13 Questions
What is the most commonly used Internet-layer protocol?
IPv4
Which version of IP is designed to address the shortcomings of IPv4?
IPv6
What was the experimental real-time stream protocol that was never widely used?
IPv5
What does the 'Version number' field in IP datagrams indicate?
The version number of the IP protocol
What does the 'Header Length' field specify in IP datagrams?
The length of the IP header in bytes
What is the default value of the 'Header Length' field in IP datagrams?
5 (words)
What is the maximum value that can be contained in 4 bits?
32
What is the purpose of the 'Don’t Fragment (DF)' bit in the IP datagram?
Prohibits fragmentation of the datagram
What does the 'More Fragments (MF)' bit indicate in the IP datagram?
Indicates that this datagram is a fragment of an original datagram and this is not its last fragment
What is the purpose of the 'Time to Live (TTL)' field in the IP datagram?
Specifies how long a datagram is allowed to remain in the Internet
What does the 'User Protocol' field identify in the IP datagram?
The higher-level protocol that uses IP for communication
What is the purpose of the 'Header Checksum' in the IP datagram?
An error-detecting code applied only to the header of this datagram
What does the 'Fragment Offset' field indicate in the IP datagram?
The starting location of this fragment within the original datagram
Test your knowledge on Internet layer technologies, focusing on the commonly used Internet Protocol (IP) including the transition to IPv6. This quiz is based on Section 1.4 in “Computer Networks: Performance and QoS” by Ivan Marsic and Section 4.3.3 in “Computer Networking” by Kurose and Ross.
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