Question 1

Wireless LANs are never connected to a wire network.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Hubs:

Accepted Answer

A)  usually incorporate repeaters or amplifiers 
B)  have connection points called handles 
C)  limit the distance of a network to a few meters in length 
D)  are a difficult method to connect network cables 
E)  operate at the application layer 
A)  usually incorporate repeaters or amplifiers 
B)  have connection points called handles 
C)  limit the distance of a network to a few meters in length 
D)  are a difficult method to connect network cables 
E)  operate at the application layer

Question 3

Most access points (AP)deployed in wireless LANs use directional antennas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

LANs that run on radio frequencies use a type of wired media.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is not a basic LAN component?

Accepted Answer

A)  client 
B)  PAD 
C)  server 
D)  network interface card 
E)  network operating system 
A)  client 
B)  PAD 
C)  server 
D)  network interface card 
E)  network operating system

Question 6

What are two other names for NIC cards?

Accepted Answer

NIC cards, which stand for Network Inter

Question 7

Topology refers to the geometric layout of the network and describes how the computers are interconnected.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is not a WLAN standard?

Accepted Answer

A)  802.15 
B)  802.11a 
C)  802.3 
D)  802.11b 
E)  802.11g 
A)  802.15 
B)  802.11a 
C)  802.3 
D)  802.11b 
E)  802.11g

Question 9

A collision on a bus circuit means that two computers on that circuit have transmitted at the same time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Wired Equivalent Privacy requires that each user have a preconfigured key in order to communicate with an access point.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Media access control refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the price of fiber optic cable 
B)  security over floppy disks in a user environment 
C)  the ability for a user to use multimedia equipment in a LAN 
D)  controlling access to a media by more than one computer in a LAN 
E)  the control over coax cable installed by a cable service provider 
A)  the price of fiber optic cable 
B)  security over floppy disks in a user environment 
C)  the ability for a user to use multimedia equipment in a LAN 
D)  controlling access to a media by more than one computer in a LAN 
E)  the control over coax cable installed by a cable service provider

Question 12

When a switch receives a packet with a destination address that is not in its forwarding table,the switch will broadcast the packet to all of its ports.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Many organizations today are installing traditional wired Ethernet for desktop users and install Wi-Fi as ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  overlay networks 
B)  Bluetooth 
C)  cellular networks 
D)  mobile network 
E)  Ethernet networks 
A)  overlay networks 
B)  Bluetooth 
C)  cellular networks 
D)  mobile network 
E)  Ethernet networks

Question 14

Breaking a network into smaller parts is called network:

Accepted Answer

A)  fragmentation 
B)  segmentation 
C)  localization 
D)  allocation 
E)  mitigation 
A)  fragmentation 
B)  segmentation 
C)  localization 
D)  allocation 
E)  mitigation

Question 15

Which of the following is not a critical software component in a dedicated server LAN?

Accepted Answer

A)  application software on server computers 
B)  network operating system in the dedicated server 
C)  network communication software on the client 
D)  LAN metering software 
E)  application software on client computers 
A)  application software on server computers 
B)  network operating system in the dedicated server 
C)  network communication software on the client 
D)  LAN metering software 
E)  application software on client computers

Question 16

Describe in detail the difference between a hub and a switch in a LAN.Draw a diagram of each,and then mark it to show some of the points that you have made in your discussion of the differences.Discuss the difference between shared Ethernet and switched Ethernet in light of your answer.

Accepted Answer

A hub and a switch are both networking d

Question 17

802.11g is backward compatible with which type of LAN?

Accepted Answer

A) 802.11a 
B) 802.11b 
C) 802.15 
D) 802.3 
E) 802.5 
A) 802.11a 
B) 802.11b 
C) 802.15 
D) 802.3 
E) 802.5

Question 18

A switch forwarding table tells a switch which port it should send out a packet to get to the destination computer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Define the three modes of switch operations.

Accepted Answer

In the context of network switches, whic

Question 20

Switch-based Ethernet:

Accepted Answer

A)  uses a hub to connect computers 
B)  has a physical topology of a ring 
C)  has a logical topology of a ring 
D)  has a logical topology of a bus 
E)  usually enables all attached circuits to send or receive packets simultaneously 
A)  uses a hub to connect computers 
B)  has a physical topology of a ring 
C)  has a logical topology of a ring 
D)  has a logical topology of a bus 
E)  usually enables all attached circuits to send or receive packets simultaneously

Wireless LANs are never connected to a wire network.

Hubs:

Most access points (AP)deployed in wireless LANs use directional antennas.

LANs that run on radio frequencies use a type of wired media.

Which of the following is not a basic LAN component?

What are two other names for NIC cards?

Topology refers to the geometric layout of the network and describes how the computers are interconnected.

Which of the following is not a WLAN standard?

A collision on a bus circuit means that two computers on that circuit have transmitted at the same time.

Wired Equivalent Privacy requires that each user have a preconfigured key in order to communicate with an access point.

Media access control refers to:

When a switch receives a packet with a destination address that is not in its forwarding table,the switch will broadcast the packet to all of its ports.

Many organizations today are installing traditional wired Ethernet for desktop users and install Wi-Fi as ______________.

Breaking a network into smaller parts is called network:

Which of the following is not a critical software component in a dedicated server LAN?

Describe in detail the difference between a hub and a switch in a LAN.Draw a diagram of each,and then mark it to show some of the points that you have made in your discussion of the differences.Discuss the difference between shared Ethernet and switched Ethernet in light of your answer.

802.11g is backward compatible with which type of LAN?

A switch forwarding table tells a switch which port it should send out a packet to get to the destination computer.

Define the three modes of switch operations.

Switch-based Ethernet:

Introduction to Data Communications

Application Layer

Physical Layer

Data Link Layer

Network and Transport Layers

Backbone Networks

Wide Area Networks

The Internet

Network Security

Network Design

Network Management

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Exam 6: Wired and Wireless LANs

Wireless LANs are never connected to a wire network.

Hubs:

Most access points (AP)deployed in wireless LANs use directional antennas.

LANs that run on radio frequencies use a type of wired media.

Which of the following is not a basic LAN component?

What are two other names for NIC cards?

Topology refers to the geometric layout of the network and describes how the computers are interconnected.

Which of the following is not a WLAN standard?

A collision on a bus circuit means that two computers on that circuit have transmitted at the same time.

Wired Equivalent Privacy requires that each user have a preconfigured key in order to communicate with an access point.

Media access control refers to:

When a switch receives a packet with a destination address that is not in its forwarding table,the switch will broadcast the packet to all of its ports.

Many organizations today are installing traditional wired Ethernet for desktop users and install Wi-Fi as ______________.

Breaking a network into smaller parts is called network:

Which of the following is not a critical software component in a dedicated server LAN?

Describe in detail the difference between a hub and a switch in a LAN.Draw a diagram of each,and then mark it to show some of the points that you have made in your discussion of the differences.Discuss the difference between shared Ethernet and switched Ethernet in light of your answer.

802.11g is backward compatible with which type of LAN?

A switch forwarding table tells a switch which port it should send out a packet to get to the destination computer.

Define the three modes of switch operations.

Switch-based Ethernet:

Introduction to Data Communications

Application Layer

Physical Layer

Data Link Layer

Network and Transport Layers

Backbone Networks

Wide Area Networks

The Internet

Network Security

Network Design

Network Management

Filters