Deck 4: Network Architectures

Question 1

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

A) broadband
B) NICs
C) tokens
D) CSMA/CD

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Each is a dominant network standard except _____.

A) Ethernet
B) Titan
C) token ring
D) wireless

Answer 2

B

Question 3

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

Answer 3

True

Question 4

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

A) router
B) repeater
C) hub
D) switch

Question 5

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

Question 6

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

A) RJ-11
B) CR-NIC
C) CAT5E
D) RJ-45

Question 7

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

A) maximum speed of 10 Mbps
B) maximum number of devices
C) minimum number of segments
D) total number of NICs

Question 8

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

A) 1
B) 10
C) 100
D) 10000

Question 9

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

A) 15Base-5
B) WLAN
C) token ring
D) Ethernet

Question 10

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

A) frame
B) CRC
C) MAC
D) preamble

Question 11

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.

A) two
B) three
C) four
D) five

Question 12

The most popular LAN architecture today is _____.

A) 10VG-AnyLAN
B) Ethernet
C) token bus
D) token ring

Question 13

A repeater knows which segment goes to which network device.

Question 14

10Base-T is a _____ topology

A) star-wired bus
B) hub ring
C) star-wired ring
D) mesh token

Question 15

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

A) Xerox Extended
B) Cap One
C) Project 805
D) Project 802

Question 16

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

A) 10Base2
B) 100Base-T
C) TR-16
D) 5Base-55

Question 17

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

A) 10Base-T
B) XBase2
C) 100Base5
D) 10Base5

Question 18

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

Question 19

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

A) 5Base-2
B) Token ring
C) 100Base-T
D) 10Base2

Question 20

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

Question 21

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.

Question 22

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

Question 23

_____ 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.

A) 100VG-AnyLAN
B) 10Base-T
C) 100Base-TX
D) 5Base2

Question 24

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

Question 25

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

A) token ring
B) 10000GB
C) 10Base-T
D) 5Base2

Question 26

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

Question 27

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

Question 28

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

Question 29

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

Question 30

Explain the difference between core switches and workgroup switches.

Question 31

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

Question 32

A _____ knows which segment goes to which network device.

A) hub
B) switch
C) repeater
D) NIC

Question 33

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

Question 34

The media used for 10Base-T is _____.

A) unshielded twisted pair
B) radio waves
C) fiber optics
D) coaxial cable

Question 35

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

Question 36

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

Question 37

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

Question 38

Explain the 5-4-3 rule.

Question 39

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

A) three
B) four
C) five
D) six

Question 40

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