Which type of network card is attached to the motherboard and connected to an RJ45 cable?
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5%
External NIC
2%
Wireless NIC
90%
Internal NIC
2%
Ethernet NIC
How does a wireless modem connect to the Internet?
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20%
Via a cable connected to the phone system
14%
Through a satellite transmission
54%
Using the cell phone network
12%
By converting analog signals to digital signals
Which wireless transmission media requires line-of-sight transmission?
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30%
Infrared waves
50%
Microwaves
18%
Radio waves
3%
X-rays
What is the role of a wireless access point in a network?
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7%
Connects two similar LANs
19%
Routes data packets based on IP addresses
10%
Allows wire devices to connect to a wired
63%
Allows wireless devices to connect to a wired network
Which component of a satellite communication system amplifies and broadcasts microwave signals?
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20%
Earth station
34%
Transponder
8%
Modem
38%
Communications satellite
has responsibility of transferring datagram from one node to physically adjacent node over a link
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1%
Application Layer
9%
Transport Layer
82%
Data Link Layer
8%
Physical Layer
What is the responsibility of the link layer?
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48%
Transferring datagrams between physically adjacent nodes
1%
Routing packets across the network
5%
Establishing a connection between two hosts
45%
All above
Which of the following is NOT considered a node in the context of the link layer?
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7%
Hosts
9%
Routers
8%
Switches
57%
Data centers
19%
All Above
Broadcast channels: connect multiple hosts in and hybrid fiber-coaxial cable (HFC)) access networks.
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70%
T
30%
F
Which service provided by the link-layer protocol involves encapsulating datagrams into frames and adding header fields?
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82%
Framing
7%
Link access
5%
Reliable delivery
5%
Flow control
What identifies the source and destination on a frame header in the link-layer protocol?
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7%
IP
85%
MAC
3%
Port numbers
5%
Transport layer protocols
Which service guarantees the error-free movement of each datagram across the link using acknowledgments and retransmissions?
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4%
Framing
9%
Link access
32%
Reliable delivery
56%
Error detection
What type of links typically provide the reliable delivery service in the link-layer protocol?
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45%
Wired links
32%
Wireless links
17%
Fiber optic links
6%
Coaxial links
Which service in the link-layer protocol involves coordinating frame transmissions on a shared broadcast link?
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26%
Framing
50%
Link access
16%
Reliable delivery
9%
Error correction
What determines exactly where errors have occurred in a frame and corrects those errors in the link layer?
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33%
Error detection
59%
Error correction
6%
Flow control
3%
Reliable delivery
In full-duplex communication, nodes at both ends of the link can transmit simultaneously.
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88%
T
12%
F
Which component is responsible for implementing most of the link layer in hardware?
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57%
Network adapter
17%
CPU
3%
Memory
23%
Host bus
Which side of the communication link performs error detection based on the error checking bits added by the sending side?
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23%
Sending side
59%
Receiving side
18%
Both