October 2002
Beginner
464 pages
11h 13m
English
Content preview from SOHO Networking: A Guide to Installing a Small-Office/Home-Office Network
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Review Questions
| 1: | What is the most popular type of LAN wiring? |
| A1: | Answer: CAT-5 but higher grade CAT-5+, CAT-5e, and CAT-6 wiring are now being used in its place. |
| 2: | How many layers are there in the Windows networking model? |
| A2: | Answer: Three—the hardware, protocol, and services layers. |
| 3: | In what layer do we find NICs? |
| A3: | Answer: Layer 1—hardware. |
| 4: | What functions does TCP/IP perform? |
| A4: | Answer: IP performs routing and TCP verifies message integrity, among other functions. |
| 5: | What type of SOHO LAN does Windows 9.x software implement? |
| A5: | Answer: Peer-to-peer LANs. |
| 6: | What RAID types can Windows server software implement? |
| A6: | Answer: RAID-0 striping, RAID-1 mirroring, and RAID-5 parity striping or a rotating parity array. |
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