CHAPTER 2: NETWORKS AND THE INTERNET

Multiple Choice:

1.

What does the Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) model do?

A. Summarizes the history of network communications
B. Shows how a network uses seven layers to protect itself against viruses and other threats
C. Describes how information moves from one computer to another across a network
D. Serves as a guide to network management

Answer: C
2.

Reference: The OSI Model

Difficulty: moderate

Which of the following is a true statement about the OSI model layers?
A. The layers cannot communicate with one another.
B. Any layer can communicate directly with any other layer.
C. Any layer can communicate only with the layer directly above or below it.
D. Any layer can communicate only with the layer above it.

Answer: C
3.

Reference: The OSI Model

Difficulty: moderate

Which of the following is NOT true about a MAC address?

A. A MAC address functions at the Data Link layer in the OSI model.
B. Each MAC address is unique to a network interface card (NIC).
C. You enter a MAC address in a browser to reach a Web site.
D. A MAC address is represented by a six-byte hexadecimal number.

Answer: C
4.

Reference: Network Basics

Difficulty: moderate

Which of the following identifies a computer or device on a TCP/IP network?

A. IP address
B. Media Access Control address
C. Network address
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D. TCP address
Answer: A
5.

Reference: Network Basics

Difficulty: easy

Which of the following is NOT true of DNS servers?

A. They translate domain names into IP addresses.
B. They synchronize data with other DNS servers.
C. There is a primary server for each domain.
D. They are classified as either primary or secondary.

Answer: D
6.

Reference: DNS Servers

Difficulty: moderate

There are three devices that can help you connect multiple computers together. Which of the following is
NOT one of those devices?
A. Hub
B. Switch
C. Router
D. Modem

Answer: D
7.

Reference: The Physical Connection: Local Networks

Difficulty: moderate

Which of the following is an Internet connection type generally used only in telecommunications?
A. DS0
B. ISDN
C. T3
D. OC12

Answer: D
8.

Reference: The Physical Connection: Internet

Difficulty: moderate

Which of the following is NOT an agreed upon method of communication between computers?
A. TCP
B. IP
C. UDP
D. T1

Answer: D

Reference: Data Transmission

Difficulty: easy
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9.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Internet?

A. It is one large network.
B. It is made up of many networks connected into transmission lines called backbones.
C. It works the same way as a local network.
D. Individual computers can connect to it using an ISP.

Answer: A
10.

Reference: How the Internet Works

Difficulty: easy

Which of the following IP addresses is an example of a private IP address?

A. 64.233.161.99
B. 204.176.40.19
C. 137.99.25.179
D. 10.127.100.1

Answer: D
11.

Reference: IP Addresses

Difficulty: moderate

Which of the following DOS commands is NOT considered a basic network utility?
A. IPConfig
B. attrib
C. ping
D. tracert

Answer: B
12.

Reference: Basic Network Utilities

Difficulty: easy

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a firewall?

A. It can consist of hardware, software, or both.
B. It hides your network.
C. One of its techniques is packet filtering.
D. It is a barrier between your network and the rest of the Internet.

Answer: B

Reference:

Other Network Devices

Difficulty: moderate

Fill in the Blank:

13.

A(n) ____________ is a card that allows a computer to connect to another computer or to a network.
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Answer: Network Interface Card (NIC)

14.

Difficulty: easy

Reference: The Physical Connection: Internet

Difficulty: moderate

Reference: IP Addresses

Difficulty: easy

____________, a commonly used DOS command, sends a test packet to determine whether a machine is
reachable.

Answer: Ping
19.

Reference: The Physical Connection: Local Networks

A(n) ____________ is a special IP number (127.0.0.1) that designates the machine you are on regardless of
its IP address.

Answer: loop back address

18.

Difficulty: moderate

The basic purpose of a cable is to transmit ____________ from one machine to another.

Answer: packets
17.

Reference: DNS Servers

The number of bits that a cable can transmit is called ____________.

Answer: bandwidth
16.

Difficulty: easy

The ____________ is the method that a secondary DNS server uses to update its information from the
primary DNS server.

Answer: zone transfer

15.

Reference: Network Basics

Reference: Basic Network Utilities

Difficulty: easy

The purpose of a ______________ is to hide your network from the outside world.

Answer: proxy server

Reference: Other Network Devices

Difficulty: easy

Matching:

20.

Match the following terms to their meanings:

I.

Application

A. Connects the entity to the transmission media

II. Presentation

B. Provides end-to-end communication control

III. Session

C. Handles problems that are not communication issues

IV. Transport

D. Converts the information

V. Network

E. Provides error control between adjacent nodes

VI. Data link

F. Routes the information in the network

VII. Physical

G. Provides different services to the applications

Answer: G D C B F E A

Reference: The OSI Model

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Difficulty: hard

21.

Match the following terms to their meanings:

I.

Domain Name Server (DNS) A. Holds duplicate URL/IP information

II. Primary DNS

B. Sends changes from one server to another

III. Secondary DNS

C. Holds the master copy of URL/IP information

IV. Zone transfer

D. Translates domain names into IP addresses

Answer: D C A B
22.

Reference: DNS Servers

Difficulty: moderate

Match the following cable types and their uses:

I.

Analog

A. Voice transmission

II. Up to 20 MHz /16 Mbps B. Telephone

III. 100 MHz/100 Mbps

C. High-speed networks

IV. 250 MHz/1,000 Mbps

D. Standard speed networks

Answer: B A D C
23.

TCP

A. Protocol that specifies the format and addressing scheme of a packet

II. IP

B. Protocol used to extract error and control messages

III. UDP

C. Protocol that establishes a connection for the exchange of data

IV. ICMP

D. Protocol that does not guarantee delivery of packets

Answer: C A D B

Reference: Data Transmission

Difficulty: moderate

Match the following code series message to their meaning:

I.

100 series

A. Messages refer to client errors

II. 200 series

B. Messages are simply informational

III. 300 series

C. Messages refer to server errors

IV. 400 series

D. Messages indicate successful connections

V. 500 series

E. Messages indicate that the Web site has moved

Answer: B D E A C
25.

Difficulty: moderate

Match the following terms to their meanings:

I.

24.

Reference: The Physical Connection: Local Networks

Reference: Uniform Resource Locators

Difficulty: hard

Match the following terms to their meanings:

I.

Ping

A. Shows how many hops a packet needs to reach a host and the length of time
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II. flag

B. Gives information about your connection to the Internet

II. IPConfig

C. Used to send a test packet and determine whether an IP address is reachable

III. Tracert
certain way

D. Parameters that can be passed to commands to make the computer behave in a

Answer: C D B A

Reference: Basic Network Utilities

Difficulty: easy