A Technician Needs to Add Ten Additional Ethernet Ports to a Small

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Multiple Choice

A technician needs to add ten additional Ethernet ports to a small office network. A new basic function switch is added. Hosts connected to the new switch are unable to see any computers on the network other than those connected to the new switch. Which of the following should the technician perform to ensure the hosts on the new switch can communicate with the existing network?

• A) Replace the new switch with a hub to ensure Layer 1 connectivity on the new network segment.
• B) Move the straight-through Ethernet cable connecting the switches to the first port on both switches.
• C) Connect the switches with a cable that has a TIA/EIA 586A wired connector end and a TIA/EIA 586B wired end.
• D) Add a second cable connecting the switches for redundancy and disabling STP on both switches.

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Definitions:

Thymine

One of the four nitrogenous bases in DNA, pairing with adenine through hydrogen bonds.

Cytosine

A nitrogenous base found in DNA and RNA, pairs with guanine, and plays a role in encoding genetic information.

Poly-A Tail

A stretch of adenine nucleotides added to the 3' end of mRNA molecules in eukaryotic cells, aiding in stability and export from the nucleus.

mRNA

Messenger RNA, a type of RNA that conveys genetic information from DNA to the ribosome, where it specifies the amino acid sequence of the protein product.