Ch7 BB

Question 1

What is a protocol? Pg 299

Answer 1

A set of rules that are used as common language computers use to communicate.

Question 2

What does TCP/IP stand for? Pg 300

Answer 2

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

Question 3

Where does TCP/IP’s flexibility come from? Pg 300

Answer 3

Its modular nature.

Question 4

T/F Every protocol that’s created in TCP/IP needs to accomplish the tasks outlined in the seven-layer OSI model. Pg 300

Answer 4

True.

Question 5

T/F The structure of TCP/IP is based on the Presidential model. Pg 300

Answer 5

False. It is based on the Department of Defense(DOD) model.

Question 6

List the TCP/IP protocols at the Process/Application layer of the DoD model. Pg 301

Answer 6

Telnet, FTP, LPD, SNMP, TFTP, SMTP, NFS, HTTP, and POP

Question 7

T/F At the Host-to-Host layer there are only two protocols, TCP and UDP, an application will only use one or the other.

Answer 7

False. MOST applications will use one or the other to transmit data although some will use both, but only for different tasks.