WGU C172 Network and Security - Foundations; PA and OA
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1.It is a network of users that share computer resources in a limited area.✅✅ -
LAN
2.Local Area Network✅✅ LAN
3.How are Local Area Networks defined?✅✅ In terms of protocol and the topology used for accessing the network.
4.A set of rules established for users to exchange information✅✅ Protocol
5.The network architecture used to interconnect the networking equipment.-
✅✅ Topology
6.What are the most common topologies for LANs?✅✅ Ring, Bus, and Star .Uses a token that is placed in the data channel and circulates around the ring.✅✅ Token Ring topology
8.A deterministic network✅✅ Token Ring Topology
9.Each station connected to the network ensures access for transmission of its messages at regular or fixed time intervals ✅✅ Deterministic
10.What are the disadvantages of the Token Ring system?✅✅ 1. If an
error changes the token pattern, it can cause the token to stop circulating.
11.What is a disadvantage of the Token Ring system from the troubleshoot- ing and maintenance? ✅✅ The token ring path must be temporarily broken or inter- rupted if a computer or any device on the network is to be removed or added to the network.
12.What is a solution to the troubleshooting and maintenance disadvan- tages of the Token Ring system? ✅✅ Connect each computer or device on the network to a central token ring hub.
13.A device that manages the passing of the token instead of relying on individual computers to pass it.✅✅ Token ring hub
14.How does the token ring hub improve the network?✅✅ It improves the relia- bility of the network.
15.Topology whereas the computers share the media or coaxial cable for data transmission. ✅✅ Bus topology
16.The coaxial cable that is looped through each networking device to transmit data in a bus topology ✅✅ ThinNet
17.In this topology, all devices on the network can see each other's data traffic.✅✅ Bus topology
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