Network Engineer Online Test

The Network Engineer Test uses scenario-based multiple choice questions to evaluate candidates on their technical knowledge and practical skills related to computer networking, including topics such as network protocols, network architecture, network security, IP addressing, subnetting, routing, switching, WAN technologies, network troubleshooting, and network management. The test aims to assess candidates' proficiency in designing, implementing, and maintaining complex network infrastructures that support the communication and data transfer needs of modern organizations, as well as their ability to diagnose and resolve network issues efficiently and effectively.

Covered skills:

Network protocols
Network security
Routing and switching
Network troubleshooting
Wireless networking
Network design
Network management
TCP/IP
LAN/WAN
Network performance optimization

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About the Network Engineer Test

The Network Engineer Online Test helps recruiters and hiring managers identify qualified candidates from a pool of resumes, and helps in taking objective hiring decisions. It reduces the administrative overhead of interviewing too many candidates and saves time by filtering out unqualified candidates at the first step of the hiring process.

The test screens for the following skills that hiring managers look for in candidates:

Knowledge of network protocols
Understanding of network security concepts
Proficiency in routing and switching
Ability to troubleshoot network issues
Experience in wireless networking
Capability to design efficient networks
Familiarity with network management
Expertise in TCP/IP
Understanding of LAN/WAN technologies
Knowledge of network performance optimization

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🧐 Question
Medium Mac address and IP on router hop Routers Switches Mac Address Resolution Packet Forwarding	Solve
Refer to the following exhibit: Host A is sending a packet to Host B. 1. What is the source and destination MAC address at point PA? 2. What is the source and destination IP address at point PB? // Option A PA: source MAC - Mac-A PA: destination MAC - Mac-B PB: source IP - 192.168.1.1 PB: destination IP - 192.168.3.1 // Option B PA: source MAC - Mac-A PA: destination MAC - Mac-RA PB: source IP - 192.168.3.3 PB: destination IP - 192.168.3.1 // Option C PA: source MAC - Mac-A PA: destination MAC - Mac-B PB: source IP - 192.168.3.3 PB: destination IP - 192.168.3.1 // Option D PA: source MAC - Mac-A PA: destination MAC - Mac-RA PB: source IP - 192.168.1.1 PB: destination IP - 192.168.3.1
Easy MX Record, DMARC and Email Authentication DNS MX Records DMARC SPF DKIM	Solve
You work as a network administrator for a company, "example.com", that recently started experiencing issues with email spoofing. To mitigate the problem, you decide to implement DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance) in addition to existing SPF (Sender Policy Framework) and DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) records. Your current DNS records for example.com include the following: - MX 10 mail.example.com (IP address 203.0.113.10) - TXT "v=spf1 ip4:203.0.113.10 -all" - TXT "v=DKIM1; k=rsa; p=public-key-here" You add the following DMARC record: - TXT "_dmarc.example.com" "v=DMARC1; p=quarantine; pct=100; rua=mailto:report@example.com" After implementing the DMARC record, an external mail server sends an email to your domain. The email passes the SPF and DKIM checks but fails the DMARC check. What will likely happen to the email? A: The email will be accepted and delivered to the recipient's inbox. B: The email will be rejected and returned to the sender as undeliverable. C: The email might be delivered to the recipient's spam or junk folder. D: The email will be accepted, but a report will be sent to the sender. E: The email will be silently discarded, and the sender will not be notified.
Medium Remote network resources Gateway Routing protocols Ospf Routing Network Connectivity	Solve
Review the following exhibit: Angelina noticed that the computers on 192.168.10.0/24 network can ping their default gateway. But they found that these computers cannot connect to any remote network resources. Which of the following is the most likely reason for this?
Medium SSL Certificate Expiry SSL/TLS Network Security Ssl/tls	Solve
You are a network administrator for an e-commerce company. The company's online store allows customers to browse products and make purchases securely over the internet. The online store uses SSL/TLS for secure communication. You receive reports that some customers are seeing a security warning in their web browsers when trying to access the online store. Upon investigation, you discover the following information: - The SSL certificate used by the online store's web server is valid for one year and is due to expire in two days. - The web server is configured to automatically redirect HTTP traffic to HTTPS. - The SSL certificate was issued by a trusted certificate authority (CA), and all major web browsers have the CA's root certificate in their trusted certificate stores. - The SSL certificate includes the correct domain name for the online store. Given the above information, which of the following steps should be taken to resolve the issue and prevent customers from seeing the security warning? A: Extend the validity of the current SSL certificate by one year. B: Obtain a new SSL certificate from the same CA and install it on the web server before the current certificate expires. C: Remove the automatic redirect from HTTP to HTTPS on the web server. D: Ask customers to ignore the security warning and proceed to the online store. E: Replace the SSL certificate with a self-signed certificate.

