A Complete Chapter Quiz

Wired LANs: Ethernet

Compilation of all the quizzes (MCQs) for each and every chapters in the book of Data
Communications and Networking 4th Edition by Behrouz A. Forouzan.

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1. __________ uses four twisted pairs. 7. If an Ethernet destination address is
A) 1000Base-LX 07:01:02:03:04:05, then this is a ______
B) 1000Base-T address.
C) 1000Base-SX A) broadcast
D) none of the above B) unicast
2. 1000Base-SX, 1000Base-LX, and C) multicast
1000Base-CX use _________ block D) any of the above
coding and ________ line coding. 8. Each station on an Ethernet network
A) 8B/10B; NRZ has a unique _______ address imprinted
B) 4B/5B; NRZ on its network interface card (NIC).
C) 8B/10B; MLT-3 A) 48-bit
D) 4B/5B; MLT-3 B) 32-bit
3. _________ uses two fiber-optic C) 5-byte
cables. D) none of the above
A) 100Base-FX 9. Gigabit Ethernet has a data rate of
B) 100Base-T4 ________Mbps.
C) 100Base-TX A) 10,000
D) none of the above B) 1000
4. __________ uses two optical fibers C) 100
and a short-wave laser source. D) 10
A) 1000Base-LX 10. In the Ethernet frame, the _______
B) 1000Base-SX field contains error detection information.
C) 1000Base-T A) address
D) none of the above B) preamble
5. What is the hexadecimal equivalent of C) CRC
the Ethernet address 01011010 D) none of the above
00010001 01010101 00011000 11. 100Base-T4 uses ________ line
10101010 00001111? coding.
A) 5A:81:BA:81:AA:0F A) 8B6T
B) 5A:11:55:18:AA:0F B) Manchester
C) 5A:88:AA:18:55:F0 C) MLT-3
D) 5A:18:5A:18:55:0F D) NRZ
6. In Ethernet addressing, if all the bits 12. ________uses long-wave 1310-nm
are 1s, the address is _________. single mode fiber.
A) multicast A) 10GBase-E
B) broadcast B) 10GBase-S
C) unicast C) 10GBase-L
D) none of the above D) none of the above

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13. ______defines a protocol data unit D) neither (a) nor (b)
(PDU) that is somewhat similar to that of 19. _________ uses four pairs of voice-
HDLC. grade, or higher, twisted-pair cable.
A) LLC A) 100Base-T4
B) LLU B) 100Base-FX
C) MAC C) 100Base-TX
D) none of the above D) none of the above
14. 100Base-TX uses _________ block 20. Standard Ethernet (10-Mbps) uses
coding and ________ line coding. _______ encoding.
A) 8B/10B; NRZ A) AMI
B) 4B/5B; MLT-3 B) Manchester
C) 4B/5B; NRZ C) NRZ
D) 8B/10B; MLT-3 D) differential Manchester
15. The _____ sublayer is responsible for 21. In _________, auto negotiation
the operation of the CSMA/CD access allows two devices to negotiate the mode
method and framing. or data rate of operation.
A) MAC A) Ten-Gigabit Ethernet
B) MII B) Gigabit Ethernet
C) LLC C) Fast Ethernet
D) none of the above D) Standard
16. _______ is the most widely used 22. If an Ethernet destination address is
local area network protocol. 08:07:06:05:44:33, then this is a ______
A) Token Bus address.
B) Ethernet A) broadcast
C) Token Ring B) unicast
D) none of the above C) multicast
17. In Ethernet addressing, if the least D) any of the above
significant bit of the first byte is 1, the 23. ________ uses short-wave 850-nm
address is _________. multimode fiber.
A) multicast A) 10GBase-E
B) broadcast B) 10GBase-L
C) unicast C) 10GBase-S
D) none of the above D) none of the above
18. Gigabit Ethernet access methods 24. Which of the following could not be
include _______ mode. an Ethernet multicast destination?
A) full-duplex A) 7B:AA:C1:23:45:32
B) half-duplex B) 7C:56:21:1A:DE:F4
C) both (a) and (b) C) 83:32:21:21:4D:34

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D) B7:7B:6C:DE:10:00 31. In Ethernet addressing, if the least
25. __________ uses thin coaxial cable. significant bit of the first byte is 0, the
A) 10Base2 address is _________.
B) 10Base5 A) broadcast
C) 10Base-F B) multicast
D) 10Base-T C) unicast
26. In the Ethernet, the _______field is D) none of the above
actually added at the physical layer and 32. ________ uses 1550-mm single
is not (formally) part of the frame. mode fiber.
A) address A) 10GBase-E
B) CRC B) 10GBase-S
C) preamble C) 10GBase-L
D) none of the above D) none of the above
27. Fast Ethernet has a data rate of 33. 1000Base-T uses ________ line
________Mbps. coding.
A) 10,000 A) MLT-3
B) 1000 B) 4D-PAM5
C) 100 C) Manchester
D) 10 D) 8B6T
28. The purpose of the _______ is to 34. The maximum frame length for 10-
provide flow and error control for the Mbps Ethernet is ________ bytes.
upper-layer protocols that actually A) 1200
demand these services. B) 1518
A) LLC C) 1500
B) LLU D) none of the above
C) MAC 35. The minimum frame length for 10-
D) none of the above Mbps Ethernet is _______bytes.
29. __________ uses two pairs of A) 128
twisted-pair cable. B) 80
A) 100Base-T4 C) 32
B) 100Base-TX D) none of the above
C) 100Base-FX 36. __________uses two optical fibers
D) none of the above and a long-wave laser source.
30. ________ uses fiber-optic cable. A) 1000Base-T
A) 10Base2 B) 1000Base-SX
B) 10Base-F C) 1000Base-LX
C) 10Base-T D) none of the above
D) 10Base5

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37. The _______ layer of Ethernet D) 10Base2
consists of the LLC sublayer and the
MAC sublayer.
A) network
B) data link
C) physical
D) none of the above
38. 100Base-FX uses _________ block
coding and ________ line coding.
A) 8B/10B; NRZ
B) 4B/5B; MLT-3
C) 8B/10B; MLT-3
D) 4B/5B; NRZ-I
39. Which of the following could not be
an Ethernet unicast destination?
A) 46:56:21:1A:DE:F4
B) 43:7B:6C:DE:10:00
C) 48:32:21:21:4D:34
D) 44:AA:C1:23:45:32
40. _________ uses thick coaxial cable.
A) 10Base2
B) 10Base5
C) 10Base-F
D) 10Base-T
41. The IEEE 802.3 Standard defines
_________ CSMA/CD as the access
method for first-generation 10-Mbps
Ethernet.
A) non-persistent
B) p-persistent
C) 1-persistent
D) none of the above
42. _________ uses four twisted-pair
cables that connect each station to a
common hub.
A) 10Base-F
B) 10Base-T
C) 10Base5

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