SECTION 6.

DATA LINK LAYER AND PHYSICAL LAYER

Question 1.218: Frame is data at which layer?
A. Physical
B. Network
C. Data Link
D. Transport

Question 1.219: Error control and flow control are performed by:
A. Network layer
B. Data Link layer
C. Physical layer
D. Session layer

Question 1.220: Which protocol is used to convert from an IP address to a physical MAC
address?
A. ARP
B. RARP
C. ICMP
D. TCP

Question 1.221: The process that allows a host to automatically obtain an IP address from a
server when connecting to a network is:
A. Host broadcasts "DHCP discover" --> DHCP server responds with "DHCP offer" --> host
sends "DHCP request" --> DHCP server sends "DHCP ack"
B. Host sends "DHCP request" --> DHCP server sends "DHCP ack" --> host broadcasts
"DHCP discover" --> DHCP server responds with "DHCP offer"
C. Host broadcasts "DHCP discover" --> DHCP server sends "DHCP ack" --> host sends
"DHCP request" --> DHCP server responds with "DHCP offer"
D. Host sends "DHCP request" --> DHCP server responds with "DHCP offer" --> host
broadcasts "DHCP discover" --> DHCP server sends "DHCP ack"

Question 1.222: CSMA/CD is a random access method used for networks with the following
topology:
A. Star
B. Bus
C. Ring
D. Hybrid Bus-Star

Question 1.223: CSMA/CD stands for:

A. Collision Sense Multiple Access / Collision Detection
B. Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Deterence
C. Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Detection
D. Collision Sense Multiple Access / Carrier Detection

Question 1.224: The first three bytes of a MAC address indicate what information?
A. Network Interface Card (NIC) manufacturer
B. Geographic region of the network card
C. Version number of the network card
D. All of the above are incorrect
Question 1.225: Which networking device is used to connect networks and control
broadcasts?
A. Ethernet switch
B. Bridge
C. Router
D. Hub

Question 1.226: Which of the following is a Layer 2 address (MAC address)?

A. 192.201.63.251
B. 0000.1234.FEG
C. 19-22-01-63-25
D. 00-00-12-34-FE-AA

Question 1.227: CSMA/CD is which type of access method?

A. Channel partitioning
B. Random access
C. Taking turns
D. All of the above are incorrect

Question 1.228: Which of the following access methods listens to network traffic on the
transmission path before transmitting data?
A. CSMA/CD
B. CSMA/CA
C. Token Ring
D. Token Bus

Question 1.229: Which standard specifies the local area network architecture for Ethernet,
including physical and MAC sub-layers?
A. IEEE802.2
B. IEEE802.3
C. Token Bus
D. Token Ring

Question 1.230: Which of the following MAC addresses is invalid?

A. 00-2A-43-16-23-A8
B. 00-2A-43-3E-33-A0
C. 00-4G-43-26-36-0D
D. 00-C0-9F-C3-27-F6

Question 1.231: The Hub device allows:

A. Extending a LAN branch by amplifying the received signal
B. Preventing broadcast packets from passing through
C. Routing packets
D. Connecting multiple computers to form a LAN segment

Question 1.232: Computers A and Z have addresses on two different subnets. What happens
when computer A broadcasts an ARP request to find the MAC address of computer Z?
A. No response
B. The router will respond with Z's MAC address
C. The router will respond with its own MAC address
D. The router will forward the ARP request to Z's subnet, and Z may then respond to A
Question 1.233: What happens when computer A broadcasts an ARP request to find the
MAC address of computer B on the same network?
A. The DNS server will respond to A with B's MAC address
B. All computers on the network will receive the ARP request and all will respond to A with
B's MAC address
C. All computers on the network will receive the ARP request, but only B will respond to A
with its MAC address
D. The nearest routers will receive the ARP request and either respond to A with B's MAC
address or forward the request to other routers

Question 1.234: In the OSI model, determining the physical address from the logical address
is the responsibility of:
A. Application layer
B. Data Link layer
C. Network layer
D. Transport layer

Question 1.235: Which service must the Data Link layer provide?
A. Encapsulate network layer packets into frames
B. Encode bits into physical signals
C. Provide a reliable transmission path
D. Both A and B are correct

Question 1.236: Suppose an additional check bit is added to the end of a data stream so that
the total number of 1 bits in the new stream is odd. The receiver receives the stream
"1000101010001." What happens?
A. The received stream is erroneous
B. The received stream is correct
C. Errors in the bit stream can be detected and corrected
D. The error in the received stream cannot be determined

Question 1.237: A switch is a device that operates at which layer?

