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Network Models
SECTION A
Review Questions
1.

List the layer of the Internet model.

2.

Which layers in the Internet model are the network support layers?

3.

Which layer in the Internet model is the user support layer?

4.

What is the difference between network layer delivery and transport layer delivery?

5.

What is a peer-to-peer process?

6.

How does information get passed from one layer to the next in the Internet model?

7.

What are headers and trailers, and how do they get added and removed?

8.

What are the concerns of the physical layer in the Internet model?

9.

What are the responsibilities of the data link layer in the Internet model?

10.

What are the responsibilities of the network layer in the Internet model?

11.

What are the responsibilities of the transport layer in the Internet model?

12.

What is the difference between a port address, a logical address, and a physical
address?

13.

Name some services provided by the application layer in the Internet model.

14.

How do the layer of the Internet model correlate to the layer of the OSI model?

15.

The transport layer creates a connection between the source and destination. What are
the three events involved in a connection?

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SECTION B
Multiple Choice Questions
16.

The Internet model consists of _________ layers.

a)
three
b)
five
c)
seven
d)
eight

17.

The process-to-process delivery of the entire message is the responsibility of the

______ layer.
a)
network
b)
transport
c)
application
d)
physical

18.

The _________ layer is the layer closest to the transmission medium.

a)
physical
b)
data link
c)
network
d)
transport

19.

Mail services are available to network users through the __________ layer.
a)
data link
b)
physical
c)
transport
d)
application

20.

As the data packet moves from the lower to the upper layers, headers are ________.
a)
added
b)
subtracted
c)
rearranged
d)
modified

21.

As the data packet moves from the upper to the lower layers, headers are __________.
a)
added
b)
subtracted
c)
rearranged
d)
modified

22.

The ________ layer lies between the network layer and the application layer.
a)
physical
b)
data link
c)
transport
d)
none of the above

23.

Layer 2 lies between the physical layer and the ___________ layer.
a)
network
b)
data link

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c)
d)

transport
none of the above

24.

When data are transmitted from device A to device B, the header from As layer 4 is
read by Bs __________ layer.
a)
physical
b)
transport
c)
application
d)
none of the above

25.

The _________ layer changes bits into electromagnetic signals.

a)
physical
b)
data link
c)
transport
d)
none of the above

26.

The physical layer is concerned with the transmission of _________ over the physical
medium.
a)
programs
b)
dialogs
c)
protocols
d)
bits

27.

Which
layer?
a)
b)
c)
d)

layer functions as a liaison between user support layers and network support
Network layer
Physical layer
Transport layer
Application layer

28.

What is the main function of the transport layer?

a)
Node-to-node delivery
b)
Process-to-process delivery
c)
Synchronization
d)
Updating and maintenance of routing tables

29.

Which of the following is an application layer service?

a)
Remote log-in
b)
File transfer and access
c)
Mail service
d)
All the above

30.

The __________ model shows how the network functions of a computer ought to be
organized.
a)
ITU-T
b)
OSI
c)
ISO
d)
ANSI

31.

The OSI model consists of ________ layers.

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a)
b)
c)
d)

three
five
seven
eight

32.

Why was the OSI model developed?

a)
Manufacturers disliked the TCP/IP protocol suite.
b)
The rate of data transfer was increasing exponentially
c)
Standards were needed to allow any two systems to communicate.
d)
None of the above

33.

Node-to-node delivery of the data unit is the responsibility of the _________ layer.
a)
physical
b)
data link
c)
transport
d)
network

34.

The __________ layer can use the trailer of the frame for error detection.
a)
physical
b)
data link
c)
transport
d)
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SECTION C
Exercises

35.

Match the following to one of the five Internet layers.

a) Router determination
b) Flow control
c) Interface to physical world
d) Provides access to the network for the end user
e) Packet switching

36.

Match the following to one of the five Internet layers.

a) Reliable process-to-process data transportation
b) Network selection
c) Routing
d) Provides user services such as email and file transfer
e) Transmission of bit stream across physical medium

37.

Match the following to one of the five Internet layers.

a) Communicates directly with users application program
b) Error correction and retransmission
c) Mechanical, electrical, and functional interface
d) Responsibility for delivery between adjacent nodes
e) Reassembly of data packets

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