Chapter 2

Question 1

Define the term Ethernet

Answer 1

Family of LAN standards that together define the physical and data-like layers of the worlds most popular wired lan technology

Question 2

What does UTP stand for?

Answer 2

Unshielded Twisted Pair

Question 3

Characteristics of 10Base-T

Answer 3

Ethernet
802.3
Copper, 100 m

Question 4

100Base-T

Answer 4

802.3u
Fast Ethernet
Copper, 100m

Question 5

Define term Ethernet link

Answer 5

Any physical cable between two Ethernet nodes

Question 6

What is SFP+?

Answer 6

Small form-factor pluggable

Question 7

How long is a MAC address ?

Answer 7

6-bytes (48-bits)

Question 8

What is the Ethernet broadcast address?

Answer 8

FFFF.FFFF.FFFF

Question 9

Does error detection mean error recovery?

Answer 9

No

Question 10

Define half-duplex

Answer 10

The device must wait to send if it is currently receiving a frame; in other words it cannot send and receive data at the same time

Question 11

Define full duplex

Answer 11

The device does not have to wait before sending ; it can send and receive at the same time

Question 12

What is the most common network layer particle?

Answer 12

IPv4 & IPv6

Question 13

What is another name for Mac address?

Answer 13

Ethernet address, hardware address, burned in address

Question 14

What header fields are included in HDLC?

Answer 14

Flag, address, control , type, FCS