	🧐 Question	🔧 Skill
	Medium Mac address and IP on router hop Routers Switches Mac Address Resolution Packet Forwarding	2 mins Computer Networks	Solve
Refer to the following exhibit: Host A is sending a packet to Host B. 1. What is the source and destination MAC address at point PA? 2. What is the source and destination IP address at point PB? // Option A PA: source MAC - Mac-A PA: destination MAC - Mac-B PB: source IP - 192.168.1.1 PB: destination IP - 192.168.3.1 // Option B PA: source MAC - Mac-A PA: destination MAC - Mac-RA PB: source IP - 192.168.3.3 PB: destination IP - 192.168.3.1 // Option C PA: source MAC - Mac-A PA: destination MAC - Mac-B PB: source IP - 192.168.3.3 PB: destination IP - 192.168.3.1 // Option D PA: source MAC - Mac-A PA: destination MAC - Mac-RA PB: source IP - 192.168.1.1 PB: destination IP - 192.168.3.1
	Easy MX Record, DMARC and Email Authentication DNS MX Records DMARC SPF DKIM	2 mins Computer Networks	Solve
You work as a network administrator for a company, "example.com", that recently started experiencing issues with email spoofing. To mitigate the problem, you decide to implement DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance) in addition to existing SPF (Sender Policy Framework) and DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) records. Your current DNS records for example.com include the following: - MX 10 mail.example.com (IP address 203.0.113.10) - TXT "v=spf1 ip4:203.0.113.10 -all" - TXT "v=DKIM1; k=rsa; p=public-key-here" You add the following DMARC record: - TXT "_dmarc.example.com" "v=DMARC1; p=quarantine; pct=100; rua=mailto:report@example.com" After implementing the DMARC record, an external mail server sends an email to your domain. The email passes the SPF and DKIM checks but fails the DMARC check. What will likely happen to the email? A: The email will be accepted and delivered to the recipient's inbox. B: The email will be rejected and returned to the sender as undeliverable. C: The email might be delivered to the recipient's spam or junk folder. D: The email will be accepted, but a report will be sent to the sender. E: The email will be silently discarded, and the sender will not be notified.
	Medium Remote network resources Gateway Routing protocols Ospf Routing Network Connectivity	3 mins Computer Networks	Solve
Review the following exhibit: Angelina noticed that the computers on 192.168.10.0/24 network can ping their default gateway. But they found that these computers cannot connect to any remote network resources. Which of the following is the most likely reason for this?
	Medium SSL Certificate Expiry SSL/TLS Network Security Ssl/tls	2 mins Computer Networks	Solve
You are a network administrator for an e-commerce company. The company's online store allows customers to browse products and make purchases securely over the internet. The online store uses SSL/TLS for secure communication. You receive reports that some customers are seeing a security warning in their web browsers when trying to access the online store. Upon investigation, you discover the following information: - The SSL certificate used by the online store's web server is valid for one year and is due to expire in two days. - The web server is configured to automatically redirect HTTP traffic to HTTPS. - The SSL certificate was issued by a trusted certificate authority (CA), and all major web browsers have the CA's root certificate in their trusted certificate stores. - The SSL certificate includes the correct domain name for the online store. Given the above information, which of the following steps should be taken to resolve the issue and prevent customers from seeing the security warning? A: Extend the validity of the current SSL certificate by one year. B: Obtain a new SSL certificate from the same CA and install it on the web server before the current certificate expires. C: Remove the automatic redirect from HTTP to HTTPS on the web server. D: Ask customers to ignore the security warning and proceed to the online store. E: Replace the SSL certificate with a self-signed certificate.

