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Network Protocols and Layers

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Complete this sentence: In IPv6, each device is assigned a .................. address. Whereas, in IPv4, each device is assigned a .................. address.

a)

32-bit, 16-bit

b)

64-bit, 32-bit

c)

128-bit, 32-bit

d)

256-bit, 64-bit

2.

What is the difference between a MAC address and an IP address?

a)

A MAC address is the address of the NIC. Whereas an IP address uniquely identifies a device in a network.

b)

A MAC address is assigned by the manufacturer of the device. Whereas an IP address is assigned by a network administrator.

c)

Both A & B

3.

Which of the following protocol is responsible for assigning IP addresses to devices dynamically?

a)

Dynamic host control protocol

b)

File Transfer protocol

c)

Hypertext Transfer Protocol

d)

Post Office Protocol

4.

Complete this sentence: Allocating IP addresses to computers manually is called ..................

a)

Static addressing

b)

Dynamic addressing

c)

DNS

5.

What is a protocol?

a)

A decision made by a router.

b)

The process of connecting to a server.

c)

A set of rules and conventions for communication.

d)

Process of negotiation between sender and receiver.

6.

What is SMTP?

a)

A protocol responsible for sending emails.

b)

A protocol responsible for receiving emails.

c)

A protocol responsible for accessing emails.

d)

A protocol responsible for transferring files over the Internet.

7.

What is POP3?

a)

A protocol responsible for sending emails.

b)

A protocol responsible for receiving emails.

c)

A protocol responsible for accessing emails.

d)

A protocol responsible for transferring files over the Internet.

8.

Which of the following is now replaced by IMAP?

a)

SMTP

b)

POP3

c)

VoIP

d)

FTP

9.

What is the use of VoIP?

a)

Sending emails.

b)

Sending and receiving files from one computer to another.

c)

Placing voice calls over the Internet.

d)

Downloading files from a server.

10.

Which of the following layer in TCP/IP interacts directly with the sender?

a)

Transport layer

b)

Link layer

c)

Internet layer

d)

Application layer

11.

Which of the following is NOT a function of the transport layer?

a)

Segmentation

b)

Requesting retransmission of missed packets

c)

Routing data packets

d)

Sending acknowledgements

12.

Which layer is responsible for identifying the IP addresses of the sender and the receiver in a data packet?

a)

Transport layer

b)

Link layer

c)

Internet layer

d)

Application layer

13.

Which of the following layer is responsible for determining the communication protocol, size of packets and data speed?

a)

Transport layer

b)

Link layer

c)

Internet layer

d)

Application layer

14.

What is encapsulation?

a)

Adding information to data at each layer of TCP/IP stack

b)

Processing data packets

c)

Retrieving information from data packets

d)

Removing headers from data packets

15.

Which of the following interacts directly with both the application layer and internet layer?

a)

Transport layer

b)

Link layer

c)

Sender or receiver

d)

Transmission media

16.

Which of the following represents the default router address?

a)

127.x.x.x

b)

x.x.x.0

c)

x.x.x.1

d)

x.x.x.255