Module 5

Question 1

Each media has advantages and disadvantages.

Answer 1

– Cable length
– Cost
– Ease of installation
– Susceptibility to interference

Question 2

IEEE

Answer 2

Institute of electrical and electronics engineers

Question 3

EIA/TIA

Answer 3

Electronics industries alliance and telecommunications industries association

Question 4

5.4.3.2.1 Rule

Answer 4

• 5 sections of the network.
• 4 repeaters or hubs.
• 3 sections for hosts.
• 2 sections for link
  purposes.
• 1 large collision domain.

Question 5

Multiport repeater

Answer 5

Hub

Question 6

Sometimes called
concentrator

Answer 6

Hub

Question 7

There are 3 types of
hub:

Answer 7

active, passive
and intelligent

Question 8

Every device connected to the same network
segment is said to be a member of a

Answer 8

collision
domain.

Question 9

operate at the Data Link
layer of the OSI model.

Answer 9

Switches and bridges

Question 10

The function of the ——
is to make intelligent
decisions about whether
or not to pass signals on
to the next segment of a
network.

Answer 10

bridge

Question 11

An Ethernet switch allows
many users to communicate in
parallel in a virtually

Answer 11

collisionfree environment.

Question 12

types of network

Answer 12

Peer to peer environment
client/server environment
mainframe environment

Question 13

CSU/DSU

Answer 13

Channel service unit/data service unit

Question 14

DTE

Answer 14

data terminal equipment (

Question 15

(ADSL)

Answer 15

Asymmetric Digital
Subscriber Line