Cisco Glossary 1

What is the definition of Bandwidth?

• A) A network topology

• B) The amount of data that can pass through a data connection over a given time period

• C) A protocol used to assign IP addresses

• D) A secure version of HTTP.

A campus area network (CAN) is a collection of ______ across multiple buildings within the same geographic location.

• LANs

• MANs

• PANs

• WANs

What is the definition of a Partial Mesh network topology?

• A network where every device is connected to every other device.

• A network where many devices have multiple connections to other devices, but not every device is connected to every other device.

• A network where devices are connected in a star formation.

• A network where data travels around a ring from device to device.

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a network protocol that provides reliable data transmission from a source to a destination.

• UDP

• TCP

• FTP

• HTTP

What is an Anycast Address?

• An IPv4 address assigned to a single device

• An IPv6 address assigned to multiple devices where the closest device to a source will receive a data packet

• A network packet that goes out to every device on a network

• A logical address for a device on a network.

A _______ is a network packet that goes out to every device on a network, looking for a MAC address to which to send data packets.

• Unicast Message

• Broadcast Message

• Multicast Message

• Anycast Message

What is a Subnet Mask?

• A) A decimal-based representation of the number of bits in a subnet, which defines the size of a subnet and the network and host portions of the IP addresses within the subnet.

• B) An IP address that identifies a single interface on a network.

• C) A protocol used to transfer data over the internet.

• D) A type of network topology.

A Unicast Address is an IP address that identifies a ______ on a network.

• single interface

• multiple interfaces

• subnet

• broadcast domain

What type of cable is mostly used for TV and cable internet?

• Fiber

• Coaxial

• Twisted-Pair

• RG6

A form of interference in which signals from one cable interfere with signals from another cable is known as ______.

• EMI

• RFI

• Crosstalk

• Endpoint