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What is the purpose of the flag field in a HDLC frame?
What is the purpose of the flag field in a HDLC frame?
- To contain the address of the receiver
- To carry the data from the network layer
- To contain flow and error control information
- To mark the beginning and the end of the frame (correct)
What type of communications is HDLC applicable for?
What type of communications is HDLC applicable for?
- Both point-to-point and multipoint (correct)
- Neither point-to-point nor multipoint
- Only multipoint
- Only point-to-point
What is the minimum size of the address field in a HDLC frame?
What is the minimum size of the address field in a HDLC frame?
- 8 bytes
- 1 byte (correct)
- 4 bytes
- 2 bytes
What is the purpose of the FCS field in a HDLC frame?
What is the purpose of the FCS field in a HDLC frame?
How many fields can a HDLC frame contain?
How many fields can a HDLC frame contain?
What is the orientation of the HDLC protocol?
What is the orientation of the HDLC protocol?
What is the primary function of ARP in a network?
What is the primary function of ARP in a network?
Which type of channel partitioning allocates a specific time slot to each node for transmission?
Which type of channel partitioning allocates a specific time slot to each node for transmission?
What is the purpose of a CRC field in a data transmission protocol?
What is the purpose of a CRC field in a data transmission protocol?
Which protocol is used to carry network data of any network layer protocol at the same time?
Which protocol is used to carry network data of any network layer protocol at the same time?
What is the primary characteristic of a Random Access protocol?
What is the primary characteristic of a Random Access protocol?
Which protocol is used to limit the amount of data sent between the sender and receiver?
Which protocol is used to limit the amount of data sent between the sender and receiver?
What is a characteristic of TDMA in digital cellular telephone and mobile radio communication?
What is a characteristic of TDMA in digital cellular telephone and mobile radio communication?
What happens when two or more transmitting nodes send in the same time in Random Access protocols?
What happens when two or more transmitting nodes send in the same time in Random Access protocols?
Which MAC protocol is typically used with 'dumb' slave devices?
Which MAC protocol is typically used with 'dumb' slave devices?
What is a method of 'recovery' in CSMA/CD protocol?
What is a method of 'recovery' in CSMA/CD protocol?
What is a characteristic of FDMA?
What is a characteristic of FDMA?
What is the purpose of Token Passing in MAC protocols?
What is the purpose of Token Passing in MAC protocols?
