Solution Manual for Network Guide to Networks 7th Edition

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Chapter 05 Network Cabling

TRUEFALSE

1. Digital signals are composed of pulses of precise, positive voltages and zero voltages.

(A) True

(B) False

Answer : (A)

2. A serial cable with an RJ-45 connector is capable of being used through an RJ-45 Ethernet port.

(A) True

(B) False

Answer : (B)

3. Multimode fiber contains a core that is larger than a single mode fiber core.

(A) True

(B) False

Answer : (A)

4. Because digital signals do not depend on amplitude or frequency differences to communicate

information, they are more vulnerable to EMI noise.

(A) True (B)

False

Answer : (B)

5. A continuity tester should not be used on a live network segment.

(A) True

(B) False
Answer : (A)

MULTICHOICE
6. Using DWDM, a single fiber can carry between what two numbers of channels?

(A) 60

(B) 80

(C) 160

(D) 200

Answer :

7. What two items below are commonly expressed as bits transmitted per second?

(A) frequency

(B) amplitude

(C) throughput

(D) bandwidth

Answer :

8. What two connector types are typically used to terminate RG-6 and RG-59 cables?

(A) f-connectors

(B) BNC

(C) ST couplers

(D) J-hooks

Answer :

9. Frequencies used to convey speech over telephone lines fall between what two frequencies
below?

(A) 100 Hz

(B) 300 Hz

(C) 3.3 KHz

(D) 5.5 KHz

Answer :

10. What is the maximum supported throughput and bandwidth / signal rate of Cat 5e?
(A) 100 Mbps

(B) 1000 Mbps

(C) 100 MHz

(D) 350 MHz

Answer :

SHORTANSWER

11. A is a voltage, frequency, pulse, or phase change in an analog

transmission.Answer : symbol

12. A cable reverses all of the wires without regard to how they are paired.Answer :
rollover

13. causes problems only when a receiving node is expecting some type of
communication, such as the rest of the data stream it has begun to accept.Answer : Latency

14. A is a simple instrument that can measure many characteristics of an electric

circuit, including its resistance, voltage, and impedance.Answer : multimeter

15. A is a device that retransmits a digital signal in its original form, extending the
length of a segment.Answer : repeater

MULTICHOICE

16. What term below is used to describe the outer-most layer of protective covering of a coaxial
cable?

(A) sheath

(B) shield

(C) braiding

(D) insulation

Answer : (A)

17. What Ethernet standard below is also referred to as "thinnet"?

(A) 100Base2

(B) 10Base2
(C) 100BaseT

(D) 10BaseT

Answer : (B)

18. What is the minimum category of UTP cable required in order to support Gigabit speeds?

(A) Cat 3

(B) Cat 5

(C) Cat 5e

(D) Cat 6

Answer : (C)

19. What is the maximum supported throughput of a CAT6 cable?

(A) 100 Mbps

(B) 1 Gbps

(C) 10 Gbps

(D) 100 Gbps

Answer : (C)

20. How many cable pairs are needed for 1000Base-T transmission over CAT5e cable?

(A) 2

(B) 4

(C) 6

(D) 8

Answer : (B)

21. Standard PoE devices must be provided with how much power in order to function?

(A) 5 watts

(B) 12 watts

(C) 15.4 watts

(D) 25.5 watts

Answer : (C)

22. What is the maximum distance for 10GBase-ER and 10GBase-EW on a segment of single mode
fiber?

(A) 550m

(B) 300m

(C) 10km

(D) 40km

Answer : (D)

23. What type of cross-talk occurs between wire pairs near the source of a signal?

(A) far end cross talk

(B) near end cross talk

(C) alien cross talk

(D) pair migration cross talk

Answer : (B)

24. Which of the following connectors is the most common for multimode fiber?

(A) ST

(B) SC

(C) FC

(D) MT-RJ

Answer : (D)

25. A measure of a signal's strength at any given time is known as which term below?

(A) amplitude

(B) frequency

(C) phase

(D) wavelength

Answer : (A)
26. The number of times that a wave's amplitude cycles from its starting point, through its highest
amplitude and its lowest amplitude, and back to its starting point over a fixed period of time, is
known as what term below?

(A) amplitude

(B) frequency

(C) wavelength

(D) phase

Answer : (B)

27. WDM divides a beam of light into how many different wavelengths or colors?

(A) 10

(B) 20

(C) 30

(D) 40

Answer : (D)

28. Which type of multiplexing is defined by wavelength instead of frequency?

(A) CWDM

(B) DWDM

(C) WDM

(D) FDM

Answer : (A)

29. Which option below reflects the standard impedance of an RG-6 cable?

(A) 50 ohms

(B) 60 ohms

(C) 65 ohms

(D) 75 ohms

Answer : (D)

30. Phone companies make use of what type of multiplexing in order to allow for phone services and
DSL services over the same line?

