What is a trunk port, and why is it necessary when using VLANs?

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A trunk is a special port that connects two switches. A trunk can be configured to pass packets from several different VLAN tags. Trunks are necessary for devices connected to different switches to participate in a VLAN.

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Concatenating with Strings is done with:

a) reserved words. b) method calls. c) operator overloading. d) operator overloading and method calls.

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Create an HTML document which uses the XMLHttpRequest object to submit the customer profile created in Exercise 28.4. Also, create an ASP page which accepts the submitted data and inputs it into the database.

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A connector has a yellow ____ handle which alters the path of the line.

A. marker B. adjustment C. connector D. sizing

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When a LAN spreads responsibility for running a network throughout the network users, it is called

a. centralized control b. distributed control c. data-link control d. none of the above

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