[&] Which of the following types of cables would be appropriate to connect your laptop's serial port to a modem's serial port? (Select the best answer)
- Laptop (DTE-connector) rolled cable to modem (DCE-connector)
- Laptop (DCE-connector) rolled cable to modem (DTE-connector)
- Laptop (DCE-connector) straight-thru cable to modem (DTE-connector)
- Laptop (DTE-connector) straight-thru cable to modem (DCE-connector) -- Correct

[&] What type of network were modems originally designed to connect to? (Select the best answer)
- X.25 networks
- Token Ring Networks
- The PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) -- Correct
- Ethernet Networks

[&] What application on your laptop or PC would you typically use to connect to the command-line of a modem so you can program it? (Select the best answer)
- A phone emulator
- A text editor
- A web browser
- A terminal emulator -- Correct

[&] Which of the following are true with regards to connecting a modem to the console port of a router or switch? (Select the best answer)
- The modem must first be connected to a phone line
- The modem must first be given an initialization string -- Correct
- The modem must have a factory default configuration
- All of these answers are correct