Cisco I     IC 112906


Compare the following:

10BASE5 and 10BASE T

100BASE-TX and 100BASE-FX

What is the pinout for a console cable?

Why would a network administrator choose to implement Gigabit Ethernet from the backbone to the end user?

On what type of network device are you likely to find “serial 1/0”

What does IEEE 802.3 describe?

How many pins does an AUI port have?

A repeater allows multiple ________________ to be connected by taking an
incoming signal and generating a new, clean ________________.

Why doesn’t the repeater simply amplify the incoming signal?

Peer to peer and client – server are 2 types of _________

Switches build data tables to make decisions on how to deal with data frames.
Name 2 pieces of information contained within these tables.

Switches operate at which layer of the OSI model?

A network associate is performing an initial configuration on a new Cisco 2811 router.  Which port on the router will be used to perform this task?

MAC is associated with which layer of the OSI model?

How do you connect an AUI port on a Cisco 2500 router to a CAT 5 Ethernet cable?

Which device has a higher latency – switches or bridges? Why?

Name 3 disadvantages to peer to peer networks.

Describe a situation where a router would be DTE.

Describe a situation where a router would be DCE.

Define and describe ISDN BRI

What network device provides connectivity to a WAN?