Chapter 3 - Data Link and Network Layers Exam Review of attempt 1

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100 out of a maximum of 100 (100%)

Question1
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____ is considered a premium service connection, offering a service that appears as a virtual lease line between end points. Choose one answer.
a. Expedited Forwarding

b. High Drop Precedence c. Medium Drop Precedence d. Low Drop Precedence

Correct Marks for this submission: 1/1.

Question2
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A router uses ____ to determine what packet to send when several packets are queued for transmission from a single-output interface. Choose one answer.

a. proxy ARP

b. precedence c. preamble d. frames

Correct Marks for this submission: 1/1.

Question3
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On a network that is low on available bandwidth, the ____ processcauses more traffic on the wire. Choose one answer.
a. data encapsulation

b. error-detection c. circuit switching d. fragmentation retransmission

Correct Marks for this submission: 1/1.

Question4
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____ is a protocol used by many Internet service providers (including telecommunications companies and cable TV operators) to authenticate and manage broadband subscribers. Choose one answer.
a. X.25

b. ATM c. PPPoE

d. Frame relay

Correct Marks for this submission: 1/1.

Question5
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When a packet is fragmented, all fragments are given different TTL values. Answer: True False

Correct Marks for this submission: 1/1.

Question6
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____ is a method that allows an IP host to use a simplified subnetting. Choose one answer.
a. Proxy ARP

b. Link Control c. IPCP d. IPCONFIG

Correct Marks for this submission: 1/1.

Question7
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The ____ field provides error detection on the contents of the IP header only. Choose one answer.
a. Protocol

b. Time To Live c. Fragment Offset

d. IP Header Checksum

Correct Marks for this submission: 1/1.

Question8
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____ assumes that digital-quality transmission lines are available for creating WAN links. Choose one answer.
a. X.25

b. ATM c. PPPoE d. Frame relay

Correct Marks for this submission: 1/1.

Question9
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____ is a standard set of protocols defined in the 1970s by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), and it is designed to send datagrams across a public packet-switched data network using noisy, narrow bandwidth, copper telephone lines. Choose one answer.
a. X.25

b. Frame relay c. ATM d. PPPoE

Correct Marks for this submission: 1/1.

Question10
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____ defines a method for differentiating services for network traffic using the six high-order bits of the byte that was formerly the three-bit Precedence field and the first bit of the TOS field. Choose one answer.
a. RFC 1044

b. RFC 2034 c. RFC 2474 d. RFC 2700

Correct Marks for this submission: 1/1.

Question11
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The recommended starting TTL value is ____. Choose one answer.

a. 64

b. 72 c. 112 d. 128

Correct Marks for this submission: 1/1.

Question12
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If a packet with TTL=1 arrives at a router, the router must discard the packet because it cannot decrement the TTL to 0 and forward the packet. Answer: True False

Correct Marks for this submission: 1/1.

Question13
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OSPF and ____are two examples of routing protocols that support multiple types of services. Choose one answer.
a. Border Gateway Protocol

b. T-carrier c. TOS d. IPCONFIG

Correct Marks for this submission: 1/1.

Question14
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____ is used to obtain an IP address for an associated data link address. Choose one answer.
a. Proxy ARP

b. IEEE c. Network Control d. RARP

Correct Marks for this submission: 1/1.

Question15
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The primary function of ____ layer protocols is to move datagrams through an internetwork connected by routers. Choose one answer.
a. Data link

b. Application c. Network d. Transport

Correct Marks for this submission: 1/1.

Question16
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____ was designed to provide devices with a method for notifying each other that a link is experiencing congestion before the routers start to drop packets. Choose one answer.
a. ARP cache

b. Explicit Congestion Notification c. Circuit switching d. Fragmentation

Correct Marks for this submission: 1/1.

Question17
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____ is a general-purpose protocol that overcomes SLIPs deficiencies and provides WAN data link encapsulation services similar to those available for LAN encapsulations. Choose one answer.
a. Border Gateway Protocol

b. Point-to-Point Protocol c. Link Control Protocol d. Token ring

Correct

Marks for this submission: 1/1.

Question18
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Border Gateway Protocol is the original point-to-point protocol for encapsulating TCP/IP traffic over a WAN link and is still used for connecting to some ISPs today (mostly for access to older UNIX hosts). Answer: True False

Correct Marks for this submission: 1/1.

Question19
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When any particular switched technologies, such as X.25, frame relay, or ATM, are used to link together PPP peers, additional control and addressing information must be included in PPP headers to manage the connection. Answer: True False

Correct Marks for this submission: 1/1.

Question20
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A ____ is required to get the packet from one IP host to another IP host on a single network. Choose one answer.
a. frame

b. hardware address c. delimiter d. data link

Correct Marks for this submission: 1/1.

Question21
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Routers use ____ to select a routing path when there are multiple paths available. Choose one answer.
a. tokens

b. precedence c. Type of Service d. repeaters

Correct Marks for this submission: 1/1.

Question22
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____ specifies how IP traffic should be encapsulated in 802.2 LLC frames that include the Sub-Network Access Protocol (SNAP) portion. Choose one answer.
a. RFC 144

b. RFC 1032 c. RFC 1035 d. RFC 1042

Correct Marks for this submission: 1/1.

Question23
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IP fragmentation enables a larger packet (for example, a token ring 4,096-byte packet) to be automatically fragmented by a ____ into smaller packets to cross a link that supports a smaller MTU, such as an Ethernet link. Choose one answer.
a. token

b. router c. repeater d. cable modem

Correct Marks for this submission: 1/1.

Question24
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The default TTL in Windows 2000, Windows 2003, and Windows XP is ____. Choose one answer.
a. 64

b. 72 c. 112 d. 128

Correct Marks for this submission: 1/1.

Question25
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All IP packets have a pre-defined lifetime indicated in each packets ____ field. Choose one answer.
a. Time To Live

b. Frame Check Sequence c. Protocol Identifier d. Flag

Correct Marks for this submission: 1/1.

Question26
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ARP is used only to find the hardware address of local IP hosts. Answer: True False

Correct Marks for this submission: 1/1.