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1
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Rules that govern how devices communicate?

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Protocols

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2
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people, or electronic devices, that need to send a message to other individuals or devices.

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Message source (sender)

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The destination receives the message and interprets it.

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Message Destination (receiver)

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This consists of the media that provides the pathway over which the message travels from source to destination.

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Channel

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5
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Protocols must account for 4 following requirements to successfully deliver a message that is understood by the receiver… what are they?

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An identified sender and receiver
Common language and grammar
Speed and timing of delivery
Confirmation or acknowledgment requirements

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6
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This is the process of managing the rate of data transmission.

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Flow Control

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7
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If a person asks a question and does not hear a response within an acceptable amount of time, the person assumes that no answer is coming and reacts accordingly

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Response Timeout

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8
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This determines when someone can send a message.

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Access method

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What is the process of converting information into the proper form for transmission?

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Encoding

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10
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What are Flow control, Access method, and response timeout components of?

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message timing.

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11
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Which delivery method is used to transmit information to one or more end devices, but not all devices on the network?

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Multicast

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12
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enable two or more devices to communicate over one or more networks.

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Network Communications Protocols

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13
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type of Protocols that secure data to provide authentication, data integrity, and data encryption.

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Network Security Protocols

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Protocols that enable routers to exchange route information, compare path information, and then to select the best path to the destination network.

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Routing Protocols

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Protocols that are used for the automatic detection of devices or services.

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Service Discovery Protocols.

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Addressing

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identifies the sender and the intended receiver of the message using a defined addressing scheme.

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This function provides guaranteed delivery mechanisms in case messages are lost or corrupted in transit

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Reliability

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18
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This function ensures that data flows at an efficient rate between two communicating devices.

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Flow control

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19
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This function uniquely labels each transmitted segment of data.

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Sequencing

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20
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This function is used to determine if data became corrupted during transmission.

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Error Detection

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21
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This function contains information used for process-to-process communications between network applications.

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Application Interface

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22
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This protocol governs the way a web server and a web client interact.

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Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

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23
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This protocol manages the individual conversations, guaranteeing the reliable delivery of the information and managing flow control between the end devices.

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Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

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24
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This protocol is responsible for delivering messages from the sender to the receiver.

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Internet Protocol (IP)

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This protocl is responsible for the delivery of messages from one NIC to another NIC on the same LAN.

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Ethernet.

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26
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BGP and OSPF are examples of which type of protocol?

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routing.

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27
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BGP acronym.

type of protocol?

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Border Gateway Protocol.

routing.

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28
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OSPF acronym.

type of protocol?

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Open Shortest Path First.

routing.

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29
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DNS acronym.

type of protocol.

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Domain Name system.

Service Discovery Protocol.

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DHCP acronym.

type of protocol.

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Dynamic Host configuration Protocol.

Service Discovery protocol

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31
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What is the purpose of the sequencing function in network communication?

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to uniquely label transmitted segments of data for proper reassembly by the receiver.

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32
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This protocol is responsible for guaranteeing the reliable delivery of information

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TCP

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33
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set of protocols that work together to provide comprehensive network communication services.

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A protocol suite

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34
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Open standard protocol suite maintained by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
It’s also the most relevant and common protocol suite used today.

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Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP)

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35
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A family of protocols developed jointly in 1977 by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the ITU.
Known for its layered model.

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Open Systems Interconnection protocols (OSI)

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36
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A short-lived proprietary protocol suite released by Apple Inc. in 1985.

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AppleTalk.

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37
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A short lived propreitary protocol suite and network OS developed by Novell in 1983 using the IPX network protocol.

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Novell NetWare.

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38
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The most common network access layer LAN protocols are

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Ethernet and WLAN (wireless LAN) protocols

39
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responsible for delivering the IP packet over the physical medium.

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Network access layer protocols

40
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Protocol suite that is freely available to the public and can be used by and vendor on their hardware or in their software.

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Open Standard Protocol Suite.

41
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Means a protocol suite that has been endorsed by the networking industry and approved by a standards organization.

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Standards-based protocol suite.

42
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UDP and TCP belong to which layer of the TCP/IP protocol?

43
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DNS and DHCP belong to which layer of the TCP/IP.

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Model application layer.

44
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Which protocol operates at the network access layer of the TCP/IP model?

45
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A device receives a data link frame with data and processes and removes the Ethernet information. What information would be the next to be processed by the receiving device?

A

IP at the internet layer

46
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Responsible for promoting open development and evolution of internet use throughout the world.

