WAN Technologies Flashcard

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A company is expanding its business to other countries. All branch offices must remain connected to corporate headquarters at all times. Which network technology is required to support this scenario?

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Wide Area Network (WAN)

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What is the recommended technology to use over a public WAN infrastructure when a branch office is connected to the corporate site?

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Virtual Private Network (VPN)

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Which medium do service providers use to transmit data over WAN connections with SONET, SDH, and DWDM?

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Fiber optic cables

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Which statement describes a characteristic of a WAN? Options: All serial links are considered WAN connections, A WAN provides end-user network connectivity to the campus backbone, WAN networks are owned by service providers, A WAN operates within the same geographic scope of a LAN, but has serial links

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WAN networks are owned by service providers

Front

Which type of network would be used by a company to connect locations across the country? Options: Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), Personal Area Network (PAN), Campus Area Network (CAN)

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Wide Area Network (WAN)

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A customer needs a metropolitan area WAN connection that provides high-speed, dedicated bandwidth between two sites. Which type of WAN connection would best fulfill this need?

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Ethernet WAN

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Which WAN topology is most suitable for an enterprise with four branches where the headquarters needs full connectivity to all branches, but the branches do not need to be connected directly to each other?

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hub and spoke

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What is a characteristic of a WAN?

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service providers can include telephone network or satellite service

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Which WAN connectivity option is based on Ethernet LAN technology? Options: ATM, Cable, DSL, MetroEthernet, MPLS

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MetroEthernet

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Which is a service provider WAN solution that uses labels to direct the flow of packets through the provider network?

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MPLS