Exam 4: Network Architectures

Token ring's ability to diagnose and avoid network problems is known as ___________________.

Explain what a virtual LAN (VLAN) is and why it is used.

100Base-T has many of the same basic characteristics as 10Base-T.

Token ring runs at ___________________ Mbps and uses twisted pair cable in a hybrid star ring topology.

A patch cable has a(n) _____ connector on each end.

100Base-T has many of the same basic characteristics as _____.

A _____ knows which segment goes to which network device.

10Base-T is a star-wired bus topology.

Known as the 5-4-3 rule, 10Base2 can connect up to five 200-meter segments using four repeaters, but only _____ segments can have devices connected to them.

One of the drawbacks to Ethernet is that many of the versions use _____.

100VG-AnyLAN uses the demand priority channel access method instead of CSMA/CD.

The size of the packets on a token ring network can be ____________________ than those on an Ethernet network.

Switches in an Ethernet network must be configured in a(n) _____________________, sometimes known as an inverted tree.

1000Base-T uses _____ pairs of wires instead of only two.

A repeater knows which segment goes to which network device.

Explain the 5-4-3 rule.

A version of Ethernet called "Cheapernet" and "Thinnet" that uses a bus topology with CSMA/CD and requires thin coax cable is _____.

The "10" in 10Base-T indicates the network's _____.

A computer on a 10Base-T network must be within _____ meters of the hub.

Explain the difference between core switches and workgroup switches.