Telecommunications CHAPTER 8

Which of the following is not true about multiswitch VLANs?

all are true

Circuit capacity on a backbone network will not be improved by:

going from 100base-t Ethernet to 10base t ethernet

Switches:

lean addresses by reading the source and destination addresses

Associated with a switched backbone, MDF is an acronym for:

main distribution facility

Routers:

may also be called TCP/IP gateways

Devices in a rack are connected together using ___________.

patch cables

Computers can be assigned to a VLAN based on the ________.

physical port on the switch

One basic component of a backbone network is the hardware device that connects other networks to the backbone.

true

Routers connect two or more network segments that use the same or different data link protocols, but the same network protocol.

true

Routers use network layer address to forward packets between network segments.

true

Switches and routers are devices that can connect networks to the BN.

true

The primary advantage of a routed backbone is that it clearly segments each part of the network connected to the backbone because each segment has its own subnet addresses that can be managed separately.

true

VLANs provide faster performance compared to switched, collapsed or routed backbone architectures.

true

VLANs prioritize traffic based on the ______.

IEEE 802.1q standard

Using ______ capabilities, network managers can connect VOIP phones directly into a VLAN switch and configure the switch to reserve sufficient network capacity so that they will always be able to send and receive voice messages.

QoS

Which of the following is true regarding switched backbones?

They place all network devices for one part of the building physically in the same room, often in a rack of equipment

Which of the following would be least effective in improving backbone performance?

adding new keyboards to the client computers

The backbone architecture layer that is closest to the users is the

access layer

Which of the following would not be part of an "ideal" backbone design for the future?

coax cabling throughout lans and bn

The _________ is the part of the backbone that connects the different backbones together.

core layer

The biggest drawbacks to VLANs are their_________________.

cost and management complexity

Which of the following is not a technology layer that is considered when designing backbone networks?

decentralized layer

Which of the following is not a type of hardware device that can be used to interconnect networks?

dumb terminals

Network demand will not be reduced by:

encouraging the use of applications such as medical imaging

A VLAN network assigns computers to LAN segments by hardware.

false

A VLAN requires the computer manager to reconfigure the physical cables to the switch if a computer is moved from one port to another port on a switch.

false

A backbone network that connects many backbone networks spanning several buildings at a single location is often called an Internet backbone.

false

A hardware device that operates at the application layer is a router.

false

A switched backbone uses a bus topology.

false

Backbone networks typically use lower speed circuits to interconnect a series of LANs and provide connections to other backbone networks.

false

Layer-3 switches switch messages based on their data link layer address.

false

One advantage of a routed backbone is that is requires little management.

false

Routed backbones use switches that move packets based on data link layer addresses.

false

Routers can only connect the same type of cable.

false

Routers operate at the application layer.

false

The cable to connect BNs is usually twisted pair.

false

With a switched backbone network, the equipment is usually placed in a ______.

rack

Routers:

require more management than switches

A subnetted or hierarchical backbone can also be called:

routed backbone

_________ move packets along the backbone based on their network layer address.

routed backbones

Which of the following is not a way that a router differs from a switch?

routers can connect to two or more networks that use the same data link protocol

A routed backbone tends to be used more for large networks than VLANs, although VLAN high speed switches and this new type of LAN-BN architecture are now being considered.

true

Most backbone devices are store-and-forward devices. One simple way to improve performance is to ensure that they have ________________.

sufficient memory

A __________ type of BN has a star topology with one device, such as a switch, at its center.

switched backbone

_________ have no backbone cable.

switched backbone

Which of the following is not true about switched backbones?

there are many more networking devices in a switched backbone network

Which of the following is not true about Layer-3 switches?

they can only switch messages based on their data link layer addresses

Device performance on a backbone network will not be improved by:

translating packets from one protocol to another as they enter the BN

A backbone network is a high-speed network that connects many networks.

true

A key advantage of a chassis switch is its flexibility.

true

A room that contains a rack of equipment for a rack-based collapsed backbone is also called the main distribution facility (MDF) or central distribution facility (CDF).

true

A _____________ type of BN is a new type of LAN/BN architecture made possible by intelligent, high speed switches that assign computers to LAN segments via software, rather than by hardware.

virtual lan

Which of the following is a fundamental backbone network architecture?

virtual lan

Which of the following is a fundamental backbone network architecture? Which of the following is a fundamental backbone network architecture?

virtual lan