Jeff Rodgers

Module 8 Q/A

Which of the following would alleviate the problem of excessive collisions in a LAN? (Choose two.)

reduce the size of collision domains

reduce number of broadcast domains

add extra hubs

add extra managed switches

add additional transceivers

increase the length of UTP cable runs

What impact does a bridge have on a network? (Choose two.)

reduces collision domains

increases number of collision domains

adds additional broadcast domains

has no impact on broadcast domains

breaks collision domains into equal parts

Which of the following is created with switched full-duplex transmission?

more collision domains

fewer collision domains

no collision domains

no increase in broadcast domains

more broadcast domains

Which switching mode describes a switch that transfers a frame as soon as the destination MAC address is read?

fragment-free

cut-through

store-and-forward

latency forwarding

Which of the following is the switching technique that reads the header and passes the frame prior to the checksum being sent?

fragment-free

cut-through

store-and-forward

latency forwarding

fast forward

 

 

 

 

What does a switch broadcast to let other switches know of its existence on the LAN?

STP

STA

BDPU

BPU

BPDU

Which of the following network types uses networking devices to extend the distances that cable can be run?

length/shared media

extended shared media

point-to-point network

extended point-to-point network

multiple access/point-to-point

Which of the following is a term associated with replacing hubs with switches to increase the number of collision domains?

encapsulation

latency

segmentation

layered model

broadcast domain

extended

While working on her computer, Mary noticed longer than normal network data transfers. Mary investigates the problem and notices that her co-worker John has been hosting an online video conference. What is the network probably experiencing?

collision storm

broadcast storm

IP storm

data rain storm

Which of the following does a router use to make a forwarding decision?

destination IP address

MAC address

source IP address

encapsulation address

default gateway

 

 

 

Which switching mode has the highest latency?

fast-forward

store-and-forward

fragment-free

cut-through

Which switching mode has the lowest latency?

cut-through

fast-forward

store-and-forward

fragment-free

Which LAN switching methods have a fixed latency time? (Choose two.)

store-and-forward

cut-through

fast-forward

free-forward

cut-and-store

fragment-free

A network administrator has a multi-floor LAN to monitor and maintain. Through careful monitoring, the administrator has noticed a large amount of broadcast traffic slowing the network. Which device would you use to best solve this problem?

bridge

hub

router

transceiver

Which of the following devices performs the task of viewing and forwarding frames based on MAC addresses? (Choose two.)

hub

router

bridge

switch

transceiver

ATM

 

 

 

 

 

 

Which device uses full-duplex mode to provide full bandwidth between two nodes on a network?

hub

router

switch

gateway

repeater

transceiver

What is a disadvantage of cut-through switching?

no error checking

a decrease in error checking

decrease in number of collision domains

decrease in bandwidth

increased latency

Which of the following protocols is used to eliminate loops?

STP

BDPU

UDP

EIGRP

learning

What is the area referred to as, that controls frame propagation within that area?

MAC address domain

collision domain

broadcast domain

propagation domain

Which of the following describes shared media environment?

a collision free environment made up of systems on the same medium

multiple hosts have access to the same cable ISP system

multiple hosts have access to the same medium.

multiple router environment in a mesh topology

 

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