A technician terminates a cable with an RJ45 connector, but the cable tester shows an open circuit on pin 3. What is the most likely cause of this issue?

The connector was the wrong type for the cable

The wire for pin 3 was not inserted fully into the connector

The crimper was not applied with enough force

A technician is terminating a Cat6 cable with an RJ45 connector. What is the primary purpose of using a crimper in this process?

To strip the outer jacket from the cable

To attach the connector securely to the cable by pressing the pins into the conductors

To test the cable for continuity after termination

To cut the cable to the desired length

A technician is troubleshooting a Wi-Fi connectivity issue in an office. What is the primary purpose of using a Wi-Fi analyzer?

To identify Wi-Fi channels, signal strength, and sources of interference

To configure the router's firewall settings

To test the network cable for breaks

To measure the physical length of the network cable

A small office has intermittent Wi-Fi dropouts on laptops in the conference room, while phones and tablets in the same room work fine. A technician runs a Wi-Fi analyzer on a laptop and sees a strong signal from the office AP, but also detects a second AP on an overlapping channel with high signal strength. Which action should the technician take first?

Move the office AP closer to the conference room

Replace the laptop's wireless adapter

Change the office AP to a non-overlapping channel

Disable the 2.4 GHz radio on the office AP

A technician terminates a Cat6 cable with RJ45 connectors and uses a cable tester to verify it. The tester reports that pins 4 and 5 are open. What is the most likely cause of this result?

The cable is too long for the tester to measure

The wires for pins 4 and 5 were not pushed fully into the connector

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Networking Tools 220-1201 Practice Questions (Page 1)

Part of the Networking domain, which accounts for 23% of the 220-1201 exam. CompTIA does not publish an official question count, but from its 90-minute exam (~35–60 total, ~8–14 in this domain), expect 3–5 from this objective — we provide 26 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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Questions 1–5

1foundation · easy
A technician terminates a cable with an RJ45 connector, but the cable tester shows an open circuit on pin 3. What is the most likely cause of this issue?
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2foundation · easy
A technician is terminating a Cat6 cable with an RJ45 connector. What is the primary purpose of using a crimper in this process?
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3foundation · easy
A technician is troubleshooting a Wi-Fi connectivity issue in an office. What is the primary purpose of using a Wi-Fi analyzer?
Select an answer first
4application · medium
A small office has intermittent Wi-Fi dropouts on laptops in the conference room, while phones and tablets in the same room work fine. A technician runs a Wi-Fi analyzer on a laptop and sees a strong signal from the office AP, but also detects a second AP on an overlapping channel with high signal strength. Which action should the technician take first?
Select an answer first
5application · medium
A technician terminates a Cat6 cable with RJ45 connectors and uses a cable tester to verify it. The tester reports that pins 4 and 5 are open. What is the most likely cause of this result?
Select an answer first

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