Network Connections

A ____________ must be used to deliver messages to devices that are in different LANs.

• hub

• switch

• router

• bridge

When a message comes in to a port on a _________, it goes out every other port and the message is delivered to every attached device.

• hub

• switch

• router

• bridge

If the backbone cable in a bus topology has a break, what will be the result?

• All PCs in the network will stop communicating

• Only the affected PC will stop communicating

• Only the adjacent computers will stop communicating

• The affected PC and the adjacent PCs will stop communicating

A LAN is a:

• a network that has no geographic limit

• a private network created for a specific group of users

• network in a limited geographical area

• a segmented part of the World Wide Web

If one of the links to a computer on a star topology is severed, what will be the result?

• The entire network will stop working.

• The affected link and the adjacent network links will stop working.

• Only the adjacent links will stop working.

• Only the affected link will stop working.

What must all devices in a LAN have in common?

• IP address range

• Switch port

• Cable type

• Centralizes server

The Internet is the largest ____________ in existence.

• LAN

• MAN

• SAN

• GAN

A topology defines which of the following?

• Who is being connected?

• How are they cabled?

• How are resources shared?

When a topology is selected, what is the most important effect this will have on the network?

• Selection of equipment

• How big the network can get

• The color of the cabling

• Speed and reliability

Which of the following will bring down the entire network in a Star topology?

• Break in a link to one computer

• Break in the backbone cable

• Failure of the central device

• Failure of the server