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Introduction to Data-link Layer

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

The data-link layer and physical layer are territories of networks that when connected make up the _________

a)

networking

b)

internetting

c)

Internet

d)

connection

2.

The data link layer needs to transmit to the next node in the network

a)

packets

b)

frames

c)

data

d)

bits

3.

The Internet is a combination of networks glued together by __________

a)

transmission media.

b)

hubs and repeaters .

c)

routers .

d)

connecting devices .

4.

Communication at the data-link layer is ___________

a)

end-to-end

b)

node-to-node

c)

host-to-host

d)

process-to-process

5.

A data unit from one point in the Internet needs to pass through many ___________ to reach another point

a)

internetworks

b)

LANs

c)

WANs

d)

networks

6.

LANs and WANs are connected by _________

a)

switches

b)

routers

c)

hubs

d)

gateways

7.

It is customary to refer to the two end hosts and the routers as _________

a)

source and destination

b)

terminals

c)

links

d)

nodes

8.

•These LANs and WANs are connected by routers. The networks in between are referred to as _________

a)

hosts

b)

terminals

c)

links

d)

nodes

9.

The data-link layer provides services to the _________ layer

a)

physical

b)

transport

c)

network

d)

application

10.

The data-link layer receives services from the _________ layer.

a)

physical

b)

application

c)

network

d)

transport

11.

•The data-link layer of the sending node needs to _________ the datagram received from the network in a frame

a)

decapsulate

b)

encapsulate and decapsulate

c)

capsulate

d)

encapsulate

12.

The data-link layer of the receiving node needs to _________ the datagram from the frame

a)

encapsulate

b)

capsulate

c)

encapsulate and decapsulate

d)

decapsulate

13.

Each intermediate node needs to _________the packets passing thru it.

a)

encapsulate

b)

decapsulate

c)

capsulate

d)

encapsulate and decapsulate

14.

The first service provided by the data-link layer is ________

a)

encapsulating and/or decpsulating

b)

error detection and/or correction

c)

storing and/or queueing

d)

framing

15.

Different data-link layers have different ________ for framing

a)

methods

b)

technologies

c)

formats

d)

systems

16.

Different data-link layers have different ________ for framing

a)

methods

b)

technologies

c)

formats

d)

systems

17.

In data-link, the error needs first to be ________.

a)

corrected

b)

sent

c)

detected

d)

received

18.

Most data-link-layer protocols do ________ use a congestion control to alleviate congestion

a)

directly

b)

sometimes

c)

not directly

d)

most of the times

19.

The physical path between nodes is referred to as the _____

a)

media

b)

node

c)

transmission line

d)

link

20.

The data link layer encapsulates this information (or packet) by placing a _________ around the data.

a)

header

b)

trailer

c)

header or trailer

d)

header and trailer

21.

Information in the _________includes sending and receiving network interface card (NIC) addresses.

a)

header

b)

header and trailer

c)

flag

d)

trailer

22.

Error checking information is also found in the frame ________.

a)

header

b)

trailer and header

c)

trailer or header

d)

trailer

23.

The Data Link Layer passes the frame to the Physical Layer for transmission of a ________ across the link

a)

signal stream

b)

data stream

c)

bit stream

d)

packet

24.

The _______ address contains the address of the next stop in the network

a)

source

b)

MAC

c)

destination

d)

port

25.

The ________ address contains the address where the frame originated

a)

source

b)

NIC

c)

destination

d)

beginning

26.

Frames are typically generated by ______

a)

PORTs.

b)

MACs.

c)

NICs.

d)

NETs.

27.

________ is an ISO standard data-link protocol

a)

SDLC

b)

HDLC

c)

FDDI

d)

LAPD

28.

_________ is an IBM data-link protocol

a)

SDLC

b)

HDLC

c)

FDDI

d)

LAPD

29.

________ is the Data-link protocol used in Integrated Services Digital Networks

a)

SDLC

b)

HDLC

c)

FDDI

d)

LAPD

30.

LAN data-link protocols is ________

a)

Ethernet

b)

FDDI

c)

Token Ring

d)

All of the choices

31.

________ data-link protocols are Frame Relay and ISDN

a)

LAN

b)

MAN

c)

WAN

d)

PAN