Exam 10: Network Access and Transmission Methods

____________________ is a phenomenon in which signals travel endlessly between the two ends of a bus network.

On a Token Ring network, the ____________________ is the workstation that maintains timing for token passing, monitors token and frame transmission and detects lost tokens.

The multiplexer used to terminate analog T-carrier connections, is referred to as:

What term is used to describe a topology that consists of many directly interconnected locations forming a mesh?

Does the term fractional T1 refer to an arrangement that allows organizations to lease only some channels on a T1 line?

The portion of an Ethernet network in which collisions occur if two nodes transmit data at the same time, is referred to as:

Baseband is a transmission form in which digital signals are sent through direct current pulses applied to the wire.

Match each statement below with the correct item -A term used to describe data traffic that flows from a local carrier's facility to the customer.

Which of the following is a device used in T-carrier technology that converts the digital signal used by bridges, routers, and multiplexers into the digital signals used on cabling?

Does the term partial mesh apply to the physical layout of a network?

Which of the following describes a packet of a fixed size?

Match each statement below with the correct item -The process by which a station's NIC first propagates a collision through the network so no other station attempts to transmit it.

What term is used to describe the length of time data takes to travel from one point on a network segment to another?