WAN and Networking Quiz

WAN stands for ____.

• Wide Access Network

• Wide Area Network

• Wireless Area Node

• Wired Access Node

WANs are primarily used to connect ____.

• end devices to printers

• servers to firewalls

• LANs across distances

• switches within a building

A business connecting remote sites securely over the Internet is an example of ____.

• LAN communication

• VLAN switching

• WAN application

• WLAN setup

Which of the following is a common WAN topology?

• Ring

• Hub-and-Spoke

• Star

• Mesh

In a full mesh topology, each router connects to ____.

• the main switch only

• only one other router

• every other router

• a VLAN

Which topology provides redundancy to a hub-and-spoke design?

• Point-to-point

• Dual-homed

• Linear

• Tree

Which WAN topology is most likely used by a small office?

• Dual-homed

• Full mesh

• Point-to-point

• Distributed

A campus network usually includes ____.

• one LAN

• several distributed routers

• multiple LANs in one location

• multiple WAN links

WAN operations primarily focus on OSI layers ____.

• 2 and 3

• 1 and 2

• 3 and 4

• 4 and 7

Which layer defines how data is encapsulated for WANs?

• Layer 1

• Layer 3

• Layer 2

• Layer 7