What was the original maximum data transfer rate of the first ethernet developed by xerox?

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How long is a MAC address?
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12 hexadecimal characters
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A MAC address is composed of which two parts?
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The organizationally unique identifier and the unique device ID of the NIC
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What must match in the communications between all NICs on a network?
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What is the length of the typical frame?
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What happens to frames when the hub sends them to the NICs on the network?
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The frames are recieved by every NIC, but only the NIC with the matching MAC address procces the frame
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Where does the CRC come from in a network frame?
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The sending NIC attaches it
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A unique dotted decimal number assigned to every netwrk node
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Which layer of the OSI model uses routers and IP addresses to ensure that packets arrive at the correct system?
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Which layer of the OSI model adds source and destination MAC addresses to frames?
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In some networks, data moves over radio waves. Which layer of the OSI model does this fall into?
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Describe Logical Link Control (LLC).
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It is a sublayer of the Data Link layer
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Anything that moves data from one system to another is part of what layer of the OSI model?
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Which layer of the OSI model is the only layer divided into two sublayers?
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What device do you need to split a large network into smaller ones?
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How does the receiving system on a network use the CRC to verify that it recieved accurate data?
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It uses the same divisor as the sending system to find the same remainder
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What is the Network layer unique identifier assigned to each device on a TCP/IP network?
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Routers function at which layer of the OSI model?
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What is the minimum category rating of UTP cabling you would need for a network that runs at 1000 Mbps?
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What two topologies provide no fault tolerance?
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What organization provides a variety of industry wide cabling standards, such as those for serial, parrallel, and FireWire?
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What rating defines how much a cable resists the flow of electricity?
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Which cable type does NOT use copper wires?
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What type of fiber-optic cable uses lasers to send signals?
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What is the fastest category of UTP cabling?
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Which IEEE subcommittee sets the standards for Wireless Lan networks?
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How many cable fibers are normally required by almost all network technologies that use fiber-optic cable?
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Which kind of cable works best for long distance transmissions?
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Which kind of cable does not provide any protection against EMI?
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What kind of cable is described as a central conductor wire, surrounded by insulating materials, placed inside a braided metal shield?
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Which kind of cabling would you select when you need to cover distances that span kilometers?
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What is the only important measure of coax cabling?
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Which network topology offers the greatest level of fault tolerance?
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At what layer of the OSI model does network cabling belong?
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Which connector is used for UTP cabling on a network?
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What distance can a signal travel on a fiber-optic cable?
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What hybrid topology is the dominant wired network topology?
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Most network technologies that use fiber-optics use which type of fiber-optic cables?
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What does the term "capacitance" refer to?
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Bandwidth the cable can support
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With a star-bus network, where is the single point of failure that will bring down the entire network?
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UTP category rating are based on what?
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Highest frequency and bandwidth that the cable can handle
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What is the most common use of coaxial cable in networking today?
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Connecting a cable modem to an Internet Service Provider (ISP)
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Which type of cabling does the 10BaseT standard specify?
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What is the minimum size of an Ethernet frame?
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What kind of cabling does the 10BaseFL standard specify?
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What does it mean if a NIC runs in promiscuous mode?
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Describe a preamble of an Ethernet frame.
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It includes 64 bits of alternating ones and zeros that end with 11 to notify the receiving NIC that a frame is starting
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What is the maximum speed at which 10BaseT Ethernet networks communicate?
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How many wires does the 10BaseT specification require in the cabling used?
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Which version of Ethernet was introduced in 1990?
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Which companie was not involved in the 1979 introduction of the DIX Ethernet?
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Describe the comparison of repeaters and bridges.
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Repeaters retransmit all packets, while bridges examine the destination MAC address to determine which packets to forward onto the next segment
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What is the original maximum data transfer rate of the first Ethernet developed by Xerox?
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What is the meaning of the "10" in 10BaseT?
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What is an acceptable maximum collision rate on a properly running Ethernet network?
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When a collision occurs on a network relying on the CSMA/CD access method, what alerts the NICs?
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How many pins does an RJ-45 connector have?
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How many basic pieces of information does an Ethernet frame contain?
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What events, characteristic to an Ethernet network using hubs, does using an Ethernet switch minimize or avoid?
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What is the biggest differentiator among Ethernet hubs?
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Which Ethernet cabling standard defines an Ethernet network that uses CAT3 or better UTP cabling, operating at 10Mbps?
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What basis do bridges use to determine whether to forward traffic?
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What is the maximum number of nodes that can be attached to a 10BaseT segment or hub?
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How many pairs of pins in an RJ-45 connector does a 10BaseT device actually use?
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Which standard specifies multimode cabling?
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When a multispeed, auto-sensing 100BaseT NIC connects to a 10BaseT Ethernet hub, at what speed will the NIC function?
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10 Mbps sending and receiving
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Of all the 10-GbE standards described in the chapter, which one was most recently released?
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The "W" in the standard 10GBaseSW stands for which type of signaling?
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What term is used to refer to any of the several variations of Ethernet that operate at 100 Mbps?
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Of all the Gigabit Ethernet standards detailed in chapter 5, what maintains a signal over the greatest distance?
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What is the limit to the number of nodes in every version of Ethernet?
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What wavelength is used on 10GBaseLW fiber-optic cabling?
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Presently, where is 10-GbE equipment employed?
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High-bandwidth LANs and WANs
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For a network to function in full-duplex, which devices must support full duplex?
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If you have a 100BaseT switched Ethernet network, what is the theoretical maximum bandwidth using full duplex NICs?
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Which versions of Gigabit Ethernet are published under the 802.3z standard?
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1000BaseCX ,1000BaseLX, 1000BaseSX
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What type of fiber-optic cable is used in a 1000BaseLX network?
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What is the solution manufactures devised to accomodate the need for switches to connect to a variety of 10-GbE connector types?
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Multisource agreements (MSAs)
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Which version of Gigabit Ethernet uses a unique cable known as twinaxial?
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What type of fiber-optic cabling and connectors does a 100BaseFX network use?
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Multimode with ST or SC connectors
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Which version of Gigabit Ethernet is published under the 802.3ab standard?
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What very high-speed fiber network was already in place before the IEEE developed the 10-GbE Ethernet standards?
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What version of Gigabit Ethernet is being positioned as the Ethernet backbone of the future?
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What is the maximum cable length for a 1000BaseT network?
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The specification for 100BaseTX calls for UTP cabling using ________ or better rated cabling.
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The "R" in the standard 10GBaseSR stands for which type of signaling?
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What protocol (including version number) was adopted in 1994, and is now considered obsolete except for small, private WANs?
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Which of the following could be a valid Autonomous System Number (ASN)?

