Question of the Day for the CCNA 640-802 Exam

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Your boss asks you to explain what happens when a collision occurs on an Ethernet segment. Which of the following are accurate? Choose 3.

A. Every device stops transmitting for a short time.

B. When it is safe to transmit again, the devices that collided get priority access to the wire.

C. The collision starts a random backoff algorithm.

D. A jam signal is sent to alert all devices of the collision.

E. Only the devices involved in the collision stop transmitting briefly to clear the wire.

A:	Answers A, C, and D are the correct answers. B is incorrect because there is no method to prioritize access to the wire in Ethernet. Answer E is incorrect because all devices stop transmitting in the event of a collision.

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CCNA Exam Cram (Exam 640-802), 3rd Edition
By Michael H. Valentine, Andrew Whitaker
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