Lesson 3: installing and configuring switched networks

Question 1

How many ports do ethernet switches have?

Answer 1

24 or 48

Question 2

what is microsegmentation?

Answer 2

port buffer that holds frame until they can be processed

Question 3

what is an unmanaged switch?

Answer 3

plug in play device (next to my desk)

Question 4

what are broadcast storms

Answer 4

switch overload- causes switch to break (turn off)

Question 5

_____ prevents switching loops and broadcast storms

Answer 5

spanning tree (STP)

Question 6

STP (spanning tree protocol) standard

Answer 6

IEEE 802.1 D

Question 7

STP works by using

Answer 7

BPDU

Question 8

sending electricity to (ip cameras/wireless access points)

Answer 8

power over ethernet

Question 9

(T/F) full duplex is a default setting

Answer 9

true

Question 10

logical topology is

Answer 10

flow of data (ex: ip address)

Question 11

Bus topology:

Answer 11

any failure is a complete failure

nodes attached to same cable segment

Question 12

star topology:

Answer 12

endpoint nodes connected via central forwarding node (hub, switch, router)
Central node can be a single point of failure

Question 13

ring topology

Answer 13

no network devices, use WAN and TOKENS

Question 14

fullmesh:

Answer 14

creates redundancy

Question 15

partial mesh:

Answer 15

more commonly deployed than fullmesh

Question 16

CAN meaning

Answer 16

campus area network

Question 17

SAN meaning

Answer 17

storage area network

Question 18

MAN meaning

Answer 18

metropolitan area network (city network)

Question 19

WPAN meaning

Answer 19

wireless personal area network

Question 20

auto negotiation

Answer 20

switch and adapter negotiate connection parameters