Final exam

Question 1

describe how flow control can affect congestion

Answer 1

can reduce congestion by making sure the sender only sends what the receiver is able to handle.

Question 2

enables a server to automatically assign an IP address to a computer

Answer 2

DHCP

Question 3

used to implement traffic policing and traffic shaping in Ethernet and cellular data networks

Answer 3

leaky bucket algorithm

Question 4

specialized packet that is used for flow control along a network.

Answer 4

choke packets

Question 5

A gateway fragments a packet, and the next-hop gateway on the same network reassembles the fragments back into the original packet.

Answer 5

transparent fragmentation

Question 6

map IP network addresses to the hardware addresses

Answer 6

Address resolution protocol

Question 7

a hierarchical decentralized naming system for computers, services, or any resource

Answer 7

Domain naming system

Question 8

masks an IP address, and divides the IP address into network address and host address

Answer 8

sub net mask