What is encapsulated into the data field of an Ethernet frame?
a. the Layer 3 PDU
b. a cyclic redundancy check value
c. the encoded physical layer bits
d. the source and destination MAC address
a. The Layer 3 PDU
Why is IPv6 designed to replace IPv4?
a. Because most computers have 64-bit processor
b. Because the IPv4 address space will soon be depleted.
c. To allow computers to address more memory.
d. To address compatibility issues with mobile devices.
b. Because the IPv4 address space will soon be depleted.
Which statement describes a characteristic of the network layer in the OSI model?
a. It manages the data transport between the processes running on each host.
b. In the encapsulation process, it adds source and destination port numbers to the IP header.
c. When a packet arrives at the destination host, its IP header is checked by the network layer to determine where the packet has to be routed.
d. Its protocols specify the packet structure and processing used to carry the data from one host to another.
d. Its protocols specify the packet structure and processing used to carry the data from one host to another.
Which value, that is contained in an IPv4 header field, is decremented by each router that receives a packet?
a. Differentiated Services
b. Fragment Offset
c. Header Length
d. Time-to-Live
d. Time-to-Live
What addressing information is recoded by a switch to build its MAC address table?
a. the destination Layer 3 address of incoming packets
b. the destination Layer 2 address of outgoing frames
c. the source Layer 3 address of outgoing packets
d. the source Layer 2 address of incoming frames
d. the source Layer 2 address of incoming frames
What is the order of encapsulation for the protocol data units passing from the user application down the stack?
a. bits, segments, packets, frames, data
b. data, segments, packets, frames, bits
c. segments, data, packets, frames, bits
d. segments, packets, frames, bits, data
b. data, segments, packets, frames, bits
Which field isn't found in an 802.3 Ethernet frame?
a. source physical address
b. frame check sequence
c. differentiated services
d. destination physical address
c. differentiated services
What important information is examined in the Ethernet frame header by a Layer 2 device in order to forward the data onward?
a. source MAC address
b. source IP address
c. destination MAC address
d. Ethernet type
c. destination MAC address
Which full range of decimal values are valid in one octet of an IPv4 address?
a. 0 through 31
b. 1 through 64
c. 0 through 128
d. 0 through 255
d. 0 through 255
Which layer of the OSI model is responsible for the logical addressing of packets?
a. data link
b. network
c. session
d. transport
b. network
What is the prefix length notation for the subnet mask 255.255.255.224?
a. /25
b. /26
c. /27
d. /28
c. /27
How many octets exist in an IPv4 address?
a. 4
b. 8
c. 16
d. 32
a. 4
What is obtained when ANDing the address 192.168.65.3/18 with its subnet mask?
a. 192.168.0.0
b. 192.168.16.0
c. 192.168.32.0
d. 192.168.64.0
d. 192.168.64.0
What is the length restriction of the data field in an Ethernet frame?
a. between 0 to 1500 bytes
b. between 46 to 1500 bytes
c. between 46 to 1518 bytes
d. between 46 to 1522 bytes
b. between 46 to 1500 bytes
Which technology provides a solution to IPv4 address depletion by allowing multiple devices to share one public address?
a. ARP
b. DNS
c. NAT
d. SMB
c. NAT
What happens to runt frames received by a Cisco Ethernet switch?
a. The frame is dropped.
b. The frame is returned to the originating network device.
c. The frame is broadcast to all other devices on the same network.
d. The frame is sent to the default gateway.
a. The frame is dropped.
Which Ethernet sublayer is used to control network access using CSMA/CD?
a. LLC
b. MAC
c. Data Link
d. Physical
b. MAC
What is indicated by the 100 in the 100BASE-T standard?
a. meters
b. feet
c. megabits per second
d. twists per meter
c. megabits per second
Which two parts are components of an IPv4 address? (Choose two)
a. subnet portion
b. network portion
c. logical portion
d. host portion
e. physical portion
f. broadcast portion
b. network portion
d. host portion
Which statement describes one purpose of the subnet mask setting for a host?
a. It is used to describe the type of the subnet.
b. It is used to identify the default gateway.
c. It is used to determine to which network the host is connected.
d. It is used to determine the maximum number of bits within one packet that can be placed on a particular network.
c. It is used to determine to which network the host is connected.
Which statement accurately describes a characteristic of IPv4?
a. All IPv4 addresses are assignable to hosts.
b. IPv4 has 32-bit address space.
c. An IPv4 header has fewer fields than IPv6.
d. IPv4 natively supports IPsec.
b. IPv4 has 32-bit address space.
What process involves placing one PDU inside of another PDU?
a. encapsulation
b. encoding
c. segmentation
d. flow control
a. encapsulation
How many unique addresses are available for assignment to hosts in the network of 10.100.16.0 with subnet mask 255.255.252.0?
a. 254
b. 510
c. 1022
d. 4094
c. 1022
Which characteristic of the network layer in the OSI model allows carrying packets for multiple types of communication among many hosts?
a. The deencapsulation of headers from lower layers
b. The selection of paths for and direct packets toward the destination.
c. The ability to operate without regard to the data that is carried in each packet.
d. The ability to manage the data transport between processes running on hosts.
c. The ability to operate without regard to the data that is carried in each packet.
What will a host on an Ethernet network do if it receives a frame with a unicast destination MAC address that does not match its own MAC address?
a. It will discard the frame.
b. It will forward the frame to the next host.
c. It will remove the frame from the media.
d. It will strip off the data-link frame to check the destination IP address.
a. It will discard the frame.