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1. Logical addressing is used at this layer.
Source and destination MAC address and FCS field
The Data Link layer frames packets received from the Network layer.
Network
Switch to switch - host to host - switch to host

2. Segmentation of a data stream happens at which layer of the OSI model?
Transport
Data Link (LLC sublayer)
The Session layer creates sessions between different hosts' applications.
Half-duplex Ethernet operates in a shared collision domain. Half-duplex Ethernet has lower effective throughput.

3. Which layer ensures the trustworthy transmission of data across a physical link and is primarily concerned with physical addressing - line discipline - network topology - error notification - ordered delivery of frames - and flow control?
The Transport layer segments user data.
183/B7
PDUs at the Data Link layer are called frames. AS soon as you see frame in a question - you know the answer.
198.211.57.209

4. Convert 10.11.12.99 to binary format.
11000000.10101000.00001010.00001111
00001010.00001011.00001100.01100011
132.210.184.166
Segments - packets - frames - bits

5. You have the following binary number: 10110111 - What are the decimal and hexadecimal equivalents?
RJ45 UTP rolled cable.
183/B7
Network
The Session layer creates sessions between different hosts' applications.

6. Which of the following are 3 common types of flow control?
Half-duplex Ethernet operates in a shared collision domain. Half-duplex Ethernet has lower effective throughput.
Buffering - windowing - congestion avoidance
Decrease the window size.
Router

7. Convert 11001100.00110011.10101010.01010101 to decimal IP format.
204.51.170.85
48 bits (6 bytes)
Data Link
Transport

8. This layer supports flow control and sequencing.
Transport
Data Link (LLC sublayer)
PDUs at the Data Link layer are called frames. AS soon as you see frame in a question - you know the answer.
The Physical layer takes frames from the Data Link layer and encodes the 1s and 0s into a digital signal for transmission on the network medium.

9. Which layer combines bits into bytes and bytes into frames - uses MAC addressing - and provides error detection?
Hub
Data Link & Physical
Transport
The Data Link layer is responsible for the framing of data packets.

10. What are two unique characteristics of half-duplex Ethernet when compared to full-duplex Ethernet?
D8:1B:3D:76
Switch to switch - host to host - switch to host
The Transport layer segments user data.
Half-duplex Ethernet operates in a shared collision domain. Half-duplex Ethernet has lower effective throughput.

11. Which layer segments and reassembles data into a data stream?
Transport
00001010.00001011.00001100.01100011
D8:1B:3D:76
Bridge or switch

12. Acknowledgments - sequencing - and flow control are characteristics of which OSI layer?
Router
Layer 4
Transport
Transport

13. Which layer is responsible for keeping the data from different applications separate on the network?

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14. Which layer specifies voltage - wire speed - and pinout cables and moves bits between devices?
Source and destination MAC address and FCS field
The Physical layer is responsible for the electrical and mechanical connections between devices.
Half-duplex Ethernet operates in a shared collision domain. Half-duplex Ethernet has lower effective throughput.
Buffering - windowing - congestion avoidance

15. Which layer is responsible for converting data packets from the Data Link layer into electrical signals?
D8:1B:3D:76
Hub
48 bits (6 bytes)
The Physical layer takes frames from the Data Link layer and encodes the 1s and 0s into a digital signal for transmission on the network medium.

16. Convert 11011000.00011011.00111101.01110110 to hexadecimal format.
The Network layer creates packets out of segments handed down from the Transport layer.
Data - segment - packet - frame - bit
Transport
D8:1B:3D:76

17. Which layer is represented by segments?
The Transport layer segments user data.
The Physical layer is responsible for the electrical and mechanical connections between devices.
Router
84:D2:43:B3

18. How does a host on an Ethernet LAN know when to transmit after a collision has occurred? (Name two)
Data - segment - packet - frame - bit
CA:F5:83:EB
The Data Link layer is responsible for the framing of data packets.
In a CSMA/CD collision domain - stations must wait until the media is not in use before transmitting. After a collision - all stations run a random backoff algorithm. When the backoff delay period has expired - all stations have equal priority to tra

19. Name four router functions.
Packet switching - Packet filtering - Internetwork communication - Path selection
Data Link & Physical
Router
RJ45 UTP rolled cable.

