Modules 7-8 Quiz
Modules 7-8 Quiz
a) Switch
b) Router
c) Hub
d) Firewall
2. Routers make their forwarding decisions based on which layer of the network protocol stack?
a) Layer 1 (Physical Layer)
b) Layer 2 (Data Link Layer)
c) Layer 3 (Network Layer)
d) Layer 4 (Transport Layer)
7. Which organization manages and allocates IP addresses to regional internet registries (RIRs)?
a) IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
b) ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)
c) IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority)
d) ITU (International Telecommunication Union)
8. Which layer of the OSI model is responsible for segmenting data into packets?
a) Data Link Layer
b) Network Layer
c) Transport Layer
d) Physical Layer
10. Which type of IP address is used to test the TCP/IP stack or check if a device is operational on the
network?
a) Network address
b) Host address
c) Broadcast address
d) Loopback address
11. Which protocol is commonly used for secure remote access to a network?
a) FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
b) HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
c) SSH (Secure Shell)
d) SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)
12. Which subnet mask allows for the fewest number of hosts per subnet?
a) 255.255.255.0
b) 255.255.0.0
c) 255.0.0.0
d) 255.255.255.240
13. Which protocol is commonly used to automatically assign IP addresses to network devices?
a) DNS (Domain Name System)
b) DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
c) ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)
d) ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
14. Which type of address is used to represent a group of hosts within a multicast group?
a) Unicast address
b) Broadcast address
c) Multicast address
d) Anycast address
15. What does VLSM (Variable Length Subnet Mask) allow for?
a) Saving IP addresses by allocating them more efficiently
b) Enabling faster data transmission on the network
c) Enhancing network security through advanced encryption
d) Simplifying network configuration by using fixed-length subnets
18. Which layer of the OSI model is responsible for establishing, managing, and terminating sessions
between applications?
a) Session Layer
b) Presentation Layer
c) Transport Layer
d) Application Layer
20. Which type of communication involves sending data packets to a single host?
a) Unicast
b) Broadcast
c) Multicast
d) Anycast