LAN Switching and Wireless

211. Both Go-Back-N and Selective-Repeat Protocols use a _________.

  1. sliding frame
  2. sliding window
  3. sliding packet
  4. none of the above

Correct answer: (B)
sliding window

212. Byte stuffing means adding a special byte to the data section of the frame when there is a character with the same pattern as the _________.

  1. header
  2. trailer
  3. flag
  4. none of the above

Correct answer: (C)
flag

213. Checksums use __________ arithmetic.

  1. two's complement arithmetic
  2. one's complement arithmetic
  3. either (a) or (b)
  4. none of the above

Correct answer: (B)
one's complement arithmetic

214. Circuit switching takes place at the _________ layer.

  1. data line
  2. physical
  3. network
  4. transport

Correct answer: (B)
physical

215. Communication between a computer and a keyboard involves __________________ transmission.

  1. simplex
  2. half-duplex
  3. full-duplex
  4. automatic

Correct answer: (A)
simplex

216. D-AMPS uses __________ to divide each 25-MHz band into channels.

  1. FDMA
  2. TDMA
  3. CDMA
  4. both (a) and (b)

Correct answer: (D)
both (a) and (b)

217. Data can be _________.

  1. analog
  2. digital
  3. (a) or (b)
  4. none of the above

Correct answer: (A)
analog

218. Data flow between two devices can occur in a _________ way.

  1. simplex
  2. half-duplex
  3. full-duplex
  4. all of the above

Correct answer: (D)
all of the above

219. Data from a computer are _________; the local loop handles _________ signals.

  1. analog; analog
  2. analog; digital
  3. digital; digital
  4. digital; analog

Correct answer: (D)
digital; analog

220. Data link control deals with the design and procedures for _________ communication.

  1. node-to-node
  2. host-to-host
  3. process-to-process
  4. none of the above

Correct answer: (A)
node-to-node

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