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    The document discusses top hardware and networking interview questions and answers. It provides answers to 19 common questions asked in hardware and networking interviews, including questions about transmission technology, subnets, the OSI model, clients and servers, IP addresses, network topologies, and static vs dynamic IP addressing. The goal of the interview questions is to assess a candidate's expertise in networking concepts, components, and configurations.

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    The key takeaways are that hardware and networking engineers are responsible for implementing, maintaining, supporting, developing and designing communication networks within an organization. Getting certified in networking like CCNA can help boost your career prospects. Interview questions for hardware and networking roles often cover topics like transmission technologies, subnets, clients/servers, and network protocols.

    The two types of transmission technology are broadcast and point-to-point.

    A 'subnet' is a generic term for a section of a large network, usually separated by a bridge or a router.

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    Hardware and networking engineers are the core members of any organisation’s IT team. They are responsible for implementing,
    maintaining, supporting, developing and, in some cases, designing communication networks within an organisation or between
    organisations. Their goal is to ensure the integrity of high availability network infrastructure to provide maximum performance for their
    users.
    Companies look for expert professionals who can handle their networking requirements efficiently. There are a lot of opportunities for
    such professionals in the industry and if you want to boost your career, you should definitely think of going for a certification course in
    networking, like CCNA or CompTIA. There are various courses depending on the level of expertise – beginner, intermediate or
    advanced.
    Getting a job is not easy and the competition is high nowadays. You have to be well-prepared to crack a Networking job interview.
    Here are some of the probable Hardware and Networking Interview questions that may be asked in a hardware and networking
    interview:

    Q1. What are the two types of transmission technology available?

    Ans. The two types of transmission technology are – broadcast and point-to-point.

    Q2. What is a ‘subnet’?

    Ans. A ‘subnet’ is a generic term for a section of a large network, usually separated by a bridge or a router.

    Q3. What is DNS?

    Ans. The Domain Name System (DNS) is a central part of the Internet, providing a way to match names (a website you’re seeking)
    to numbers (the address for the website). Anything connected to the Internet – laptops, tablets, mobile phones, and websites – has
    an Internet Protocol (IP) address made up of numbers.

    Q4. Explain ‘hidden shares’.

    Ans. A hidden or an administrative share is a network share that is not visible when viewing another computer’s shares.

    Q5. How many layers are there in the OSI model? Name them
    Ans. There are 7 layers – physical, data link, network, transport, session, presentation, and application.

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    Q6. What is a ‘client’ and ‘server’ in a network?

    Ans. Clients and servers are separate logical entities that work together over a network to accomplish a task.

    Q7. What are the different ways to exchange data?

    Ans.
     Simplex
     Half-duplex

     Full-duplex

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    Q8. What is a ‘frame relay’ and in which layer does it operate?

    Ans. A frame relay is a packet-switching technology. It operates in the data link layer.

    Get CCNP Certified Now>>


    Q9. What is a MAC address?

    Ans. A MAC (Media Access Control) address is the 48-bit hardware address of a LAN card and is usually stored in the ROM of the
    network adapter card and is unique.

    Q9. What are the perquisites to configure a server?

    Ans.
     LAN card should be connected
     Root (partition on which window is installed) should be in NTFS format

     Server should be configured with a static IP address

    Q10. What is ‘beaconing’?

    Ans. Beaconing is the process that allows a network to self-repair networks problems.

    Q11. Differentiate between ‘attenuation’, ‘distortion’, and ‘noise’.

    Ans. When a signal travels through a medium, it loses some of its energy due to the resistance of the medium. This loss of energy is
    called attenuation.
    When a signal travels through a medium from one point to another, it may change the form or shape of the signal. This is known
    as distortion.
    Noise is unwanted electrical or electromagnetic energy that degrades the quality of signals and data.

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    Q12. What is an IP address?
    Ans. An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label assigned to each device (e.g., computer, printer) participating in
    a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication.

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    Q13. Differentiate between a ‘bit rate’ and ‘baud rate’.

    Ans. A bit rate is the number of bits transmitted during one second, whereas, baud rate refers to the number of signal units per
    second that are required to represent those bits.
    Baud rate = bit rate / N, where N is the no. of bits represented by each signal shift.

    Q14. What is ‘bandwidth’?

    Ans. The limited range of frequency of signals that a line can carry is called the bandwidth.

    Q15. What is Project 802?

    Ans. It is a project started by IEEE to set standards to enable intercommunication between equipment from a variety of
    manufacturers.

    Q16. What is ICMP?

    Ans. ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) is a network layer protocol of the TCP/IP suite used by hosts and gateways to
    send notification of datagram problems back to the sender.

    Q17. What are the major types of networks?

    Ans.
     Server-based network
     Peer-to-peer network

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    Q18. What are the important topologies for networks?

    Ans. There are three important topologies – Star, Bus and Ring.

    Q19. Differentiate between static IP addressing and dynamic IP addressing.

    Ans. In static IP addressing, a computer (or another device) is configured to always use the same IP address, whereas in dynamic
    IP addressing, the IP address can change periodically and is managed by a centralised network service

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