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Worksheets2.4 Layer 2 Devices
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
Broadcast domains are a grouping of nodes on
a network.
an interface.
a logical subnet.
a gateway.
Switching operates on which layer of the OSI Model?
Physical (Layer 1)
Data Link (Layer 2)
Network (Layer 3)
Transport (Layer 4)
Routing operates on which layer of the OSI Model?
Physical (Layer 1)
Data Link (Layer 2)
Network (Layer 3)
Transport (Layer 4)
Switching uses information from which PDU?
Data
Segment
Packet
Frame
Routing uses information from which PDU?
Data
Segment
Packet
Frame
Which network function takes place between devices on the same broadcast domain?
Switching
Routing
End-to-end delivery
Session management
TRUE or FALSE: Bridges are similar to hubs; they repeat all traffic to every device on both sides of the bridge.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: All devices connected to a switch are each on their own collision domain.
TRUE
FALSE
A connection from a switch that connects a switch to other switches and routers is called a(n)
line port.
interface port.
trunk port.
access port.
A connection from a switch that connects a switch to endpoint devices is called a(n)
line port.
interface port.
trunk port.
access port.
Place the type of switches in the proper order from highest layer (closest to the router) to the lowest layer (where endpoint devices connect) in a hierarchical switched backbone.
Core Layer
Distribution Layer
Access Layer
Each access port on a 24-port switch is capable of 100 Mbps data rate. The backplane speed (throughput) of the switch is (a) Gbps.
