A New Building Needs to Be Joined to an Existing

question 316

Multiple Choice

A new building needs to be joined to an existing network, but management has decided that running fiber is too expensive. Since the buildings are about 1000ft (305m) apart, the IT department has been asked to propose alternatives. Which of the following is the BEST device to add to each building to facilitate the extension of the network while meeting budgetary demands?

• A) Switch
• B) Router
• C) Media converter
• D) PRP wireless

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Definitions:

Depreciation

The accounting method of allocating the cost of a tangible or physical asset over its useful life to account for declines in value.

Activity Increases

Situations in which the level or intensity of a specific action or operations grows or intensifies.

Discretionary Fixed Costs

Those fixed costs that arise from annual decisions by management to spend on certain fixed cost items, such as advertising and research.

Committed Fixed Costs

Long-term fixed costs that cannot be easily altered in the short term, such as lease payments or insurance contracts.