LAN: Chapters 5&6: Homework & Quiz Review Flashcards
When transmitting to a node on a network that uses a packet size of less than 1280 octets, IPv6 ___________ the packet.
fragments
LLAP stands for _____________________.
LocalTalk Link Access Protocol
____________ is mainly used as an alternative to TCP/IP when a host is using SNA communications.
DLC
The protocol of preference for NetWare 6 and above.
TCP/IP
The native protocol for Windows NT Server.
NetBEUI
A companion protocol developed by Novell for use with software applications, such as databases.
SPX
A method of interfacing software with network services.
NetBIOS
Network protocol commonly used on NetWare servers through version 4.
IPX/SPX
Network protocol introduced by Xerox as a means for communicating over Ethernet.
XNS
Suite of protocols typically used by older IBM systems for mainframe and minicomputer communications.
SNA
Suite of protocols developed for use on networks using DEC computers.
DNA
This protocol was developed by Novell for one of the earliest network operating systems with server capabilities, called NetWare.
IPX
In an IP packet, _______ fills the options area when there is not enough data to complete the allocated area, because the total size of the IP header must be divisible by 32.
padding
The actual data carried within the TCP segment is called the ______________.
data payload
A protocol used by a network node or by a software application at a node to determine its own IP address.
RARP
A TCP/IP application protocol that converts domain and computer names to IP addresses.
DNS
A protocol in the TCP/IP protocol suite used to transmit e-mail, such as over the Internet.
SMTP
A protocol in the TCP/IP protocol suite that enables network managers to continuously monitor network activity.
SNMP
A TCP/IP file transfer protocol that transfers information in record streams in stead of in bulk file streams.
NFS
A protocol that is part of the OSI standards for network management, and that gathers network performance data.
CMIP
A TCP/IP-based protocol that enables a sending station to determine the MAC address of the intended receiving station.
ARP
A TCP/IP application protocol that transfers files in bulk data streams and that is commonly used on the Internet.
FTP
A network protocol that provides a way for a server to automatically assign an IP address to a device on its network.
DHCP
If a network protocol can be _______ it can transport data over multiple networks in an enterprise.
routed
The ____________ protocol suite was developed to network Macintosh computers running the Mac OS operating system.
AppleTalk
A(n) _________ is a grouping of Macintosh computers in multiple networks to improve organizational access and network management.
zone
The native server that is used for Macintosh computers is the_________.
Mac OS X Server
A(n) ____________ is a logical grouping of network resources such as computers, printers, and network devices.
domain
When computers talk over the Internet, the language they speak is the _____________________.
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Functioning like a virtual circuit, a(n) ____________ enables communication between individual processes at two communicating nodes or devices.
TCP port
A(n) _____________ is a password used by network agents and the network management station so their communications cannot be easily intercepted by an unauthorized workstation or device.
community name
LAN Manager began as a joint venture between Microsoft and ________________.
IBM
______________is the driver specification used by NWLink that enables it and other network protocols to communicate with the NIC in the computer.
NDIS
An important advantage of _________ is that it operates independently on the network, which means that it does not depend on a two-way connection at the protocol level with other network entities.
SNMP
__________ provides naming services that are used on Microsoft networks.
NetBIOS
____________ are typically associated with the network server operating system used on individual LANs.
LAN protocols
TCP/IP was introduced in the ____.
1970s
____ networks can implement TCP/IP.
Novell NetWare, UNIX, Windows-based
IPX operates at the ____ OSI layers.
Network and Transport
____ is most closely associated with client systems that communicate with SNA-based IBM mainframe systems.
DLC
NDIS and ODI operate at the ____.
LLC sublayer of the Data Link layer
IPv6 networks ____ when transmitting multimedia traffic.
designate all the recipients’ interfaces as the same address
IPX was modeled after the ____ protocol.
XNS
________ resolves computer and domain names to IP addresses when IP is used with AppleTalk.
AARP
