Chapter 4 - Network Transmission Equipment
TRUE/FALSE
1. Different NICs are used for different media and transport methods.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 150
2. It is not important to become familiar with older-style networks, because they are almost obsolete.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 153
3. Unmanaged hubs are best for networks with a large number of nodes.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 157
4. Intelligent bridges are used to join distant networks.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 164
5. Routers, like bridges, are transparent to other network nodes, such as workstations and servers.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 170
6. The "link-state routing message" is associated with RIP.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 174
7. The most traditional type of gateway is a network device that translates one type of protocol to another
that has a very different structural composition.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 179
8. The "M" in MNP stands for modem.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 184
9. A global router enables networks to be connected into WANs over long distances, say from New York
to Los Angeles.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 190
MODIFIED TRUE/FALSE
1. Driver encoding means that a digital signature is placed in the driver. _________________________
ANS: F, signing
PTS: 1 REF: 147
2. A cable segment is one cable run within the IEEE specifications. _________________________
, ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 151
3. Hubs offer the ability to segment network traffic, limiting traffic to those networks where it belongs.
_________________________
ANS: F, Bridges
PTS: 1 REF: 163
4. A(n) broadcast flood is the saturation of network bandwidth by excessive transmissions from devices
attached to the network, which can result in a virtual standstill of traffic.
_________________________
ANS: F, broadcast storm
PTS: 1 REF: 165
5. Routers can prevent network slowdowns and broadcast storms. _________________________
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 171
6. Local routers are used to segment network traffic and to enforce security.
_________________________
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 175
7. A channel bank is a large-scale multiplexer that aggregates telecommunications channels in a
centralized location such as a POP. _________________________
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 182
8. A(n) USB is a standard for connecting all kinds of peripherals, such as printers, modems, and tape
drives, and in many cases is replacing the use of traditional parallel and serial ports.
_________________________
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 184
9. When a PC is connected to a modem, the data transfer speed of the PC is the data communications
equipment communications rate. _________________________
ANS: F, data terminal
PTS: 1 REF: 185
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A ____ is a device that can transmit and receive, such as transmitting and receiving signals on a
communications cable.
a. multiplexer c. transceiver
b. transmitter d. portal
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 147
TRUE/FALSE
1. Different NICs are used for different media and transport methods.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 150
2. It is not important to become familiar with older-style networks, because they are almost obsolete.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 153
3. Unmanaged hubs are best for networks with a large number of nodes.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 157
4. Intelligent bridges are used to join distant networks.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 164
5. Routers, like bridges, are transparent to other network nodes, such as workstations and servers.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 170
6. The "link-state routing message" is associated with RIP.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 174
7. The most traditional type of gateway is a network device that translates one type of protocol to another
that has a very different structural composition.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 179
8. The "M" in MNP stands for modem.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 184
9. A global router enables networks to be connected into WANs over long distances, say from New York
to Los Angeles.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 190
MODIFIED TRUE/FALSE
1. Driver encoding means that a digital signature is placed in the driver. _________________________
ANS: F, signing
PTS: 1 REF: 147
2. A cable segment is one cable run within the IEEE specifications. _________________________
, ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 151
3. Hubs offer the ability to segment network traffic, limiting traffic to those networks where it belongs.
_________________________
ANS: F, Bridges
PTS: 1 REF: 163
4. A(n) broadcast flood is the saturation of network bandwidth by excessive transmissions from devices
attached to the network, which can result in a virtual standstill of traffic.
_________________________
ANS: F, broadcast storm
PTS: 1 REF: 165
5. Routers can prevent network slowdowns and broadcast storms. _________________________
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 171
6. Local routers are used to segment network traffic and to enforce security.
_________________________
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 175
7. A channel bank is a large-scale multiplexer that aggregates telecommunications channels in a
centralized location such as a POP. _________________________
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 182
8. A(n) USB is a standard for connecting all kinds of peripherals, such as printers, modems, and tape
drives, and in many cases is replacing the use of traditional parallel and serial ports.
_________________________
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 184
9. When a PC is connected to a modem, the data transfer speed of the PC is the data communications
equipment communications rate. _________________________
ANS: F, data terminal
PTS: 1 REF: 185
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A ____ is a device that can transmit and receive, such as transmitting and receiving signals on a
communications cable.
a. multiplexer c. transceiver
b. transmitter d. portal
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 147
