Chapter 2 Exam
Question 1:
Which area of memory does the switch use to
store destination and transmission data?
A. Storage
partition
B. Delay
queue
C. Memory
buffer
D. Memory
queue
Question 2:
What describes the time necessary to move a
packet from the data link layer to the physical layer?
A. Packet
delay
B.
Transmission time
C.
Convergence
D. Queuing
Question 3:
Which of the following is created by segmenting
a LAN with a Layer 2 Switch?
A. More
collision domains
B. Less
collision domains
C. More
broadcast domains
D. Less
broadcast domains
Question 4:
What type of switching method is used when a
switch only reads the destination address before forwarding the frame?
A.
Cut-through
B. Read and
send
C. Copy and send
D.
Store-and-forward
Question 5:
What is used to alleviate congestion?
A. Install
more hubs
B. Use an
extended star
C. Use a bus
topology
D. Increase
the bandwidth
Question 6:
Which of the following is the default order of
Spanning Tree Protocol states?
1. Learning
2. Disabled
3. Blocking
4. Listening
5. Forwarding
A. 3, 4, 1,
5, 2
B. 4, 3, 1,
2, 5
C. 2, 1, 4,
3, 5
D. 1, 4, 3,
5, 2
Question 7:
Which OSI layer does a router use to make its
forwarding decisions?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Question 8:
Switches that receive the entire frame before
sending it, use what type of frame forwarding?
A.
Cut-through
B. Receive
and send
C. Copy and
send
D.
Store-and-forward
Question 9:
Which switch type provides connections between
ports of like bandwidth?
A. Asymmetric
B.
Port-centric
C.
Programmable
D. Symmetric
Question 10:
What percentage of bandwidth is available in
each direction when using full-duplex?
A. 50%
B. 75%
C. 100%
D. 125%
Question 11:
The implementation of switching technology helps
to decrease congestion by reducing traffic and increasing which of the
following?
A.
Attenuation
B. Available
bandwidth
C. Routing
protocols
D.
Propagation
Question 12:
How do VLANs group network devices?
A. Physically
B. Logically
C.
Geographically
D.
Topographically
Question 13:
What occurs each time a switch stores an
address?
A. Checks the
subnet mask
B. Time
stamps it
C. Places it
in the routing table
D. Clears the
routing table
Question 14:
What protocol is used to allow redundant paths
in a switched/bridged network?
A. RIP
B. Spanning
Tree
C. IGRP
D. ISL
Question 15:
Bridges learn about a network by building a
table based on which of the following?
A. MAC
addresses
B. IP
addresses
C. ARP
requests
D. RIP
requests
Question 16:
A LAN switch allows many users to communicate in
parallel through which of the following?
A. Routing
tables
B. Multipoint
protocols
C. Collision
domains
D. Virtual
circuits
Question 17:
What is read by a switch to begin the forwarding
process and reduce latency?
A. Frame
trailer
B.
Destination MAC address
C. Source MAC
address
D. Checksum
Question 18:
Which Layer 1 device is used to extend the
coverage area of a LAN segment?
A. Router
B. Switch
C. Repeater
D. Gateway
Question 19:
Which represents the time it takes a frame to
travel from its source station to its final destination on the network?
A. Hop count
B. Bits per
second
C. Latency
D. Tick time
Question 20:
Which of the following does a switch use to make
forwarding decisions?
A. Network
layer information
B. Transport
layer information
C. A MAC
address
D. An IP
address
Question 21:
Full duplex requires how many pairs of wires?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Question 22:
Switches on a LAN allow the network
administrator to do which of the following?
A. Maintain a
shared network segment
B. Decrease
the number of collision domains
C. Prevent
microsegmentation
D. Increase
the number of collision domains
Question 23:
What will be generated when the first Ethernet
station detects a collision?
A. NACK
B. CRC
misalignment message
C. Reset
broadcast
D. Jam signal
Question 24:
Which of the following improves the performance
of a shared media LAN?
A. Segmenting
the network
B. Moving the
workstations closer together
C. Installing
a more powerful server
D. Installing
more servers and printers
