A company is upgrading its network and has a large number of old switches that are still functional. The company wants to minimize the environmental impact of the upgrade. Which e-waste management strategy is most environmentally responsible?

Recycle the old switches through a certified e-waste recycler.

Store the old switches in a warehouse in case they are needed for spare parts.

Donate the old switches to a local school that can use them.

Sell the old switches to a scrap metal dealer.

Which design approach is most effective for reducing power consumption in a network?

Enabling all ports on all switches to be ready for future growth

Deploying additional redundant devices to ensure high availability

Using the highest-capacity line cards available for all switches

Consolidating workloads onto fewer, higher-utilization devices

What is the primary goal of responsible e-waste management for network hardware?

To minimize environmental and health impacts through reuse, recycling, and safe disposal

To ship retired equipment to countries with less stringent regulations

To store retired equipment indefinitely in case it is needed later

To maximize the resale value of retired equipment

Which of the following is an example of a regulatory or compliance framework that can affect network design?

EU Code of Conduct for Data Centre Energy Efficiency

Which metric is commonly used to report the energy efficiency of a data center or network facility?

Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE)

Network Availability Percentage

Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)

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