Name two types of network technology that use a ring topology?
What are two names for a device that sits in the middle of a standard half duplex 10BaseT star physical topology network?
What are two names for a device that sits in the middle of a standard 10BaseT network *and* separates collision domains?
What are the advantages to using a star physical topology as opposed to a bus physical topology for ethernet. What are the disadvantages?
Name two types of ethernet media that use a physical bus topology?
What is the maximum length for a 100 base TX segment?
What is the maximum length for a 1000 base TX segment?
Can a network technology be a physical star, but a logical bus? What is an example of this? What does it mean to be a logical bus network?
You need to run high speed data (Gigabit or better) between two rooms that are 150 feet apart. What is the least expensive way to do this? If you ignore cost, how would you do this to insure the ability to upgrade to faster speeds (10 Gbps) in the future.
Can you run a plain old phone line and a 100mbps (100TX) ethernet on the same cat5 cable? If so, which pairs would you assign to each?
Can you run a plain old phone line and a GiGE ethernet on the same cat5 cable? If so, which pairs would you assign to each?
Which can move data a longer distance, Multimode fiber or Singlemode fiber?
What type (laser or LED) and wavelength (1310 or 1550) of optics would you use on a Singlemode fiber to go the longest distance?
What type of connector ends are used for ethernet on UTP cable?
Which pairs in a Cat 5 ethernet cable are used for 100mbps ethernet? What colors are they marked with?
What is the normally used color for a single mode fiber optic patch cables.
What is the normally used color for a multimode mode fiber optic patch cables.
What does WDM mean in relation to fiber optic cables?
Is a single fiber strand of any use for standard fiber optic connections?
What modern technology might be used to run a full duplex connection on a single fiber?
What is a end station?
What is an intermediate station?
What is the difference between a collison domain and a broadcast domain in ethernet?