A small office has 15 wired devices that need to be connected. The office manager wants to minimize cabling and avoid a single point of failure for the entire network. Which hardware component and topology combination best meets these needs?

Two switches connected to each other, with devices distributed between them, in a star topology

A router with built-in switch ports in a ring topology

A single switch in a star topology

A user reports that their laptop cannot connect to the Wi-Fi network. Other devices can connect to the same network. The laptop's Wi-Fi adapter is enabled and shows the network as available. What is the most likely hardware issue?

The router is not providing DHCP

The laptop's wireless network interface card is faulty

The switch is not forwarding traffic

A company is designing a network for a new branch office. The budget is limited, but the network must remain operational even if one switch fails. The office has 40 devices spread across two rooms. Which topology and hardware approach best satisfies the constraint?

A single 48-port switch in a star topology

A full mesh topology with every device connected to every other device

A bus topology using a single long coaxial cable and taps

Two 24-port switches connected to each other, each serving one room, in a star topology

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Network Topologies and Hardware Components SCE Practice Questions (Page 3)

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11application · medium
A small office has 15 wired devices that need to be connected. The office manager wants to minimize cabling and avoid a single point of failure for the entire network. Which hardware component and topology combination best meets these needs?
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12application · medium
A user reports that their laptop cannot connect to the Wi-Fi network. Other devices can connect to the same network. The laptop's Wi-Fi adapter is enabled and shows the network as available. What is the most likely hardware issue?
Select an answer first
13application · medium
A company is designing a network for a new branch office. The budget is limited, but the network must remain operational even if one switch fails. The office has 40 devices spread across two rooms. Which topology and hardware approach best satisfies the constraint?
Select an answer first
14foundation · easy
To connect two separate LANs in different buildings, which hardware component must be deployed and configured to route traffic between them?
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15application · medium
A university campus has multiple buildings, each with its own star topology network. The buildings are connected to a central data center using a high-speed backbone. Which topology best describes this overall campus network?
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Questions 11–15

A small office has 15 wired devices that need to be connected. The office manager wants to minimize cabling and avoid a single point of failure for the entire network. Which hardware component and topology combination best meets these needs?

A user reports that their laptop cannot connect to the Wi-Fi network. Other devices can connect to the same network. The laptop's Wi-Fi adapter is enabled and shows the network as available. What is the most likely hardware issue?

A company is designing a network for a new branch office. The budget is limited, but the network must remain operational even if one switch fails. The office has 40 devices spread across two rooms. Which topology and hardware approach best satisfies the constraint?

To connect two separate LANs in different buildings, which hardware component must be deployed and configured to route traffic between them?

A university campus has multiple buildings, each with its own star topology network. The buildings are connected to a central data center using a high-speed backbone. Which topology best describes this overall campus network?

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