Operating System

An IPv6 address is made up of how many bits?

• 32

• 48

• 64

• 128

The subnet mask of an IP address does which of the following?

• provides encryption in a TCP/IP network

• defines network and host portions of an IP address

• allows automated IP address configuration

• allows users to use a computer's name rather than its address

What's the term for each grouping of 8 bits in an IP address?

• quartet

• quintet

• hexadecimal

• octet

Which of the following IPv6 features is an enhancement to IPv4?

• smaller address space

• works at the Internetwork and Transport layers

• built-in cybersecurity

• connectionless communication

Which of the following IPv6 features is an enhancement to IPv4?

• improves packet handling

• works at the NIC and data link layers

• built-in security

• broadcast communication

Which protocol can configure a computer's IP address and subnet mask automatically?

• TCP

• IP

• CARP

• DHCP

When a Windows computer is configured to use DHCP but no DHCP server is avail able, what type of address is configured automatically for it?

• PAT

• APIPA

• NAT

• STATIC

Which OSI layer determines the route a packet takes from sender to receiver?

• Network

• Internetwork

• Transport

• Application

Which OSI model layer takes a large chunk of data from the Application layer and breaks it into smaller segments?

• Network access

• Internetwork

• Transport

• Application

Which of the following best describes a MAC address?

• a 24-bit number expressed as 12 decimal digits

• an address with 12 hexadecimal digits

• a 48-bit number composed of 12 octal digits

• a dotted decimal number burned into the NIC