Network Protocols & Communication Fundamentals Quiz

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What is a network protocol?

A device that allows communication between computers

A method of encrypting data for secure transmission

A set of rules that determine how data is transmitted between different devices in the same network (correct)

A physical connection between end devices

What is the purpose of message encoding in computer protocols?

To determine the speed and timing of delivery

To encapsulate the message for formatting

To identify the sender and receiver

To convert information into another form for transmission (correct)

What do network protocols define in addition to identifying the source and destination?

The structure and design of connected devices

The physical connection between end devices

The method of encrypting data for secure transmission

Details of how a message is transmitted across a network (correct)

What must messages account for according to the text?

Speed and timing of delivery Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of converting information into another form, for transmission?

Message Encoding Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of message delivery options in computer protocols?

To determine how a message is transmitted across a network Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of interpreting the information sent across the network?

Decoding Signup and view all the answers

What does the sending host do to messages before they are sent across the network?

Converts them into bits Signup and view all the answers

What is the specific format in which each computer message is encapsulated before being sent over the network?

Frame Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of breaking a long message into smaller pieces according to the size restrictions of frames communicated across the network?

Segmenting Signup and view all the answers

What is the process in which some extra information is added to the data item to add some features to it?

Data Encapsulation Signup and view all the answers

What factor affects how well a message is received and understood?

Timing Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of interleaving the pieces of data as they traverse the media?

Multiplexing Signup and view all the answers

'A better approach is to divide the data into smaller, more manageable pieces' - This division of data is called:

Segmentation Signup and view all the answers

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Questions and Answers

What is a network protocol?

What is the purpose of message encoding in computer protocols?

What do network protocols define in addition to identifying the source and destination?

What must messages account for according to the text?

What is the process of converting information into another form, for transmission?

What is the purpose of message delivery options in computer protocols?

What is the process of interpreting the information sent across the network?

What does the sending host do to messages before they are sent across the network?

What is the specific format in which each computer message is encapsulated before being sent over the network?

What is the process of breaking a long message into smaller pieces according to the size restrictions of frames communicated across the network?

What is the process in which some extra information is added to the data item to add some features to it?

What factor affects how well a message is received and understood?

What is the process of interleaving the pieces of data as they traverse the media?

'A better approach is to divide the data into smaller, more manageable pieces' - This division of data is called:

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Questions and Answers

What is a network protocol?

What is the purpose of message encoding in computer protocols?

What do network protocols define in addition to identifying the source and destination?

What must messages account for according to the text?

What is the process of converting information into another form, for transmission?

What is the purpose of message delivery options in computer protocols?

What is the process of interpreting the information sent across the network?

What does the sending host do to messages before they are sent across the network?

What is the specific format in which each computer message is encapsulated before being sent over the network?

What is the process of breaking a long message into smaller pieces according to the size restrictions of frames communicated across the network?

What is the process in which some extra information is added to the data item to add some features to it?

What factor affects how well a message is received and understood?

What is the process of interleaving the pieces of data as they traverse the media?

'A better approach is to divide the data into smaller, more manageable pieces' - This division of data is called:

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