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Seminar - An Overview of Communications Technologies

Module 7 - LAN, WAN, VPN, WLAN, MAN, FDDI and Optical MANS                                                     Slide 43 of 45 _________________                                                                                  __________

Quiz for Module 7

1. Which of the following are characteristics of a LAN?

    a. Higher than a voice modem transmission speed

    b. Parallel transmission

    c. Unlimited expansion

    d. Application independent interfaces 

2. Which of the following are not characteristics of a WAN?

    a. Connecting remote locations

    b. Routing traffic

    c. Concentrating traffic

    d. Distance limited

3. Which of the following transmission systems do not support CSMA / CD?

    a. 1000 M bps Ethernet LAN 

    b. FDDI network

    c. 10 M bps Ethernet LAN

    d. Token Ring LAN

4. Which of the following applications are not supported by a FDDI network?

    a. Voice transmission

    b. a LAN-to-LAN connection

    c. Video transmission

    d. Data transmission

5. Which of the following characteristics are common to an FDDI network and a Token Ring LAN?

    a. 100 M bps data transmission

    b. Data transmission

    c. Token Passing Protocol

    d. Multi-media traffic transmission

6. A wireless LAN is capable of:

    a. Using CSMA protocol

    b. Supporting a Ethernet LAN 

    c. Transmitting data at 54 M bps

    d. Supporting SONET protocol

7. Which of the following is false?

    a. 802.11 standard supports data transmission at 1 and 2 M bps

    b. 802.11a standard supports data transmission at 54 M bps

    c. 802.11b standard supports data transmission at 11 M bps

    d. 802.11g standard supports data transmission at 54 M bps

8. Which of the services are supported by a Metropolitan Optical Network?

    a. VPN services

    b. Inter-MAN traffic   

    c. LAN-to-LAN networking

    d. IP services

9. Which of the follwing technology is not part of MON?

    a. DWDM

    b. SONET / SDH 

    c. Optical fiber

    d. Radio transmission

10. Which of the following enterprise solutions is most capable of serving a wide range of applications?

    a. 1000 M bps Ethernet LAN

    b. MON

    c. FDDI

    d. Token Ring LAN

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     Please complete the quiz for Module 7 without going back and forward on the Module 7 slides.
    Once completed then go to the next slide, slide 44, to check the answers to the Module 7 quiz.