Network management, operations, and user support for a large distributed system together represent a complex undertaking. Which of the following issues mostincreases the complexity of network management? Multiple topologies Multiple transmission media Multiple protocols Multiple accesses Solution b. Multiple transmission media A number of issues affect network management in a large distributed system. They result from multiple network topologies (i.e., structures), multiple transmission media (e.g., wiring), multiple protocols (i.e., rules that govern communications across a network), and multiple network owners. Increases in the number of transmission media increase the complexity of large distributed system network management.

1. Network management, operations, and user support for a large distributed system together
represent a complex undertaking. Which of the following issues mostincreases the complexity of
network management?
Multiple topologies
Multiple transmission media
Multiple protocols
Multiple accesses
Solution
b. Multiple transmission media
A number of issues affect network management in a large distributed system. They result from
multiple network topologies (i.e., structures), multiple transmission media (e.g., wiring), multiple
protocols (i.e., rules that govern communications across a network), and multiple network
owners. Increases in the number of transmission media increase the complexity of large
distributed system network management