EEC 144- Exam 1 Review

Gigabit Ethernet uses four pairs of Category 5e cable and has a maximum segment length of _______________ meters.

100

The maximum data rate of Category 5 cable using two pairs of conductors is ____________ Mbps.

100

The overall length of a 10BaseT cable from a hub to a workstation should not exceed ______________ meters.

100

The maximum data rate of 1000BaseT is ___________ bits per second.

1000

The maximum data rate of Category 5 cable using all four pairs of conductors is ____________ Mbps.

1000

Fiber-optic cable is typically used in network backbones spanning ______ and ____________ meters in a single segment.

2000, 3000

A layer _____________ device makes decisions about where to move data based on a protocol such as the Internet protocol.

3

An electronic signal that repeats itself 50 times in one second would be rated at ___ Hz.

50

The two standards of termination for UTP cable with an RJ-45 connector are

568A, 568B

A measurement of noise introduced outside the cable jacket, typically caused by other network cables in close proximity, is called ______________

Alien Crosstalk or AXT

In a Token Ring network, a(n) ___________ T-connector is used at the network adapter card when using coaxial cable.

BNC

The acronym CSMA/CD represents _____________.

Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection

IEEE 802.3 describes the characteristics of a(n) _______________ network.

Ethernet

A(n) ___________ fiber-optic connector is a threaded cable connector

FC

The ____________organization developed the 802 standards.

IEEE

Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 operating systems use TCP/IPv4 as the primary __________________ communication protocol but use TCP/IPv6 as the primary protocol to communicate on a ______________network.

Internet, local area

The three major network categories are ____ , ____ and ____ .

LAN, MAN, WAN

___________ is designed to exchange device information on a local area network

LLDP

The acronym LLDP represents ____________

Link-Layer Discovery Protocol

The Token Ring network system uses a(n) ____________ in place of a hub as the common cable connection point when using UTP cable.

MAU

The ____________ model serves as a guide for troubleshooting and designing networks.

OSI

When comparing ST and SC connectors, the __________ is square and the ___________ is round.

SC, ST

The five common fiber-optic connector styles are

SC, ST, FC, LC, MTRJ

The three main protocols in the TCP/IP protocol suite are______ ,___________ , and __________.

TCP, IP, UDP

The acronym TIA represents ___________

Telecommunications Industry Association

IEEE 802.5 standard describes the characteristics of a(n) ___________ network.

Token Ring

The acronym TCP/IP represents _________ .

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

The ________________organization is mainly concerned with Web page standards.

W3C

A(n) ____________ hub should be used if you need the device to determine whether a packet should remain in the isolated section of the network or passed to another section of the network.

active

The network ______ controls access to the network and shares.

administrator

Two types of electrical current are

alternating current, direct current

Electronic signals are classified into two general types: _________ and _____________

analog, digital

A loss of signal strength is referred to as ______________.

attenuation

Loss of signal strength is called _____________.

attenuation

Signal loss in fiber-optic cable is referred to as __________

attenuation

A network media's ability to carry data is referred to as ______________

bandwidth

The ability of a network media to carry only one digital signal at a time is referred to as ____________

baseband

The ability of a network media to carry more than one analog signal at one time is referred to as ____________

broadband

A single cable connected to all nodes on the network would most likely be a(n) _______ or a(n) _______ topology

bus, ring

The methodology to administer a client/server network is called ______________ administration.

centralized

The fiber core is surrounded by _________________ , which reflects light

cladding

Another name for a hub is ___________.

concentrator

A type of network connection that maintains a constant connection is ______________-oriented.

connection

A network connection that is not maintained is ______________-oriented.

connectionless

Interference caused by signals from one pair of conductors imposing on another pair of conductors is referred to as _____________.

crosstalk

The MAC address is associated with the ____________layer of the OSI model.

data link

In the expression 100BaseTX the "100" represents the _____________

data rate

A(n) ________ server contains data files and software that query the data.

database

Power loss is measured in ___________ and is expressed as dB.

decibels

A server that serves a single purpose is called a(n) __________ server.

dedicated

An AWG measures a conductor's core _____________

diameter

Reflection off the core cladding causes _____________

dispersion

Sending a signal in two directions but not at the same time is called ______________

duplex

Fiber-optic cable is immune to ___________ interference

electromagnetic

All computers are considered peers or ____________ in a peer-to-peer network.

equal

Physical factors, such as cable ends, splices, and connectors, cause ___________ losses.

extrinsic

Bandwidth is often confused with the term ______________

frequency

The number of cycles that occur in one second is called ____________

frequency

A type of signal loss that commonly occurs at splice points and connectors is called ___________ loss

fresnel reflection

Sending a signal in two different directions at the same time is called ______________

full duplex

Another name for 1000BaseT is _____________ Ethernet

gigabit

Fiber-optic cable core material is made from___________ or ___________.

glass, plastic

The two classifications of multimode cable are ____________-index and ____________-index.

graded, step

Fiber-optic cable can be used for ______________ distances than copper cable.

greater

Fiber-optic cable has a(n) ____________ bandwidth than copper cable.

greater

Fast Ethernet 100BaseTX communicates in ____________ mode.

half-duplex

Fast Ethernet 100BaseT4 can be used for network communications in ________ and ____________ modes

half-duplex, full-duplex

A(n) _________ is typically at the center of the star topology

hub

A(n) ________ topology is a mixture of more than one type of topology.

hybrid

An undesired electromagnetic signal is called _____________

interference

The amount of time it takes a signal to reach its destination is called ____________

latency

Fiber-optic cable transmits digital signals represented as ________________ pulses.

light

The generally-accepted term used for the material that transports packets and data streams is ___________.

media

A(n) ____________ is a network device that changes one type of electrical signal or type of cable into another type of electrical signal or cable.

media converter

A(n) ________ topology is the most reliable.

mesh

Some common sources of interference are

motors, fluorescent lights, transformers, radio transmitters

Visible light wavelength is measured in __________

nanometers

A router is associated with the __________layer of the OSI model.

network

An ______ is an interconnected collection of computers, computer-related devices, and communication devices.

network

The acronym NIC represents __________.

network interface card

Another name for interference is _________.

noise

The two basic network administration models are ________ and ___________ .

peer-to-peer, client/server

The ____________layer is associated with network cable and connectors.

physical

The seven layers of the OSI model beginning with the lowest layer are

physical, data link, network, transport, session, presentation, application

Cable that has a special type of insulation that will not give off toxic gases should the cable be consumed by fire is ______________

plenum-rated

A(n) ___________ is a group of computer programs that handle packet formatting and control data transmission.

protocol

The amount of signal reflected from the end of a cable is called _____________ loss.

reflected

The opposition to direct current flow is called ___________

resistance

Three common cable faults associated with the wire-to-pin connections are ___________ pair, _______ pair, and ________ pair.

reversed, crossed, split

The FDDI closely resembles the ___________ topology

ring

A(n) __________ is used to route data packets.

router

A protocol is also defined as a set of ____________ governing communication between devices on a network.

rules

The loss of signal strength caused by impurities in the core is referred to as ____________

scattering

The three common wiring faults are

short, open, ground

Sending a signal in only one direction is called ___________

simplex

The two broad classifications of fiber-optic cable are ______________ and ______________ .

single mode, multi mode

A(n) ___________is a set of recommendations or practices presented by an organization.

standard

When all network cables connect to one central point, the network topology is typically referred to as a(n) ___________

star

The physical arrangement of network equipment and cables is known as a network ___________

topology

Micrometer is expressed as _________

μm