Exam 7: Network Architectures

By definition, broadcast technologies are one-way transmissions.

When full-duplex communication is used with Ethernet, CSMA/CD must also be used.

The most widely accepted Ethernet standard today is 100BaseT, which is also called ____.

Why does ATM use small, fixed-sized cells instead of variable-size frames?

___________________________________ (FDDI)uses the token-passing channel access method and dual counter-rotating rings for redundancy.

Describe the Ethernet 802.2 frame type.

____________________ occurs on a switch only when two or more senders ask to reach the same receiver simultaneously or when the number of simultaneous transmission requests exceed the switch's capability to handle multiple connections.

How does Ethernet handle errors?

The primary use of 10 Gigabit Ethernet is as the network ____________________, interconnecting servers and network segments running 100 Mbps and 1000 Mbps Ethernet technologies.

What is DSL?

The Ethernet 802.3 frame type contains enhancements to the 802.2 frame, including a protocol type field, which indicates the network protocol used in the frame's data section.

____ is the AppleTalk protocol running over a 4 or 16 Mbps IEEE 802.5 network.

In early networks based on ____, computers sent data whenever they had data to send.

____ is a channel access method used solely by the 100VG-AnyLAN 100 Mbps Ethernet standard (IEEE 802.12).

____ defines Gigabit Ethernet over fiber-optic cable.

What is HIPPI?

____ is the access method used by Ethernet.

____ Ethernet uses all four pairs of wires bundled in a UTP cable

When using the ____ channel access method, all computers have equal access to the media.

Ethernet supports four unique and compatible frame types.