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Networking final
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12/04/2005

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Term
Which of the following is a method of assigning a unique symbolic name or numerical identifier to an
individual network interface on a network segment to make every such interface uniquely identifiable?
Definition
a. Addressing
Term
Which of the following layers is the uppermost layer of the ISO/OSI network reference model, where the
interface between the protocol suite and actual applications resides?
Definition
c. Application layer
Term
Which of the following filters are applied to the packets that reside in the trace buffer for the purpose of
viewing only the packets of interest?
Definition
b. Display filters
Term
Which of the following organizations sets standards for all kinds of electrical and electronic equipment,
including network interfaces and communications technologies?
Definition
b. IEEE
Term
Which of the following organizations within the Internet Society is responsible for proper assignment of
all domain names and numeric IP addresses for the global Internet?
Definition
b. ICANN
Term
Which of the following is the parent organization under which the rest of the Internet governing bodies
fall?
Definition
c. ISOC
Term
Which of the following is a Layer 2 or TCP/IP network Interface layer protocol that permits a client and a
server to establish a communications link that can accommodate a variety of higher-layer protocols?
Definition
a. PPP
Term
Which of the following is a type of network communication where pairs of devices establish the
communication link to exchange data with one another?
Definition
b. Point-to-Point Transmission
Term
Which of the following is an 8-bit numeric identifier associated with some specific TCP/IP protocol?
Definition
d. None of the above
Term
Which of the following is a TCP/IP Application layer protocol that provides basic network device
registration and management capabilities?
Definition
b. SNMP
Term
Which of the following is a form of subnet masking that does away with placing network and host
address portions precisely on octet boundaries, but instead uses the /n prefix notation?
Definition
b. Constant Length Domain Routing
Term
Which of the following is a symbolic name for a TCP/IP network resource?
Definition
b. Domain name
Term
Which of the following refers to the name of the format used to denote numeric IP addresses?
Definition
a. Dotted decimal notation
Term
Which of the following is the portion of an IP address that represents the sum of the network portion of
the address, plus the number of bits used for subnetting that network address?
Definition
d. None of the above
Term
Which of the following is a type of networking device that combines hubs, router, and network
management functions within a single box?
Definition
a. Layer-3 switch
Term
A(n) ____ is one of a block of addresses reserved for use in sending the same message to multiple
interfaces or nodes.
Definition
a. multicast address
Term
The ____ refers to the leftmost octets or bits in a numeric IP address.
Definition
b. network portion
Term
A specific level of service guarantee associated with Application layer protocols in which time-sensitivity
requirements for data require that delays be controlled within definite guidelines to deliver viewable or
audible data streams is known as which
Definition
c. QoS
Term
The technique whereby a proxy server presents an internal network resource as if it were present on the
proxy server itself so that external clients can access internal network resources without seeing internal
network IP address structures is known as
Definition
d. reverse proxying
Term
A(n) ____ is a special bit pattern that masks off the network portion of an IP address with all 1s.
Definition
c. subnet mask
Term
The technique of stealing bits from the network portion of an IP address and lending those bits to the host
part, creating a larger address space for host addresses is known as which of the following?
Definition
b. Supernetting
Term
____ does away with source and destination address information as data is translated across a link.
Definition
d. C-SLIP
Term
Which of the following is a technique whereby higher-level protocol data is enclosed within the payload
of a lower-layer protocol unit and labeled with a header so that the protocol data unit may be safely
transmitted from a sender to a receiver?
Definition
a. Data encapsulation
Term
Which of the following is the name given to the router IP address through which a machine attached to a
local network must pass outbound traffic to reach beyond the local network?
Definition
a. Default gateway
Term
An IP host must perform a(n) ____ task upon bootup to ensure that the address is NOT already assigned
to another IP host.
Definition
b. duplicate IP address
Term
Which of the following is a synchronous communication protocol?
Definition
c. HDLC
Term
A(n) ____ is the transmission path used by token ring networks, where packets are repeated back onto a
ring and passed in a methodical sequential order from one ring station to the next.
Definition
a. logical ring transmission path
Term
Which of the following is the process of obtaining an IP address based on a symbolic name?
Definition
c. Name resolution process
Term
Which of the following designs refers to a physical layer out of a token ring network, where all devices on
the network are connected via cable back to a central device?
Definition
c. Physical star design
Term
The known functional routes on an internetwork are known as ____.
Definition
b. available routes
Term
A router that can NOT forward packets for some reason and does NOT inform the source of the
communication fault is known as a(n) ____.
Definition
a. black hole router
Term
Packets may be fragmented to reach the ____, or the PMTU process can be used to determine the
minimum size.
Definition
a. end-to-end minimum MTU size
Term
A packet must have the “May Fragment bit” set in order to allow an IP packet to be ____ if necessary.
Definition
a. fragmented
Term
The process that a host can perform to learn of local routers is known as which of the following?
Definition
b. ICMP Router Solicitation
Term
Measurements that may be based on distance, time, or other values are known as ____.
Definition
c. metrics
Term
A reconnaissance process used to learn which processes are active on a host device is known as which of
the following?
Definition
c. port probe
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