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- 1These are used to connect remote LANs.Wide-Area Networks (WANs)
- 2A WAN may cover a ___, ___ , or ___.city
country
global region - 3A WAN is owned by a ___, and a ___ pays a fee to use the provider's WAN network services.service provider
business/ organization - 4T or F: A WAN cannot operate beyond the geographic score of a LAN.FALSE
- 5These are used to interconnect the enterprise LAN to remote LANs in branch sites and telecommuter sites.WANs
- 6These are typically owned by the organization and used to connect local computers, peripherals, and other devices.LANs
- 7T or F: Without WANs, LANs would be a series of isolated networks.TRUE
- 8This is being used as an inexpensive alternative to enterprise WANs.Internet
- 9It employs a point-to-point circuit between two endpoints.Point-to-Point
- 10This WAN topology typically involve dedicated leased-line connectionsPoint-to-Point
- 11This connection is transparent to the customer network, as if there was a direct physical link between two endpoints.Point-to-Point
- 12With this topology, a single interface to the hub can be shared by all spoke circuits.Hub-and-Spoke
- 13This is also an example of a single-home topology.Hub-and-Spoke
- 14T or F: A disadvantage of hub-and-spoke topologies is that all communications has to go through the hub.TRUE
- 15With this topology, any site can communicate directly with any other site using virtual circuits.Full Mesh
- 16T or F: Only few virtual circuits need to be configured and maintained in a Full Mesh.FALSE
- 17This topology provides redundancy.Dual-Homed
- 18T or F: Dual-home topologies are inexpensive and easy to implement.FALSE
- 19This uses a single LAN to share information between computers, and to share peripherals.Small Office
- 20This type of strategy has small- to-medium -sized businesses with functional departments in several floors of a building.Campus Network
- 21A network used to provide in-house documents and information to employees.Intranet
- 22A network that provides project information to designated customers.Extranet
- 23This houses various databases and servers of the company.Data Center
- 24T or F: Is is better to use private dedicated lines through a local service provider in nearby branch offices.TRUE
- 25T or F: Internet is an attractive WAN connection option when offices are located in other countries.TRUE
- 26This strategy encourages teleworking and virtual teams.Distributed Network
- 27What WAN services are there in the Layer 2 (Data Link)?HDLC, PPP, Frame Relay, Ethernet WANs, MPLS, VSAT, Broadband
- 28What WAN services are there in the Layer 1 (Physical)?Electrical, Mechanical, and Operational Connections
- 29Which layers does WAN operations focus on?Physical and Data Link layers
- 30WAN access is defined ___, ___, ___.TIA/ EIA
ISO
IEEE - 31Which layer protocols describe how to provide electrical, mechanical, operations, and functional connections to the services of a communications service provider.?Layer 1 (Physical)
- 32T or F: Most WAN links are hub-and-spoke.FALSE
point-to-point - 33This refers to the devices and inside wiring located on the enterprise edge connecting to a carrier link.Customer Premises Equipment (CPE)
- 34This is also called data circuit-terminating equipment, which consists of devices that put data on the local loop.Data Communications Equipment (DCE)
- 35T or F: The subscriber can both own and lease the CPE from the service provider.FALSE
- 36T or F: The DCE primarily provides an interface to connect subscribers to a communication link on the WAN cloud.TRUE
- 37This refers to the customer devices that pass the data from a customer network or host computer for transmission over the WAN.Data Terminal Equipment (DTE)
- 38The DTE connects to the local loop through the ___.DCE
- 39A point established in a building or complex to separate customer equipment from service provider equipment.Demarcation Point
- 40The place where the responsibility for the connection changes from the user to the service provider.Demarcation Point
- 41The actual copper or fiber cable that connects the CPE to the CO of the service provider.Local Loop
- 42The local loop is also sometimes called the ___.last-mile
- 43It is the local service provider facility of building that connects the CPE to the provider network.Central Office (CO)
- 44This consists of the long-haul, all-digital, fiber-optic communication lines, switches, routers, and other equipment inside the WAN provider network.Toll network
- 45Considered to be a legacy WAN technology.Dialup modem
- 46A voiceband modem converts (i.e., modulates) the ___ produced by a computer into ___ that can be transmitted over the analog lines of the public telephone network.Digital signals
Voice frequencies - 47This server controls and coordinates dialup model, dial-in and dial-out user communication.Access server
- 48An access server may have a mixture of ___ and ___ interfaces and support hundreds of simultaneous users.Analog
Digital - 49A type of digital model used with high-speed DSL or cable Internet service.Broadband modem
- 50T or F: Digital-leased lines do not require a CSU and a DSU.FALSE
- 51T or F: A CSU/DSU can be a separate device like a modem or it can be an interface on a router.TRUE
- 52The ___ provides termination for the digital signal and ensures connection integrity through error correction and line monitoring.CSU
- 53The ___ converts the line frames into frames that the LAN can interpret and vise versa.DSU
- 54A multiport internetworking device used in service provider networks.WAN switch
- 55Provides internetworking and WAN access interface ports that are used to connect to the service provider network.Router
- 56A router or multilayer switch that resides within the middle or backbone of the WAN, rather that at its periphery.Core router/ Multilayer switch
- 57T or F: A router or multilayer switch must be able to support multiple telecommunications interfaces of the lowest speed used in the WAN core.FALSE
- 58A ___ network is one that establishes a dedicated circuit (or channel) between nodes and terminals before the users may communicate.Circuit-switched
