WorksheetsQuiz1
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 9mins
A local area network (LAN) is defined by _______________.
the geometric size of the network
the maximum number of hosts in the network
the maximum number hosts in the network and/or the geometric size of the network
the topology of the network
The largest geographic area a wide area network (WAN) can span is
a town
a state
a country
the world
The TCP/IP protocol suite consists of _______ layers.
two
three
five
six
A router is involved in ____________ layers of the TCP/IP protocol suite.
two
three
four
five
A link-layer switch is involved in ______________ layers of the TCP/IP protocol suite.
two
three
four
five
In the TCP/IP protocol suite, which of the following is an application layer protocol?
The User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
The Internet Protocol (IP)
The File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
In the TCP/IP protocol suite, which of the following is a transport layer protocol?
The Internet Control Message protocol (ICMP)
The Internet Protocol (IP)
The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
In the TCP/IP protocol suite, which of the following is a network layer protocol?
The Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP)
The Secure Shell (SSH)
The Internet Protocol (IP)
User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
The transport-layer packet in the TCP/IP protocol suite is called
a message
a datagram
a segment or a user datagram
a frame
In the TCP/IP protocol suite, the ______ layer is responsible for moving frames from one hop (node) to the next.
physical
data link
transport
network
In the TCP/IP protocol suite, the physical layer is concerned with the movement of _______ over the physical medium.
programs
dialogs
protocols
bits
In the TCP/IP protocol suite, a port number is the identifier at the ____________.
application layer
transport layer
network layer
physical layer
In the TCP/IP protocol suite, a logical address is the identifier at the _______________.
network layer
transport layer
data-link layer
application layer
The _________ layer is responsible for the delivery of a message from one process to another.
physical
transport
network
application
The Internet Protocol (IP) is ________ protocol.
a reliable
a connection-oriented
a reliable and connection-oriented
an unreliable
The application layer in the TCP/IP protocol suite is usually considered to be the combination of ______ layers in the OSI model
application, presentation, and session
application, transport, and network
application, data-link, and physical
network, data-link, and physical
A proposed standard is elevated to ________ standard status after at least two successful tries.
informational
historic
draft
None of the choices are correct
An RFC is labeled ________ if it must be implemented by all Internet systems.
required
elective
recommended
None of the choices are correct.
In the original ARPANET, _______ were directly connected to each other.
interface message processors (IMPs).
host computers
networks
routers
_______ was formed to connect universities with no defense ties.
ARPANET
CSNET
NSFNET
ANSNET
Currently _______ is responsible for the management of Internet domain names and addresses
NIC
ICANN
ISOC
IEFE
In TCP/IP, a message at the application layer is encapsulated in a packet at the ________ layer.
network
transport
data link
physical
In TCP/IP, a message at the transport layer is encapsulated in a packet at the ________ layer.
network
transport
data link
physical
In TCP/IP, a message belonging to the network layer is decapsulated from a packet at the ______ layer.
network
transport
data link
physical
In TCP/IP, a message belonging to the transport layer is decapsulated from a packet at the ______ layer.
network
transport
data link
physical
In TCP/IP, a logical connection between an entity at the network layer can be made with another entity at the ________ layer.
network
transport
data link
physical
In TCP/IP, a logical connection between an entity at the data-link layer can be made with another entity at the ________ layer.
network
transport
data link
physical
In TCP/IP, a packet at the third layer carries data belonging to the ________ layer and the header belonging to the _________ layer.
third; third
third; fourth
fourth; third
fourth; fourth
