LAN Standards & Technology Quiz

When did the Computer Society of the IEEE start Project 802?

• In 2000

• In 2010

• In 1990

• In 1985

What does Project 802 specify?

• Functions of the transport layer

• Functions of the application layer

• Functions of the network layer

• Functions of the physical layer and data link layer of major LAN protocols

Which organization approved the 802 Standard as an international standard?

• ISO

• IEEE

• IETF

• ANSI

How many sublayers has the IEEE subdivided the data link layer into?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

What does the LLC sublayer provide?

• Physical layer standards

• Media access control

• Interconnectivity between different LANs

• Different protocols for different LANs

Which access method does CSMA/CD define?

• Channelization

• Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection

• Controlled access

• Random access

What does the preamble field in the 802.3 frame contain?

• Error detection information

• Destination address

• Data

• Start frame delimiter

How many bytes does the destination address field in the 802.3 frame contain?

• 10 bytes

• 8 bytes

• 6 bytes

• 4 bytes

What is the minimum length of the data field in the 802.3 frame?

• 46 bytes

• 64 bytes

• 32 bytes

• 128 bytes

How is the Ethernet address represented?

• 8 bytes

• 6 bytes

• 10 bytes

• 4 bytes