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Module 6-Data Link Layer

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which layer of the OSI model is responsible for specifying the encapsulation method used for each type of media?

a)

Application

b)

Transport

c)

Network

d)

Data Link

2.

What is the function of the Logical Link Control (LLC) Data Link sublayer?

a)

Identify the IP version type from the Network layer

b)

To define the media access control method onto the media

c)

Add the source and destination MAC address to the frame

d)

Add the application port number to the frame

3.

Wired ethernet is defined by which protocol?

a)

IEEE 802.3

b)

IEEE 802.11

c)

IEEE 802.14

d)

IEEE 802.8

4.

What type of network topology will display IP addressing?

a)

System topology

b)

Logical topology

c)

Physical topology

d)

Topographical topolgoy

5.

Which WAN topology provides the greatest amount of fault tolerance?

a)

Extended star

b)

Ring

c)

Bus

d)

Mesh

6.

Which duplex communication method is used in WLANs?

a)

Full-duplex

b)

Half-duplex

c)

Simplex

d)

Bi-directional

7.

Which frame information identifies an Ethernet device on a local network segment?

a)

IP address

b)

Port number

c)

MAC address

d)

Sequence number

8.

Why is CSMA/CD media access control no longer necessary with modern ethernet?

a)

Modern layer 2 devices use full-duplex

b)

Modern layer two devices are much faster

c)

Modern layer two devices use CSMA/CA instead

d)

Modern layer two devices run in half-duplex

9.

What access control method is used to manage contention-based access such as a wireless network?

a)

Priority ordering

b)

CSMA/CA

c)

Token Passing

d)

CSMA/CD

10.

Which of the following is a Local Area Network (LAN) Data Link Layer topology?

a)

Mesh

b)

Point to Point

c)

Hub and Spoke

d)

Star

11.

What purpose does auto-negotiation serve?

a)

It determines the correct ethernet cable type.

b)

It determines the lowest common speed and duplexing between switches.

c)

Enhances synchronization of frames between a device and a switch.

d)

Determines whether layer 3 is using IPv4 or IPv6.

12.

When a network switch receives an Ethernet frame, what information does it use to build and populate its MAC address table?

a)

The destination MAC address and the port number where the frame is being sent.

b)

The source MAC address and the port number where the frame was received.

c)

he destination IP address and the source MAC address.

d)

The source MAC address and the destination port number.