a. How are switches in an Ethernet LAN organized?

17a.) In Ethernet, switches are organized in a _____.

a. Ring

b. Mesh

c. Hierarchy

d. Any of the above

b. Because of this organization, how many possible paths can there be between any two hosts?

17b.) In a large Ethernet networks, there can be ______ possible data links between two hosts.

a. 1

b. 2

c. A few

d. Many

c. In Figure 5-2 what is the single possible path between Client PC1 and Server X? Just give the letters of the switches.

d. Between Client PC1 and Server Y? Just give the letters of the switches.

e. In Figure 5-24, list the switches on the path of frames from Client B to Server Z.

f. Repeat for Client A to Client B. (Yes, clients do talk to one another.)

g. From Server X to Server Z. (Yes, servers do talk to one another.)