Ethernet and Wireless LAN Quiz

Which of the following is not a type of cabling over which Ethernet can be deployed?

• Coaxial

• Fibre Optic

• Wireless

• Twisted-Pair

What does the 'T' in '100base-T' represent in Ethernet physical standards?

• Topology Type

• Media Type

• Baseband Transmission

• Transmission Rate

In Ethernet, which logical topology is used where a signal reaches every attached node?

• Mesh

• Broadcast

• Token-Passing

• Point-to-Point

What technique is used in Ethernet to regulate communication among nodes using Carrier-Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection?

• FDMA

• CSMA/CD

• CDMA

• TDMA

Which type of communication in Ethernet supports separate transmit and receive paths?

• Multiplex

• Simplex

• Full-Duplex

• Half-Duplex

What is the purpose of a Wireless Repeater in a WLAN?

• To collect or radiate radio waves

• To act as a central communication point

• To extend the range of the existing network infrastructure

• To connect two or more network segments

Which IEEE 802.11 standard operates in the unlicensed 2.4 GHz band?

• IEEE 802.11ac

• IEEE 802.11b

• IEEE 802.11n

• IEEE 802.11g

What is the main function of the Medium Access Control (MAC) layer in the IEEE 802 reference model?

• Governing how a wireless station can access the medium

• Preamble generation/removal

• Bit transmission/reception

• Encoding/decoding of signals

Which IEEE 802.11 standard was designed to improve on IEEE 802.11g in the amount of bandwidth supported?

• IEEE 802.11ac

• IEEE 802.11n

• IEEE 802.11b

• IEEE 802.11a

What is the purpose of the Logical Link Control (LLC) layer in the IEEE 802 reference model?

• To govern how a wireless station can access the medium

• To encode/decode signals

• To exchange data between end users across a LAN

• To provide addressing and data link control