Transport Layer Quiz Questions And Answers

10 Questions | By Bongeagle | Updated: Aug 25, 2022 | Attempts: 7202

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Do you know enough about computer networking? Take this transport layer quiz to test your knowledge of the OSI model of computer networking. In computer networking, the transport layer is said to be the conceptual division of methods in the layered architecture of protocols. Also, the protocols of this layer provide end-to-end communication. If you know this layer well, it will be an easy quiz. You can take this quiz to find out your score on this quiz. All the best! Do not forget to share the quiz with other networking people.

Questions and Answers

1.

Which port number is used by HTTP?
- A.
  
  23
- B.
  
  80
- C.
  
  53
- D.
  
  110
2.

Which port number is used by SMTP?
- A.
  
  20
- B.
  
  23
- C.
  
  25
- D.
  
  143
3.

Which characteristics are part of TCP? (Choose two.)
- A.
  
  Reliable
- B.
  
  Connectionless
- C.
  
  No flow control
- D.
  
  Resends anything not received
4.

End system use port numbers to select the proper applications. What is the lowest port number that can be dynamically assigned by the host system?
- A.
  
  1
- B.
  
  128
- C.
  
  256
- D.
  
  1024
5.

During data transfer, what is the receiving host responsible for? Choose two.
- A.
  
  Encapsulation
- B.
  
  Bandwidth
- C.
  
  Segmentation
- D.
  
  Acknowledgment
- E.
  
  Reassembly
6.

Which protocol is used by FTP to transfer files over the Internet?
- A.
  
  TCP
- B.
  
  SMTP
- C.
  
  UDP
- D.
  
  SNMP
7.

Which of the following describes the operation of TCP window size?
- A.
  
  Window size increases as all data transfers.
- B.
  
  Window size is the TCP process used to prepare data for transmission.
- C.
  
  Window size is decreased if packets are lost.
- D.
  
  Window size of 15 means that the next byte expected is byte number 15.
8.

Which protocol can be used to load or retrieve Cisco IOS images to or from a router?
- A.
  
  SNMP
- B.
  
  TFTP
- C.
  
  UDP
- D.
  
  TCP
9.

What is the purpose of TCP/UDP port numbers?
- A.
  
  To indicate the beginning of a three-way handshake.
- B.
  
  To reassemble the segments into the correct order.
- C.
  
  To identify the numbers of the data packets that can be sent without acknowledgment.
- D.
  
  To track the different conversations crossing the network at the same time.
10.

Which of the following services is used to translate a web address into an IP address?
- A.
  
  DNS
- B.
  
  WINS
- C.
  
  DHCP
- D.
  
  Telnet