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Chapter Review

  1. What is the name of an Ethernet cable that contains two electrical conductors?
    1. A shielded twisted pair cable
    2. A coaxial cable
    3. A dielectric cable
    4. An unshielded twisted pair cable
  2. What are the names of the two most common conditions that degrade the signals on copper-based cables?
  3. Which topology requires the use of terminators?
    1. Bus
    2. Star
    3. Ring
    4. None of the above
  4. Which of the following topologies is implemented only logically, not physically?
    1. Bus
    2. Star
    3. Ring
    4. All of the above
  5. How many wire pairs are actually used on a typical UTP Ethernet network?
    1. One
    2. Two
    3. Three
    4. Four
  6. What is the name of the process of building a frame around network layer information?
    1. Data buffering
    2. Signal encoding
    3. Media access control
    4. Data encapsulation
  7. Which of the connectors on a network interface adapter transmits data in parallel?
  8. Which two of the following hardware resources do network interface adapters always require?
    1. DMA channel
    2. I/O port address
    3. IRQ
    4. Memory address
  9. What is the name of the process by which a network interface adapter determines when it should transmit its data over the network?
  10. Which bus type is preferred for a NIC that will be connected to a Fast Ethernet network?
  11. A passive hub does not do which of the following?
    1. Transmit management information using SNMP
    2. Function as a repeater
    3. Provide a crossover circuit
    4. Store and forward data
  12. To connect two Ethernet hubs together, you must do which of the following?
    1. Purchase a special crossover cable
    2. Connect the uplink ports on the two hubs together
    3. Connect any standard port on one hub to a standard port on the other
    4. Connect the uplink port in one hub to a standard port on the other
  13. Which term describes a port in a Token Ring MAU that is not part of the ring?
    1. Passive
    2. Loopback
    3. Crossover
    4. Intelligent
  14. A hub that functions as a repeater inhibits the effect of __________.
  15. You can use which of the following to connect two Ethernet computers together using UTP cable?
    1. An Ethernet hub
    2. A multiport repeater
    3. A crossover cable
    4. All of the above