Networking

Question 1

The principal set of digital message formats and rules for exchanging messages between computers across a single network or series of interconnected networks is known as what?

Answer 1

Internet Protocol (IP)

Question 2

What are the two common types of network configurations for the Internet Protocol (IP)?

Answer 2

IPv4 and IPv6

Question 3

What is used to determine what subnet a host is on?

Answer 3

Subnet mask

Question 4

What process is known for automatically assigning an IP address any time a device connects to a network?

Answer 4

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

Question 5

What process assigns IP addresses that expire after a set amount of time, pulling from a public pool of available IP addresses?

Answer 5

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

Question 6

What process has the device that is connecting to the internet assign an IP address itself (if DHCP is not available)?

Answer 6

Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA)

Question 7

What process can automatically assign an IP address but only communicate on a local network and not the outside world?

Answer 7

Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA)

Question 8

What process translates domains and web addresses into IP addresses?

Answer 8

Domain Name System (DNS)

Question 9

What is the name of the device located at the boundary of a network that is used to transfer communication between a local network and the internet?

Answer 9

Gateway

Question 10

What are the two protocols whose purpose is to facilitate sending information from one device to another?

Answer 10

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and User Datagram Protocol (UDP)

Question 11

What protocol has a primary purpose of reliability and establishing a connection (guaranteeing the correct data is transmitted) but is slower in transmitting data?

Answer 11

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

Question 12

What protocol is a connectionless protocol where data is continuously sent to a recipient but there is no error checking or validation (resulting in quicker transmission of data)?

Answer 12

User Datagram Protocol (UDP)

Question 13

Which protocol is better used for real-time broadcasting or playing non-local multiplayer videogames?

Answer 13

User Datagram Protocol (UDP)

Question 14

Which protocol is better for sending images, data files, web pages, and emails?

Answer 14

Transmissions Control Protocol (TCP)

Question 15

What is the name of a process-specific or an application-specific software construct serving as a communication endpoint?

Answer 15

Network Port

Question 16

List some examples of network ports

Answer 16

• File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
• Secure Shell (SSH)
• Telnet
• Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
• Domain Name System (DNS)
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
• Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
• Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS)