1: A front end processor

interfaces a number of peripheral devices to a host computer
connects to a host computer over a high speed serial link
only handles high speed devices like tape and disk drives
communicates with peripheral devices using high speed parallel interfaces

2: The network topology BUS

connects all computers to a centralized location
connects all computers in a closed loop
connects all computers to a common shared cable
uses multiple links to connect every computer to every other computer

3: When using CSMA/CD, a COLLISION occurs when

two or more computers try to receive at the same time
only one workstation is using the network
when no computers are transmitting
two or more computers try to transmit at the same time

4: The ISDN basic circuit provides 2 B channels and 1 D channel. The D channel supports

16Kbps
32Kbps
64Kbps
128Kbps

5: In a PEER to PEER network,

each computer shares resources on a single file-server
the main file-server handles printing and software requests
each computer can share resources with any other computer
each computer does not share its resources with other computers

6: In a Mesh topology, a faulty cable or network path brings the entire network down

TRUE
FALSE

7: In a Token Ring topology, a cable break takes the entire ring network down

TRUE
FALSE

8: In token passing networks, a station having data to transmit normally waits for a free token to arrive before sending the data

TRUE
FALSE