Development Of TCP/IP Quiz Questions
- 1.
What is the name of the version on IP most widely used today
- A.
IPv1
- B.
IPv2
- C.
IPv3
- D.
IPv4
- E.
IPv6
Correct Answer
D. IPv4 -
- 2.
Which of the following items represents design goals that motivated the development of TCP/IP? (MA)
- A.
Robust network architecture
- B.
Reliable delivery mechanism
- C.
Ability of dissimiliar systems to exchange data
- D.
Support for long-haul connections
- E.
High performance
Correct Answer(s)
A. Robust network architecture
B. Reliable delivery mechanism
C. Ability of dissimiliar systems to exchange data
D. Support for long-haul connections -
- 3.
Which of the following milestone events for TCP/IP occurred in 1983?
- A.
NSF launches NSFNET
- B.
The DoD mandates TCP/IP as the "official ARPANET protocol"
- C.
TCP/IP appears in the 4.2BSD UNIX distribution
- D.
Initial development of name server technology occurs
Correct Answer(s)
B. The DoD mandates TCP/IP as the "official ARPANET protocol"
C. TCP/IP appears in the 4.2BSD UNIX distribution
D. Initial development of name server technology occurs -
- 4.
Which of the following organization develops and maintains RFCs?
- A.
ISOC
- B.
IAB
- C.
IRTF
- D.
IETF
Correct Answer
D. IETF -
- 5.
Which of the following organizations manages Internet domain names and network addresses?
- A.
ICANN
- B.
IETF
- C.
IRTF
- D.
ISOC
Correct Answer
A. ICANN -
- 6.
What is the title of RFC 3300?
- A.
Index of Official Protocols
- B.
Index of Internet Official Protocols
- C.
Internet Official Protocol Standards
- D.
The Internet Standards Process
Correct Answer
C. Internet Official Protocol Standards -
- 7.
Which of the following steps must a Standard RFC go through to become and official standard?
- A.
Draft
- B.
Historic
- C.
Proposed
- D.
Retired
- E.
Standard
Correct Answer(s)
A. Draft
C. Proposed
E. Standard -
- 8.
A Best Current Practice RFC is a special form of Standard RFC
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 9.
List the seven layers of the ISO/OSI network reference model in ascending order, starting with layer one.
- 10.
Which of the following statements represents benefits of a layered approach to networking?
- A.
Takes a big problem and breaks it into a series of smaller interrelated problems
- B.
Allows individual layers to be insulated from one another
- C.
Permits expertise to be applied from different disciplines for different layers
- D.
Permits hardware issues to be kept separate from software issues
Correct Answer(s)
A. Takes a big problem and breaks it into a series of smaller interrelated problems
B. Allows individual layers to be insulated from one another
C. Permits expertise to be applied from different disciplines for different layers
D. Permits hardware issues to be kept separate from software issues -
- 11.
Which terms represents parts of a PDU that are always present in any PDU?
- A.
Header
- B.
Payload
- C.
Checksum
- D.
Trailer
Correct Answer(s)
A. Header
B. Payload -
- 12.
Which of the following components operate at the physical layer?
- A.
NIC
- B.
Segmentation and reassembly
- C.
Connectors
- D.
Cables
Correct Answer(s)
A. NIC
C. Connectors
D. Cables -
- 13.
What function does the Session layer provide?
- A.
Segmentation and reassembly
- B.
Session setup, maintenance, and tear-down
- C.
Checkpoint controls
- D.
Data format conversions
Correct Answer(s)
B. Session setup, maintenance, and tear-down
C. Checkpoint controls -
- 14.
Which of the following TCP/IP network model layers maps most nearly to single layers in the ISO/OSI network reference model?
- A.
Network access
- B.
Internet
- C.
Transport
- D.
Application
Correct Answer(s)
B. Internet
C. Transport -
- 15.
Which of the following two TCP/IP protocols operate at the TCP/IP Transport layers
- A.
ARP
- B.
PPP
- C.
TCP
- D.
UDP
- E.
XNET
Correct Answer(s)
C. TCP
D. UDP -
- 16.
The ______ address is used to identify the sender and receiver in an IP packet header
- A.
Domain name
- B.
Symbolic name
- C.
Numeric IP
- D.
Return
Correct Answer
C. Numeric IP -
- 17.
Which of the following terms is a synonym for a physical numeric address?
- A.
Hardware
- B.
MAC layer
- C.
PROM
- D.
RIPL
Correct Answer(s)
A. Hardware
B. MAC layer -
- 18.
Which of the following protocols translates from a numeric IP address to a physical numeric address?
- A.
ICMP
- B.
IP
- C.
