1.9. Answers to Review Questions

  1. C. A client/server logical topology allows you to have a centralized database of users so that authentication is provided in one place.

  2. C. To install a physical topology that provides ease of scalability use a star network. This is a hub or switch device, and this is the most common LAN networks today.

  3. D. Only a Mesh physical topology has point-to-point connections to every device, so it has the least likelihood of ever having a collision.

  4. B. In a star topology, each workstation connects to a hub, switch, or similar central device, but not to other workstations. The benefit is when connectivity to the central device is lost, the rest of the network lives on.

  5. A. To connect to remote office securely, you need to use ...

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