Networking Protocols Quiz

What process is used to receive transmitted data and convert it into a readable message?

• access control

• decoding

• encapsulation

• flow control

What is done to an IP packet before it is transmitted over the physical medium?

• It is tagged with information guaranteeing reliable delivery.

• It is segmented into smaller individual pieces.

• It is encapsulated into a TCP segment.

• It is encapsulated in a Layer 2 frame.

What process is used to place one message inside another message for transfer from the source to the destination?

• access control

• decoding

• encapsulation

• flow control

A web client is sending a request for a web page to a web server. From the perspective of the client, what is the correct order of the protocol stack that is used to prepare the request for transmission?

• HTTP, IP, TCP, Ethernet

• HTTP, TCP, IP, Ethernet

• Ethernet, TCP, IP, HTTP

• Ethernet, IP, TCP, HTTP

What are two benefits of using a layered network model? (Choose two.)

• It assists in protocol design.

• It speeds up packet delivery.

• It prevents designers from creating their own model.

• It prevents technology in one layer from affecting other layers.

• It ensures a device at one layer can function at the next higher layer.

What is the purpose of protocols in data communications?

• specifying the bandwidth of the channel or medium for each type of communication

• specifying the device operating systems that will support the communication

• providing the rules required for a specific type of communication to occur

• dictating the content of the message sent during communication

Which logical address is used for delivery of data to a remote network?

• destination MAC address

• destination IP address

• destination port number

• source MAC address

• source IP address

What is the general term that is used to describe a piece of data at any layer of a networking model?

• frame

• packet

• protocol data unit

• segment

Which two protocols function at the internet layer? (Choose two.)

• POP

• BOOTP

• ICMP

• IP

• PPP

Which layer of the OSI model defines services to segment and reassemble data for individual communications between end devices?

• application

• presentation

• session

• transport

• network