Chapter 2 - LAN/WAN Interconnectivity
TRUE/FALSE
1. Taken together, the set of layers of the OSI model is called a stack.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 44
2. SSL is a data encryption technique employed between a server and a client.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 83
3. Typically, if a network has a low startup cost, there will be a low cost to maintain it.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 58
4. In a traditional ring design, there are two terminators.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 61
5. When data is transmitted in Ethernet communications, it is encapsulated in frames.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 65
6. It is okay to use Ethernet II and standard 802.3 frames among the same communicating nodes on the
same network.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 66
7. All MAUs must have terminators.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 68
8. When using FDDI, it is possible for several frames from several nodes to be on the network at a given
time.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 71
9. The telephone companies were the earliest source of WAN connectivity.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 72
MODIFIED TRUE/FALSE
, 1. The figure above is a representation of a(n) digital signal. _________________________
ANS: F, analog
PTS: 1 REF: 44
2. Flow control ensures that one device does not send information faster than it can be received by
another device. _________________________
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 49
3. The number, size, and frequency of packets transmitted on a network in a given amount of time is
referred to as network usage. _________________________
ANS: F, network traffic
PTS: 1 REF: 58
4. A(n) backbone is a high-capacity communications medium that joins networks and central network
devices on the same floor in a building, on different floors, and across long distances.
_________________________
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 63
5. Discovery is the process of checking communication cable for a specific voltage level indicating the
presence of a data-carrying signal. _________________________
ANS: F, Carrier sense
PTS: 1 REF: 64
6. The token ring transport method uses a physical star topology along with the logic of a(n) ring
topology. _________________________
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 67
7. A(n) broadcast frame is one that is sent to all points on the network. _________________________
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 70
8. A(n) T-carrier line is a dedicated telephone line that can be used for data communications to connect
two different locations for continuous point-to-point communications. _________________________
TRUE/FALSE
1. Taken together, the set of layers of the OSI model is called a stack.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 44
2. SSL is a data encryption technique employed between a server and a client.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 83
3. Typically, if a network has a low startup cost, there will be a low cost to maintain it.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 58
4. In a traditional ring design, there are two terminators.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 61
5. When data is transmitted in Ethernet communications, it is encapsulated in frames.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 65
6. It is okay to use Ethernet II and standard 802.3 frames among the same communicating nodes on the
same network.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 66
7. All MAUs must have terminators.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 68
8. When using FDDI, it is possible for several frames from several nodes to be on the network at a given
time.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 71
9. The telephone companies were the earliest source of WAN connectivity.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 72
MODIFIED TRUE/FALSE
, 1. The figure above is a representation of a(n) digital signal. _________________________
ANS: F, analog
PTS: 1 REF: 44
2. Flow control ensures that one device does not send information faster than it can be received by
another device. _________________________
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 49
3. The number, size, and frequency of packets transmitted on a network in a given amount of time is
referred to as network usage. _________________________
ANS: F, network traffic
PTS: 1 REF: 58
4. A(n) backbone is a high-capacity communications medium that joins networks and central network
devices on the same floor in a building, on different floors, and across long distances.
_________________________
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 63
5. Discovery is the process of checking communication cable for a specific voltage level indicating the
presence of a data-carrying signal. _________________________
ANS: F, Carrier sense
PTS: 1 REF: 64
6. The token ring transport method uses a physical star topology along with the logic of a(n) ring
topology. _________________________
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 67
7. A(n) broadcast frame is one that is sent to all points on the network. _________________________
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 70
8. A(n) T-carrier line is a dedicated telephone line that can be used for data communications to connect
two different locations for continuous point-to-point communications. _________________________