	🧐 Question	🔧 Skill	💪 Difficulty	⌛ Time
	Mac address and IP on router hop Routers Switches Mac Address Resolution Packet Forwarding	Computer Networks	Medium	2 mins	Solve
Refer to the following exhibit: Host A is sending a packet to Host B. 1. What is the source and destination MAC address at point PA? 2. What is the source and destination IP address at point PB? // Option A PA: source MAC - Mac-A PA: destination MAC - Mac-B PB: source IP - 192.168.1.1 PB: destination IP - 192.168.3.1 // Option B PA: source MAC - Mac-A PA: destination MAC - Mac-RA PB: source IP - 192.168.3.3 PB: destination IP - 192.168.3.1 // Option C PA: source MAC - Mac-A PA: destination MAC - Mac-B PB: source IP - 192.168.3.3 PB: destination IP - 192.168.3.1 // Option D PA: source MAC - Mac-A PA: destination MAC - Mac-RA PB: source IP - 192.168.1.1 PB: destination IP - 192.168.3.1
	MX Record, DMARC and Email Authentication DNS MX Records DMARC SPF DKIM	Computer Networks	Easy	2 mins	Solve
You work as a network administrator for a company, "example.com", that recently started experiencing issues with email spoofing. To mitigate the problem, you decide to implement DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance) in addition to existing SPF (Sender Policy Framework) and DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) records. Your current DNS records for example.com include the following: - MX 10 mail.example.com (IP address 203.0.113.10) - TXT "v=spf1 ip4:203.0.113.10 -all" - TXT "v=DKIM1; k=rsa; p=public-key-here" You add the following DMARC record: - TXT "_dmarc.example.com" "v=DMARC1; p=quarantine; pct=100; rua=mailto:report@example.com" After implementing the DMARC record, an external mail server sends an email to your domain. The email passes the SPF and DKIM checks but fails the DMARC check. What will likely happen to the email? A: The email will be accepted and delivered to the recipient's inbox. B: The email will be rejected and returned to the sender as undeliverable. C: The email might be delivered to the recipient's spam or junk folder. D: The email will be accepted, but a report will be sent to the sender. E: The email will be silently discarded, and the sender will not be notified.
	Remote network resources Gateway Routing protocols Ospf Routing Network Connectivity	Computer Networks	Medium	3 mins	Solve
Review the following exhibit: Angelina noticed that the computers on 192.168.10.0/24 network can ping their default gateway. But they found that these computers cannot connect to any remote network resources. Which of the following is the most likely reason for this?
	SSL Certificate Expiry SSL/TLS Network Security Ssl/tls	Computer Networks	Medium	2 mins	Solve
You are a network administrator for an e-commerce company. The company's online store allows customers to browse products and make purchases securely over the internet. The online store uses SSL/TLS for secure communication. You receive reports that some customers are seeing a security warning in their web browsers when trying to access the online store. Upon investigation, you discover the following information: - The SSL certificate used by the online store's web server is valid for one year and is due to expire in two days. - The web server is configured to automatically redirect HTTP traffic to HTTPS. - The SSL certificate was issued by a trusted certificate authority (CA), and all major web browsers have the CA's root certificate in their trusted certificate stores. - The SSL certificate includes the correct domain name for the online store. Given the above information, which of the following steps should be taken to resolve the issue and prevent customers from seeing the security warning? A: Extend the validity of the current SSL certificate by one year. B: Obtain a new SSL certificate from the same CA and install it on the web server before the current certificate expires. C: Remove the automatic redirect from HTTP to HTTPS on the web server. D: Ask customers to ignore the security warning and proceed to the online store. E: Replace the SSL certificate with a self-signed certificate.