20. You want to implement a network medium that is not susceptible to EMI. Which type of cabling should you use?
The Session layer sets up - maintains - and terminates sessions between applications.
Fiber-opticcable
Buffering - windowing - congestion avoidance
Decrease the window size.

21. This layer uses service access points.
Layer 4
198.211.57.209
Data Link (LLC sublayer)
Segments - packets - frames - bits

22. Put the following in order of encapsulation: Packets - Frames - Bits - Segments
Segments - packets - frames - bits
00001010.00001011.00001100.01100011
Fiber-opticcable
The Network layer provides routing through an internetwork and logical addressing.

23. Why does the data communication industry use the layered OSI reference model? (Name two)
PDUs at the Data Link layer are called frames. AS soon as you see frame in a question - you know the answer.
198.211.57.209
It divides the network communication process into smaller and simpler components - thus aiding component development - design - and troubleshooting. It encourages industry standardization by defining what functions occur at each layer of the model.
Bridge or switch

24. A receiving host has failed to receive all of the segments that it should acknowledge. What can the host do to improve the reliability of this communication session?
Transport
Data - segment - packet - frame - bit
Decrease the window size.
48 bits (6 bytes)

25. This layer creates a virtual circuit before transmitting between two end stations.
Layer 4
The Physical layer is responsible for the electrical and mechanical connections between devices.
Transport
84:D2:43:B3

26. Convert 11000110.11010011.00111001.11010001 to decimal IP format.
198.211.57.209
The Data Link layer is responsible for the framing of data packets.
Data Link & Physical
00001010.00001011.00001100.01100011

27. This device can measure the distance to a remote network.
Hub
Router
204.51.170.85
Half-duplex Ethernet operates in a shared collision domain. Half-duplex Ethernet has lower effective throughput.

28. At which layer is routing implemented - enabling connections and path selection between two end systems?
00001010.00001011.00001100.01100011
3 - 2 - 1 - none
The Network layer provides routing through an internetwork and logical addressing.
Segments - packets - frames - bits

29. Convert 192.168.10.15 to binary format.
It divides the network communication process into smaller and simpler components - thus aiding component development - design - and troubleshooting. It encourages industry standardization by defining what functions occur at each layer of the model.
Packet switching - Packet filtering - Internetwork communication - Path selection
RJ45 UTP crossover cable.
11000000.10101000.00001010.00001111

30. This device creates one big collision domain and one large broadcast domain.
Transport
Source and destination MAC address and FCS field
The Presentation layer makes sure that data is in a readable format for the Application layer.
Hub

31. Which layer 1 devices can be used to enlarge the area covered by a single LAN segment?
Router
In a CSMA/CD collision domain - stations must wait until the media is not in use before transmitting. After a collision - all stations run a random backoff algorithm. When the backoff delay period has expired - all stations have equal priority to tra
Data - segment - packet - frame - bit
Hub and repeater

32. What is the purpose of flow control?
Router
To provide a means for the receiver to govern the amount of data sent by the sender.
The Network layer provides logical addressing - typically IP addressing and routing.
The Transport layer user virtual circuits to create a reliable connection between two hosts.

33. This device uses hardware addresses to filter a network.
Data Link
10101100.00010000.00010100.00110111
Bridge or switch
PDUs at the Data Link layer are called frames. AS soon as you see frame in a question - you know the answer.

34. Which layer is represented by frames?
Network
Data Link & Physical
Network
The Data Link layer frames packets received from the Network layer.

35. What type of RJ45 UTP cable is used between switches?
Switch or bridge
To create more collision domains and to add more bandwidth for users.
RJ45 UTP crossover cable.
PDUs at the Data Link layer are called frames. AS soon as you see frame in a question - you know the answer.

