Local Area Networking Flashcards

1
Q

What is the address of the “LAN” side of a router called?

Static IP address
IPv4 address
Default gateway
Dynamic address

A

Default gateway

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2
Q

If you use the _______________ switch, ping continuously sends ping packets until you stop it with the break command.

-t
-l
-c
/c

A

-t

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3
Q

What service translates easily remembered names such as google.com to IP addresses?

DHCP
TCP/IP
HTTP
DNS

A

DNS

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4
Q

A Workgroup shares folders over the network.

True
False

A

True

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5
Q

Which utility shows the route that a packet takes to get to its destination?

IPCONFIG
NSLOOKUP
Ping
TRACERT

A

TRACERT

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6
Q

Under the class system, what was the default subnet mask for Class A addresses?

  1. 0.0.0
  2. 255.0.0
  3. 255.255.0
  4. 255.255.255
A

255.0.0.0

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7
Q

How many bits are in an IPv6 address?

32
64
48
128

A

128

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8
Q

What command displays a Widows computer’s network settings?

ping
tracert
ipconfig
net

A

ipconfig

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9
Q

How many bits are in an IPv4 address?

32
64
16
128

A

32

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10
Q

What is the Linux/macOS equivalent of ipconfig?

ipconfig
ifconfig
netconfig
config

A

ifconfig

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11
Q

What device connects a LAN’s switch to the next network?

Router
Transceiver
MAUS
Gateway

A

Router

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12
Q

What service automatically assigns IP addresses?

DNS
DHCP
HTTP
TCP/IP

A

DHCP

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13
Q

What is the Linux/macOS equivalent of tracert?

ipconfig
traceroute
tracert
telnet

A

traceroute

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14
Q

What identifies a machine on a network?

Default gateway
DNS
IP address
Subnet mask

A

IP address

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15
Q

Under the class system, how many host IDs were available in a Class B network?

254 (28 – 2)
65534 (216 – 2)
1024 (210)
127 (27 – 1)

A

65534 (216 – 2)

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16
Q

What should be entered at a command prompt to view all of a user’s TCP/IP settings?

ipconfig/renew
ipconfig
ipconfig/all
ipconfig/release

A

ipconfig/all

17
Q

The IP address on the LAN side of a router is called the _______________.

Subnet mask
DNS gateway
Remote gateway
Default gateway

A

Default gateway

18
Q

The IPv6 address FE80::12C7:388B:CF:7114 represents what type of address?

Static
Link-local
Global
Temporary

A

Link-local

19
Q

What is the connectionless, unreliable data transfer protocol within the TCP/IP suite?

TCP
HTTP
UDP
HTML

A

UDP

20
Q

Under the class system, what was the default subnet mask of Class C addresses?

  1. 0.0.0
  2. 255.0.0
  3. 255.255.0
  4. 255.255.255
A

255.255.255.0