Unit 5

Question 1

What is the purpose of DHCP?

Answer 1

Reduce configuration time for TCP/IP networks by automatically assigning IP addresses to clients

Question 2

What protocol automatically assigns an IP address to clients during the log in process?

Answer 2

DHCP

Question 3

What is typically the time to live (TTL) for a leased IP address?

Answer 3

3 days

Question 4

What is a DHCP scope?

Answer 4

A range of IP addresses that a DHCP server can lease out to DHCP clients

Question 5

What information is required to set up a DHCP scope? (3)

Answer 5

1. The name of the scope
2. The starting and ending IP addresses of the scope
3. The subnet mask for the scope to be assigned

Question 6

(True/False) DHCP servers share their database of leased IP addresses with other DHCP servers.

Answer 6

False

Question 7

What is a DHCP lease?

Answer 7

The duration for which a DHCP server loans an IP address to a DHCP client

Question 8

What is the four-step process for obtaining a DHCP lease for an IP address?

Answer 8

DORA

(D)iscover
(O)ffer
(R)equest
(A)cknowledge

Question 9

During which step in the DHCP process does the client broadcast a request for a DHCP server?

Answer 9

Discover

Question 10

During which step in the DHCP process does the DHCP server offer an address to the client?

Answer 10

Offer

Question 11

What is the next step in the DHCP process after the client has been offered an IP address?

Answer 11

Request

Question 12

During which step in the DHCP process does the DHCP server assign the IP address or other DHCP option?

Answer 12

Acknowledge