- 59What are the two most common types of circuit-switched WAN technologies?Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) - 60T or F: If the circuit carries computer data, the usage of this fixed capacity may not be efficient.TRUE
- 61This WAN operation splits traffic data into packets that are outed over a shared network.Packet Switching
- 62T or F: Packet-switching network require a circuit to be established, and they allow many pairs of nodes to communicate over the same channel.FALSE
- 63T or F: The cost of packet switching is higher than that of circuit-switching.FALSE
- 64T or F: Delays (latency) and variability of delay (jitter) are greater in packet-switched networks that in circuit-switched networks.TRUE
- 65T or F: The switches in a packet-switched network (PSN) determine the links that packets must be sent over based on the addressing information in each packet.TRUE
- 66With this approach, full addressing information must be carried in each packet. An example of this is the Internet.Connectionless systems
- 67With this approach, the network predetermines the route for a packet, and each packet only has to carry an identifier.Connection-oriented systems
- 68Service providers may offer dedicated point-to-point leased lines, circuit-switched links, and packet-switched links.Private WAN infrastructure
- 69Service provider may offer broadband Internet access using digital subscriber line (DSL), cable, and satellite access.Public WAN infrastructure
- 70____ connection options are typically used to connect small offices and telecommuting employees to a corporate site over the Internet.Broadband
- 71Data travelling between corporate sites over the public WAN infrastructure should be protected using ___.VPNs
- 72T or F: Service provider networks are complex.TRUE
- 73It is an American-based ANSI standard.Synchronous Optical Networking (SONET)
- 74It is a European-based ETSI and ITU standard.Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH)
- 75IT is a newer fiber optic media development for long-range communcations.Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM)
- 76This enables bidirectional communications over one strand of fiber.DWDM
- 77How many channels of data can DWDM multiplex onto a single fiber?80
- 78What multiplexed signal speed is the channel capable of carrying?10 Gb/s
- 79DWDM supports ___ and ___ standards.SONET
SDH - 80When permanent dedicated connections are required, a ___link is used to provide a pre-established WAN communications path from the customer premises to the provider network.Point-to-point
- 81Point-to-point lines are usually leased from a service provider and are called ___.Leased lines
- 82What are the 3 advantages of leased lines?Simplicity
Quality
Availability - 83What are the disadvantages of leased lines?Cost
Limited flexibility - 84The layer 2 protocol is usually ___ or ___.HDLC
PPP - 85This type of WAN access may be required when no other WAN technology is available and is suitable when intermittent, low-volume data transfers are needed.Dialup
- 86Traditional telephony uses a copper cable, called the ___, to connect the telephone handset in the subscriber premises to the CO.Local loop
- 87The PSTN limit the rate of the signal to less than ___.56 kb/s
- 88___ is a circuit-switching technology that enables the local loop of a PSTN to carry digital signals, resulting in higher capacity switched connections.Integrated Service Digital Networks (ISDN)
- 89This type of ISDN is intended for the home and small enterprise.Basic Rate Interface (BRI)
- 90This type of ISDN is available for larger installations.Primary Rate Interface (PRI)
- 91It is a simple Layer 2 non-broadcast multiaccess (NBMA) WAN technology used to interconnect enterprises LANs.Frame Relay
- 92___ is capable of transferring voice, video, and data through private and public networks. It is build on a cell-based architecture rather than on a frame-based architecture.Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
- 93ATM cells are always a fixed length of ___. The ATM cell contains a ___ ATM header followed by __ of ATM payload.53 bytes
5-byte
48 bytes - 94___ WAN provides a switched, high-bandwidth Layer 2 network capable of managing data, voice, and video all on the same infrastructure.Ethernet
- 95It is a multiprotocol high-performance WAN technology that directs data from one router to the next.Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
- 96___ is a solution that creates a private WAN using satellite communications.Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT)
- 97The signals must travel approximately ___ to the satellite and back.35,786 km
- 98This technology is an always-on connection technology that uses existing twisted-pair telephone lines.DSL
- 99___ provide an always-on connection and a simple installation.Cable modems
- 100The local cable TV office, which is called the ___ contains the computer system and databases needed to provide Internet access.Cable headend
- 101To connect to a ___, a subscriber typically needs a wireless modem, which provides a stronger radio and directional antenna than a conventional wireless adapters.Municipal Wi-Fi
- 102This is typically used by rural users where cable and DSL are not available.Satellite Internet
- 103It provides high-speed broadband service with wireless access and provides broad coverage like a cellphone network rather than through small Wi-Fi hotspots.WiMAX
- 104WiMAX is described in the IEEE standard ___.802.16
- 105To access a WiMAX network, subscribers must subscribe to an ISP with a WiMAX tower within ___ of their location.30 miles
- 106This refers to a newer and faster technology and is considered to be part of fourth generation (4G) technology.Long-Term Evolution (LTE)
- 107A ___ is an encrypted connection between private networks over a public network, such as the Internet.VPN
- 108Instead of using a dedicated Layer 2 connection, such as a leased line, a VPN used virtual connections called ___.VPN tunnels
- 109___ VPNs connect entire networks to each other.Site-to-site
- 110___ VPNs enable individual hosts, such as telecommuters, mobile users, and extranet consumers, to access a company network securely over the Internet.Remote-access
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