Deck 5: Token-Ring, Fddi, and Other Lan Technologies

Question 1

All aspects of Bluetooth are controlled by the ____, which issues specifications and licenses for Bluetooth technology.

A) Bluetooth Special Consortium
B) Bluetooth Advocacy Forum
C) Bluetooth Internet Forum
D) Bluetooth Special Interest Group

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Bluetooth is supported by only a few of the major operating systems.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

In a token-ring network, one station on the ring acts as the ____ and is responsible for ensuring that valid tokens circulate on the ring.

A) passive monitor
B) active relay
C) active monitor
D) passive relay

Answer 3

C

Question 4

____ use multiple carriers to exchange information.

A) Baseband WANs
B) Baseband LANs
C) Broadband LANs
D) Broadband WANs

Question 5

In a token-ring network, data are transmitted using a ____.

A) Differential Equation Encoded Signal
B) Differential Manchester Encoded Signal
C) Differential Turing Encoded Signal
D) Differential Manheim Encoded Signal

Question 6

The IEEE ____________________ Standard describes broadband LAN operation.

Question 7

The IEEE 802.4 ____ standard describes the mechanism by which multiple stations share access to a common bus.

A) token-bus
B) token-ring
C) Ethernet
D) FDDI

Question 8

Currently, Ethernet is the second most popular networking technology after token-ring.

Question 9

____ can be used to determine the distance to a fault in a cable.

A) TDRs
B) RDRs
C) TPRs
D) TLRs

Question 10

Broadband LANs pose their own special troubleshooting scenarios, since multiple channels are operating simultaneously.

Question 11

An advantage of differential Manchester encoding is that the polarity of the signal is independent of the bitstream.

Question 12

IEEE 802.5 limits the number of stations on any ring to ____.

A) 33
B) 78
C) 125
D) 250

Question 13

Though the logical topology of a token-ring network is a ring, the physical topology is a combination of star and ring.

Question 14

In a fiber-based LAN, an ____, fiber optic power meter, and even a fusion splicer may be needed to reconnect damaged fibers.

A) Originating Time Domain Reflectometer
B) Optical Time Diffraction Reflector
C) Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
D) Optical Time Distortion Repeater

Question 15

The ____________________ bits are used to reserve the next token at a specific priority.

Question 16

____ is known as a self-healing baseband network technology similar to token-ring.

A) FDDI
B) Ethernet
C) ATM
D) SONET

Question 17

The ____________________ bits indicate the current priority of the token and any associated information frames.

Question 18

The topology of a Bluetooth network is called a ____.

A) micronet
B) piconet
C) mininet
D) petanet

Question 19

____________________ is where an unwanted message, picture, or sound is sent to a Bluetooth device.

Question 20

In Manchester encoding, a(n) '____' is encoded as a falling edge in the middle of the bit time.

Question 21

List three things that diagnosing problems with LAN technologies requires.

Question 23

List the two types of FDDI nodes and describe how they attach to the dual fiber rings.

Question 24

Describe bluetooth pairing.

Question 25

Describe broadband LANs.

Question 26

Describe Bluetooth.