Project Question Pool

1. List the components needed to allow two IBM PCs to communicate using thin Ethernet as the media.
2. In designing a network, when should you come up with a tentative design?
   • between finding out what devices the users have and what the applications are.
   • when the documentation is due.
   • between checking for completeness and implementation details.
   • before asking the users what their desires and biases are.
3. As part of a network design, you should plan on users:
   • specifying the different functions of each network element..
   • understanding the type of media they want.
   • not being aware of the network operation.
4. When given a job to design a network, what is the first information you should determine?
   • user desires.
   • current computing environment.
   • budget.
   • floor plan.
5. The best source of information on a user's requirements comes from:
   • the user's problem statement.
   • answers to thoughtful questions asked by the engineers.
   • interrogating the user's boss and customers.
   • physical inspection of the area to be networked.
6. Put the following steps in network design in order:
   {insert number after correct letter}
   A_____ B_____ C_____ D_____ E_____
   1. tentative design
   2. final design
   3. physical inventory
   4. user input on choices
   5. determining applications
7. Select the answer below that is most relevant to the choice between using a bridge or router (given that you're going to use one or the other).
   • what the other places on campus are doing.
   • eliminating ethernet timing considerations.
   • degree of isolation between portions of the network.
   • types of upper level protocols being used.
8. The most non-technical step in designing a network (as shown in class notes) is:
   • Identifying devices to be attached.
   • Figuring out the bill for services.
   • Obtaining user preferences.
   • Fitting topology to geography.
9. In designing a network, you should expect the user to provide you information about building codes and wiring.
   T F (circle one)
10. Functions provided by (choose one) of the OSI layers may be implemented in either host software or hardware/firmware.
    • all but one.
    • five.
    • all but Physical and Encryption.
    • three.
11. The following are examples of Distributed Systems:
    • PS/2 running Lotus 1-2-3. T F (circle one)
    • VT-100 connected to a VAX 8600. T F (circle one)
    • CS department Sun workstations. T F (circle one)
12. The decision whether to place the network interface internal to the device or outboard is based primarily on:
    • ISO standards
    • performance.
    • vendor history.
    • where application software executes.
13. List the three schemes for interconnecting wiring closets on different floors of the same building.