This set of Data communication and Networking Multiple Choice Questions and Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Local Area Networks LAN – Token Ring ”.
1. Token Bus is physically configured like _______.
- Ethernet
- Token Ring
- FDDI
- all of the above
2. Token Bus operates under a collision-free environment similar to _______.
- Ethernet
- Token Ring
- CSMA/CD
- all of the above
3. On a Token Ring LAN, a station can reserve the token by entering its priority code in the access control field of the _______ frame
- data/command
- token
- abort
- a or b
4. The _______ field in a Token Ring frame is equivalent to the HDLC flag field
- SD
- AC
- FC
- FS
5. A Token Ring frame can be identified as a token frame by a bit in the _______ field.
- SD
- AC
- FC
- ED
6. In Token Ring, the _______ sets the bits in the frame status field to indicate that the frame has been copied.
- sender
- receiver
- monitor
- a and b
7. In Token Ring, the _______ sets the bits in the frame status field to indicate that the frame has already been around the ring
- sender
- receiver
- monitor
- a and b
8. The Token Ring AC field contains _______ information
- priority
- frame type
- reservation
- all of the above
9. The Token Ring _______ field is present only on the data/command frame
- SD
- AC
- ED
- FS
10. The Token Ring _______ frame consists of just the start and end delimiters.
- data/command
- token
- abort
- command
11. The Token Ring abort frame is sent by _______
- the sending station
- the receiving station
- a monitor
- a and c
12. In a Token Ring LAN, a frame is _______ at each station.
- examined
- regenerated
- encapsulated
- a and b
13. The purpose of connecting each Token Ring station to an automatic switch is to _______
- multiplex frames
- bypass an inactive station
- prevent errors
- increase the data rate
14. A multistation access unit is most often used in _______ LAN
- an Ethernet
- a Token Ring
- an FDDI
- a and b