Review Questions

You can find the answers to the review questions in Appendix B.

1. Which of the following is not a term used when making SOHO Internet connections?

   1. Hub
   2. Router
   3. NIC
   4. Switch

2. What advantage does a switch have over a hub?

   1. It discards frames.
   2. Transmissions received on one port will be sent out all the other ports.
   3. It recognizes frame boundaries and destination MAC addresses of incoming frames.
   4. Any two or more devices the switch connects are capable of causing a collision with each other.

3. Which device is used to segment a network?

   1. Hub
   2. Switch
   3. Repeater
   4. All of the above

4. What is the primary function of a bridge?

   1. Breaks up collision domains
   2. Allows a NIC or other networking device to connect to a different type of media than it was designed for
   3. Allows mobile users to connect to a wired network wirelessly
   4. None of the above

5. A network device that is used to connect multiple devices together without segmenting a network is a __________.

   1. Hub
   2. Wireless access point...