ITSCM 221 Chapter 5 quiz

Neither expensive nor reliable

Ethernet's hierarchical topology makes it _____

UTP, Access lines

In LANs, ____typically is for _________

for full-duplex transmission

Optical fiber cords use two strands _________

hierarchical

Switches in an Ethernet LAN are organized in a _________ topology.

Full-Duplex communication

The ability to transmit in two directions simultaneously is ______

single-mode fiber

The longest transmission distances are possible with_____

terminal crosstalk interference

Untwisting wire pairs no more than 1.25 cm (a half an inch) at their ends reduces

core switches

What type of switch connects to other switches?

Modal Dispersion

When the light energies of two pulses arrive at overlapping times, this is_________

Using the Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol

Which of the following can increase reliability considerably in an Ethernet LAN?