ARP
- D.
RARP
Correct Answer
C. ARP -
- 19.
Which of the following formulas describes the number of hosts in an IP address?
- A.
2 raised to the number of bits in the host portion of the address
- B.
2 raised to the number of bits in the host portion of the address minus 2
- C.
2 raised to the number of bits in the network portion of the address minus 2
- D.
2 raised to the number of bits in the network portion of the address
Correct Answer
B. 2 raised to the number of bits in the host portion of the address minus 2 -
- 20.
Which of the following tools or techniques helped to alleviate IP address scarcity?
- A.
CIDR
- B.
Subnetting
- C.
NAT
- D.
Increased use of private IP addresses
Correct Answer(s)
A. CIDR
C. NAT
D. Increased use of private IP addresses -
- 21.
Which of the following Ethernet frame types is the de facto standard frame type?
- A.
Ethernet I
- B.
Ethernet II
- C.
Ethernet 802.2 LLC
- D.
Ethernet 802.2 SNAP
Correct Answer
B. Ethernet II -
- 22.
What is the first step that an IP hosts performs when it receives an Ethernet frame?
- A.
Check the hardware address to see if it should be read further
- B.
Check the validity of the FCS value
- C.
Strip off the FCS field and hand the packet to the data link layer
- D.
Examine the payload to determine the actual destination address
Correct Answer
B. Check the validity of the FCS value -
- 23.
Which of the following best describes the role of the ARP cache
- A.
A special area of memory on router where already-resolved IP hardware address translations are stored
- B.
A special area of memory on IP hosts where already-resolved IP hardware address translations are stored
- C.
A special file where already-resolved IP hardware address translations are stores as a computer is powered down, then read as it is powered back up
- D.
A special file where symbolic name to IP address translations are stored
Correct Answer
B. A special area of memory on IP hosts where already-resolved IP hardware address translations are stored -
- 24.
When looking for a destination address for a datagram ultimately bound for a remote network, an IP host must check which structure to obtain the necessary information?
- A.
ARP cache
- B.
Routing tables
- C.
A source route request
- D.
Proxy ARP to get hardware address for the destination machine
Correct Answer
B. Routing tables -
- 25.
What happens when an IP hosts sends a reply to an IP host that requested its hardware address?
- A.
Nothing, other than sending a reply
- B.
The sending hosts responds with an ARP request to the orignial requesting host
- C.
The sending host uses the contents of its reply to the requesting host to add an entry for the requesting host to its ARP cache
- D.
The sending hosts uses the contents of its reply to update the entry for the requesting host in its ARP cache
Correct Answer
C. The sending host uses the contents of its reply to the requesting host to add an entry for the requesting host to its ARP cache -
- 26.
What is the name of the concept that indicates that a path exists between two TCP/IP hots on an internetwork?
- A.
Path discovery
- B.
PMTU
- C.
Reachability
- D.
Route tracing
Correct Answer
C. Reachability -
- 27.
Which of the following services does ICMP add to basic IP datagram delivery services?
- A.
Improved reachability for datagram delivery
- B.
Reachability analysis support
- C.
Path discovery services
- D.
Delivery error reporting
- E.
Network congestion management
- F.
Network utilization metrics
Correct Answer(s)
B. Reachability analysis support
C. Path discovery services
D. Delivery error reporting
E. Network congestion management -
- 28.
Which of the following ICMP message types reports delivery errors?
- A.
Destination unreachable
- B.
Echo/echo reply
- C.
Redirect
- D.
Source quench
Correct Answer
A. Destination unreachable -
- 29.
Which of the following ICMP message types relates to route optimization?
- A.
Destination unreachable
- B.
Echo/echo reply
- C.
Redirect
- D.
Source quench
Correct Answer
C. Redirect -
- 30.
Which of the following windows command-line utilities performs path discovery tests?
- A.
PING
- B.
TRACERT
- C.
TRACEROUTE
- D.
IPCONFIG
Correct Answer
B. TRACERT -
- 31.
What type of scan occurs when a series of PINK requests for a range of IP addresses is performed?
- A.
Port scan
- B.
Protocol scan
- C.
Host probe (scan)
- D.
Network mapping
Correct Answer
C. Host probe (scan) -
- 32.
Which of the following TCP/IP protocols are transport layer protocols?
- A.
IP
- B.
TCP
- C.
UDP
- D.
FTP
Correct Answer(s)
B. TCP
C. UDP -
- 33.
Whereas UDP is a _________ protocol, TCP is a ________ protocol
- A.
Transport
- B.
Network
- C.
Connectionless
- D.
Connection-oriented
Correct Answer(s)
C. Connectionless
D. Connection-oriented -
- 34.
