1. Written Labs : Introduction to Networks

Question 1

What are the three basic LAN technologies?

Answer 1

1. Bus, ring, and star

Question 2

What common WAN topology often results in multiple connections to a single site (leading to a high of fault tolerance) and has one-to-many connections?

Answer 2

Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)

Question 3

What is the term for a device that shares its resources with other network devices?

Answer 3

Server

Question 4

What network model draws a clear distinction between devices that share their resources and devices that do not?

Answer 4

Client-server

Question 5

Which network topology or connection type can be implemented with only two endpoints?

Answer 5

Point-to-point

Question 6

What device is generally implemented as a star topology?

Answer 6

Hub or Switch

Question 7

What does MPLS stand for?

Answer 7

Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)

Question 8

What does WAN stand for?

Answer 8

Wide area network

Question 9

Will a computer that shares no resources most likely be connected to the backbone or to a segment?

Answer 9

A segment

Question 10

Which LAN topology is characterized by all devices being daisy-chained together with the devices at each end being connected to only one other device?

Answer 10

Bus