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Internet Society (ISOC)

47
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Responsible for the overall management and development of internet standards.

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Internet Architecture Board (IAB)

48
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Develops, updates, and maintains internet and TCP/IP technologies.

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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)

49
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Focused on long-term research related to internet and TCP/IP protocols such as Anti-Spam Research Group, Crypto Forum Research Group and Peer-to-Peer Research Group.

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Internet Research Task Force (IRTF)

50
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Coordinates IP address allocation, the management of domain names, and assignment of other information use in TCP/IP protocols.

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Internet Corporation for Assigned NAmes and Numbers (ICANN)

51
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Respoinsible for overseeing and managing IP address allocation, domain name management, and protocol identifiers for ICANN.

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Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)

52
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Organization of electrical engineering and electronics dedicated to advancing technological innovation and creating standards in a wide area of industries including power and energy, healthcare, telecommunications, and networking

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE, pronounced “I-triple-E”

53
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Organization is best known for its standards relating to electrical wiring, connectors, and the 19-inch racks used to mount networking equipment.

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Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA)

54
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Organization responsible for developing communication standards in a variety of areas including radio equipment, cellular towers, Voice over IP (VoIP) devices, satellite communications, and more.

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Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)

55
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One of the largest and oldest communication standards organizations.

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International Telecommunications Union-Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T)

56
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True or false. Standards organizations are usually vendor-neutral.

57
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This standards organization is concerned with the Request for Comments (RFC) documents that specify new protocols and update existing ones

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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)

58
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This standards organization is responsible for IP address allocation and domain name management.

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Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)

59
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What types of standards are developed by the Electronics Industries Alliance (EIA)?

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electric wiring and connectors.

60
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Two primary benefits of segmenting messages.

A

Increase speed.

increase efficiency.

61
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The form that a piece of data takes at any layer is called a

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protocol data unit (PDU)

62
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The general term for the PDU used at the application layer.

63
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Transport layer PDU.

64
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Network Layer PDU

65
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Data Link layer PDU

66
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Physical layer PDU used when physically transmitting data over the medium.

67
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What is the process of dividing a large data stream into smaller pieces prior to transmission?

A

segmentation

68
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What is the PDU associated with the transport layer?

69
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Which protocol stack layer encapsulates data into frames?

70
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What is the name of the process of adding protocol information to data as it moves down the protocol stack?

A

encapsulation

71
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The IP address of the sending device, which is the original source of the packet.

A

Source IP address

72
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The IP address of the receiving device, which is the final destination of the packet.

A

Destination IP address

73
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This is the data link address of the device that sends the data link frame with the encapsulated IP packet.

A

Source MAC address

74
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When the receiving device is on the same network as the sending device, this is the data link address of the receiving device.

A

Destination MAC address

75
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True or false? Frames exchanged between devices in different IP networks must be forwarded to a default gateway.

76
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True or false? The right-most part of an IP address is used to identify the network that a device belongs to.

77
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What is used to determine the network portion of an IPv4 address?

A

subnet mask

78
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What is the order of the two addresses in the data link frame?

A

destination MAC, source MAC

79
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True or False? Data Link addresses are physical so they never change in the data link frame from source to destination.

80
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three acronyms/initialisms represent standards organizations?

A

IANA
IEEE
IETF

81
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What type of communication will send a message to all devices on a local area network?

82
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In computer communication, what is the purpose of message encoding?

A

to convert information to the appropriate form for transmission.

83
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Which message delivery option is used when all devices need to receive the same message simultaneously?

84
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What are two benefits of using a layered network model?

A

It assists in protocol design.

It prevents technology in one layer from affecting other layers.

85
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What is the purpose of protocols in data communications?

A

providing the rules required for a specific type of communication to occur.

86
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Which logical address is used for delivery of data to a remote network?

A

destination IP address

87
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What is the general term that is used to describe a piece of data at any layer of a networking model?

A

protocol data unit

88
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Which layer of the OSI model defines services to segment and reassemble data for individual communications between end devices?

89
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Which type of communication will send a message to a group of host destinations simultaneously?

90
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What process is used to receive transmitted data and convert it into a readable message?

91
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What is done to an IP packet before it is transmitted over the physical medium?

A

It is encapsulated in a Layer 2 frame.

92
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What process is used to place one message inside another message for transfer from the source to the destination?

A

encapsulation

93
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A web client is sending a request for a webpage to a web server. From the perspective of the client, what is the correct order of the protocol stack that is used to prepare the request for transmission?

A

HTTP, TCP, IP, Ethernet.

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