Chapter 5

Question 1

connection establishment

Answer 1

The process by which a connection-oriented protocol creates a connection (e.g. three way handshake)

Question 2

error detection

Answer 2

The process of discovering errors in the data link frame (FCS field)

Question 3

error recovery

Answer 3

The process of noticing and re-transmitting missing data

Question 4

flow control

Answer 4

The process of regulating the amount of data sent and received (windowing)

Question 5

forward acknowledgment

Answer 5

The process of signalling what data should be sent next

Question 6

HTTP

Answer 6

Hypertext Transfer Protocol. Used by web browsers and servers to transfer files

Question 7

ordered data transfer

Answer 7

Defines
1, how the sending host should number transmitted data
2. how the the receiver should reorder the data

Specifies to discard data that cannot be reordered

Question 8

port

Answer 8

a number used to identify the application process that sent or should receive data.

Also, another term for a switch interface

Question 9

segment

Answer 9

Data encapsulated at the network layer with a tcp header.

In ethernet, a single ethernet cable or collision domaind

Question 10

sliding windows

Answer 10

Process by which a receiving device can adjust flow control

Question 11

URI

Answer 11

Uniform Resource Identifier. The formal and correct term for the formatted text used to identify objects in an IP network. Commonly called a URL or web address.

Question 12

Web server

Answer 12

Software which stores and send web pages to web clients upon authorized request.