Department of Electrical Engineering

EECB 423 DATA COMMUNICATION AND NETWORK

TEST 2

Answer all questions in the provided space.

Duration: 45 minutes.

Multiple Choice Questions

___ Q1 On a local area network, one workstation can send data on the line while it is receiving
data. What type of data transfer does this describe?

A. Hybrid
B. Half duplex
C. Full duplex
D. Multilink

___ Q2 Which devices can provide full-duplex Ethernet connections?

I. Modem III. Repeater

II. Network interface card IV. Switch

A. I and II C. II and IV
B. II and III D. I only

___ Q3

Refer to the exhibit. The small office network shown in the exhibit consists of four
computers connected through a hub. Which configuration would cause collisions and
errors on the network?

A. Autonegotiation
B. Fast Ethernet
C. Peer-to-peer shared resources
D. Administratively configured full duplex

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___ Q4

Refer to the exhibit. A technician wants to increase the available bandwidth for the
workstation by allowing the switch and the NIC on the workstation to transmit and to
receive simultaneously. What will permit this?

A. CSMA/CD
B. A random delay helps prevent the stations from experiencing another collision
during the transmission.
C. Fast Ethernet
D. crossover cable

___ Q5

Refer to the exhibit. All hosts are in the listening mode. Host 1 and Host 4 can both
transmit data at the same time. How do the hosts respond on the network?

I. Hosts 1 and 4 may be operating full duplex so no collision will exist.

II. After the end of the jam signal, a backoff algorithm is invoked.
III. If a host has data to transmit after the backoff period of that host, the host checks
to determine if the line is idle, before transmitting
IV. The hub will block the port connected to Host 4 to prevent a collision.

A. I and II C. II and IV
B. II and III D. I only

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___ Q6 In an Ethernet LAN, how does the NIC know when it can transmit data?

A. An Ethernet NIC transmits data as soon as the frame is received.

B. An Ethernet NIC transmits data as soon as the NIC receives a token.
C. An Ethernet NIC transmits data when it senses a collision.
D. An Ethernet NIC transmits data after listening for the absence of a signal on the
media.

___ Q7

Refer to the exhibit. The switch and workstation are administratively configured for full-
duplex operation. Which statement accurately reflects the operation of this link?

A. No collisions will occur on this link.

B. Only one of the devices can transmit at a time.
C. The switch will have priority for transmitting data.
D. The devices will default back to half duplex if excessive collisions occur.

___ Q8 What are the functions of a NIC in a PC?

I. A NIC connects the PC to the network media.

II. A NIC checks the formatting of data before it is transmitted.
III. A NIC detects collisions on the Ethernet segment.
IV. A NIC passes the contents of selected frames to the upper OSI layers.

A. I, II and III C. I, III and IV

B. II, III and IV D. All of the above

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___ Q9 Refer to the exhibit. Host A is communicating with host F. What happens to a frame sent
from host A to host F as it travels over the Ethernet segments?

A. The frame format is modified as it passes through each switch.

B. The frame format remains the same across each Ethernet segment.
C. The frame format is modified as the media speed changed at switch B and
switch E.
D. The frame format is modified as the media material changes between
copper and fiber at switch C and switch D.

___ Q10 A router has an Ethernet, Token Ring, serial, and ISDN interface. Which interfaces will
have a MAC address?

A. Serial and ISDN interfaces

B. Ethernet and Token Ring interfaces
C. Ethernet and ISDN interfaces
D. Token Ring and serial interfaces

___ Q11 Which Ethernet standard does the IEEE 802.3 standard recommend for backbone
installations?

A. 10BASE-T C. 100BASE-FX
B. 100BASE-T D. 1000BASE-LX

___ Q12 A computer has just been rebooted. What will its request frame content be once
connected to the network?
A. IP address and ARP broadcast.
B. MAC address and ARP broadcast.
C. IP address and RARP broadcast.
D. MAC address and RARP broadcast.

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___ Q13 At which OSI layer do the differences between standard Ethernet, Fast Ethernet and
Gigabit Ethernet occur?