(A) WDM

(B) FDM (C)

DWDM (D)

CWDM

Answer : (B)

31. The most common multiplexing technology used in conjunction with fiber optics is which option
below?

(A) DWDM

(B) CWDM

(C) FDM

(D) WDM

Answer : (A)

32. A device that is responsible for modulating digital signals into analog signals, and demodulating
analog signals into digital signals at the receiving end, is known as?

(A) A modem

(B) A transceiver

(C) A demuxer

(D) A multiplexer

Answer : (A)

33. Ethernet is an example of what type of technology?

(A) broadband

(B) baseband

(C) wideband

(D) narrowband

Answer : (B)

34. Since cable TV and cable Internet can share the same coaxial cable, they are considered to be
what type of technology?

(A) broadband

(B) baseband

(C) narrowband

(D) wideband

Answer : (A)

35. Using a form of transmission that allows multiple signals to travel simultaneously over one
medium is known as which of the following options?

(A) embedding

(B) multiplexing

(C) coupling

(D) modulating

Answer : (B)

ESSAY

36. Describe two ways in which analog and digital signals are boosted.

Graders Info :

Here are the two ways analog and digital signals are boosted:
● amplifier-Analog signals pass through an amplifier, an electronic device that increases the voltage,
or strength, of the signals. Unfortunately, the boost can also boost the noise that has accumulated
in the signal, which causes the analog signal to worsen progressively. After multiple amplifications,
an analog signal may become difficult to decipher.
● repeater-Recall that a repeater is a device that regenerates a digital signal in its original form,
without the noise it might have previously accumulated. A switch on an Ethernet network works as
a multiport repeater as the bits transmitted "start over" at each port on the switch.

37. Explain what a TDR is, and describe how it is used.

Graders Info :
A TDR issues a signal on a cable and then measures the way the signal bounces back (or reflects) to
the TDR. Bad connectors, crimps, bends, short circuits, cable mismatches, bad wiring, or other
defects modify the signal' s amplitude before it returns to the TDR, thus changing the way it reflects.
The TDR then accepts and analyzes the return signal, and based on its condition and the amount of
time the signal took to return, determines cable imperfections. In the case of a coaxial cable
network, a TDR can indicate whether terminators are properly installed and functional. A TDR can
also indicate the distance between nodes and segments.

38. Define how phase affects an analog signal.

Graders Info :

Phase is the progress of a wave over time in relationship to a fixed point. Suppose two separate
waves have identical amplitudes and frequencies. If one wave starts at its lowest amplitude at the
same time the second wave starts at its highest amplitude, these waves will have different phases.
More precisely, they will be 180 degrees out of phase (using the standard assignment of 360 degrees
to one complete wave). Had the second wave also started at its lowest amplitude, the two waves
would be in phase.

39. How does a digital signal compare to an analog signal?

Graders Info :

Digital signals are composed of pulses of precise, positive voltages and zero voltages. There's
nothing infinite or continuous about a digital signal because it is inherently either on or off. A pulse
of positive voltage represents a 1. A pulse of zero voltage (in other words, the lack of any voltage)
represents a 0. The use of 1s and 0s to represent information is characteristic of a binary system.
Every pulse in the digital signal is a binary digit, or bit. An analog signal, on the other hand, such as
the sound of the human voice or music, has an infinite number of tones and subtle inflections. When
digitizing sound, the higher the sampling rate, the more accurate the representation of the analog
signals. For example, the sampling rate for digitized voice, such as that used by iPhone' s Siri, is
much lower than the sampling rate used for music albums.

40. What is modulation? Provide two examples of how it can be used.

Graders Info :

Data modulation is a technology used to modify analog signals to make them suitable for carrying
data over a communication path. In modulation , a simple wave, called a carrier wave, is combined
with another analog signal, known as the information or data wave, to produce a unique signal that
gets transmitted from one node to another. The carrier wave has preset properties (including
frequency, amplitude, and phase). Its purpose is to help convey information; in other words, it' s only
a messenger. When the information wave is added, it modifies one property of the carrier wave (for
example, the frequency, amplitude, or phase). The result is a new, blended signal that contains
properties of both the carrier wave and added data. When the signal reaches its destination, the
receiver separates the data from the carrier wave. The data is sent on its way to the computer once
again as 0s and 1s.

Modulation can be used to make a signal conform to a specific pathway, as in the case of FM
(frequency modulation) radio, in which the data must travel along a particular frequency. In
frequency modulation, the frequency of the carrier signal is modified by the application of the data
signal. In AM (amplitude modulation), the amplitude of the carrier signal is modified by the
application of the data signal. Modulation may also be used to issue multiple signals to the same
communications channel and prevent the signals from interfering with one another.

MATCH

41. Match each correct item with the statement below.