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Why you should use Pre-employment Network Engineer Online Test?

The Network Engineer Test makes use of scenario-based questions to test for on-the-job skills as opposed to theoretical knowledge, ensuring that candidates who do well on this screening test have the relavant skills. The questions are designed to covered following on-the-job aspects:

Understanding and configuring network protocols
Implementing network security measures
Configuring and troubleshooting routing and switching protocols
Identifying and resolving network issues
Configuring and managing wireless networks
Designing network infrastructure
Managing and monitoring network performance
Working with TCP/IP protocols
Setting up and managing LAN/WAN networks
Optimizing network performance for improved efficiency

Once the test is sent to a candidate, the candidate receives a link in email to take the test. For each candidate, you will receive a detailed report with skills breakdown and benchmarks to shortlist the top candidates from your pool.

What topics are covered in the Network Engineer Online Test?

Network protocols: Network protocols are sets of rules and conventions that devices use to communicate with each other over a network. Understanding network protocols is crucial for network engineers as it allows them to configure and troubleshoot network devices to ensure efficient and secure data transmission.

Network security: Network security refers to the measures and practices implemented to protect a network from unauthorized access, misuse, and attacks. Evaluating this skill in the test helps recruiters assess the candidate's knowledge of firewall configurations, encryption protocols, intrusion detection systems, and other security mechanisms that are essential for safeguarding network infrastructure.

Routing and switching: Routing and switching involve the processes of directing network traffic and connecting different network segments. Proficiency in routing protocols and switch configurations allows network engineers to efficiently manage and optimize data flow, ensuring reliable and fast communication between devices connected to the network.

Network troubleshooting: Network troubleshooting refers to the ability to identify and resolve issues that may affect the performance, connectivity, or security of a network. It involves analyzing network logs, diagnosing network hardware or software problems, and implementing necessary solutions to maintain network functionality.

Wireless networking: Wireless networking involves the configuration, deployment, and management of wireless communication technologies, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or cellular networks. Network engineers with expertise in wireless networking can design and implement reliable and secure wireless networks, as well as troubleshoot connectivity or performance issues in these environments.

Network design: Network design entails creating a blueprint or plan for a network infrastructure that meets specific business requirements. Network engineers with proficiency in network design can optimize the layout of devices, determine IP addressing schemes, select appropriate network topologies, and ensure scalability and efficient resource utilization.

Network management: Network management involves monitoring, configuring, and controlling network devices and resources to ensure their smooth operation. This skill covers knowledge of network management protocols, such as SNMP, as well as tools and techniques for performance monitoring, fault detection, and configuration management.

TCP/IP: TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) is the standard protocol suite used for communication in the internet. Understanding TCP/IP is fundamental for network engineers, as it enables them to effectively troubleshoot and manage network connectivity issues, ensure interoperability of different devices and networks, and implement security measures to protect data transmitted over the network.

LAN/WAN: LAN (Local Area Network) and WAN (Wide Area Network) refer to different types of networks that connect devices over different geographic areas. Assessing LAN/WAN knowledge helps recruiters evaluate a candidate's ability to design, implement, and manage network architectures, including local networks within a building or campus (LAN) and networks spanning multiple locations and connected through public or private links (WAN).

Network performance optimization: Network performance optimization involves analyzing and fine-tuning the network infrastructure to maximize its speed, efficiency, and reliability. Professionals with expertise in this skill can employ various techniques and tools, such as bandwidth optimization, traffic analysis, or Quality of Service (QoS) configuration, to optimize network performance and deliver a better user experience.