A. Physical layer C. Network layer

B. Data link layer D. Transport layer

___ Q14 How does 1000BASE-T use the UTP wire pairs to accomplish transmission?

A. Two pairs are used to transmit and two pairs are used to receive
B. A pair is used to transmit, one pair is used to receive, one pair is used for clocking,
and one pair is used for error correction
C. All four pairs are used in parallel by both hosts to transmit and receive
simultaneously
D. Two pairs of wires are used as in 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX

___ Q15 What is the resident subnet host 192.168.73.121, given a subnet mask of
255.255.255.224?

A. 192.168.0.0 C. 192.168.0.96
B. 192.168.73.32 D. 192.168.73.96

___ Q16 What is the subnetwork address if the IP address is 121.8.2.5 and the mask is 255.0.0.0?

A. 121.8.1.0 C. 121.8.2.0
B. 121.8.0.0 D. 121.0.0.0

___ Q17 Why is IP considered a best-effort protocol?

A. IP detects lost packets

B. IP validates the content of the packets.
C. IP does not provide acknowledgment of the data delivery
D. IP reorders the packet as they arrive at the destination host

___ Q18 Which statements correctly describe the IP address 127.0.0.1?

I. It is reserved for multicast group testing.

II. It belongs to the Class A range of addresses.
III. It is reserved for loopback testing.
IV. It belongs to the Class B range of addresses.

A. I and II C. II and IV
B. II and III D. I only

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___ Q19 What is the network broadcast address for a Class C address of 192.168.32.0 with the
default subnet mask?

A. 192.168.0.255 C. 192.168.32.254
B. 192.168.32.255 D. 192.168.32.0

___ Q20 What is the purpose of a DHCP server on a network?

A. to assign IP addresses dynamically to hosts

B. to resolve MAC addresses to IP addresses
C. to resolve host names to IP addresses
D. to assign a MAC address to a host

___ Q21 What are the contents of a packet?

I. Addresses
II. Bits of information
III. Error control protocol
IV. Type field

A. I, II and III
B. II, III and IV
C. I, III and IV
D. All of the above

___ Q22

Refer to the exhibit. Based on the information shown, which two statements are true?

I. An ARP request must be used to obtain an address that is placed in the ARP table
II. If a packet is sent to a network device other than 192.168.1.97 and 192.168.1.254,
an ARP request must be used.
III. If the computer with the IP address of 192.168.1.94 sends a packet to the device
with the IP address 192.168.1.97, no ARP request is required.
IV. The only remote locations that can be reached from this host are 192.168.1.97 and
192.168.1.254.

A. I and II C. II and IV
B. II and III D. I only

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___ Q23

Refer to the exhibit. Which statement(s) are correct in reference to the output shown?

I. The LAN segment is subnetted to allow 254 subnets.

II. The host automatically obtained the IP addresses 192.168.1.100.
III. The DNS server for this host is on the same subnet as the host.
IV. The host received the IP address from the router on the local LAN segment.

A. I and II C. II and IV
B. II and III D. I only

___ Q24

Refer to the exhibit. Which devices are recommended to have the IP addresses manually
configured?
A. PC1 and PC2 C. Only PC2 Laptop
B. All servers D. All hosts and all servers

___ Q25 Which subnet mask would be assigned to the network address of 192.168.32.0 to provide
254 useable host addresses per subnetwork?

A. 255.255.0.0 C. 255.255.254.0
B. 255.255.255.0 D. 255.255.248.0

___ Q26 Which address is not considered to be private address?

A. 10.45.09.23 C. 192.168.45.23
B. 172.17.78.98 D. 15.87.234.87

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___ Q27 A company is using a Class B IP addressing scheme and expects to need as many as 100
networks. What is the correct subnet mask to use with the network configuration?

A. 255.255.0.0 C. 255.255.254.0
B. 255.255.240.0 D. 255.255.255.0

___ Q28

Refer to the exhibit. Host A is connected to the LAN, but it cannot get access to any
resources on the Internet. The configuration of the host is shown in the exhibit. What
could be the cause of the problem?

A. The host subnet mask is incorrect.

B. The default gateway is a network address.
C. The default gateway is a broadcast address.
D. The default gateway is on a different subnet from the host.

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___ Q29

Refer to the exhibit. A consultant is planning an addressing scheme for a branch office
as shown in the exhibit. What is the status of the intended network?

A. The configuration will work as planned

B. The addresses on the router LAN interfaces are on the same subnetwork.
C. The subnetwork mask of host A is incorrect.
D. The default gateway of host A is a network address.

___ Q30

Refer to the exhibit. After Host 2 is connected to the switch on the LAN, Host 2 is
unable to communicate with Host 1. What is the cause of this problem?

A. The subnet mask of host 2 is incorrect.

B. Host 1 and host 2 are on different networks.
C. The switch needs an IP address that is not configured.
D. The IP address of host 1 is on a different network than is the LAN interface of the
router.

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