Home Assignment 1 (session 1-5)

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1. What are the differences between Physical Network Topology & Logical Network Topology?

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2. Have you ever seen a Bus Network Topology in your whole life practically? If yes, where did you see it & in which type of network it was being used? 

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3. You are designing a Network for a client who will use VLANs and STP with Switches. Which type of network topology will you suggest for his network?

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4. Which model is used practically today & which model is used only for reference?

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5. Please write your own phrase like below one, which helps you to remember OSI Model layer names. For Example:
Please Do Not Throw Sausage Pizza Away

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6. Which type of destination IP address will you use when you connect two computers together through a LAN cable? (Unicast, Broadcast or Multicast)

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7. What is the default behavior of a Layer-2 Switch when it receives a packet with unknown destination? (Unicast, Broadcast or Multicast)

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8. I have three computers at my networkwalks office. I simply want to share files between them. Should I use a Switch or a Router? Why?

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9. Which one is the best category of LAN cable available in your country for purchase? (use google search & paste the purchasing link here in answer)

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10. Which extra configuration will be needed to do when you replace the Switch with a Router in our Lab of Connectivity testing? (try to do this yourself practically using Packet Tracer)