Topic 13

True/False
1. Network topology refers to the way individual end stations access the network prior to
transmission of user data.

2. The original commercial Ethernet, as well as the original IEEE 802.3 standard, operated
at 100 Mps.

3. On a bus topology LAN, each station can send and receive data to or from another station
independent of other bus activity.

4. In general, the performance of a LAN declines with increased lengths of connections

and/or the number of devices using it.

5. A broadcast recipient address means that all devices connected to the LAN are to receive
the message.

MCQ
1. Which of the following LAN technologies has the highest capacity?
A. Ethernet B. Fast Ethernet C. Fibre Channel D. Gigabit Ethernet

2. Which of the following is not one of the speeds found in a modern Ethernet LAN?
A. 10 Mbps B. 100 Mbps C. 100 Gbps D. 10 Gbps

3. The _________ specifies the station(s) for which the frame is intended. It may be a
unique physical address, a group address, or a broadcast address.
A. DA B. SA C. SFD D. preamble

4. The _________ specifies the station that sent the frame.

A. MAC client data B. SFD C. SA D. FCS

5. Routing takes place at the ___________ layer.

A. network B. link C. data control D. physical