Modern Ethernet - Chapter 4 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Fast Ethernet - CORRECT ANSWER - which term refers to the 100-Mbps standards, even
though there are now newer versions of Ethernet available?
1024 - CORRECT ANSWER - In 100BaseT, what is the maximum number of nodes per
hub/switch
CAT 5 - CORRECT ANSWER - The specification for 100BaseTX (100BaseT) calls for
UTP cabling using _______________ or better rated cabling
10Mpbs sending and receiving - CORRECT ANSWER - When a multispeed, auto-sensing
100BaseT NIC connects to a 10BaseT Ethernet hub, at what speed will the NIC function?
Fiber Optic - CORRECT ANSWER - What general type of cabling is a technician most
likely to use today when installing Ethernet cabling in areas with high electrical interface?
Multimode with ST or SC connectors - CORRECT ANSWER - What type of fiber-optic
cabling and connectors does a 100BaseFX network use?
switch - CORRECT ANSWER - The NIC and the attached ________ determine full or
half duplex during the auto-negotiation process
drops - CORRECT ANSWER - The vast majority of a network rollouts in offices use a
base of 100BaseT connections, or ________, as you'll hear them called
1000BaseT - CORRECT ANSWER - Which version of Gigabit Ethernet is published
under the 802.3ab standard?
, MGRADES
1000BaseX - CORRECT ANSWER - The _________ version of Gigabit Ethernet,
published under the 802.3z standard, is divided into a series of standards, with names such as
1000BaseSX and 1000BaseLX
wavelengths - CORRECT ANSWER - The different colors of the laser signals feature
different ________________
LC - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the most common connector used in 1000BaseSX
network?
1000BaseLX - CORRECT ANSWER - What version of GIgabit Ethernet is being
positioned as the Ethernet backbone of the future?
100 meters - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the maximum cable length on a segment of a
1000BaseT network?
1000BaseLX - CORRECT ANSWER - Of all the Gigabit Ethernet IEEE standards
detailed in the chapter, which one maintains a signal over the greatest distance?
1300 nm - CORRECT ANSWER - Which wavelength is used by 1000BaseLX fiber-optic
cabling?
flat-surface connector - CORRECT ANSWER - The older ______ connector left a little
gap between the connection points due to imperfections in the glass
SONET - CORRECT ANSWER - Which very high-speed fiber network was already in
place and being used for a wide area networking (WAN) transmissions, before the IEEE
developed the 10 GbE Ethernet Standards?