Question

What determines whether a coupler acts as a backbone coupler, a line coupler or a line repeater?

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Answer

D — Its location and the assigned individual address.

Correct: the couplers are identical devices whose task depends on the location and the corresponding assigned individual address.

All proposed choices (exam context)
  1. A.Three different hardware models are used, one per role.
  2. B.The number of devices connected to the secondary line.
  3. C.A hardware switch on the coupler set during installation.
  4. D.Its location and the assigned individual address.✓
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