Ethernet Quiz

1-2) Suppose computer #1 begins to transmit a packet that is ,1400 bytes long.  After 1,200 bytes of transmitting, a collision is detected.  What should computer #1 do?
 

Is this an error, or a normal acceptable event?
 

3) Ethernet has a theoretical efficiency of ~38%.  What is the practical limit to how fast a 100 Mb ethernet can send data?

  1. About 15 Mb/second

  2. About 30 Mb/second

  3. About 38 Mb/second

  4. About 90 Mb/second

4) I've just invented a new network, the Thuupernet.  It has a latency of 3 ms one way, and a bandwidth of 1 megabit/second.  How long does it take to send a 300 kilobyte jpg file?
 
 
 

5) Suppose a packet is sent on an ethernet.  There are no collisions.  Is the packet received by the receiver?

  1. Yes, if there are no collisions the packet will be received.

  2. No, there is no guarantee.  For example ... _______________________________________________

6) A normal ethernet might have a latency of 0.5ms, and a bandwidth of 100Mbit/second.  What is the most time it can take to send a 1 kilo-byte file?
 
 

7) Give one advantage of Token Ring over ethernet, and one disadvantage
 
 

8-9) Normally, an ethernet card will wait a random amount of time after a collision before it begins to retransmit.  Suppose I modify my card so this it retransmits immediately after a collision.  What will I, the user, notice?

Suppose everyone in my department does the same thing.  What will we notice?

10) Will an ethernet receiver ever receive a packet other than the one transmitted.  In other words, can corrupted data ever be received?  Explain.
 
 

11) Suppose two cards with the same MAC address were placed on different ethernets.  What would happen?



13) Suppose I ethernet keep as it is, except that I double the maximum cable length.  What else must I change (if anything)?




15) Suppose I have a very lightly loaded network.  My one goal is to minimize the average latency of small messages.  Which is the best type of network.  Why?

  1. 10 megabits/sec Ethernet.  Why: _______________________________________________

  2. 10 megabits/sec Token Ring.  Why: _____________________________________________

16) Batman and Wonder Woman are fighting over who has to do the dishes next.  Batman throws the first punch.  Who wins?  Why?
 
 

17) Where is the Boy Wonder?

  1. Grew up and went home

  2. Working for his own paycheck

  3. In bed watching cartoons

  4. Studying for the next quiz