Networking Flashcard

Front

What are packets called at the Application Layer?

Back

Messages

Front

What are packets called at the Transport Layer?

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Datagrams

Front

What are packets called at the Network Layer?

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Datagrams

Front

What are packets called at the Link Layer?

Back

Frames

Front

What is forwarding?

Back

Moving packets locally from input to output within a router.

Front

What is routing?

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Determining the end-to-end path a packet takes across the network.

Front

Which router component handles forwarding table lookups? Options: Input Ports, Output Ports, Routing Processor, Switching Fabric

Back

Input Ports

Front

Which router component handles control plane functions like computing routes?

Back

Routing Processor

Front

Which router component transfers packets from input to output ports?

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Switching Fabric

Front

Which router component handles link-layer and physical-layer processing for outgoing packets? Options: Input Ports, Switching Fabric, Routing Processor, Output Ports

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Output Ports