LAN Switching and Wireless

451. In the _________ method, a special packet called a _________ circulates through the ring.

  1. reservation: control frame
  2. polling: poll request
  3. token passing: token
  4. none of the above

Correct answer: (C)
token passing: token

452. In the _________ method, a station needs to make a reservation before sending data. Time is divided into intervals.

  1. token passing: token
  2. polling
  3. token passing
  4. none of the above

Correct answer: (A)
token passing: token

453. In the _________ method, after the station finds the line idle it sends or refrain from sending based on the outcome of a random number generator. If the line is busy, it tries again.

  1. nonpersistent
  2. 1-persistent
  3. p-persistent
  4. none of the above

Correct answer: (C)
p-persistent

454. In the _________ method, after the station finds the line idle, it sends its frame immediately. If the line is not idle, it continuously senses the line until it finds it idle.

  1. nonpersistent
  2. 1-persistent
  3. p-persistent
  4. none of the above

Correct answer: (B)
1-persistent

455. In the _________ method, all data exchanges must be made through the primary device even when the ultimate destination is a secondary device.

  1. reservation
  2. polling
  3. token passing
  4. none of the above

Correct answer: (B)
polling

456. In the _________ method, each station has a predecessor and a successor.

  1. reservation
  2. polling
  3. token passing
  4. none of the above

Correct answer: (C)
token passing

457. In the _________ method, the primary device controls the link; the secondary devices follow its instructions.

  1. reservation
  2. polling
  3. token passing
  4. none of the above

Correct answer: (B)
polling

458. In the _________ method, the stations in a network are organized in a logical ring.

  1. reservation
  2. polling
  3. token passing
  4. none of the above

Correct answer: (C)
token passing

459. In the _________ method, time is divided into intervals. In each interval, a reservation frame precedes the data frames sent in that interval.

  1. reservation
  2. polling
  3. token passing
  4. none of the above

Correct answer: (A)
reservation

460. In the _________ protocol we avoid unnecessary transmission by sending only frames that are corrupted.

  1. Stop-and-Wait ARQ
  2. Go-Back-N ARQ
  3. Selective-Repeat ARQ
  4. none of the above

Correct answer: (C)
Selective-Repeat ARQ

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