Which of the following services are characteristic of a connection-oriented protocol?
- A.
Connection handling
- B.
Delivery guarantees
- C.
Segmentation and reassembly
- D.
Message-level checksum in header
- E.
Explicit transmission acknowledgement
Correct Answer(s)
A. Connection handling
B. Delivery guarantees
C. Segmentation and reassembly
D. Message-level checksum in header
E. Explicit transmission acknowledgement -
- 35.
Which of the following services does UDP provide?
- A.
Segmentation
- B.
Optional header checksum
- C.
Identification of source and destination port addresses
- D.
Explicit transmission acknowledgement
- E.
Reassembly
Correct Answer(s)
B. Optional header checksum
C. Identification of source and destination port addresses -
- 36.
What is the range of addresses traditionally defined as a well-known port?
- A.
0-1023
- B.
1-512
- C.
10-4097
- D.
0-65535
Correct Answer
A. 0-1023 -
- 37.
What does TCP use to track the transfer of data and successful delivery?
- A.
Logical connection between peers
- B.
Acknowledgements
- C.
Sequence numbers
- D.
Retry mechanism
Correct Answer(s)
B. Acknowledgements
C. Sequence numbers -
- 38.
How many steps occur in the TCP handshake process?
- A.
3
- B.
4
- C.
5
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
A. 3 -
- 39.
Which of the following best defines a half-open connection
- A.
The handshake process does not end with a final SYN
- B.
The handshake process does not end with a final ACK
- C.
The handshake process does not end with a final FIN
- D.
The handshake process does not end with a final RST
Correct Answer
B. The handshake process does not end with a final ACK -
- 40.
Which of the following mechanisms is part of TCP's error-detection and error-recovery capabilities?
- A.
Sequencing and reassembly
- B.
Retransmission timer
- C.
Explicit acknowledgement
- D.
Congestion control
Correct Answer
B. Retransmission timer -
- 41.
When the TCP/IP host that initiates contact with another TCP/IP hosts nearly always makes requests, and the contacted host invariably responds to those requests, what kind of relationship exists?
- A.
Client/server
- B.
Peer-to-peer
- C.
Request/reply
- D.
Push-pull
Correct Answer
A. Client/server -
- 42.
When the TCP/IP host can initiate contact with another TCP/IP host to make a request for service, but the other host can turn around and do the same thing, what kind of relationship exists?
- A.
Client/server client/server
- B.
Peer-to-peer
- C.
Request/reply
- D.
Push-pull
Correct Answer
B. Peer-to-peer -
- 43.
Which form of FTP client operates as a popular, standalone software application?
- A.
Command-line FTP program
- B.
Embedded FTP code
- C.
Web-based FTP access
- D.
Graphical FTP program
Correct Answer
D. Graphical FTP program -
- 44.
Which software component on an FTP server handles incoming user commands?
- A.
Command interpreter
- B.
Protocol interpreter
- C.
Runtime library
- D.
User interface
Correct Answer
B. Protocol interpreter -
- 45.
Which of the following ongoing connection does FTP maintain during an active session?
- A.
Session
- B.
Client
- C.
Command
- D.
Server
- E.
Data
Correct Answer(s)
C. Command
E. Data -
- 46.
What is the name of the file that contains name-to-IP-address mapping information for Windows and Linux?
- A.
LMHOSTS
- B.
ZONEINFO
- C.
Root.dns
- D.
HOSTS
Correct Answer
D. HOSTS -
- 47.
Which of the following characterize valid aspects of DNS
- A.
Local control over domain name database segments
- B.
Designation of optional primary name servers and mandatory secondary name servers
- C.
Data from all database segments, available everywhere
- D.
Highly robust and available database information
- E.
Requires implementation of relational database management system, such as Oracle or Sysbase
Correct Answer(s)
A. Local control over domain name database segments
C. Data from all database segments, available everywhere
D. Highly robust and available database information -
- 48.
Which is the process whereby a DNS server higher in the domain name hierarchy confers responsibility for portion of the global DNS database to DNS servers lower in it hierarchy
- A.
Subordination of authority
- B.
Database consolidation
- C.
Delegation of authority
- D.
Database segmentation
Correct Answer
C. Delegation of authority -
- 49.
Which DNS resource record appears at the beginning of every DNS file?
- A.
A
- B.
SOA
- C.
PTR
- D.
MX
- E.
CNAME
Correct Answer
B. SOA -
- 50.
Which DNS resource record maps domain names to IP addresses?
- A.
A
- B.
SOA
- C.
PTR
- D.
MX
- E.
CNAME
Correct Answer
A. A -
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