CCNA Module 5, Sem 1 from Mrs. A. Hess

1. Draw the symbol to represent:

a) Token Ring

b) FDDI

c) Ethernet

d) Serial Line

2. What is networking media?

3. At what layer of the OSI model does networking media operate at?

4. What are the advantages/disadvantages of various networking media:

Name four:

5. What is the most widely used LAN topology? _________________________

6. What is the IEEE specification for Ethernet? __________________________

7. What type of ethernet should be implemented between backbone devices?

8. What are the most common types of connectors at the ends of the cable?

9. What is a transceiver?

10. When do you use a straight through cable?

11. When do you use a crossover cable?

12. Describe the purpose of a repeater.

13. Describe what a hub is:

14. What are the three types of hubs? Briefly describe each.

Passive:

Active:

Intelligent:

15. What is a collision?

16. A hub is also known as a __________________ and ____________________.

17. What is the purpose of the four repeater rule?

18. Describe wireless networks:

19. What do wireless networks use to carry signals from one computer to another?

20. Name some common applications of wireless data communication:

21. What devices are at the core of wireless communication? __________ ______________

22. Describe both of these devices:

23. What are the two most common wireless technologies used for networking:

_________________ _____________________

24. Describe the strengths and limitations of both.

25. What avoids the problem of insecure data transmission?

26. What are two examples of spread spectrum? ___________________________

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27. A switch is sometimes described as a ________________________________.

28. What do bridges and switches base their forwarding decisions on: _____________________________

29. What are the two basic functions of a switch?

30. What is a transceiver and what OSI layer is it in?

31. How does a peer-to-peer network differ from a client-server network?

32. What is the recommended maximum no. of workstations on a peer-to-peer network?

33. What are advantages of client/server networks? (3)

Study the WAN cabling section.

34. How many B- bearer and D- delta channels does an ISDN line have? _______

_____________

35. What are the benefits of a wireless network vs. a wired network?

36. Which port is used to initially configure a router?

37. Which protocol is used to carry data over an ISDN channel?

38. The DTE or DCE is used at the customers’ end, and the DTE or DCE is used at the service provider’s end? Circle the correct answer.