36. Which layer defines how data is formatted - presented - encoded - and converted for use on the network?
48 bits (6 bytes)
Fiber-opticcable
The Physical layer takes frames from the Data Link layer and encodes the 1s and 0s into a digital signal for transmission on the network medium.
The Presentation layer makes sure that data is in a readable format for the Application layer.

37. Which layer chooses and determines the availability of communicating partners along with the resources necessary to make the connection - coordinates partnering applications - and forms a consensus on procedures for controlling data integrity and err
The Physical layer is responsible for transporting 1s and 0s in a digital signal.
To provide a means for the receiver to govern the amount of data sent by the sender.
The Application layer is responsible for finding the network resources broadcast from a server and adding flow control and error control (if the application developer chooses).
The Presentation layer makes sure that data is in a readable format for the Application layer.

38. Which layer manages device addressing - tracks the location of devices on the network - and determines the best way to move data?
Network
183/B7
To provide a means for the receiver to govern the amount of data sent by the sender.
Layer 4

39. This device creates many smaller collision domains - but the network is still one large broadcast domain.
84:D2:43:B3
198.211.57.209
Switch or bridge
Decrease the window size.

40. Which layer provides logical addressing that routers will use for path determination?
Packet switching - Packet filtering - Internetwork communication - Path selection
The Network layer provides logical addressing - typically IP addressing and routing.
Hub
The Session layer sets up - maintains - and terminates sessions between applications.

41. Convert 10000100.11010010.01000011.10110011 to hexadecimal format.
84:D2:43:B3
Switch to switch - host to host - switch to host
Router
Hub

42. Convert 11001010.11110101.10000011.11101011 to hexadecimal format.
Segments - packets - frames - bits
In a CSMA/CD collision domain - stations must wait until the media is not in use before transmitting. After a collision - all stations run a random backoff algorithm. When the backoff delay period has expired - all stations have equal priority to tra
Transport
CA:F5:83:EB

43. Convert 172.16.20.55 to binary format.
Segments - packets - frames - bits
10101100.00010000.00010100.00110111
Data Link & Physical
The Presentation layer makes sure that data is in a readable format for the Application layer.

44. When data is encapsulated - which is the correct order?
The Physical layer is responsible for the electrical and mechanical connections between devices.
The Session layer sets up - maintains - and terminates sessions between applications.
Data Link (LLC sublayer)
Data - segment - packet - frame - bit

45. Which layer is used for reliable communication between end nodes over the network and provides mechanisms for establishing - maintaining - and terminating virtual circuits; transport-fault detection recovery; and controlling the flow of information?
The Data Link layer frames packets received from the Network layer.
Transport
The Transport layer user virtual circuits to create a reliable connection between two hosts.
It divides the network communication process into smaller and simpler components - thus aiding component development - design - and troubleshooting. It encourages industry standardization by defining what functions occur at each layer of the model.

46. Routers operate at layer __. LAN switches operate at layer __. Ethernet hubs operate at layer __. Word processing operates at layer __.
Switch or bridge
3 - 2 - 1 - none
Network
In a CSMA/CD collision domain - stations must wait until the media is not in use before transmitting. After a collision - all stations run a random backoff algorithm. When the backoff delay period has expired - all stations have equal priority to tra

47. Name three types of connections that can use full duplex.
The Transport layer segments user data.
Hub
Packet switching - Packet filtering - Internetwork communication - Path selection
Switch to switch - host to host - switch to host

48. Which layer is represented by packets?
PDUs at the Data Link layer are called frames. AS soon as you see frame in a question - you know the answer.
11000000.10101000.00001010.00001111
The Network layer creates packets out of segments handed down from the Transport layer.
Transport

49. Ethernet is defined at these layers.
In a CSMA/CD collision domain - stations must wait until the media is not in use before transmitting. After a collision - all stations run a random backoff algorithm. When the backoff delay period has expired - all stations have equal priority to tra
Buffering - windowing - congestion avoidance
Hub
Data Link & Physical

50. What is the bit length and expression form of a MAC address?
Data Link (LLC sublayer)
Half-duplex Ethernet operates in a shared collision domain. Half-duplex Ethernet has lower effective throughput.
Network
48 bits (6 bytes)

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