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15 Cards in this Set
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___ are connectivity devices that enable a workstation, server, printer, or other node to rcv and xmit data over the network media.
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Network interface cards
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A computer's _______ is the circuit, or signaling pathway, used by the motherboard to xmit data to the computer's components, including its memory, processor, hard disk and NIC.
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bus
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_____ is a standard interface used to connect multiple types of peripherals, including modems, mice, audio players and NICs
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USB
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____ are physically designed to be linked with other hubs in a single telecommunications closet.
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Stackable hubs
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____ are connectivity devices that subdivide a network into smaller logical pieces.
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switches
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T/F? All peripheral devices are connected to a computer's motherboard via an expansion slot or peripheral bus?
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True
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T/F? A device's base I/O port cannot be used by any other device.
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True
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T/F? A repeater is limited in function but not in scope.
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False
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T/F? A switch running in cut-through mode will read a frame's header and decide where to forward the data before it rcvs the entire packet.
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True
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T/F? A router is a multiport connectivity device that directs data between nodes on a network.
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True
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A(n) ______ is a small, removable piece of plastic that contains a metal receptacle.
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jumper
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A(n) ______ is a msg to the computer that instructs it to stop what it is doing and pay attention to something else
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IRQ (interrupt request)
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The ______ indicates, in hexadecimal notation, the area of memory that the NIC and CPU will use for exchanging, or buffering data.
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memory range
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A(n) ____ is a connector that plugs into a port, such as a serial or parallel or an RJ-45 port, and crosses over the xmit line to the rcv line so that outgoing signals can be redirected into the computer for testing.
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loopback plug
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A(n) ___ is a logically or physically distinct Ethernet network segment on which all participating devices must detect and accommodate data collisions.
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collision domain
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