Exam 7: Low-Level Protocols

When a protocol is bound to a network adapter (a NIC or dial-up adapter)a communication channel is formed between the protocol and the adapter.

In serial communication,an 8-bit binary number is transmitted one bit at a time,beginning with the ____________________ bit.

The main component of a NetBIOS message is the ____ it carries.

____ over TCP/IP can be used to share resources over a WAN,instead of just a LAN environment.

Stop bits get the transmission line back to its normal inactive state,and also provide some time for processing the received waveform.

The first bit in a 11-bit transmission waveform is the ____________________ bit.

A protocol cannot use an adapter until it is ____ to it.

Match each item with a statement below. -Bits used to help determine if there is an error in the received character

Match each item with a statement below. -The number of transitions per second

A special dynamic database called ____ maps NetBIOS names to IP addresses when larger networks are needed.