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________ is a v irtual-circuit wide-area network that was designed in
1 CORRECT response to demands f or a new ty pe of WAN in the late 1980s and early
1990s.
A)X.25
B)Frame Relay
C)ATM
D)none of the abov e

2 CORRECT Frame Relay prov ides ________.

A)PVCs
B)SVCs
C)either (a) or (b)
D)neither (a) nor (b)

3 CORRECT VCIs in Frame Relay are called ______.

A)PVC
B)SVC
C)DLCIs
D)none of the abov e

In Frame Relay , when a _____ is selected, the corresponding table entry is

4 CORRECT
recorded f or all switches by the administrator
A)PVC
B)SVC
C)either (a) or (b)
D)neither (a) nor (b)

In Frame Relay , when. ______ is selected, it requires establishing and

5 CORRECT
terminating phases
A)a PVC
B)an SVC

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C)either (a) or (b)

D)neither (a) nor (b)

6 CORRECT Frame Relay has _______.

A)only the phy sical lay er

B)only the data link
C)the phy sical and data link lay ers
D)the phy sical, data link, and network lay ers

At the data link lay er, Frame Relay uses a protocol that supports
7 CORRECT
_____control.
A)f low
B)error
C)either (a) or (b)
D)neither (a) nor (b)

8 CORRECT In Frame Relay , an address can be ________ by tes.

A)only 2
B)2 to 3
C)2 to 4
D)none of the abov e

In Frame Relay , the EA f ield def ines the number of by tes; it is _____ in the
9 CORRECT
last by te of the address.
A)0
B)1
C)2
D)3

To handle f rames arriv ing f rom other protocols, Frame Relay uses a dev ice
10 CORRECT
called a _________.
A)VOFR
B)FRAD
C)MUX
D)none of the abov e

Frame Relay networks of f er an option called ______________ that sends

11 CORRECT
v oice through the network.
A)VOFR
B)FRAD
C)MUX
D)none of the abov e

________ is the cell relay protocol designed by the corresponding Forum

12 CORRECT
and adopted by the ITU-T.
A)X.25
B)Frame Relay
C)ATM
D)none of the abov e

13 CORRECT A _______ is def ined as a small, f ixed-size block of inf ormation.

A)f rame
B)packet

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C)cell
D)none of the abov e

14 CORRECT In ATM, a v irtual connection is def ined by _________.

A)VPI
B)VCI
C)DLCI
D)a combination of (a) and (b)

15 CORRECT The ATM standard def ines ______ lay ers.

A)two
B)three
C)f our
D)f iv e

16 CORRECT The VPI of a UNI is _______ bits in length.

A)8
B)12
C)16
D)24

17 CORRECT The VPI of an NNI is _______ bits in length.

A)8
B)12
C)16
D)24

18 CORRECT The ATM data packet is a cell composed of ______ by tes.

A)40
B)50
C)52
D)53

______ eliminates the v ary ing delay times associated with dif f erent-size
19 CORRECT
packets.
A)X.25
B)Frame Relay
C)ATM
D)all of the abov e

20 CORRECT A(n) ______ is the interf ace between a user and an ATM switch.

A)UNI
B)NNI
C)NNN
D)None of the abov e

21 CORRECT _________ is the interf ace between two ATM switches.

A)UNI
B)NNI
C)NNN

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D)none of the abov e

In ATM, connection between two endpoints is accomplished through

22 CORRECT
_______.
A)TPs
B)VPs
C)VCs
D)all of the abov e

In ATM, the _______lay er accepts transmissions f rom upper-lay er serv ices

23 CORRECT
and maps them into ATM cells.
A)phy sical
B)ATM
C)AAL
D)none of the abov e

In ATM, the ______ lay er prov ides routing, traf f ic management, switching,
24 CORRECT
and multiplexing serv ices.
A)phy sical
B)ATM
C)AAL
D)none of the abov e

In ATM, the _____ lay er def ines the transmission medium, bit transmission,
25 CORRECT
encoding, and electrical-to-optical transf ormation.
A)phy sical
B)ATM lay er
C)AAL
D)none of the abov e

26 CORRECT The AAL is div ided into _______ sublay ers.

A)two
B)three
C)f our
D)none of the abov e

27 CORRECT In ATM, ______ is f or constant-bit-rate data.

A)AAL1
B)AAL2
C)AAL3/4
D)AAL5

28 CORRECT In ATM, _______is f or short packets.

A)AAL1
B)AAL2
C)AAL3/4
D)AAL5

In ATM, _____ is f or conv entional packet switching (v irtual-circuit approach

29 CORRECT
or datagram approach).
A)AAL1
B)AAL2
C)AAL3/4

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D)AAL5

In ATM, ______ is f or packets requiring no sequencing and no error control

30 CORRECT
mechanism.
A)AAL1
B)AAL2
C)AAL3/4
D)AAL5

31 CORRECT ________ technology can be adapted f or use in a LAN (ATM LAN).

A)X.25
B)Frame Relay
C)ATM
D)none of the abov e

32 CORRECT In a _____ ATM LAN, an ATM switch connects stations.

A)pure
B)legacy
C)mixed architecture
D)none of the abov e

In a _______ ATM LAN, the backbone that connects traditional LANs uses
33 CORRECT
ATM technology .
A)pure
B)legacy
C)mixed architecture
D)none of the abov e

A _______ ATM LAN combines f eatures of a pure ATM LAN and a legacy
34 CORRECT
ATM LAN.
A)pure
B)legacy
C)mixed architecture
D)none of the abov e

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