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Connecting LANs, Backbone Networks,
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1. VLANs create _________ domains.
A) multicast
B) broadcast
C) unicast
D) none of the above
2. A ________ operates in both the physical and the data link layer.
A) router
B) bridge
C) repeater
D) passive hub
3. A _______ is a device that operates only in the physical layer.
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A) bridge
B) router
C) passive hub
D) repeater
4. A ______ switch is a faster and more sophisticated router.
A) two-layer
B) four-layer
C) three-layer
D) none of the above
5. _________ is just a connector.
A) A passive hub
B) An active hub
C) either (a) or (b)
D) neither (a) nor (b)
6. A ______ normally connects LANs and WANs in the Internet and has a table
that is used for making decisions about the route.
A) router
B) bridge
C) repeater
D) none of the above
7. A repeater is a connecting device that operates in the _______ layer of the
Internet model.
A) network
B) data link
C) physical
D) all of the above
8. A _______ regenerates a signal, connects segments of a LAN, and has no
filtering capability.
A) router
B) repeater
C) bridge
D) none of the above
9. In a(n) _______ configuration, the administrator types the port numbers, the IP
addresses, or other characteristics, using the VLAN software.
A) automatic
B) manual
C) semiautomatic
D) none of the above
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10. A _______ LAN allows several LANs to be connected.
A) wired
B) wireless
C) backbone
D) none of the above
11. A backbone is usually a ______.
A) star
B) bus
C) either (a) or (b)
D) neither (a) nor (b)
12. A bridge can use the _________ algorithm to create a loopless topology.
A) multiway tree
B) binary tree
C) spanning tree
D) none of the above
13. ________ is actually a multiport repeater. It is normally used to create
connections between stations in a physical star topology.
A) A passive hub
B) An active hub
C) either (a) or (b)
D) neither (a) nor (b)
14. In a _____ backbone, the backbone is just one switch.
A) star
B) bus
C) ring
D) none of the above
15. A spanning tree is a graph in which there is no _____.
A) arc
B) loop
C) node
D) branch
16. A ________ bridge can forward and filter frames and automatically build its
forwarding table.
A) dual
B) transparent
C) simple
D) none of the above
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17. A virtual local area network (VLAN) is configured by _________.
A) hardware
B) physical wiring
C) software
D) none of the above
18. A ________ is normally a computer that operates in all five layers of the
Internet model or seven layers of OSI model.
A) gateway
B) router
C) bridge
D) repeater
19. A ________ is a device in which the stations are completely unaware of its
existence.
A) simple bridge
B) transparent bridge
C) passive hub
D) repeater
20. A ______ has a table used in filtering decisions.
A) bridge
B) passive hub
C) repeater
D) none of the above
21. In a star-topology Ethernet LAN, _______ is just a point where the signals
coming from different stations collide; it is the collision point.
A) A passive hub
B) An active hub
C) either (a) or (b)
D) neither (a) nor (b)
22. VLANs can_________.
A) provide an extra measure of security
B) reduce network traffic
C) either (a) or (b)
D) both (a) and (b)
23. A ________ link acts as a LAN in a remote backbone connected by remote
bridges.
A) multidrop
B) point-to-point
C) multipoint
D) none of the above
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24. A __________ forwards every frame; it has no filtering capability.
A) router
B) bridge
C) passive hub
D) repeater
25. A _______ is a connecting device that operates in the physical and data link
layers of the Internet model.
A) router
B) repeater
C) bridge
D) none of the above
26. A _______ can check the MAC addresses contained in the frame.
A) repeater
B) bridge
C) router
D) passive hub
27. ________ is part of the media; its location in the Internet model is below the
physical layer.
A) A passive hub
B) An active hub
C) either (a) or (b)
D) neither (a) nor (b)
28. In a(n) _____ configuration, the stations are automatically connected or
disconnected from a VLAN using criteria defined by the administrator.
A) automatic
B) semiautomatic
C) manual
D) none of the above
29. IEEE 802.1d specification, defines _________ criteria for a transparent bridges.
A) two
B) four
C) three
D) none of the above
30. A two-layer switch is a ______.
A) router
B) repeater
C) bridge
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D) none of the above
31. In a bridged LAN, the _______ algorithm creates a topology in which each LAN
can be reached from any other LAN through one path only.
A) binary tree
B) spanning tree
C) unary tree
D) none of the above
32. A _____ can be used as a connecting device between two internetworks that
use different models.
A) gateway
B) router
C) bridge
D) repeater
33. Membership in a VLAN can be based on _________.
A) MAC addresses
B) IP addresses
C) port numbers
D) all of the above
34. A ________receives a signal and, before it becomes too weak or corrupted,
regenerates the original bit pattern. It then sends the refreshed signal.
A) router
B) bridge
C) repeater
D) passive hub
35. In a(n) ______ configuration, the initializing is done manually, with migrations
done automatically.
A) automatic
B) semiautomatic
C) manual
D) none of the above
36. A _______ is a three-layer device that handles packets based on their logical
addresses.
A) router
B) repeater
C) bridge
D) none of the above
37. A three-layer switch is a kind of ________.
A) bridge
B) router
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C) repeater
D) none of the above
38. Some new two-layer switches, called _______ switches, have been designed
to forward the frame as soon as they check the MAC addresses in the header
of the frame.
A) come-through
B) go-through
C) cut-through
D) none of the above
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