Network Topologies and Technologies

The term used when electricity bounces off the end of a cable and back in the other direction is called ___________ (or “reflection”).

• signal propagation

• signal bounce

• physical star topology

• network backbone

The uses a central device, such as a hub or switch, to interconnect computers in a LAN

• point-to-point topology

• wireless bridge

• logical topology

• physical star topology

A ______________ is a direct link between two devices.

• physical ring topology

• point-to-point topology

• network backbone,

• physical ring topology

A network topology in which a continuous length of cable connects one computer to another in daisy-chain fashion. There’s no central interconnecting device.

• physical star topology

• network backbone,

• physical bus topology

• point-to-point topology

A _______________ describes how data travels from computer to computer.

• token ring

• infrastructure

• bridge

• network’s logical topology

______________________ is the most common media type in LANs. It consists of four pairs of copper wire, with each pair tightly twisted together and contained in a plastic sheath or jacket

• baseband

• Unshielded twisted pair (UTP)

• Coaxial Cable

• broadband

_____________ uses extremely thin strands of glass to carry pulses of light long distances and at high data rates.

• Coaxial Cable

• Broadband

• Fiber-optic cabling

• Baseband

_________, the most popular LAN technology, has many advantages, including ease of installation, scalability, media support, and low cost.

• Unshielded twisted pair

• Ethernet

• coaxial cable

• digital pulses

In most towns, you can usually find a public Wi-Fi network, called a __________.

Wi-Fi networks can operate in one of two modes: infrastructure and __________.

• hotspot

• ad hoc

• fiber

• channels