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Switching Techniques

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following technologies requires a logical connection between the sending and receiving devices?
a)
Circuit switching
b)
Virtual-circuit packet switching
c)
Message switching
d)
High-density circuit switching
2.
Which switching method offers a a dedicated transmission channel? 
a)
Packet switching
b)
Circuit switching 
c)
Virtual-circuit packet switching:
d)
Datagram packet switching:
3.
The packets in _______________________
are independently sent, meaning that they can take different paths through the network to reach their intended destination
a)
Virtual-circuit packet switching
b)
Datagram packet switching:
c)
Circuit Switching
d)
Frame switching
4.
Packet-switched networks can also be divided into
 ______
subcategories
a)
two
b)
three
c)
four
d)
six
5.

1. A local telephone network is an example of a _______ network.

a)

Packet switched

b)

Circuit switched

c)

Bit switched

d)

Line switched

6.

In _________ systems, resources are allocated on demand.

a)

packet switching

b)

circuit switching

c)

line switching

d)

frequency switching

7.

In a ________ network, two types of addressing are involved: global and local.

a)

datagram

b)

virtual-circuit

c)

circuit-switched

d)

none of the above

8.

In _________, there is no resource allocation for a packet.

a)

circuit switching

b)

datagram switching

c)

frame switching

d)

none of the above

9.

A _________ network is a cross between a circuit-switched network and a datagram network. It has some characteristics of both.

a)

packet-switched

b)

frame-switched

c)

virtual-circuit

d)

none of the above

10.

In a ________ network, two types of addressing are involved: global and local.

A)

B)

C)

D)

a)

datagram

b)

virtual-circuit

c)

circuit-switched

d)

none of the above

11.

What is a switch's function in a circuit?

a)

to make the current hotter or colder

b)

turn on and off the flow of current

c)

the pathway that current flows

d)

to add more power to the circuit

12.

_________ requires dedicated physical connection between the sending and receiving devices.

a)

circuit switching

b)

Packet switching

c)

frame relay switching

d)

virtual circuit switching

13.

A switch is a device capable of creating _______ connections between two or more devices.

a)

permanent

b)

point-to-point

c)

temporary

d)

multiple

14.

In circuit switching, the resources need to be ________ during the setup phase

a)

connected

b)

on-demand

c)

on-line

d)

reserved

15.

A circuit-switched network consists of a set of switches connected by ________.

a)

transistors

b)

virtual links

c)

physical links

d)

logical links

16.
What is telecommunications? 
a)
Communication without a verbal element
b)
Communication of across a distance
c)
 Expression of feelings and thoughts
d)
Expression of instructions
17.

A communication network where the data is broken into small pieces is called?

a)

Packet switched

b)

Circuit switched

18.

1. Which transmission media provides the highest transmission speed in a network?

a)

coaxial cable

b)

Twisted pair cable

c)

Optical Fiber

d)

Electrical Cable

19.

6.A local telephone network is an example of a _______ network.

a)

Circuit Switched Network

b)

Packet Switched Network

c)

Bit Switched Network

d)

Line Switched Network

20.

TCP groups a number of bytes together into a packet called _______

a)

Packets

b)

Bytes

c)

Segments

d)

Stack

21.
Which of the following technologies requires a logical connection between the sending and receiving devices?
a)
Circuit switching
b)
Virtual-circuit packet switching
c)
Message switching
d)
High-density circuit switching
22.
In which switching method can packets be routed around  congestion?
a)
Packet switching
b)
Circuit switching
c)
Public switched networks
d)
frame switching 
23.
Which switching method offers a a dedicated transmission channel? 
a)
Packet switching
b)
Circuit switching 
c)
Virtual-circuit packet switching:
d)
Datagram packet switching:
24.
_____________________
requires a dedicated physical connection between the sending and receiving devices.
a)
circuit switching 
b)
Packet switching
c)
frame relay switching 
d)
virtual circuit switching 
25.
____________________
Offers the capability of storing messages temporarily to reduce network congestion
a)
Packet switching
b)
Circuit switching 
c)
Frame relay switching
d)
Datagram circuit switching
26.
In ________________
the sending device is responsible for choosing the best path.
a)
Packet switching 
b)
Circuit switching 
c)
Frame switching
d)
Datagram circuit switching
27.
The packets in _______________________
are independently sent, meaning that they can take different paths through the network to reach their intended destination
a)
Virtual-circuit packet switching
b)
Datagram packet switching:
c)
Circuit Switching
d)
Frame switching
28.
Packet-switched networks can also be divided into
 ______
subcategories
a)
two
b)
three
c)
four
d)
six
29.
All computers have Network Interface Cards built in
a)
True
b)
False
30.
I am the fastest type of transmission media used in a wired network - what am I?
a)
Twisted pair
b)
Cat or ethernet cable
c)
Twin and earth cable
d)
Fibre optic cable