7 - Configuring and Verifying Switch Interfaces

Question 1

10/100

Answer 1

10/100
A short reference to an Ethernet NIC or switch port that supports speed of 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps.

Question 2

10/100/1000

Answer 2

10/100/1000
A short reference to an Ethernet NIC or switch port that supports speeds of 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, and 1000 Mbps (that is, 1 Gbps).

Question 3

autonegotiation

Answer 3

autonegotiation
An IEEE standard mechanism (802.3u) with which two nodes can exchange messages for the purpose of choosing to use the same Ethernet standards on both ends of the link, ensuring that the link functions and functions well.

Question 4

duplex mismatch

Answer 4

duplex mismatch
On opposite ends of any Ethernet link, the condition in which one of the two devices uses full-duplex logic and the other uses half-duplex logic, resulting in unnecessary frame discards and retransmissions on the link.

Question 5

full duplex

Answer 5

full duplex
Generically, any communication in which two communicating devices can concurrently send and receive data. In Ethernet LANs, the allowance for both devices to send and receive at the same time, allowed when both devices disable their CSMA/CD logic.

Question 6

half duplex

Answer 6

Generically, any communication in which only one device at a time can send data. In Ethernet LANs, the normal result of the CSMA/CD algorithm that enforces the rule that only one device should send at any point in time.

Question 7

parallel detection

Answer 7

parallel detection
The term for the branch of IEEE autonegotiation steps that applies to a device that uses autonegotiation but the device on the other end of the link does not.