Switching Technology 2.2

Question 1

VLAN

Answer 1

Devices in the same broadcast domain separated logically instead of physically

Question 2

VLAN Trunk

Answer 2

One ethernet cable can handle vlans across physical switches, 802.1Q

Question 3

Native VLAN

Answer 3

VLAN an interface is assigned by default, carries untagged legacy devices

Question 4

Layer 3 switch

Answer 4

Acts as both switch and router via a Switched Virtual Interface (SVI)

Question 5

Voice VLAN

Answer 5

Can connect an IP Phone and PC on the same cable with one connection on switch be separating phone and PC on different VLANs

Question 6

Ethernet Speed

Answer 6

Speed, measured in mega/gigabit, should be same on both ends

Question 7

Duplex

Answer 7

Half can send OR receive, while full can send AND receive at the same time

Question 8

Link Aggregation

Answer 8

Multiple interfaces act like one big interface

Question 9

Maximum Transmission Unit

Answer 9

Largest packet that can be sent without fragmentation, can be manually configed

Question 10

Jumbo Frames

Answer 10

Combining frames into one big frame, increasing efficiency

Question 11

Spanning Tree

Answer 11

802.1D, stops loops by identifying loops and blocking them