Chapter 7 Quiz

1. Which two characteristics describe Ethernet technology? (Choose two.)

• It is supported by IEEE 802.3 standards
• It is supported by IEEE 802.5 standards
• It typically uses an average of 16 Mbps for data transfer rates
• It uses unique MAC addresses to ensure that data is sent to the appropriate destination
• it uses a ring topology

2. Which part of an Ethernet Frame uses a pad to increase the frame field to at least 64 bytes?

• EtherType
• Preamble
• Start of Frame Delimiter
• Data Field

3. Which part of an Ethernet Frame describes the higher-layer protocol that is encapsulated?

• Preamble
• Start of Frame Delimiter
• Frame Check Sequence
• EtherType

4. Which part of an Ethernet frame detects errors in the frame?

• Preamble
• Start of Frame Delimter
• Frame Check Sequence

5. Which part of an Ethernet Frame notifies the receiver to get ready for a new frame?

• Preamble
• Start of Frame Delimter
• Frame Check Sequence
• Data Field

6. Which data link sublayer controls the network interface through software drivers?

• MAC
• LLC

7. What are two methods for switching data between ports on a switch? (Choose two.)

• Cut-off switching
• Cut-through switching
• Store and forward switching
• Store and supply switching
• Store and restore switching

8. What statement describes a characteristic of MAC addresses?

• they must be globally unique
• they are only routable within the private network
• they are added as part of a layer 3 PDU
• they have a 32-bit binary value

9. What is the special value assigned to the first 24 bits of a multicast MAC address transporting an IPv4 packet?

• 01-5E-00
• FF-FF-FF
• 01-00-5E
• FF-00-5E

10. What will a host on an Ethernet network do if it receives a frame with a unicast destination MAC address that does not match its own MAC address?

• it will discard the frame
• it will forward the frame to the next host
• it will remove the frame from the media
• it will strip off the data-link frame to check the destination IP address