NETWORKING

What type of network spans a relatively small geographic area, such as a single building or office?

• LAN
• MAN
• WAN
• CAN

Which network technology uses wireless communication instead of Ethernet cables?

• Bluetooth
• Fiber optic
• LAN
• WLAN

What protocol governs the transmission of data over the Internet or any network using the Internet Protocol Suite?

• User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
• Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
• Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
• Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)

What networking device connects multiple networks together and forwards data packets between them?

• Router
• Firewall
• Modem
• Switch

Which layer of the OSI model is responsible for establishing, managing, and terminating sessions or connections between applications?

• Network layer (Layer 3)
• Data Link layer (Layer 2)
• Session layer (Layer 5)
• Transport layer (Layer 4)

What process involves dividing a large IP network into smaller subnetworks?

• IP fragmentation
• Network merging
• Subnetting
• Supernetting

Which version of IP addresses provides significantly more address space, allowing for trillions of unique addresses?

• IPv10
• IPv8
• IPv4
• IPv6

What device forwards data packets between different networks and operates at the network layer (Layer 3) of the OSI model?

• Switch
• Firewall
• Hub
• Router

Which layer of the OSI model deals with the physical transmission of data over the communication medium?

• Physical layer
• Transmission layer
• Data layer
• Network layer

Which protocol is used for transmitting web pages and other web resources over the Internet?

• FTP
• SMTP
• TCP
• HTTP