Deck 5: Network Protocols

Question 1

DNS is a protocol that automatically provides a computer with its IP address configuration.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

How many bits are in an IPv6 address?

A) 32
B) 48
C) 64
D) 128

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which part of a computer's IP address configuration indicates the portion of the address that specifies the network ID?

A) IP address
B) subnet mask
C) default gateway
D) MAC address

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The Transport layer uses port numbers to identify the source and destination Application-layer protocol of the data that it contains.

Question 5

You are the network administrator for a company that uses a private addressing scheme for its internal network. You have 300 workstations that regularly access the Internet. What process must be in operation on your network to allow all the workstations to have access to the Internet using only one public IP address?

A) DHCP
B) DNS
C) ARP
D) PAT

Question 6

In which layer does a router operate?

A) Network Access
B) Internetwork
C) Transport
D) Application

Question 7

An IP address is composed of 48 bits that are grouped together into 8-bit octets and are represented by a decimal number from 0 to 255.

Question 8

IPX/SPX is considered the protocol suite of the Internet, and it is the most widely used protocol suite in LANs.

Question 9

The Internetwork layer is the layer that handles network configuration and is considered the heart of the TCP/IP protocol suite.

Question 10

The last 64 bits of an IPv6 address are the interface identifier. Where is that number derived from?

A) via DHCP
B) a static entry
C) from an ISP
D) the MAC address

Question 11

Which of the following is not an Application layer protocol?

A) DNS
B) TCP
C) DHCP
D) SMTP

Question 12

Which of the following is not a function of the Network Access layer?

A) transmits and receives bit signals
B) delivers packets efficiently
C) provides a MAC address for the network interface
D) receives packets form the Internetwork layer and creates the frame

Question 13

In what layer does the NIC operate?

A) Network Access
B) Internetwork
C) Transport
D) Application

Question 14

Which protocol is responsible for determining the MAC address associated with each IP address and keeping a table of its results?

A) MAC
B) DNS
C) ARP
D) NAT

Question 15

TCP establishes a connection with the destination device using which process?

A) encapsulation
B) flow control
C) windowing
D) three-way handshake

Question 16

What is the decimal equivalent to the binary number 11000001?

A) 97
B) 160
C) 161
D) 193

Question 17

How many host addresses are available on a Class C network?

A) 254
B) 256
C) 65534
D) 65536

Question 18

What is the binary number system based on?

A) powers of 2
B) powers of 4
C) powers of 10
D) powers of 16

Question 19

The Transport layer deals with which unit of information?

A) frame
B) packet
C) signal
D) segment

Question 20

An IP address consists of four octets separated by periods. Which part of this address denotes its class?

A) first octet
B) second octet
C) third octet
D) fourth octet

Question 21

___________ is a way of breaking a large address space into more, smaller, address spaces.

Question 22

____________are sets of rules and procedures that dictate communication and behavior.

Question 23

Briefly describe the three-way handshake that TCP uses to establish a connection.

Question 24

Briefly describe an IP address.

Question 25

How does TCP provide flow control and reliability?

Question 26

Which of the following are solutions to the shortage of available IPv4 addresses? (Choose all that apply.)

A) IPv6
B) private addressing
C) subnetting
D) supernetting
E) NAT

Question 27

An address that can only be used on the internal network and cannot be used to access the Internet is called a ____________ address.

Question 28

What are four tasks or responsibilities of the Internetwork layer?

Question 29

What does APIPA stand for, and what does it do?

Question 30

Briefly describe ARP, include the meaning of its acronym and the layer in which it functions.

Question 31

Explain how Tracert uses an ICMP packet and the TTL value to map the path to an IP address.

Question 32

What is the function of DNS, and at which layer does it operate?

Question 33

MATCHING:

Question 34

What is the hexadecimal number F equal to in binary?

A) 0011
B) 1011
C) 1001
D) 1111

Question 35

What is the decimal equivalent to the hexadecimal number D?

A) 13
B) 15
C) 12
D) 10

Question 36

The four layers of the TCP/IP protocol suite are Application, ____________, Internetwork, and Network Access.

Question 37

How many bits are available in an IPv6 network for creating subnets when the prefix is /48 and the host ID is 64 bits?

A) 48
B) 16
C) 32
D) 64

Question 38

A range of addresses is reserved for private addressing in each class. What are those ranges?

Question 39

Which of the following is a feature of TCP? (Choose all that apply.)

A) segments data into chunks
B) converts signals into bits
C) provides data-formatting services
D) ensures flow control
E) establishes a connection

Question 40

An IP address is composed of two parts, one is the ____________ ID and one is the host ID.

Question 41

What is the difference between TCP and UDP?