LAN Switching and Wireless

131. A _________ switch combines crossbar switches in several (normally three) stages.

1. multistage
2. multiple crossbar
3. multiple path
4. none of the above

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132. A _________ switch combines space-division and time-division technologies to take advantage of the best of both.

1. TST
2. SSS
3. TTT
4. none of the above

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133. A _________ switch is a faster and more sophisticated router.

1. two-layer
2. three-layer
3. four-layer
4. none of the above

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134. A _________ switch is a multistage switch with microswitches at each stage that route the packets based on the output port represented as a binary string.

1. crossbar
2. TSI
3. banyan
4. none of the above

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135. A _________ bridge can forward and filter frames and automatically build its forwarding table.

1. simple
2. dual
3. transparent
4. none of the above

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136. A _________ is a device in which the stations are completely unaware of its existence.

1. passive hub
2. repeater
3. simple bridge
4. transparent bridge

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137. A _________ is normally a computer that operates in all five layers of the Internet model or seven layers of OSI model.

1. repeater
2. bridge
3. router
4. gateway

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138. A _________ link acts as a LAN in a remote backbone connected by remote bridges.

1. point-to-point
2. multipoint
3. multidrop
4. none of the above

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139. A _________ operates in both the physical and the data link layer.

1. passive hub
2. repeater
3. bridge
4. router

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140. A __________ forwards every frame; it has no filtering capability.

1. passive hub
2. repeater
3. bridge
4. router

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