Alu Scalable IP Networks Exam

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    The original network that ultimately became the Internet was called ______.

    • DARPA
    • DoDnet
    • NSFNET
    • ARPANET
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ALu Scalable IP Networks Exam, created by Umut Keten @ January 2010

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  • 2. 

    ISPs connect to each other at well-defined network locations to exchange information. These connection points are known as ______.

    • ISPs

    • IXPs

    • POPs

    • BGPs

    Correct Answer
    A. IXPs
    Explanation
    The other answers don’t address the question.

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  • 3. 

    A company that has locations throughout the country can obtain service at each location from a Tier 1, Tier 2, or Tier 3 provider. What is one reason a company might choose to connect all locations to a Tier 1 provider despite the higher costs involved?

    • Sites at different tiers cannot communicate.

    • Tier 3 providers don’t use TCP/IP.

    • Only Tier 1 providers provide content.

    • A single provider could offer SLAs to each location.

    Correct Answer
    A. A single provider could offer SLAs to each location.
    Explanation
    A single provider can offer SLAs because the traffic would be contained entirely
    within its own network; other providers can provide the services in the other
    answers.

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  • 4. 

    Part of the growth of the ARPANET was driven by the ability of anyone to create and disseminate information about potential protocols and applications in a particular kind of document. These documents are known as ______.

    • Requests For Information

    • Protocol Revisions

    • Requests For Comments

    • Requests For Configurations

    Correct Answer
    A. Requests For Comments
    Explanation
    The other answers are incorrect.

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  • 5. 

    Which of the following was not a reason TCP was a superior transport protocol to NCP?

    • Support for global addressing

    • Support for applications such as email

    • Support for end-to-end checksums

    • Support for fragmentation and reassembly

    Correct Answer
    A. Support for applications such as email
    Explanation
    NCP provided support for applications like email; it did not provide any of the
    features in the other answers.

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