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What standardizes elements like Cable Types, Connectors, and Testing Methods?
What standardizes elements like Cable Types, Connectors, and Testing Methods?
Which type of cable is considered Legacy due to most NICs using Auto-MDIX to sense the cable type?
Which type of cable is considered Legacy due to most NICs using Auto-MDIX to sense the cable type?
What type of fiber media has a larger core and uses less expensive LEDs?
What type of fiber media has a larger core and uses less expensive LEDs?
Which type of fiber media is ideal for long-distance applications and uses expensive lasers?
Which type of fiber media is ideal for long-distance applications and uses expensive lasers?
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What is the main advantage of Fiber-Optic cabling over other networking media?
What is the main advantage of Fiber-Optic cabling over other networking media?
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What cable type should be used for connecting a host to a network device like a computer?
What cable type should be used for connecting a host to a network device like a computer?
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What is the main difference between physical and logical topologies?
What is the main difference between physical and logical topologies?
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Which WAN topology provides high availability but requires extensive connections between all end systems?
Which WAN topology provides high availability but requires extensive connections between all end systems?
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In a point-to-point WAN topology, how do nodes share the media?
In a point-to-point WAN topology, how do nodes share the media?
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Which LAN topology is commonly used, where end devices are interconnected through a central device?
Which LAN topology is commonly used, where end devices are interconnected through a central device?
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What is the main characteristic of a hub and spoke WAN topology?
What is the main characteristic of a hub and spoke WAN topology?
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Why does a mesh WAN topology provide higher availability compared to other WAN topologies?
Why does a mesh WAN topology provide higher availability compared to other WAN topologies?
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What happens when the MAC address table of the switch contains the destination MAC address?
What happens when the MAC address table of the switch contains the destination MAC address?
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In store-and-forward switching, what does the switch do if an error is detected in a frame?
In store-and-forward switching, what does the switch do if an error is detected in a frame?
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What is a big advantage of store-and-forward switching compared to cut-through switching?
What is a big advantage of store-and-forward switching compared to cut-through switching?
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Why is store-and-forward switching required for quality of service (QoS) analysis on converged networks?
Why is store-and-forward switching required for quality of service (QoS) analysis on converged networks?
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What does 'cut-through switching' do differently compared to 'store-and-forward switching'?
What does 'cut-through switching' do differently compared to 'store-and-forward switching'?
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Why does store-and-forward switching reduce the amount of bandwidth consumed by corrupt data?
Why does store-and-forward switching reduce the amount of bandwidth consumed by corrupt data?
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What is the main limitation of copper cabling mentioned in the text?
What is the main limitation of copper cabling mentioned in the text?
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Which type of copper cabling uses metallic shielding and grounding to mitigate EMI and RFI?
Which type of copper cabling uses metallic shielding and grounding to mitigate EMI and RFI?
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How does twisted pair wiring in copper cabling help protect the signal?
How does twisted pair wiring in copper cabling help protect the signal?
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Which type of copper cabling is harder to install than UTP?
Which type of copper cabling is harder to install than UTP?
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What characteristic of UTP cable helps electrically isolate wires from each other and identifies each pair?
What characteristic of UTP cable helps electrically isolate wires from each other and identifies each pair?
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What is the key advantage of Shielded Twisted Pair (STP) cable compared to Unshielded Twisted-Pair (UTP)?
What is the key advantage of Shielded Twisted Pair (STP) cable compared to Unshielded Twisted-Pair (UTP)?
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How does a host determine whether a destination is local or remote in an IPv4 network?
How does a host determine whether a destination is local or remote in an IPv4 network?
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What happens to local traffic in a host when determining how to handle it?
What happens to local traffic in a host when determining how to handle it?
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What information does a source device use in an IPv6 network to determine if the destination is local or remote?
What information does a source device use in an IPv6 network to determine if the destination is local or remote?
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What happens to remote traffic in a host before it is forwarded to the default gateway?
What happens to remote traffic in a host before it is forwarded to the default gateway?
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What will happen to a device's traffic if it has no default gateway or a bad default gateway configuration?
What will happen to a device's traffic if it has no default gateway or a bad default gateway configuration?
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