Sandfoundry Network Chap 1

1. The IETF standards documents are called ________

• a) RFC
• b) RCF
• c) ID
• d) DFC

2. In the layer hierarchy as the data packet moves from the upper to the lower layers, headers are ___________

• a) Added
• b) Removed
• c) Rearranged
• d) Modified

3. The structure or format of data is called ___________

• a) Syntax
• b) Semantics
• c) Struct
• d) Formatting

4. Communication between a computer and a keyboard involves ______________ transmission.

• a) Automatic
• b) Half-duplex
• c) Full-duplex
• d) Simplex

5. The first Network was called ________

• a) CNNET
• b) NSFNET
• c) ASAPNET
• d) ARPANET

6. A _______ is the physical path over which a message travels.

• a) Path
• b) Medium
• c) Protocol
• d) Route

7. Which organization has authority over interstate and international commerce in the communications field?

• a) ITU-T
• b) IEEE
• c) FCC
• d) ISOC

8. Which of this is not a network edge device?

• a) PC
• b) Smartphones
• c) Servers
• d) Switch

9. A _________ set of rules that governs data communication.

• a) Protocols
• b) Standards
• c) RFCs
• d) Servers

10. Three or more devices share a link in ________ connection.

• a) Unipoint
• b) Multipoint
• c) Point to point
• d) Simplex