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Network Topologies, Protocols, and Concepts
3C251 - Volume 3 - Section 2
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Computer Networking
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10/01/2010

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What topology defines the layout of a network's devices and media?
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Physical
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What topology consists of devices connected to a common, shared cable?
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Bus
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What topology consists of cable segments from each computer connected to a centralized component?
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Star
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What topology has the stations connected in the form of a circle?
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Ring
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What topology combines two or more different physical topologies in a single network?
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Hybrid
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What is a disadvantage of a local bus topology?
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There are collisions
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What is an advantage of a logical ring topology?
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There are no collisions
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What data communication protocol use characters and symbols to govern the flow and format of information between systems?
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Character-oriented
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What data communication protocol uses character control or "handshaking" to link and represent information?
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Binary synchronous protocol
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What data communication protocol is based on bits and the position of the bits?
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Bit-oriented
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What data communications protocol ensures that the receiving station can distinguish information from garbage?
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HDLC
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Which network protocol has DOD chosen as its standard to govern the flow of information?
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TCP/IP
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Which TCP/IP Network layer protocol provides information about how and where data should be delivered, including the data's source and destination addresses?
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IP
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Which TCP/IP Network layer protocol provides the service of matching a known IP address for a destination device to a MAC address?
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ARP
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Which TCP/IP Network layer protocol provides messaging that can help with troubleshooting?
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Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
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Which TCP/IP application layer protocol is used to send and receive files via TCP/IP?
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FTP
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Which protocol is a simpler way to transfer files between computers but is simpler or more trivial than FTP?
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Trivial FTP (TFTP)
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Which TCP/IP Application layer protocol is a terminal emulation protocol used to log on to remote hosts?
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Telnet
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Which TCP/IP Application layer protocol is an automated means of assigning a unique IP address to every device on a network?
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DHCP
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Which TCP/IP Application layer protocol is a simple protocol used to synchronize the clocks of computers on a network?
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Network Time Protocol (NTP)
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Which TCP/IP application layer protocol is a utility that can verify that TCP/IP is installed and communicating with the network?
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PING
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What is a group of computers and associated devices that share a common communications line within a small geographic?
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LAN
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The interconnection of several networks of computer resources in a city into a single larger network is a
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MAN
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What type of network enables a group of two or more computer systems to communicate over the public Internet?
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VPN
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What network model enables users to share resources, files, and printers in a decentralized way?
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Peer-to-peer
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What network model is a centralized model for data storage, security, running applications, and network administration?
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Client-server
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What is the physical address of any device on the network?
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MAC address
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What address is a 32-bit number?
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IPv4
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What address uses a 128-bit addressing scheme?
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IPv6
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How many subnet bits are required to support 85 subnets on a Class B network?
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Seven
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What is not a recommendation for planning networks using variable length subnet masking (VLSM)?
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Re-address the entire network
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