Chapter 3 - Network Topologies And Technologies

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The arrangement of the cabling and how the devices connect to each other is referred to as what?
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Network's physical topology
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When can a collision occur on a switch?
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If switch is operating on half duplex mode.
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What is the most common topology and technology combination in use today?
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Switched/Ethernet
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When discussing Ethernet standards, what does the XBaseY terminology refer to?
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The transmission speed, the type of transmissions and the length or type of cabling.
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What is the result of absorption on Wi-Fi signals?
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Attenuation (weakening)
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What topology is typically used for WAN connections or wireless bridges?
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Point to Point
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What is a physical ring?
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Topology that is daisy-chained like a bus and in which the cabling is brought around from the last device to the first device.
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In wireless networks, what type of media access control is used?
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CSMA/CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance)
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What 10 Gigabit standard uses MMF cabling for stances up to 300 meters and is often used for SONET campus networks?
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10GBaseSW
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BASEBAND
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Sends a digital signal using the entire bandwidth
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PHYSICAL TOPOLOGY
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How the cables connect one device to another
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COLLISION
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Can occur when two devices on the same medium transmit simultaneously.
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MESH TOPOLOGY
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Connects every device to every other device
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LOGICAL TOPOLOGY
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How the data travels from one device to another
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BROADBAND
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Uses an analog signal to send multiple signals simultaneously.
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CSMA/CA
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Access method used by Wi-Fi
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POINT TO POINT TOPOLOGY
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Direct connection between two devices
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CSMA/CD
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Devices on the network must listen first before they can transmit.
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MEDIA ACCESS METHOD
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A set of rules governing how and when the network medium can be accessed for transmission.
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What are some characteristics of Unshielded Twisted Pair cabling?
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Contains four pairs of copper wire, comes in numbered categories and is susceptible to electrical interference.
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When a wireless computer uses a peer-to-peer connection to directly connect to another wireless computer, it is operating in what mode?
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Ad hoc
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With which kind of Wi-Fi antennas does the signal radiate out with equal strength in all directions?
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Omnidirectional
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What is in an Ethernet frame's trailer?
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Cyclic Redundancy Check
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What is the IEEE standard governing wireless networking?
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802.11
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What does a network's logical topology often depend on ?
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The Central device's electronics
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In a physical bus topology, both ends of the medium must be terminated in order to prevent what?
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Signal bounce
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What type of logical topology is at work when using an Ethernet hub?
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Logical bus
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What is the media access method used by Ethernet?
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CSMA/CD
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In which topology does a central device communicate with two or more other devices and is used in WANs where a main office has connections to several branch offices via a router?
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Point to Multipoint
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What is an advantage of a point-to-point topology?
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Data travels on a dedicated link.
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In a token ring network, what is the central device called?
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A multistation access unit.
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What are the advantages of a physical star?
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Use of faster technologies, easier network upgrades, centralized monitoring and management of traffic.