Deck 7: Data Networking Fundamentals

Question 1

The third layer in the OSI model is the data link layer.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Block ID is the first of six characters that make up the MAC address.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

A computer connected to a network that has a unique address is called a hub.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

A computer on the network that requests resources or services from another computer on a network is referred to as a client.

Question 5

The functions of a network that allow remote users to connect to the network is referred to as communication services.

Question 6

The process of using an algorithm to decode a transmission and reveal encrypted data is reassembly.

Question 7

A feature of some protocols that allows them to service a request without requiring a verified session and without guaranteeing data delivery is referred to as connectionless.

Question 8

The piece of hardware in which a cable terminates is referred to as a connectivity device.

Question 9

The symbolic name that resolves to a group of IP addresses is the MAC address.

Question 10

The device ID is the second set of six characters that make up a network's MAC address. _________________________

Question 11

The symbolic name that resolves to a group of IP addresses is the domain name. _________________________

Question 12

The use of an algorithm to scramble data so that it can only be read by reversing the formula is known as decryption. _________________________

Question 13

A specialized server that enables clients to share applications and data across the network is known as a(n) file server. _________________________

Question 14

A specialized device that selectively filters or blocks traffic between networks is called a(n) router. _________________________

Question 15

A package for data that includes not only the raw data, but also the sender's and receiver's network addresses and control information is referred to as a(n) hub. _________________________

Question 16

Frame check sequence refers to the field in a frame that is responsible for ensuring that data carried by the frame arrives in tact. _________________________

Question 17

In TCP/IP addressing, a(n) fully qualified host name is the combination of a host and domain name that together uniquely identify a device. _________________________

Question 18

A computer connected to a network that has a unique address is known as a(n) hub. _________________________

Question 19

A set of instructions that allows a program to interact with the operating system is referred to as:

A) Broadcast
B) Application program interface
C) Authentication
D) Flow of control

Question 20

The process of verifying that a client's logon ID and password are valid and then allowing the client to log on to the network and access defined resources is referred to as:

A) Broadcasting
B) Authentication
C) Encryption
D) Hosting

Question 21

Which of the following is also known as vendor ID?

A) Device ID
B) Subnet
C) Token
D) Block ID

Question 22

Which of the following refers to the transmission to all nodes on a network?

A) Broadcast
B) Peering
C) Sequencing
D) Encryption

Question 23

A computer on the network that requests resources or services from another computer on the network is known as:

A) Host
B) Client
C) Router
D) Gateway

Question 24

A network in which clients use a central server to share data, data storage space, programs, and other devices is known as:

A) Client software
B) Internet
C) Internetwork
D) Client-server network

Question 25

Which of the following is a feature of some protocols that allows them to service a request without requiring a verified session and without guaranteeing data delivery?

A) Connectionless
B) Internetwork
C) Connection-oriented
D) Segmentation

Question 26

Which of the following is a device that connects and exchanges data between two separate networks or separate parts of a single network?

A) Connector
B) Connectivity device
C) Hub
D) Network interface card

Question 27

Which of the following is the second layer of the OSI model?

A) Presentation layer
B) Application layer
C) Session layer
D) Data link layer

Question 28

The process of using an algorithm to decode a transmission and reveal encrypted data is known as:

A) Decryption
B) Segmentation
C) Authentication
D) Peering

Question 29

The second of six characters that make up a network device's MAC address is known as:

A) Block ID
B) NIC ID
C) Device ID
D) None of the above

Question 30

Which of the following is the symbolic name that make up a network device's MAC address?

A) Host
B) Fully qualified host name
C) Frame
D) Domain name

Question 31

An application layer protocol in the TCP/IP suite that manages the dynamic distribution of IP address on a network is known as:

A) FTP
B) DHCP
C) HTTP
D) FCS

Question 32

Which of the following uses an algorithm to scramble data so that it can only be read by reversing the formula?

A) Encryption
B) Segmentation
C) Sequencing
D) None of the above

Question 33

A specialized device that selectively filters or blocks traffic between networks is called:

A) Flow control
B) Router
C) Gateway
D) Firewall

Question 34

Which of the following is a method of gauging the appropriate rate of data transmission based on how fast the recipient can accept data?

A) Frame
B) Flow of control
C) API
D) Internet

Question 35

A package for data that includes not only the raw data, but also the sender's and receiver's network address and control information is known as:

A) Flow of control
B) Frame
C) Frame check sequence
D) Packet

Question 36

The field in a frame responsible for ensuring that data carried by the frame arrives in tact is called:

A) Fully qualified host name
B) Flow of control
C) Frame check sequence
D) Device ID

Question 37

In TCP/IP addressing, the combination of a host and domain name that together uniquely identify a device is known as:

A) IP address
B) Logical address
C) Fully qualified host name
D) MAC address

Question 38

Which of the following represents a computer connected to a network that has a unique address?

A) Host
B) Hub
C) Router
D) Gateway

Question 39

A connectivity device that operates at the Physical layer of the OSI Model and repeats digital signals over a network segment is called:

A) Host
B) Hub
C) Frame
D) Router

Question 40

Which of the following belongs to the Internet layer of the TCP/IP model and provides information about how and where data should be delivered?

A) HTTP
B) Internet protocol
C) Transmission control protocol
D) DHCP

Question 41

Which of the following refers to the traversal of more than one LAN segment and more than one type of network through a router?

A) ISP
B) IPX
C) Internetwork
D) IP datagram

Question 42

Which of the following represents a logical address that is used in TCP/IP networking?

