Data Communications and Networking Quiz
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What determines how much information can be sent and the speed at which it can be delivered?

  • Message delivery
  • Response Timeout
  • Access method
  • Flow Control (correct)

    • What is the term for when more than one device sends traffic at the same time and the messages become corrupt?

  • Flow Control
  • Collisions (correct)
  • Access method
  • Response Timeout

    • What type of communication is used in one-to-one communication?

  • Unicast (correct)
  • Multicast
  • Anycast
  • Broadcast

    • What is the primary function of network protocols?

    <p>To define a common set of rules</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for sending a message to multiple devices, but not all devices on the network?

    <p>Multicast</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which type of networks are broadcasts not an option?

    <p>IPv6</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the presentation layer?

    <p>Preparing data for transmission over the session layer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of checkpoints in the session layer?

    <p>To allow devices to resume data transfer from the last point of interruption</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which layer is responsible for reassembling data segments into usable data?

    <p>Transport layer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the session layer?

    <p>Establishing, managing, and closing communication channels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the data when it is transferred from the application layer?

    <p>It is prepared for transmission over the session layer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the transport layer?

    <p>To break down and reassemble data for transmission</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the final form of data after being processed at each layer?

    <p>Data Stream</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the network layer source and destination addresses?

    <p>Delivering the IP packet from the original source to the final destination</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do the two IP addresses in an IP packet represent?

    <p>Source and destination devices</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the network portion of an IP address?

    <p>Indicating the network group that the IP address is a member of</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the equivalent of the host portion in IPv4 in IPv6?

    <p>Interface ID</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is unique for each device on a network?

    <p>Host portion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is changed in each segment of the data transmission process?

    <p>Frame</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of address remains the same throughout the transmission process?

    <p>IP address</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of a MAC address?

    <p>To provide a unique identifier for devices on a LAN</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How long are Ethernet MAC addresses?

    <p>6 bytes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What organization controls MAC addresses?

    <p>IEEE</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is another term for a MAC address?

    <p>Hardware address</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the transport layer?

    <p>To send data at a rate that matches the connection speed of the receiving device</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which layer is responsible for addressing packets with an IP address?

    <p>Network layer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the IP address of the receiving host?

    <p>Destination IP address</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the data link layer?

    <p>To establish and terminate a connection between two physically-connected nodes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the process of breaking up packets into smaller units for transmission?

    <p>Fragmentation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the process of reassembling packets from frames received over a network?

    <p>Decapsulation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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