Deck 8: The Tcpip Protocols

Question 1

The Network Interface layer performs the same functions as the Data-Link layer in the ISO/OSI model.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Many FTP sites allow you to log in as an anonymous user, which is an open account with limited privileges, but still capable of file transfers.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

____ cover a wide range of topics in addition to Internet standards, from early discussion of new research concepts to status memos about the current state of the Internet.

A) RFQs
B) RFPs
C) RFCs
D) RFIs

Answer 3

C

Question 4

_____________________________________________ is a protocol for dynamically assigning IP addresses to devices on a network during the bootstrap process.

Question 5

The ____________________ layer is responsible only for sending and receiving digital data, nothing else.

Question 6

All TCP/IP data are packaged in units called ____.

A) blocks
B) datagrams
C) frames
D) packets

Question 7

The ____, developed by David Mills of the University of Delaware, provides a simple way to synchronize the time of multiple computers on a network (even across the Internet).

A) Internet Time Protocol
B) Network Time Protocol
C) Network Time Distribution Protocol
D) Network Proximity Protocol

Question 8

The IP datagram is transmitted on a local network to a special purpose device called a(n) ____________________.

Question 9

Each piece of an IP datagram is routed on the network using a(n) ____________________.

Question 10

A standard way of assigning the 64 host bits is to use the 48-bit MAC address of the host together with a fixed 8-bit FFFE code.

Question 11

DHCP is used when your system has been allocated a fixed IP address by your network administrator.

Question 12

____ defines the format and meaning of messages exchanged by the manager and agents.

A) SNMP
B) HTTP
C) HTTPS
D) SMTP

Question 13

HTTPS can use ____________________ that contain the certificate holder's public key and digital signature.

Question 14

____ is a TCP/IP application that determines the path through the network to a destination entered by the user.

A) NETSTAT
B) IFCONFIG
C) TRACERT
D) NBTSTAT

Question 15

The Internet Protocol is unreliable due to the fact there is no guarantee the datagram will reach its destination.

Question 16

The ____ uses a directed broadcast message to obtain the MAC address for a given IP address.

A) ARP
B) DNS
C) SNMP
D) SMTP

Question 17

The ____ provides the means to convert from a host name to an IP address and vice versa.

A) WINS
B) NDS
C) DNS
D) IPS

Question 18

A typical value for an MTU on an Ethernet network is ____ bytes.

A) 500
B) 1000
C) 1500
D) 2000

Question 19

____ displays protocol statistics and current TCP/IP network connections.

A) NETSTAT
B) IFCONFIG
C) TRACERT
D) NBTSTAT

Question 20

____ provides information on the state of NetBIOS-over-TCP/IP connections that exist within a Windows computer.

A) NETSTAT
B) IFCONFIG
C) TRACERT
D) NBTSTAT

Question 21

Discuss the functionality of PING.

Question 22

Describe SMTP.

Question 24

What happens when a hardware frame is sent out to a network?

Question 25

Describe what happens at each specific layer in the TCP/IP protocol after you click on a link to a Web site.

Question 26

Describe protocol analyzers.