The Broadcast & Broadcast Domains Flashcards
What is the MAC Broadcast Address?
FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF (Hex) or 48 Binary 1’s.
What cast does every device on the network have to receive and process all of its traffic?
Broadcast.
True or False. IP Address are physical, and MAC Addresses are logical.
False. IP Addresses are logical whereas MAC Addresses are physical.
How are broadcast storms typically created?
When a loop is present.
What cast is used for an ARP Request to devices?
Broadcast.
What cast is used for an ARP Request from culprit devices?
Unicast.
What is ARP?
Address Resolution Protocol is a mapping of IP Addresses to their MAC Address.
What is a broadcast storm?
Uncontrollable broadcast traffic that keeps repeating throughout the network.
Are broadcast storms a bad thing?
Yes.
What protocol prevents loops on a switch.
Spanning Tree Protocol.
What is a Broadcast Domain
A logical group
Broadcast traffic leaves the domain and goes where?
Broadcast traffic cannot leave the broadcast domain.
What is the border police of broadcast domains?
Routers.
What separates broadcast domains?
Routers.
Are networks a broadcast domain?
Yes.
How do interfaces and routers relate?
Every interface on a router is its own broadcast domain
True/False. Switches can separate broadcast domains with Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs)
True.
