Networking Quiz: LANs and Protocols

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Questions and Answers

Which transition strategy should be used when the majority of the internet has moved to IPv6 but some sites still use IPv4?

Header translation

Tunneling combined with header translation

Either tunneling or header translation (correct)

Tunneling

What are routers in the path not allowed to do?

Change source or destination address

Fragment the packet they receive

Decapsulate the packet

All of the above (correct)

A LAN is primarily defined by which characteristic?

The maximum number of hosts in the network

The geometric size of the network (correct)

The distance between devices

The topology of the network

In which type of communication do devices share the media?

Multipoint Signup and view all the answers

Which management system controls access to the network based on predefined policy?

Security management Signup and view all the answers

A packet-filter firewall filters at which layers?

Network and transport Signup and view all the answers

In a hard handoff, how does a mobile station communicate?

Only with one base station Signup and view all the answers

The concept of address aggregation was designed to manage the growth in routing table entries by using which addressing format?

Classless addressing Signup and view all the answers

Which statement accurately describes the operating layers of wired and wireless LANs?

Both operate in the lower two layers of TCP/IP protocol suite Signup and view all the answers

What capability does a checksum possess in relation to errors?

Only detect Signup and view all the answers

In which type of handoff can a mobile station communicate with two base stations simultaneously?

Soft Signup and view all the answers

Which management system is focused on monitoring and controlling network efficiency?

Performance Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an appropriate example of a random-access protocol?

Polling Signup and view all the answers

What is the range of IP addresses that are reserved for internal use behind a router?

All the above Signup and view all the answers

What are the crucial criteria for designing an effective network?

Performance, reliability, and security Signup and view all the answers

In cyclic redundancy checking, what constitutes the check bits?

Remainder Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

MCQ Questions and Answers

Question 1: Which of the following statements about wired and wireless LANs is correct?
- Wired LANs operate in the lower three layers, and wireless LANs operate in the lower three layers of the TCP/IP protocol suite.
Question 2: A checksum can
- Detect errors.
Question 3: In a handoff, a mobile station can communicate with two base stations at the same time?
- The correct answer is Yes, the mobile station uses a stateful process for this.
Question 4: The management system monitors and controls the network to ensure that it is running as efficiently as possible is called?
- Performance.
Question 5: Which of the following is an example of random-access protocol?
- Polling.
Question 6: Which of the following IP address ranges is reserved for internal use behind a router?
- 10.0.0.0 to 10.255.255.255, 172.16.0.0 to 172.31.255.255, and 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255.
Question 7: What are the three most important criteria in the design of an effective and efficient network?
- Performance, reliability, and security.
Question 8: RIP uses the services of:
- IP.
Question 9: The original cable TV network used cable end to end:
- Coaxial
Question 10: Transmission delay (time) is the ratio of:
- Transmission rate to distance.
Question 11: In cyclic redundancy checking, what forms the check bits?
- Remainder.
Question 12: In routing, the least cost route between any two nodes is the route with the minimum distance:
- Distance vector.
Question 13: When the majority of the internet has moved to the IPv6 but some sites continue to use IPv4, which transition strategy should be used?
- Either tunneling or header translation
Question 14: Routers in path are not allowed to:
- Change source or destination addresses
Question 15: A LAN is defined by:
- The topology of the network
Question 16: In a communication, the media needs to be shared between devices:
- Multipoint
Question 17: The management system is responsible for controlling access to the network based on the pre-defined policy:
- Security
Question 18: A packet-filter firewall filters at the or layer:
- Network, transport
Question 19: In a handoff, a mobile station only communications with one base station:
- Soft
Question 20: In Manchester and differential Manchester encoding, the transmission at the middle of the bit is used for:
- Synchronization.
Question 21: The idea of address aggregation was designed to alleviate the increase in routing table entries when use addressing?
- Classless.
Question 22: The Internet protocol (IP) is
- An unreliable protocol.

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Test your knowledge on wired and wireless LANs, error detection using checksums, and IP address ranges. This quiz covers key concepts in networking and seeks to evaluate your understanding of how different protocols function. Perfect for students studying computer networking concepts.