LAN: Chapters 5&6: Homework & Quiz Review

Question 1

When transmitting to a node on a network that uses a packet size of less than 1280 octets, IPv6 ___________ the packet.

Answer 1

fragments

Question 2

LLAP stands for _____________________.

Answer 2

LocalTalk Link Access Protocol

Question 3

____________ is mainly used as an alternative to TCP/IP when a host is using SNA communications.

Answer 3

DLC

Question 4

The protocol of preference for NetWare 6 and above.

Answer 4

TCP/IP

Question 5

The native protocol for Windows NT Server.

Answer 5

NetBEUI

Question 6

A companion protocol developed by Novell for use with software applications, such as databases.

Answer 6

SPX

Question 7

A method of interfacing software with network services.

Answer 7

NetBIOS

Question 8

Network protocol commonly used on NetWare servers through version 4.

Answer 8

IPX/SPX

Question 9

Network protocol introduced by Xerox as a means for communicating over Ethernet.

Answer 9

XNS

Question 10

Suite of protocols typically used by older IBM systems for mainframe and minicomputer communications.

Answer 10

SNA

Question 11

Suite of protocols developed for use on networks using DEC computers.

Answer 11

DNA

Question 12

This protocol was developed by Novell for one of the earliest network operating systems with server capabilities, called NetWare.

Answer 12

IPX

Question 13

In an IP packet, _______ fills the options area when there is not enough data to complete the allocated area, because the total size of the IP header must be divisible by 32.

Answer 13

padding

Question 14

The actual data carried within the TCP segment is called the ______________.

Answer 14

data payload

Question 15

A protocol used by a network node or by a software application at a node to determine its own IP address.

Answer 15

RARP

Question 16

A TCP/IP application protocol that converts domain and computer names to IP addresses.

Answer 16

DNS

Question 17

A protocol in the TCP/IP protocol suite used to transmit e-mail, such as over the Internet.

Answer 17

SMTP

Question 18

A protocol in the TCP/IP protocol suite that enables network managers to continuously monitor network activity.

Answer 18

SNMP

Question 19

A TCP/IP file transfer protocol that transfers information in record streams in stead of in bulk file streams.

Answer 19

NFS

Question 20

A protocol that is part of the OSI standards for network management, and that gathers network performance data.

Answer 20

CMIP

Question 21

A TCP/IP-based protocol that enables a sending station to determine the MAC address of the intended receiving station.

Answer 21

ARP

Question 22

A TCP/IP application protocol that transfers files in bulk data streams and that is commonly used on the Internet.

Answer 22

FTP

Question 23

A network protocol that provides a way for a server to automatically assign an IP address to a device on its network.

Answer 23

DHCP

Question 24

If a network protocol can be _______ it can transport data over multiple networks in an enterprise.

Answer 24

routed

Question 25

The ____________ protocol suite was developed to network Macintosh computers running the Mac OS operating system.

Answer 25

AppleTalk

Question 26

A(n) _________ is a grouping of Macintosh computers in multiple networks to improve organizational access and network management.

Answer 26

zone

Question 27

The native server that is used for Macintosh computers is the_________.

Answer 27

Mac OS X Server

Question 28

A(n) ____________ is a logical grouping of network resources such as computers, printers, and network devices.

Answer 28

domain

Question 29

When computers talk over the Internet, the language they speak is the _____________________.

Answer 29

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

Question 30

Functioning like a virtual circuit, a(n) ____________ enables communication between individual processes at two communicating nodes or devices.

Answer 30

TCP port

Question 31

A(n) _____________ is a password used by network agents and the network management station so their communications cannot be easily intercepted by an unauthorized workstation or device.

Answer 31

community name

Question 32

LAN Manager began as a joint venture between Microsoft and ________________.

Answer 32

IBM

Question 33

______________is the driver specification used by NWLink that enables it and other network protocols to communicate with the NIC in the computer.

Answer 33

NDIS

Question 34

An important advantage of _________ is that it operates independently on the network, which means that it does not depend on a two-way connection at the protocol level with other network entities.

Answer 34

SNMP

Question 35

__________ provides naming services that are used on Microsoft networks.

Answer 35

NetBIOS

Question 36

____________ are typically associated with the network server operating system used on individual LANs.

Answer 36

LAN protocols

Question 37

TCP/IP was introduced in the ____.

Answer 37

1970s

Question 38

____ networks can implement TCP/IP.

Answer 38

Novell NetWare, UNIX, Windows-based

Question 39

IPX operates at the ____ OSI layers.

Answer 39

Network and Transport

Question 40

____ is most closely associated with client systems that communicate with SNA-based IBM mainframe systems.

Answer 40

DLC

Question 41

NDIS and ODI operate at the ____.

Answer 41

LLC sublayer of the Data Link layer

Question 42

IPv6 networks ____ when transmitting multimedia traffic.

Answer 42

designate all the recipients' interfaces as the same address

Question 43

IPX was modeled after the ____ protocol.

Answer 43

XNS

Question 44

________ resolves computer and domain names to IP addresses when IP is used with AppleTalk.

Answer 44

AARP