Pop Quiz (T2)

Which procedure is used to reduce the effect of crosstalk in copper cables?

• Require proper grounding connections

• Twisting opposing circuit wire pairs together

• Avoiding sharp bends during installation

• Wrapping the bundle of wires with metallic sheiding

What is one advantage of using fiber optic cabling rather than copper cabling?

• Easier to terminate and install than copper cabling

• Able to carry signal much father than copper cabling

• Able to be installed around sharp bends

• Usually cheaper than copper cabling

Which characteristic describes crosstalk?

• The distortion of transmitted message from signal carried in adjacent wires

• The distortion of network signal from fluorescent lights

• The loss of wireless signal over excessive distance

What type of UTP cable used to connect PC to a switch?

• Crossover cable

• Rollover cable

• Straight-through cable

• Console cable

What type of cable is used to connect a workstation to a router?

• Rollover cable

• Straight-through cable

• Crossover cable

• Fiber optic cable

What is the purpose of the OSI physical layer?

• Controlling access to media

• Transmitting bits across local media

• Perform error detection and received frames

• Exchange frames between nodes over physical network media

What type of physical topology can be created by connecting all Ethernet cables to a central device?

• Bus

• Ring

• Star

• Mesh

The connection using copper cable should not exceed its length limit to prevent _______

• crosstalk

• attenuation

• distortion

What is the definition of bandwidth?

• Amount of data that can flow from one place to another in a given amount of time

• The speed of bits across media over a given period of time

• The measure of usable data transferred over a given period of time

What will happen if the frame size exceeded its maximum size, 1518 bytes?

• The frame will be sent out to all ports

• The frame will be discarded

• The frame will be sent to the destination