Exam Preparation Tasks

Review All the Key Topics

Review the most important topics from this chapter, noted with the key topics icon. Table 7-5 lists these key topics and where each is discussed.

Table 7-5 Key Topics for Chapter 7

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory

Print a copy of Appendix L, “Memory Tables” (found on the DVD), or at least the section for this chapter, and complete the tables and lists from memory. Appendix M, “Memory Tables Answer Key,” also on the DVD, includes completed tables and lists for you to check your work.

Definitions of Key Terms

Define the following key terms from this chapter, and check your answers in the glossary:

broadcast domain,

broadcast frame,

collision domain,

cut-through switching,

flooding,

fragment-free switching,