WorksheetsWide Area Network Technologies
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What routing protocol is the most popular distance-vector routing algorithm used to determine the best routes within a network?
a)
RIP
b)
OSPF
c)
BGM
d)
IGMP
2.
What routing protocol is the most popular link-state protocol used within a large organization?
a)
RIP
b)
OSPF
c)
BGP
d)
IGMP
3.
What technology takes data and breaks them into packets and sends them over a network,
sometimes using different routes for each packet?
sometimes using different routes for each packet?
a)
circuit switching
b)
connection switching
c)
packet switching
d)
network switching
4.
X.25 and Frame Relay are examples of what type of WAN technology?
a)
circuit switching
b)
connection switching
c)
packet switching
d)
network switching
5.
What device acts as a high-speed modem for a LAN?
a)
analog modem
b)
telco incoming router
c)
packet switcher
d)
CSU/DSU
6.
What does X.25 use as its DTE device?
a)
telco incoming router
b)
packet switcher
c)
analog modem
d)
PAD
7.
What part of the network is the point where the responsibility of the administrator ends and the
telecommunications provider’s responsibility begins?
telecommunications provider’s responsibility begins?
a)
last mile
b)
demarc
c)
router array
d)
PAD interface
8.
What is the primary disadvantage of X.25?
a)
digital circuit
b)
small data payloads
c)
circuit switching
d)
slow speeds
9.
When a packet traverses a network, each router is a _____.
a)
jump point
b)
CSU/DSU
c)
jump switch
d)
hop
10.
When you have multiple circuits connected to a site, the entire circuit is known as a
___________.
___________.
a)
virtual circuit
b)
emulated circuit
c)
joined circuit
d)
multitasked circuit
11.
What replaced X.25?
a)
Frame Relay
b)
ATM
c)
ISDN BRI
d)
DSL
12.
At what speed does a T3 line run?
a)
1.5 Mbps
b)
4.5 Mbps
c)
44.7 Mbps
d)
128 Mbps
13.
In Europe, what circuit would be similar to the T1 found in the United States?
a)
E1
b)
J1
c)
T2
d)
F1
14.
How many B channels does an ISDN PRI support?
a)
2
b)
8
c)
23
d)
48
15.
What speed does FDDI use?
a)
10 Mbps
b)
44 Mbps
c)
54 Mbps
d)
100 Mbps
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