Full list of covered topics

The actual topics of the questions in the final test will depend on your job description and requirements. However, here's a list of topics you can expect the questions for Network Engineer Test to be based on.

ARP

DNS

DHCP

HTTP

HTTPS

FTP

SMTP

SNMP

SSH

TLS/SSL

IP addressing

Subnetting

VLANs

Spanning Tree Protocol

Routing protocols

Network security protocols

Firewalls

Virtual Private Networks

Intrusion Detection Systems

Packet sniffing

Network troubleshooting methodologies

Wireless standards

Wireless access points

Wireless security protocols

Network design principles

Network segmentation

Redundancy and fault tolerance

Capacity planning

Network monitoring

Network performance optimization techniques

TCP

UDP

ICMP

IGMP

OSPF

BGP

EIGRP

STP

WAN technologies

LAN technologies

Ethernet

IPSec

Quality of Service (QoS)

Load balancing

Network virtualization

IPv6

Cloud networking

Software-Defined Networking (SDN)

Network automation

Network documentation

What roles can I use the Network Engineer Online Test for?

Network engineer
Network administrator
Network analyst
Network architect
Network consultant
System administrator
IT manager

How is the Network Engineer Online Test customized for senior candidates?

For intermediate/ experienced candidates, we customize the assessment questions to include advanced topics and increase the difficulty level of the questions. This might include adding questions on topics like

Advanced network troubleshooting techniques
Implementing network segmentation and VLANs
Configuring network access control
Knowledge of network virtualization technologies
Implementing network redundancy and failover mechanisms
Experience with network load balancing
Configuring and managing network firewalls
Understanding and implementing dynamic routing protocols
Experience with network traffic analysis and monitoring tools
Knowledge of network automation and scripting

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What is Network Engineer Test?

The Network Engineer Test evaluates candidates' skills in network protocols, network security, routing and switching, and other critical areas for network engineers. Recruiters use this test to identify qualified candidates for network engineering roles.

Can I combine Network Engineer Test with Cloud Computing questions?

Yes, recruiters can request a custom test that combines Network Engineer Test with Cloud Computing questions. You can refer to our Cloud Computing Test for details.

What topics are evaluated in the Network Engineer Test?

The Network Engineer Test covers:

Network protocols
Network security
Routing and switching
Network troubleshooting
Wireless networking
Network design
TCP/IP
LAN/WAN
Network performance optimization

How to use Network Engineer Test in my hiring process?

To use the Network Engineer Test, include the assessment link in your job post or invite candidates via email. This helps in screening candidates early in your recruitment process.

Can I test network troubleshooting and network protocols together in a test?

Yes, you can test network troubleshooting and network protocols together in a custom test. This combination helps comprehensively assess candidates' network engineering skills. Check out our Network Troubleshooting Test for details.

What are the main Networking tests?

We offer several networking tests:

Can I combine multiple skills into one custom assessment?

Yes, absolutely. Custom assessments are set up based on your job description, and will include questions on all must-have skills you specify. Here's a quick guide on how you can request a custom test.

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We have the following anti-cheating features in place:

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The primary thing to keep in mind is that an assessment is an elimination tool, not a selection tool. A skills assessment is optimized to help you eliminate candidates who are not technically qualified for the role, it is not optimized to help you find the best candidate for the role. So the ideal way to use an assessment is to decide a threshold score (typically 55%, we help you benchmark) and invite all candidates who score above the threshold for the next rounds of interview.

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Each Adaface assessment is customized to your job description/ ideal candidate persona (our subject matter experts will pick the right questions for your assessment from our library of 10000+ questions). This assessment can be customized for any experience level.

Does every candidate get the same questions?

Yes, it makes it much easier for you to compare candidates. Options for MCQ questions and the order of questions are randomized. We have anti-cheating/ proctoring features in place. In our enterprise plan, we also have the option to create multiple versions of the same assessment with questions of similar difficulty levels.

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