Data Communication and Networking – Local Area Networks (LAN) – Ethernet MCQs

1. The data link control portion of most LAN protocols in use today is based on _______.

2. In Project 802, the data link layer consists of the _______ sublayer and the _______ sublayer

3. In a LAN defined by Project 802, the _______ sublayer of the data link layer is non-architecture specific

4. Project 802 specifies functions in the _______ of the OSI model

5. IEEE 802.1 is concerned with _______ issues in LANs and MANs

6. The _______ sublayer, as specified in Project 802, is LAN specific and deals with contention issues

7. Ethernet, Token Ring, and Token Bus are all different types of _______.

8. The _______ is the data unit at the LLC level

9. DSAP and SSAP are both _______ fields

10. The first bit of the _______ field in the PDU indicates the type of PDU (command or response).

11. The first bit of the _______ field in the PDU indicates the destination type (individual or group).

12. The PDU _______ field is identical to the HDLC _______ field.

13. A PDU frame can be _______.

14. The flag, CRC, and station address fields are added to the PDU at the _______ layer

15. Which of the following is an IEEE Project 802 standard?

16. _______ signal is digital

17. _______ signal is analog

18. A 100Base-T Ethernet LAN has a data rate of _______ Mbps.

19. A 10Base2 Ethernet LAN has a data rate of _______ Mbps.

20. A 10Base5 Ethernet LAN has a maximum cable length of _______ meters (assume no repeaters, bridges, or other such devices)