A) Logical address
B) MAC address
C) Loopback address
D) IP address

Question 43

Which of the following is the IP portion of a TCP/IP frame that holds information necessary for routers to transfer data between subnets?

A) IP address
B) IP datagram
C) Logical address
D) MAC address

Question 44

An IP address reserved for communicating from a node to itself is called:

A) Loopback address
B) Logical
C) IP address
D) MAC address

Question 45

A number that uniquely identifies a network node is referred to as:

A) MAC address
B) Loopback address
C) IP address
D) Logical address

Question 46

A specialized server that manages mail services is called:

A) Mail services
B) File server
C) Mail server
D) Print server

Question 47

Which of the following is the network services that manage the storage and transfer of e-mail between users on a network?

A) Internet services
B) Mail services
C) Management services
D) Print services

Question 48

Which of the following is the device that enables a workstation to connect to the network and communicate with other computers?

A) MAC
B) MAE
C) NAP
D) NIC

Question 49

The process of reconstructing data units that have been segmented is known as:

A) Redundancy
B) Reassembly
C) Peering
D) Segmentation

Question 50

The practice of using more than one component to guard against outages is known as:

A) Reassembly
B) Peering
C) Segmentation
D) Redundancy

Question 51

Does the term client refer to a computer on the network that requests resources from another computer on a network?

Question 52

Does the term authentication refer to a piece of hardware in which a cable terminates?

Question 53

Does the term connector describes the piece of hardware in which a cable terminates?

Question 54

Does the term decryption refer to the process of using an algorithm to decode a transmission?

Question 55

Does the term hub refer to a computer connected to a network that has a unique address?

Question 56

Does a file server allow clients to share data files, applications, and storage areas?

Question 57

Does the term loopback address refer to the addresses that reside at the Network level of the OSI model?

Question 58

Does a frame contain the sender's and receiver's network addresses and control and control information?

Question 59

Does the term host refer to a connectivity device that operates at the Physical layer of the OSI Model?

Question 60

Does the term logical address refer to a number that uniquely identifies a network node?

Question 61

The seventh layer of the OSI model is the ____________________.

Question 62

A computer on the network that requests resources or services from another computer on a network is referred to as a(n) ____________________.

Question 63

A network in which clients use a central server to share data, data storage, and other devices is known as a(n) ____________________.

Question 64

The piece of hardware in which a cable terminates is called a(n) ____________________.

Question 65

____________________ is the second set of six characters that make up a network device's MAC address.

Question 66

The symbolic name that resolves to a group of IP addresses is referred to as a(n) ____________________.

Question 67

The use of an algorithm to scramble data so that it can only be read by reversing the formula is known as ____________________.

Question 68

A specialized server that enables clients to share applications and data across the network is called a(n) ____________________.

Question 69

A(n) ____________________ not only includes raw data, but also the sender's and receiver's network addresses and control information.

Question 70

A(n) ____________________ is a connectivity device that operates at the Physical layer of the OSI Model and repeats digital signals over a network segment.

Question 71

Match each statement below with the correct item

-The use of an algorithm to scramble data so that it can only be read by reversing the formula.

A)Domain name
B)Loopback address
C)Client
D)Encryption
E)File server
F)Hub
G)Internetwork
H)IP address
I)Decryption
J)Firewall

Question 72

Match each statement below with the correct item

-A specialized server that enables clients to share applications and data across the network.

A)Domain name
B)Loopback address
C)Client
D)Encryption
E)File server
F)Hub
G)Internetwork
H)IP address
I)Decryption
J)Firewall

Question 73

Match each statement below with the correct item

-A specialized device that selectively filters or blocks traffic between networks.

A)Domain name
B)Loopback address
C)Client
D)Encryption
E)File server
F)Hub
G)Internetwork
H)IP address
I)Decryption
J)Firewall

Question 74

Match each statement below with the correct item

-A connectivity device that operates at the Physical layer of the OSI Model and repeats digital signals over a network.

A)Domain name
B)Loopback address
C)Client
D)Encryption
E)File server
F)Hub
G)Internetwork
H)IP address
I)Decryption
J)Firewall

Question 75

Match each statement below with the correct item

-The second set of six characters that make up a network device's MAC address.

A)Domain name
B)Loopback address
C)Client
D)Encryption
E)File server
F)Hub
G)Internetwork
H)IP address
I)Decryption
J)Firewall

Question 76

Match each statement below with the correct item

-To traverse more than one LAN segment and more than one type of network through a router.

A)Domain name
B)Loopback address
C)Client
D)Encryption
E)File server
F)Hub
G)Internetwork
H)IP address
I)Decryption
J)Firewall

Question 77

Match each statement below with the correct item

-A logical address used in TCP/IP networking.

A)Domain name
B)Loopback address
C)Client
D)Encryption
E)File server
F)Hub
G)Internetwork
H)IP address
I)Decryption
J)Firewall

Question 78

Match each statement below with the correct item

-An IP address reserved for communicating from a node to itself.

A)Domain name
B)Loopback address
C)Client
D)Encryption
E)File server
F)Hub
G)Internetwork
H)IP address
I)Decryption
J)Firewall

Question 79

Match each statement below with the correct item

-A computer on the network.

A)Domain name
B)Loopback address
C)Client
D)Encryption
E)File server
F)Hub
G)Internetwork
H)IP address
I)Decryption
J)Firewall

Question 80

Match each statement below with the correct item

-The process of using an algorithm to decode a transmission and reveal encrypted data.

A)Domain name
B)Loopback address
C)Client
D)Encryption
E)File server
F)Hub
G)Internetwork
H)IP address
I)Decryption
J)Firewall