Fiber Channel Hardware – 1

This set of Fiber channel SAN interview questions and answers helps anyone preparing for Cisco, Emulex, LSI Storage, etc. company interviews. One should practice complete set of questions and answers continuously for 2-3 months for better understanding.

1. A “Fiber Connector” is used to
a) Facilitate conversion between two forms of media
b) Terminate the end of an optical fiber and it enables quicker connection and disconnection
c) Connects a computer to storage devices
d) None of the mentioned

2. SFP(Small form-factor pluggable) uses which kind of Fiber Connector
a) Lucent Connector (LC)connectors
b) Subscriber Connector (SC) connectors
c) Multi-mode (MM) fiber
d) Any of the mentioned

3. Fiber Optic Cable uses
a) Electronic pulses to transmit Information down copper lines
b) light pulses to transmit Information down fiber lines
c) Does not send any pulses
d) Requires a connector to send any pulses

4. Single-mode fiber supports transmission distance up to
a) 2 km
b) 5 km
c) 30km
d) 10 km

5. As per the color coding schemes which color is used for multi mode fiber cable
a) orange
b) yellow
c) green
d) red

6. What is used to facilitate conversion between two forms of media
a) SFP
b) MIA
c) SC Fiber Connector
d) LC Fiber Connector

7. What is the typical I/O Data rate supported by Qlogic 24xx series of FC HBA
a) 2Gb
b) 3Gb
c) 10Gb
d) 4Gb

8. Each FC HBA has a
a) Mac Address
b) IP Address
c) World Wide Name
d) None of the mentioned

9. When a Fiber Channel switch is implemented in a SAN, the network is referred to
a) Switched Fabric
b) Domain
c) Active directory
d) FC-AL

10. A SAN network can have
a) 1 FC switch
b) 2 FC switch
c) There can be many FC switches
d) No FC switch