B. 1.25 inches
C. 1.50 inches
D. 1.75 inches

13. (p. 126) What are you trying to discover when you test a cable for continuity?
A. a broken wire
B. bandwidth of the cable
C. length of cable
D. presence of electrical or radio interference

14. (p. 126) Which of the following is not a characteristic of cheap cable testers?
A. They may be able to test for split or crossed pairs and for shorts.
B. They come with a small loopback device that you insert into the far end of the cable, making it possible to test installed cables.
C. Most test only for broken wires.
D. They usually require you to insert both ends of the cable into the tester, making them impossible to use for cable already installed in the wall.

15. (p. 129) If you suspect that a fiber-optic run has a break, which type of device would you use to determine if there is a break, and to identify the location of the break?
A. multimeter
B. optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR)
C. time domain reflectometer
D. toner

16. (p. 118) Of the following, which would probably not be true of a network that occupies multiple stories of a large building?
A. one telecommunications room supporting the entire network
B. one telecommunications room per floor
C. backbones tying all the floors together
D. multiple servers

17. (p. 130) The problem of modal distortion, involving light bouncing back and forth at a sharp angle as it travels down a cable, is unique to which type of fiber-optic cable?
A. single-mode
B. multimode
C. multifiber
D. solid core

18. (p. 131) What network component is built into most PCs today?
A. switch
B. router
C. patch panel
D. NIC

19. (p. 131) All of the following are reasons to purchase name-brand NICs, with one exception. Which one is the exception?
A. They are less expensive.
B. It is easier to replace a missing driver.
C. They often have extra features and utilities.
D. It is easier to return them if they are defective.

20. (p. 131) What type of connector is used by all UTP Ethernet NICs?
A. SC
B. RJ-11
C. RJ-45
D. ST

21. (p. 132) Which of the following is not a valid statement about PCIe?
A. It is slower than USB.
B. It is faster than PCI.
C. One variation is PCIe x₁.
D. One variation is PCIe x₂.

22. (p. 133) What does LED stand for?
A. Light Exchange Diagnostics
B. Light Emitting Diode
C. Low Ethernet Distance
D. Later Ethernet Development

23. (p. 132) What types of expansion slots can you expect to see in most desktop PCs today (excluding laptops)? (Select all that apply.)
A. ISA
B. PCI
C. PCIe
D. MCA
E. Both B and C

24. (p. 132) With Windows, what can you use to verify that Windows recognizes a NIC and is ready to use it?
A. My Network Places
B. The Control Panel
C. ipconfig
D. Device Manager

25. (p. 132) What is the name for the practice of using multiple NICs for a single machine in order to double (or more) the speed between that machine and a switch? Hint: Another term for this is link aggregation.
A. dispersion
B. bonding
C. loopback
D. attenuation

26. (p. 133) If this light is on a NIC, it turns on and flickers when the NIC detects network traffic.
A. collision light
B. TDR
C. power light
D. activity light

27. (p. 114) To organize your diagnostic process when tracing cabling, use these very simple aids to keep track of your progress on the patch panel. Hint: You can purchase these at any office supply store.
A. multimeter
B. labels
C. voltage event recorder
D. Fox and Hound

28. (p. 138) Tripplet Corporation manufactures a very popular tool called a "Fox and Hound." What type of tool is this?
A. toner
B. network sniffer
C. switch
D. cable puller

29. (p. 138) You support a large, complicated network. After experiencing problems and testing the cabling, you have discovered a bad horizontal cable. What should you do next?
A. Replace the cable yourself.
B. Leave the cable, string another cable.
C. Find the break and repair it.
D. Hire an experienced installer.

30. (p. 138) If you support but do not install UTP networks, which two of the following are the most important tools you should use?
A. voltage event recorder
B. good, medium-priced toner
C. good, medium-priced cable tester
D. TIA/EIA 606
E. Both B and C