Exam 4: Network Architectures

The name of the first version of Ethernet, sometimes called Standard Ethernet, was more formally known as _____.

_____ runs at 10 Mbps, uses CSMA/CD, and can support a total of 1,024 devices on the network.

The 802.11b standard uses ______________________________, which attempts to avoid collisions altogether.

That portion of the packet that does not include the header is called the _____.

The most popular LAN architecture today is _____.

The media used for 10Base-T is _____.

Describe the IEEE standard for labeling Ethernet networks, and explain how to interpret "10Base-T".

The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) project to develop computer network architecture standards was called _____.

A(n) ____________________ connects segments like a repeater, but it limits network traffic by keeping packets between devices on a segment confined to that segment.

List and describe the five elements found in an Ethernet packet.

Each is a dominant network standard except _____.

At the center of a token ring network is a hub, called a(n) _________________________.

10Base-T is a _____ topology

The top speed of an IEEE 802.11b (Wi-Fi) wireless LAN is ____________________ Mbps.

The IEEE 802.ae standard network architecture that runs at 10000 Mbps, or 10 billion bits per second, is known as ____________________.

_____ can use Category 3 or higher data cable or fiber optic cable, and the network topology is a true star with central hubs controlling the network.

Segments on a 10Base2 network are connected together through a device known as a _____.

An advantage of a 10Base-2 network is that it is difficult to find network errors.

IEEE Project 802.3 set specifications for a type of local area network known as _____.

A(n) ____________________ is a WLAN device that contains a radio transceiver (to send and receive signals) along with a wired network interface that allows it to connect by cable to a standard wired network.