Deck 11: Data Network Connectivity

Question 1

Network interface cards are also known as network adapters.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The circuit that is used by the system board to transmit data to the computer's components is the computer's bus.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

To determine the best path, routers communicate with each other through a forwarding table.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

USB is a standard external bus that can be used to connect multiple types of peripherals.

Question 5

Firewalls are devices that analyze incoming frames and make decisions about how to direct them to their destination.

Question 6

A method of bridging that can connect networks that use different logical topologies, is called transparent bridging.

Question 7

A switch running in cut-through mode reads a frame's header and decides where to forward the data, before it receives the entire packet.

Question 8

A bridge is a multiport connectivity device that can integrate LANs and WANs running at different transmission speeds and using a variety of protocols.

Question 9

A router with multiple slots that can hold different interface cards or other devices is called a gateway.

Question 10

Static routing is a technique in which a network administrator programs a router to use specific paths between nodes.

Question 11

The term best path refers to the most efficient route from one node on a network to another. _________________________

Question 12

To determine the best path, routers communicate with each other through a(n) filtering database. _________________________

Question 13

A(n) firewall is a specialized computer that selectively filters or blocks traffic between networks. _________________________

Question 14

V.92 defines 56 Kbps, asymmetrical transmission in which one of the modems is assumed to be using a digital line. _________________________

Question 15

Hardware flow control separates flow control information from the data being sent. _________________________

Question 16

A(n) buffer is a logically defined area of a computer's memory where data is temporarily stored until it is requested by software, or until it is cleared. _________________________

Question 17

The term synchronous refers to a communications method in which data being transmitted and received by nodes does not have to conform to any predetermined timing schemes. _________________________

Question 18

In the field of telecommunications, the local loop is also known as the intelligent hub. _________________________

Question 19

A(n) access node is the point at which a user's traffic enters or exits a carrier's network. _________________________

Question 20

A(n) integrated access device is an opening on a computer's systems board that contains multiple electrical contacts into which the expansion board can be inserted. _________________________

Question 21

Which of the following is a connectivity device that operates at the Data Link layer of the OSI model and reads header information to forward packets according to their MAC addresses?

A) Bridge
B) Buffering
C) Dynamic routing
D) Firewall

Question 22

Which of the following is a group of connected nodes that share broadcast traffic?

A) Buffer
B) Gateway
C) Broadcast domain
D) Pair gain

Question 23

Which of the following is a logically defined are of a computer's memory in which data is temporarily stored?

A) Firewall
B) Buffer
C) Bus
D) Optical switch

Question 24

The type of circuit used by a computer's system board to transmit data to components, is referred to as:

A) Bus
B) Central office terminal
C) Bridge
D) Intelligent hub

Question 25

The point at the central office where multiplexed signals from several subscriber lines are separated, is known as:

A) Broadcast domain
B) Local exchange terminal
C) Bridge
D) Central office terminal

Question 26

Which of the following describes the time it takes for a router to recognize a best path, in the event of a change or outage?

A) Buffering
B) Convergence time
C) Hop
D) Intelligent hub

Question 27

Which of the following directly connects multiple digital lines with other digital lines?

A) Dial-up networking
B) Digital cross-connect system
C) Digital loop carrier
D) Modular router

Question 28

Which of the following is a method of routing that automatically calculates the best path between two nodes and accumulates this information in a routing table?

A) Digital loop carrier
B) Bus
C) Dynamic routing
D) Modular router

Question 29

An opening on a computer's system board that contains multiple electrical contacts into which an expansion board can be inserted is known as:

A) Firewall
B) Expansion
C) Expansion slot
D) Intelligent hub

Question 30

Which of the following is also known as a forwarding table?

A) Filtering database
B) Gateway
C) Remote control
D) Pair gain

Question 31

Which of the following is a specialized computer that selectively filters or blocks traffic between networks?

A) Gateway
B) Intelligent
C) Firewall
D) Modular router

Question 32

A combination of networking hardware and software that connects two dissimilar kinds of networks, is known as:

A) Expansion slot
B) Bridge
C) Bus
D) Gateway

Question 33

Which of the following is a method of gauging the rate at which two modems can exchange data?

A) Hardware flow control
B) Hop
C) Forwarding table
D) Pair gain

Question 34

Which of the following is a term used in networking to describe each trip data takes from one connectivity device to another?

A) Layer 4 switch
B) Passive hub
C) Optical switch
D) Hop

Question 35

Which of the following is a sophisticated type of access node that performs functions at all layers of the OSI model?

A) Intelligent hub
B) Integrated access device
C) Optical switch
D) Remote control

Question 36

Which of the following monitors network traffic, detects packet errors and collisions and polls connected devices for information?

A) Digital loop carrier
B) Buffer
C) Bridge
D) Intelligent hub

Question 37

Which of the following is a modem error correction method used on many contemporary modems?

A) Modular router
B) MNP4
C) MNP5
D) MAU

Question 38

Which of the following contains multiple slots that can hold different interface cards?

A) Remote control
B) PCMCIA
C) PCI
D) Modular router

Question 39

Which of the following repeats signals and connects multiple nodes in a star-ring hybrid physical topology?

A) Remote control
B) Multistation access unit
C) Central office terminal
D) Intelligent hub

Question 40

Which of the following enables a workstation to connect to the network and communicate with other computers?

A) Optical switch
B) Passive hub
C) Network interface card
D) Bridge

Question 41

The consolidation of multiple telephone circuits through multiplexing techniques is referred to as:

A) Pair gain
B) Buffering
C) Dial-up networking
D) Dynamic routing

Question 42

A hub that simply accepts and retransmits signals over the network is referred to as:

A) PCMCIA
B) Passive hub
C) Intelligent hub
D) Bridge

Question 43

Which of the following is a communications protocol that enables a workstation to connect to a server using a serial connection?

