System Administration Chapter 5 Quiz
1). When the data arrives at a port on the hub, the data is copied and sent to
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
the receiving station.
the sending station.
all of the ports on the hub..
odd numbered ports only.
even numbered ports only.
2). A(an) __________________ hub allows you to configure and monitor each individual port.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
intelligent
passive
transparent
active
dynamic
3). If working in a local area network environment, where some decisions must be made on how the network
traffic gets to its destination, a __________ passes network traffic faster than a _____________.
a. router/switch
b. switch/router
c. hub/switch
d. switch/bridge
e. bridge/switch
4). Before switches were widely adopted, _____________ were used to connect similar network segments
together or to divide a single network into multiple segments.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
hubs
gateways
servers
bridges
routers
5). Which of the following is not a situation in which bridges should be used?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
to increase the physical length of a network segment
to allow for more devices on the network
to link different types of physical media, such as twisted pair and coaxial cable
to link different network segments, such as Ethernet and Token Ring
to route traffic in a wide area network
6). What type of bridge uses WAN connections, generally leased telephone lines, to connect LAN segments?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
local
global
remote
dynamic
manual
7). ____________________ bridges are used to connect dissimilar networks together.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Source-route
Transparent
Translational
Source-route transparent
Source-route translational
8). ________________ are small microcomputers containing their own processors, memory, and operating
system.
a. Hubs
b. Switches
c. Bridges
d. Routers
e. Gateways
9). What is the primary disadvantage to using distance vector protocols?
a. the size of the protocol
b. the difficulty with installing the protocol
c. the difficulty with configuring the protocol
d. the amount of network traffic they create
e. the fact that they won’t run on most routers
10). Which of the following items would you implement to allow mail services that run on local area networks
to communicate with other mail servers on the Internet?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
mail box
mail gateway
mail forwarder
mail receiver
mail router
11). The __________is a piece of equipment containing an interface that is used to terminate a data line, such as
a T1 or T3 line.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
CSU
hub
switch
DSU
modem
12). The NIC and the driver work together to support the ______________ and the ___________________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Data Link layer protocol/operating system
operating system/network access method
network access method/hub
switch/Data Link layer protocol
Data Link layer protocol/network access method