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Chapter 7 Solutions
Review Questions
1. The original commercial version of Ethernet supported 10 Mbps bandwidth; the
version introduced in the early 1990s supports 100 Mbps; and in 1998, Gigabit
Ethernet was introduced. All versions use the same data frame formats, with the
same maximum PDU sizes, so they can interoperate freely. Given this information
and what you know of layered technologies, which of the following statements is
true? (Choose all that apply.)
a. Ethernet works at the Data Link and Physical layers of the OSI model, and
upgrades to newer, faster versions of Ethernet can be made by changing
only the components that work at these layers.
b. Ethernet spans several layers and requires a new protocol stack to upgrade to
new versions.
c. Changes in technology at one layer of the OSI model don’t usually affect
the operation of other layers.
d. Ethernet isn’t considered a scalable technology.
2. The addition of information to a PDU as it’s passed from one layer to the next is
called which of the following?
a. PDI transforming
b. Encapsulation
c. Deencapsulation
d. Converting
3. Layers acting as though they communicate directly with each other across the
network are called which of the following?
a. Partners
b. Synchronous
c. Interchangeable
d. Peers
4. Place the following letters in the correct order to represent the OSI model from Layer
7 to Layer 1:
a. Presentation
b. Data Link
c. Session
d. Physical
e. Application
f. Transport
g. Network
Answers: e, a, c, f, g, b, d
5. Which OSI layer creates and processes frames?
Data Link
6. Which OSI layer handles flow control, data segmentation, and reliability?
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a. Application
b. Physical
c. Transport
d. Data Link
7. Which OSI layer governs how a NIC is attached to the network medium?
Physical
8. Which OSI layer determines the route a packet takes from sender to receiver?
a. 7
b. 1
c. 3
d. 4
9. Which OSI layer is responsible for setting up, maintaining, and ending ongoing
information exchanges across a network?
a. 6
b. 3
c. 2
d. 5
10. Which of the following elements might the Data Link layer add to its PDU? (Choose
all that apply.)
a. Physical addresses
b. Logical addresses
c. Data
d. CRC
11. When and how many times is a CRC calculated?
a. Once, before transmission
b. Once, after receipt
c. Twice, once before transmission and again on receipt
d. At the source and destination and at each intermediary device
12. Which layer of the OSI model does Project 802 divide into two sublayers?
a. Physical
b. Data Link
c. Network
d. Session
13. What are the names of the sublayers specified as part of Project 802? (Choose all that
apply.)
a. Data Link Control (DLC)
b. Logical Link Control (LLC)
c. Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection (CSMA/CD)
d. Media Access Control (MAC)
14. Which term refers to stripping header information as a PDU is passed from one layer
to a higher layer?
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a. Deencapsulation
b. Encapsulation
c. PDU stripping
d. Packetization
15. Which IEEE 802 standard applies to Ethernet?
a. 802.2
b. 802.3
c. 802.4
d. 802.5
e. 802.11
16. Which IEEE 802 standard applies to wireless LANs?
a. 802.2
b. 802.3
c. 802.4
d. 802.5
e. 802.11
17. What’s the name of the PDU at the Transport layer?
a. Bit
b. Packet
c. Segment
d. Data
18. At which OSI layer does the PDU contain sequence and acknowledgement numbers?
a. Application
b. 4
c. Data Link
d. 6
19. Which of the following is an example of software found at the Application layer?
(Choose all that apply.)
a. FTP
b. TCP
c. HTTP
d. ICMP
20. At which Data Link sublayer does the physical address reside?
a. Media Access Control (MAC)
b. Logical Link Control (LLC)
c. Data Access Control (DAC)
d. Network Access Control (NAC)
21. Which of the following problems can occur at the Physical layer?
a. NIC driver problems
b. Incorrect IP addresses
c. Signal errors caused by noise
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d. Incorrect segment size

1. Hands-On Projects

Hands-On Project 7-2

Simulation 12

Hands-On Project 7-2

Simulation 13

Hands-On Project 7-3

Simulation 14

Challenge Labs
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Challenge Lab 7-1

Map the header names in the captured packet to the layers of the OSI model:

 Ethernet II: Data Link layer

 Internet Protocol: Network layer

 Transmission Control Protocol: Transport layer

 Hypertext Transfer Protocol: Session, Presentation, Application layers

For each header, find two fields you can identify as pertaining to that OSI layer’s function, and be
prepared to explain why.

 Ethernet II: Source and destination MAC address

 Internet Protocol: Source and destination IP address
 Transmission Control Protocol: Source and destination ports, Sequence
number, Acknowledgement number
 Hypertext Transfer Protocol: Accept-Encoding—Presentation, Keep-Alive-
Session, Get HTTP—Application
2. Challenge Lab 7-2

List the steps you took to get all the MAC addresses:

To get all the MAC addresses, students can ping each device and then use arp -a to display
the MAC addresses. They can copy and paste output from arp -a to a text file or use a
command such as arp -a >macs.txt.

3. Case Projects

4. Case Project 7-1

1. Physical

2. Network

3. Application

4. Physical

5. Presentation

6. The CRC is in the Data Link layer, but CRC errors are usually caused by a Physical layer

problem.
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7. Transport

8. Session

9. Application

10. Network layer

5. Case Project 7-2

Answers will vary, but students should provide a clear description of a layered process.
6. Case Project 7-3

This document transfer should work. There’s no problem with transferring data between an
Ethernet and a Wi-Fi network; they are simply different networking technologies, and the data in
the document will be unaffected. The first italicized phrase about encrypting the document
involves the Presentation layer, as that’s where data conversion takes place. The next italicized
phrase involves the Network layer, where routing of packets takes place. The last italicized phrase
involves the Data Link and Physical layers, where networking technologies are defined.