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Networking Exam 1 (Ch 1-3) Questionswith Complete Solutions
Servers that have a NOS installed require less memory, processing power, and storage
capacity than clients because servers are called on to handle only light processing
loads and requests from multiple clients. - Answer-False
The fundamental difference between a switch and a router is that a switch belongs only
to its local network and a router belongs to two or more local networks - Answer-True
After a problem and its symptoms have been identified, a theory regarding a probable
cause should be established. - Answer-True
Static electricity is an electrical charge in motion - Answer-False
The Protocol Data Unit for the Physical layer of the OSI model is payload, or data -
Answer-False
The term firmware refers to programs embedded into hardware devices. This software
only changes when a firmware upgrade is performed. - Answer-True
The data link layer attaches a trailer to the end of a packet, and does not include a
header. - Answer-False
The Transport layer header addresses a receiving application by a number called a
MAC address - Answer-False
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) Is considered to be a connectionless, or best effort
delivery protocol - Answer-False
In general, an API (application programming interface) call is the method an application
uses when it makes a request of the OS. - Answer-True
HTTP, IMAP4, FTP, and Telnet are all examples of protocols that operate at what layer
of the OSI model? - Answer-Layer 7 (Application)
What layer of the OSI model describes how data between applications is synced and
recovered if messages don't arrive intact at the receiving application? - Answer-Session
layer
The Data Link Layer utilizes what name for its protocol data unit (PDU)? - Answer-
Frame
, What statement accurately reflects what occurs when a message is too large to
transport on a network - Answer-The message is divided into smaller messages called
segments(for TCP) or datagrams (for UDP)
What is a defining characteristic of a bus topology based network - Answer-Devices are
daisy chained together in a single line
If your network consists of all connected devices connecting to one central device, such
as a switch, what type of topology is being used? - Answer-Star topology
The proper handling procedures for substances such as chemical solvents is typically
outlined in which of the following options? - Answer-Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
A policy in which all exit doors for a building stay unlocked during a fire is an example of
what type of policy? - Answer-Fail-Open
An open electrical circuit as a result of a failed circuit breaker is considered to be what
type of failure system? - Answer-Fail-Close
At what layer of the OSI model does a network switch normally operate? - Answer-
Layer 2 (Data Link)
Which of the following is not one of the disadvantages of peer-to-peer networks? -
Answer-They centralize user account logins
At what layer of the OSI model do the IP, ICMP, and ARP protocols operate? - Answer-
Network
In considering the responsibilities of each layer of the OSI model, what statement
accurately reflects those of the Presentation layer? - Answer-The Presentation layer is
responsible for reformatting, compressing, and/or encrypting data in a way that the
application on the receiving end can read
Which of the following is an example of encapsulation? - Answer-The addition of a
header to data inherited from the layer above in the OSI model.
What mail protocol is used to send mail messages to a server? - Answer-SMTP
What is the most popular web server application? - Answer-Apache
The TCP and UDP protocols both exist at what layer of the OSI model? - Answer-
Transport
The frame header at the Data Link layer includes hardware addresses of the source and
destination NICs. What is another name for this address? - Answer-MAC (Media Access
Control) address
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