How much do you know about Information Technology?

Question 6 got me legitimately stumped.
Bios question, the bios does have options for memory management...
Question 2 was indeed poorly written, switch still the better answer there I think.
 
There is nothing ambiguous about question 2.

A switch, hub and hotspot are used to connect multiple devices, and hence create a network. If there are multiple such devices connected to each other, this would be different network segments, but still the same network. Routers are capable of routing data packets between such networks, and is thus the correct answer. If one were to think about it, the Internet can be given a simplified explanation of multiple networks interconnected with routers.

This is actually basic networking knowledge and, if you still think a switch is an acceptable answer, pray to whatever deity you believe in that you never end up with me as your interviewer.
 
biometrics said:
Well if I want to connect the network upstairs to ours I'd run a ethernet cable between our switch and theirs.
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But then everything on your switch will have joined the network upstairs.
You would be part of one big network.
 
Kelerei said:
There is nothing ambiguous about question 2.

A switch, hub and hotspot are used to connect multiple devices, and hence create a network. If there are multiple such devices connected to each other, this would be different network segments, but still the same network. Routers are capable of routing data packets between such networks, and is thus the correct answer.
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Correct. This is often taught together with the OSI Model. Network switches are layer 2 devices and routers are layer 3.
Kelerei said:
If one were to think about it, the Internet can be given a simplified explanation of multiple networks interconnected with routers.
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No need to think about it, that's where the name comes from. :D
 
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Kelerei said:
There is nothing ambiguous about question 2.

A switch, hub and hotspot are used to connect multiple devices, and hence create a network. If there are multiple such devices connected to each other, this would be different network segments, but still the same network. Routers are capable of routing data packets between such networks, and is thus the correct answer. If one were to think about it, the Internet can be given a simplified explanation of multiple networks interconnected with routers.

This is actually basic networking knowledge and, if you still think a switch is an acceptable answer, pray to whatever deity you believe in that you never end up with me as your interviewer.
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That makes sense.
In other words, switches are use to create the networks, routers connect those created networks.
Two ore more switches connected to each other still counts as one until separated by a router.
 
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Kelerei said:
This is actually basic networking knowledge and, if you still think a switch is an acceptable answer, pray to whatever deity you believe in that you never end up with me as your interviewer.
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Lucky I'm a software developer then hey :p
 
Kelerei said:
There is nothing ambiguous about question 2.

A switch, hub and hotspot are used to connect multiple devices, and hence create a network. If there are multiple such devices connected to each other, this would be different network segments, but still the same network. Routers are capable of routing data packets between such networks, and is thus the correct answer. If one were to think about it, the Internet can be given a simplified explanation of multiple networks interconnected with routers.

This is actually basic networking knowledge and, if you still think a switch is an acceptable answer, pray to whatever deity you believe in that you never end up with me as your interviewer.
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+1
 
Kelerei said:
There is nothing ambiguous about question 2.

A switch, hub and hotspot are used to connect multiple devices, and hence create a network. If there are multiple such devices connected to each other, this would be different network segments, but still the same network. Routers are capable of routing data packets between such networks, and is thus the correct answer. If one were to think about it, the Internet can be given a simplified explanation of multiple networks interconnected with routers.

This is actually basic networking knowledge and, if you still think a switch is an acceptable answer, pray to whatever deity you believe in that you never end up with me as your interviewer.
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CompTIA N+ says nearly the exact same thing
 
So what's the answer to the BIOS and webpage questions?

biometrics said:
2. Question 1 points

Which ONE of the following devices is needed to allow communication between networks?

1. Router
2. Switch
3. Hub
4. Hot Spot

I went with #2 switch. Still think it's the better choice.
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1-3 will accomplish the task but seeing as it's the internet era with people using routers I figured that's the one they wanted.

ijacobs3 said:
The switch one had me a bit, but having seen a cousins kids exam paper where they asked a true / false question being " a pdf cannot be edited" and the answer was true... Made me wonder about how the idiot who constructed this exam would have thought
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Shocking that I happened to accomplish the impossible then just the other day. As our government officials seem to think like this it could come in handy if I need to send a pdf to them. :D
 
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10/10 in 3:50 Had to reread that Q2 and Q3 to make sure I didn't miss any subtly in the wording :/
 
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I am not in IT
 
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