Exam 9: Ipxspx, Appletalk, and Other Network Protocols

A(n) ____ is any entity on the network that can be assigned a network address.

The first part of a DECnet Phase V address is called the ____.

The OSL provides the interface between the network hardware and the network software.

The ____ services are used to manage all (or part) of the sessions on the physical and logical units within a network, which collectively make up a domain.

List and describe the two segments of the SNA protocol stack.

List the services that IBM developed to connect the logical units of SNA.

The IPX network addressing space is flat, meaning there is no subnetting allowed.

A logical unit is designed to manage many physical units.

A(n) ____________________ unit is used to access the programs run by the end user.

The DECnet protocols are based on a network architecture that is referred to as the ____.

Describe the SNA protocol.

Describe NCP.

The ____ is a broadcast protocol that is used to maintain a database of servers and routers connected to the NetWare network.

In IPX, the ____ field indicates the number of bytes in the IPX packet, including the 30-byte header.

____________________ is used to synchronize both ends of the SPX connection to achieve maximum throughput.

____ was added to reduce the amount of control traffic necessary when using NCP.

The communication between two NAUs is called a(n) ____________________.

The ____ protocol was designed by IBM to allow communication between IBM mainframe computers and any other types of computers that support SNA.

Each protocol family including IPX/SPX was developed by a computer manufacturer in order to network their own brand of computers together.

In IPX, the ____________________ field is normally set to FFFF hexadecimal and is typically not used for error detection.