Question 1

A network limit, called the ____, can be placed on how many times any packet is copied.

Accepted Answer

A)  hop limit
B)  hop count
C)  time to live
D)  time to hop A

Question 2

The sub-network of a wide area network is the logical infrastructure and thus consists of nodes and various types of interconnecting media.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

____ and distributed routing are methods for controlling routing information.

Accepted Answer

A)  Distributed
B)  Adaptive
C)  Fixed
D)  Centralized D

Question 4

A ____ profile describes various characteristics about the connection, such as basic data transfer rates, basic burst rates, excess data transfer rates, and excess burst rates.

Accepted Answer

A)  bandwidth
B)  server
C)  client
D)  router

Question 5

Each time a packet is copied, a counter associated with the packet increases by one. This counter is called the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  hop limit
B)  time to live
C)  TTL count
D)  hop count

Question 6

In ____, before one node sends a series of n packets to another node, the sending node inquires in advance whether the receiving node has enough buffer space for the n packets.

Accepted Answer

A)  explicit congestion control
B)  implicit congestion control
C)  connection admission control
D)  buffer preallocation

Question 7

Most MANs are supported by Ethernet ring technology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A(n) ____________________ is a collection of nodes and interconnecting telecommunications links.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n) ____________________ is a collection of nodes...

Question 9

The underlying sub-network of a connectionless application cannot be a circuit-switched network.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

____ is advantageous when a copy of a packet needs to get to all nodes.

Accepted Answer

A)  Flooding
B)  Dijkstra's least-cost
C)  Dijkstra's shortest-path
D)  Dijkstra's maximum-cost

Question 11

When a user stores data in "the cloud", the data is stored on the user's premise in what is called a "cloud server".

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A feature that is fairly common in ____ is the ability of a user to dynamically allocate more bandwidth on demand.

Accepted Answer

A)  PANs
B)  LANs
C)  MANs
D)  WANs

Question 13

The three basic types of subnetworks are ____, packet-switched, and broadcast.

Accepted Answer

A)  multicast
B)  protocol-switched
C)  circuit-switched
D)  unicast

Question 14

How does a virtual circuit packet-switched network work?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How does a virtual circuit packet-switched network...

Question 15

A ____ is a legally binding, written document, that can include service parameters offered in the service, various types of service/support options, incentives if the service levels are exceeded, and penalties if service levels are not met.

Accepted Answer

A)  connection admission control
B)  service level agreement
C)  software license agreement
D)  congestion control

Question 16

A(n) ____________________ network application provides some guarantee that information traveling through the network will not be lost.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n) ____________________ network application provides some guarantee...

Question 17

The ____-switched network is most often found in networks designed to transfer computer data (such as the Internet).

Accepted Answer

A)  circuit
B)  packet
C)  protocol
D)  port

Question 18

A wide area network would not exist without a sub-network.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A connection-oriented network application provides what is called a(n) ___________ service.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A connection-oriented network application provides what is...

Question 20

One of the primary advantages of ____ routing is the fact that no single node is responsible for maintaining all routing information.

Accepted Answer

A)  centralized
B)  focalized
C)  distributed
D)  local

Exam 9: Introduction to Metropolitan Area Networks and Wide Area Networks

A network limit, called the ____, can be placed on how many times any packet is copied.

The sub-network of a wide area network is the logical infrastructure and thus consists of nodes and various types of interconnecting media.

____ and distributed routing are methods for controlling routing information.

A ____ profile describes various characteristics about the connection, such as basic data transfer rates, basic burst rates, excess data transfer rates, and excess burst rates.

Each time a packet is copied, a counter associated with the packet increases by one. This counter is called the ____.

In ____, before one node sends a series of n packets to another node, the sending node inquires in advance whether the receiving node has enough buffer space for the n packets.

Most MANs are supported by Ethernet ring technology.

A(n) ____________________ is a collection of nodes and interconnecting telecommunications links.

The underlying sub-network of a connectionless application cannot be a circuit-switched network.

____ is advantageous when a copy of a packet needs to get to all nodes.

When a user stores data in "the cloud", the data is stored on the user's premise in what is called a "cloud server".

A feature that is fairly common in ____ is the ability of a user to dynamically allocate more bandwidth on demand.

The three basic types of subnetworks are ____, packet-switched, and broadcast.

How does a virtual circuit packet-switched network work?

A ____ is a legally binding, written document, that can include service parameters offered in the service, various types of service/support options, incentives if the service levels are exceeded, and penalties if service levels are not met.

A(n) ____________________ network application provides some guarantee that information traveling through the network will not be lost.

The ____-switched network is most often found in networks designed to transfer computer data (such as the Internet) .

A wide area network would not exist without a sub-network.

A connection-oriented network application provides what is called a(n) ___________ service.

One of the primary advantages of ____ routing is the fact that no single node is responsible for maintaining all routing information.