D481 - Chapter 7 Flashcards
What are the main requirements that new technology must meet?
- Availability
- Usability
- Affordability
- Installability
- Value
What device creates a single collision domain?
A “Hub”
What type of network device separates segments into different collision domains?
A “Switch”
What IEEE standard defines trunking or link aggregation between two Layer 2 switches?
IEEE 802.3ad
What capability for Ethernet does IEEE Standard 802.3at define?
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
What provides a network with a backup network connection for high availability between two core Layer 2 switches?
IEEE 802.3ad link aggregation and the Spanning Tree Protocol alternate path
What is the most common solution for enabling geographically dispersed Ethernet endpoints onto the same Layer 2 network broadcast domain?
Configuring a Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) with tagging