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Net+4.1 OB Questions

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the primary function of the Internet Protocol (IP) header in IPv4?

a)

To manage logical addressing and forwarding

b)

To encrypt data

c)

To compress data

d)

To provide error correction.

2.

The Version field is ____ bytes long.

a)

0 to 4

b)

4 to 8

c)

8 to 16

d)

16 to 31

3.

Which protocol is used for status messaging and connectivity testing?

a)

ICMP

b)

IGMP

c)

GRE

d)

ESP

4.

The IP protocol type value for TCP is 6. What is the IP protocol type value for UDP?

a)

17

b)

6

c)

47

d)

50

5.

Fill in the blank: The Internet Group Messaging Protocol (IGMP) is used with _________.

a)

status messaging

b)

multicasting

c)

tunneling

d)

encryption

6.

What is the main difference between Layer 2 and Layer 3 forwarding?

a)

Layer 2 is switching, Layer 3 is routing

b)

Layer 2 is routing, Layer 3 is switching

c)

Both are switching

d)

Both are routing

7.

In the network diagram, which port of the router is connected to the ISP?

a)

.30

b)

.46

c)

.254

d)

.62

8.

What is used within each subnet to forward frames between nodes?

a)

IP addresses

b)

MAC addresses

c)

DNS addresses

d)

Gateway addresses

9.

Nodes within each subnet can address one another directly because they are in the same ________ domain.

a)

network

b)

broadcast

c)

collision

d)

routing

10.

What is the primary purpose of the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)?

a)

To resolve domain names to IP addresses

b)

To resolve IPv4 addresses to hardware MAC addresses

c)

To encrypt data packets

d)

To establish a secure connection

11.

In the ARP process, when Host .17 wants to send a packet to Host .19, what does Host .17 do first?

a)

It sends a direct message to Host .19

b)

It checks its ARP cache and finds an entry

c)

It broadcasts an ARP request to the network

d)

It ignores the packet

12.

Fill in the blank: In the ARP process, after Host .17 broadcasts an ARP request, hosts that do not own .19 will ______ the broadcast.

a)

respond to

b)

ignore

c)

forward

d)

store

13.

What is the purpose of ARP in networking?

a)

To determine the IP address of a host

b)

To determine the MAC address of a host

c)

To determine the subnet mask

d)

To determine the default gateway.

14.

ARP messaging is only used with ________.

a)

Ethernet

b)

Wi-Fi

c)

Bluetooth

d)

Fiber Optics

15.

What is the primary difference between unicast and broadcast addressing?

a)

Unicast sends packets to a single recipient, while broadcast sends packets to all hosts in a network.

b)

Unicast sends packets to all hosts, while broadcast sends packets to a single recipient.

c)

Both unicast and broadcast send packets to a single recipient.

d)

Both unicast and broadcast send packets to all hosts.

16.

In a broadcast addressing scheme, the broadcast address is the ______ address in any IP network or subnet.

a)

first

b)

middle

c)

last

d)

random

17.

What is the group MAC address used for broadcasts at layer 2?

a)

00:00:00:00:00:00

b)

ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff

c)

aa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa

d)

11:11:11:11:11:11

18.

A switch floods broadcasts out of every port except the ______.

a)

destination port

b)

source port

c)

first port

d)

last port

19.

What is the range reserved for multicast addressing in IPv4?

a)

192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255

b)

224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255

c)

10.0.0.0 to 10.255.255.255

d)

172.16.0.0 to 172.31.255.255.

20.

In multicast addressing, packets are sent to a destination IP address from a special range configured for use with that multicast group. Fill in the blank: The range reserved for multicast addressing in IPv4 is ______.

a)

192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255

b)

224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255

c)

10.0.0.0 to 10.255.255.255

d)

172.16.0.0 to 172.31.255.255

21.

What protocol is typically used to configure group memberships and IP addresses for multicast groups?

a)

DHCP

b)

IGMP

c)

TCP

d)

UDP

22.

In multicast addressing, a special MAC address is used. The prefix of this MAC address is 01-005E, and the remainder expresses the multicast group IP address in ____.

a)

binary notation

b)

decimal notation

c)

hex notation

d)

octal notation

23.
The world is currently in a transition to using IPv6, a newer version of the IP protocol that uses 128-bit addresses instead of 32-bit addresses used by IPv4. What is the main problem that IPv6 was created to solve?
a)
IPv6 will allow problems with IPv4's address hierarchy to be resolved
b)
32-bit addresses could not ensure that every internet-connected device can receive a unique IP address
c)
32-bit addresses could not accommodate the increased size and amount of data traveling on the Internet as it has grown in popularity
d)
IPv4 proved unreliable in some cases where network redundancy could not be ensured
24.

What is the primary protocol for almost everything we do on today's networks?

a)

TCP

b)

UDP

c)

IPv6

d)

IPv4

25.

Which command can be used to look for an ip address associated with a DNS name ?

a)
ping
b)
traceroute
c)
nslookup
d)
dig
26.

What is the main function of the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)?

a)

To provide email services

b)

To route data between different networks on the internet

c)

To encrypt data

d)

To manage local area networks