A) Enhance Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
B) PCI
C) Point-to-Point protocol
D) PCMCIA

Question 44

Which of the following is a remote access method in which the remote user dials into a work-station that is directly attached to the network?

A) Dynamic routing
B) Gateway
C) Modular router
D) Remote control

Question 45

Which of the following is a routine that can detect circular bridging patterns on a network?

A) Spanning tree algorithm
B) Translational bridging
C) USB
D) Switch

Question 46

A method of gauging the rate at which two modems can exchange data, is known as:

A) Spanning tree algorithm
B) Remote control
C) Dynamic routing
D) Software flow control

Question 47

A bridging technique in which a bridge polls the network to determine a packet's best path between nodes, is referred to as:

A) Translational bridging
B) Source-route bridging
C) Translational bridging .
D) Transparent bridging.

Question 48

A method of switching in which in which a switch reads the entire data frame into its memory and checks it for accuracy before transmitting it, is referred to as:

A) Store and forward mode
B) Translational bridging
C) Software flow control
D) Broadcast domain

Question 49

A connectivity device on data networks that logically subdivides a network into smaller, individual collision domains, is referred to as:

A) Hub
B) Bridge
C) Switch
D) Modular router

Question 50

Which of the following is a communications method in which data is transmitted in a continuous stream of bits?

A) Synchronous
B) Store and forward mode
C) Software flow control
D) Hardware flow control

Question 51

Which of the following is a standard external bus that can be used to connect multiple types of peripherals, including modems?

A) PCMCIA
B) USB
C) MNP4
D) NIC

Question 52

Which of the following accepts and retransmits signals over a network?

A) Remote control
B) Modular router
C) Passive hub
D) Source route bridging

Question 53

Which of the following is a dial-in server?

A) PCI
B) RAS
C) MNP5
D) PCMCIA

Question 54

Which of the following is an access node that performs functions at all layers of the OSI model?

A) Integrated access device
B) Hardware flow control
C) Switch
D) Network adapter

Question 55

Does the term buffer refer to a logically defined area of a computer's memory in which data is temporarily stored?

Question 56

Does the term bus refer to a type of circuit used by a computer's system board to transmit data to components?

Question 57

Does the term modular router refer to a device that enables a workstation to connect to the network and communicate with other computers?

Question 58

Is an adapter card also referred to as expansion board?

Question 59

Does the term asynchronous refer to a communications method in which data is transmitted in a continuous stream of bits?

Question 60

In dynamic routing, does the network administrator manually program a router to use specific paths between nodes?

Question 61

Does the term broadcast domain refer to a group of connected nodes that share broadcast traffic?

Question 62

Can you use the term firewall to describe a combination of networking hardware and software that connects two dissimilar types of networks?

Question 63

Does the term pair gain refer to a device that connects an optical line with a line that uses electrical signaling?

Question 64

Can you use a USB port to connect multiple types of peripherals, including modems, mice, and network adapters to a computer?

Question 65

The term ____________________ refers to a connectivity device that operates at the Data Link layer of the OSI model and reads header information to forward packets according to their MAC addresses.

Question 66

The temporary storage of data in a buffer is known as ____________________.

Question 67

____________________ refers to the process of dialing in to a network's private or public access server to gain remote access to the network.

Question 68

____________________ is a technique for delivering digital signals to a high volume of LEC subscribers over a combination of new and old local loop infrastructure.

Question 69

A(n) ____________________ is a specialized computer that selectively filters or blocks traffic between networks.

Question 70

A(n) ____________________ is a combination of networking and software hardware that connects two dissimilar kinds of networks.

Question 71

____________________ separates flow control information from the data being sent.

Question 72

The term ____________________ is used to describe each trip data takes from one connectivity device to another.

Question 73

The consolidation of multiple telephone circuits through multiplexing techniques is referred as ____________________.

Question 74

A(n) ____________________ is a device that enables a workstation to connect to the network and communicate with other computers.

Question 75

Match each statement below with the correct item

-A connectivity device that operates at the Data Link layer of the OSI model and reads header information to forward packets according to their MAC addresses.

A)Bridge
B)Synchronous
C)Static routing
D)Hop
E)Convergence time
F)Dial-up networking
G)USB
H)Bus
I)Translational bridging
J)Switch

Question 76

Match each statement below with the correct item

-The type of circuit used by a computer's system board to transmit data to components.

A)Bridge
B)Synchronous
C)Static routing
D)Hop
E)Convergence time
F)Dial-up networking
G)USB
H)Bus
I)Translational bridging
J)Switch

Question 77

Match each statement below with the correct item

-The time it takes for a router to recognize a best path in the event of a change or outage.

A)Bridge
B)Synchronous
C)Static routing
D)Hop
E)Convergence time
F)Dial-up networking
G)USB
H)Bus
I)Translational bridging
J)Switch

Question 78

Match each statement below with the correct item

-The process of dialing in to a network's private or public access server to gain remote access to the network.

A)Bridge
B)Synchronous
C)Static routing
D)Hop
E)Convergence time
F)Dial-up networking
G)USB
H)Bus
I)Translational bridging
J)Switch

Question 79

Match each statement below with the correct item

-A technique in which a network administrator manually programs a router to use specific paths between nodes.

A)Bridge
B)Synchronous
C)Static routing
D)Hop
E)Convergence time
F)Dial-up networking
G)USB
H)Bus
I)Translational bridging
J)Switch

Question 80

Match each statement below with the correct item

-A connectivity device on data networks that logically subdivides a network into smaller, individual collision domains.

A)Bridge
B)Synchronous
C)Static routing
D)Hop
E)Convergence time
F)Dial-up networking
G)USB
H)Bus
I)Translational bridging
J)Switch