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TCP/IP & other protocols [A Level]

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ​ (a)   layer is used to provide ​ (b)   for applications that want to ​ (c)   across a ​ (d)   , often the Internet.

Choose from the below words
application
services
communicate
network
2.

SMTP (for e-mail), FTP (for file transfer) and HTTP (for web browsing) all operate on which layer?

a)

Internet

b)

Transport

c)

Application

d)

Link

3.

The transport layer uses the ​ (a)   to establish an ​ (b)   with the recipient computer. It ​ (c)   into packets and ​ (d)   them sequentially. Adds the ​ (e)   to be used based on the HTTP protocol.

Choose from the below words
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
end‐to‐end connection
splits data
numbers
port number
4.

Reorder the following (1 being the first layer, 4 being the last)

a)

Application

b)

Transport

c)

Link

d)

Internet

1)
2)
3)
4)
5.

The ​ (a)   layer uses the ​ (b)   to address packets with the source and ​ (c)   IP addresses. A router forwards each packet to an endpoint called a ​ (d)   defined by the combination of IP address and ​ (e)   .

Choose from the below words
network
Internet Protocol (IP)
destination
socket
port number
6.

This layer operates across a physical connection.

a)

Application layer

b)

Link layer

c)

Network layer

d)

Transport layer

7.

When receiving data at the destination:

The Link Layer removes the ​ (a)   from each packet and passes it to the Network Layer. The Network Layer removes the ​ (b)   from each packet and passes it to the ​ (c)   Layer. The Transport Layer removes the ​ (d)   from each packet, reassembles the packets in the correct order and passes them to the Application Layer. The ​ ​ (e)   Layer presents the data for the user in a browser.

Choose from the below words
MAC address
IP address
Transport
port number
Application
8.

A ​ (a)   uniquely identifies a ​ (b)   device with a Network Interface Card (NIC). This may be the ​ (c)   computer, or a ​ (d)   in transit. Packets move up and down the lower layers of the stack as they hop across routers, changing their source and ​ (e)   MAC addresses as they go

Choose from the below words
MAC address
physical
destination
router
9.

Match the following port number with the protocol...

22

FTP

20

HTTP

80

IMAP

143

HTTPS

443

SSH

10.

File Transfer Protocol is an ​ (a)   level protocol used to ​ (b)   across a network. FTP uses the ​ (c)   model with separate data and control ​ (d)   operating on ports 20 and 21. Usernames and passwords are frequently used to protect access to files and to identify users. Access can also be provided ​ (e)   where any user can access the FTP site.

Choose from the below words
application
move files
client server
channels
anonymously
11.

Which protocol is an encryption protocol that allows secure communication between nodes across a network.

a)

FTP

b)

SSH

c)

HTTPS

d)

SSS

12.

SSH can be used to create a (a)   through a network.

13.

​ (a)   Used to send emails and forward them between mail servers to their destination. ​ (b)   Downloads email stored on a ​ (c)   to a local client (removed after download). ​ (d)   Manages emails on a server so ​ (e)   clients can access the same email account in synchronicity.

Choose from the below words
SMTP:
POP3:
remote server
IMAP:
multiple
14.

Match the following

POP

Used to send emails and forward them between mail servers to their destination

IMAP

holds mail on the server so that multiple devices can access all mail

SMTP

downloads mail to a local device and removes it from the server