0.0.0.0

1.33457

192.168.30.1

255

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Which type of NAT is the most popular?
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Who assigns Autonomous System Numbers (ASNs)?
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Some manufacturers, such as Cisco, use this term to refer to either overloaded NAT or port forwarding?
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Port Address Translation (PAT)
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In a NAT router, what is the name for an arbitrary number generated by the sending computer?
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What is the name of the proprietary cable designed by Cisco for connecting to their routers?
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Local connections do not use this, although every routing table has a column for it an therefore, a value appears in this field for each route.
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On a TCP/IP network, what information within a packet does a router use to determine where an incoming packet should go?
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What is a valid Area ID? What would it look like?
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What is the maximum number of hops allowed by RIP?
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At which layer of the OSI model do routers work?
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An administrator managing many routers should be using this type of tool in order to have an overall view of all the routers.
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Network Management System (NMS)
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What is the protocol developed by Cisco for enterprise-wide routing environments?
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What is the term used for the passage of a packet through a router?
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What is the range of numbers normally used for ephemeral ports?
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Routers using the OSPF protocol are organized into these groups
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What is the one protocol used on the Internet for communication between Autonomous Systems?
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Border Gateway Protocol (BGP-4)
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What are the link state dynamic routing protocols?
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Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) and IS-IS
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With this type of NAT, many computers can share a pool of routable IP addresses that number fewer than the computers.
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Which of the following is not a distance vector protocol?

OSPF

RIPv1

RIPv2

BGP

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When a NAT router uses the ________ in conjunction with IP addresses, it solves the two problems of security and limited IP addresses.
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What was the original maximum data transfer rate of the first ethernet developed by xerox?

What was the original maximum data transfer rate of the first ethernet developed by xerox?

What was the original maximum data transfer rate of the first ethernet developed by xerox?