Networking Quiz

What is a computer network?

• A group of interconnected refrigerators

• A series of interconnected satellites

• A collection of computers and computing resources connected together to facilitate communication

• A group of interconnected telephones

Which device is responsible for broadcasting messages to all devices on the subnet?

• Router

• Gateway

• Switch

• Hub

What is the responsibility of the Internet Protocol (IP)?

• Resolving host names to IP addresses

• Providing diagnostic functions

• Addressing, routing, and packet fragmentation

• Managing IP multicast groups

Which protocol is used for interactive file transfer?

• HTTP

• FTP

• Telnet

• SMTP

What does the 'ping' command do?

• Prints network connections

• Sends a special network packet called an ICMP ECHO_REQUEST

• Shows/manipulates routing

• Transfers files over the Internet

Which layer is responsible for providing the Application layer with session and datagram communication services?

• Network Interface Layer

• Application Layer

• Internet Layer

• Transport Layer

What is the responsibility of the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)?

• Providing diagnostic functions

• Resolution of Internet layer address to Network Interface layer

• Resolving host names to IP addresses

• Addressing, routing, and packet fragmentation

Which protocol is used for the transfer of mail messages and attachments?

• Telnet

• SMTP

• FTP

• HTTP

What is the responsibility of the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)?

• Establishment of a TCP connection and packet sequencing

• Managing IP multicast groups

• Resolving host names to IP addresses

• Addressing, routing, and packet fragmentation

Which command prints the route packets trace to a network host?

• netstat

• ip

• traceroute/tracepath

• ping