A. Physical
B. Data Link
C. Network
D. Transport

Question 1.238: Which transmission access method does Ethernet technology use?
A. CSMA
B. ALOHA
C. CSMA/CD
D. TDMA

Question 1.239: Which statement is most accurate for a switch?

A. It uses physical addresses and operates at the Physical layer of the OSI model
B. It uses physical addresses and operates at the Network layer of the OSI model
C. It uses physical addresses and operates at the Data Link layer of the OSI model
D. It uses IP addresses and operates at the Network layer of the OSI model

Question 1.240: What happens to data when a collision occurs during transmission?
A. Hub/Switch will retransmit the data
B. The data will be corrupted
C. The data will be restored at the receiving machine
D. Both A and C are correct

Question 1.241: Which LAN technology uses the CSMA/CD technique?

A. Token Ring
B. Ethernet
C. FDDI
D. All of the above

Question 1.242: Which networking device reduces collision?

A. Hub
B. NIC
C. Switch
D. Transceiver

Question 1.243: To reduce packet collisions on the network, the network is divided into
smaller segments and connected using the following device:
A. Repeater
B. Hub
C. Switch
D. Network Interface Card (NIC)

Question 1.244: The number sequence "00-08-ac-41-5d-9f" could be:

A. IP address
B. Port address
C. MAC address
D. All of the above are incorrect

Question 1.245: Which address does a switch use to decide which port to send data to?
A. Source MAC address
B. Destination MAC address
C. Network address
D. Subnetwork address

Question 1.246: Which service must the Data Link layer provide?
A. Encapsulate network layer packets into frames
B. Routing
C. Encode bits into physical signals
D. Provide a reliable transmission path

Question 1.247: Suppose there is a system with two LAN segments connected by a router (a
computer). How many network interface cards (NICs) does the computer acting as the router
have?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

Question 1.248: Choose the correct definition of a MAC address:

A. It is pre-programmed on the network interface card (NIC)
B. It is assigned by the network administrator
C. Both A and B are correct
D. All of the above are correct

Question 1.249: Which of the following technologies has a fixed frame size?
A. X25
B. Frame Relay
C. ISDN
D. ATM

Question 1.250: The frame size for ATM is:

A. 53 bytes
B. 128 bytes
C. 512 bytes
D. 1500 bytes

Question 1.251: ATM has an information exchange speed of:

A. 2 Mbps to 8 Mbps
B. 155 Mbps to 1 Gbps
C. 100 Mbps to 155 Mbps
D. 155 Mbps to 622 Mbps

Question 1.252: The IEEE 802 standard divides the Data Link layer of the OSI model into
two sub-layers:
A. LLC and MAC
B. TCP and UDP
C. TCP and IP
D. ARP and RARP

Question 1.253: Fast Ethernet is also called:

A. 10BaseT
B. 100BaseFX
C. 10BaseFX
D. 100BaseT

Question 1.254: The data transmission speed for 1000Base-FX topology is:
A. 10 Mbps
B. 100 Mbps
C. 1000 Mbps
D. 10 Gbps

Question 1.255: The basic data transmission speed for the Fast Ethernet LAN technology is:
A. 10 Mbps
B. 100 Mbps
C. 1000 Mbps
D. 10,000 Mbps

Question 1.256: The WLAN 802.11b/g standard has transmission speeds of:
A. 11/100 Mbps
B. 11/54 Mbps
C. 11/108 Mbps
D. 2/54 Mbps
Question 1.257: The operating frequency of the WLAN 802.11g standard is:
A. 5 GHz
B. 2.3 GHz
C. 2.4 GHz
D. 2.5 GHz

Question 1.258: The standard telephone communication transmission line used for voice
communication is called a:
A. Dial-up line
B. Direct digital signal
C. Any-to-any line
D. Dedicated (leased) line

Question 1.259: What is the function of a proxy?

A. It acts as an intermediary for a group of machines to perform a client service
B. It is a device for monitoring network traffic
C. All of the above are correct
D. All of the above are incorrect

Question 1.260: A driver is:

A. Hardware
B. Software
C. Peripheral device
D. Network card

Question 1.261: Which protocol is used in WAN network models?

A. TCP/IP
B. NetBEUI
C. DLC
D. All of the above

Question 1.262: Which protocol is used in LAN network models?

A. TCP/IP
B. IPX/SPX
C. NetBEUI
D. All of the above