LAN Switching and Wireless

351. In a Go-Back-N ARQ, if the window size is 63, what is the range of sequence numbers?

  1. 0 to 63
  2. 0 to 64
  3. 1 to 63
  4. 1 to 64

Correct answer: (A)
0 to 63

352. In a linear block code, the __________ of any two valid codewords creates another valid codeword.

  1. XORing
  2. ORing
  3. ANDing
  4. none of the above

Correct answer: (A)
XORing

353. In a multiplexed system, _________ lines share the bandwidth of _________ link.

  1. 1; n
  2. 1; 1
  3. n; 1
  4. n; n

Correct answer: (C)
n; 1

354. In a one-stage space division switch, if N = 200, the number of crosspoints is _________.

  1. 10,000
  2. 20,000
  3. 40,000
  4. 30,000

Correct answer: (C)
40,000

355. In a star-topology Ethernet LAN, _________ is just a point where the signals coming from different stations collide; it is the collision point.

  1. An active hub
  2. A passive hub
  3. either (a) or (b)
  4. neither (a) nor (b)

Correct answer: (B)
A passive hub

356. In a three-stage space division switch, if N = 200, the number of crosspoints is _________.

  1. 40,000
  2. greater than 40,000
  3. less than 40,000
  4. greater than 100,000

Correct answer: (C)
less than 40,000

357. In a time-domain plot, the horizontal axis is a measure of _________.

  1. signal amplitude
  2. frequency
  3. phase
  4. time

Correct answer: (D)
time

358. In a(n) _________ configuration, the stations are automatically connected or disconnected from a VLAN using criteria defined by the administrator.

  1. manual
  2. automatic
  3. semiautomatic
  4. none of the above

Correct answer: (B)
automatic

359. In a(n) _________ configuration, the administrator types the port numbers, the IP addresses, or other characteristics, using the VLAN software.

  1. manual
  2. automatic
  3. semiautomatic
  4. none of the above

Correct answer: (A)
manual

360. In a(n) _________ configuration, the initializing is done manually, with migrations done automatically.

  1. manual
  2. automatic
  3. semiautomatic
  4. none of the above

Correct answer: (C)
semiautomatic

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