Assignment #3
Assignment #3
Question # 2: What will happen if the default gateway address is incorrectly configured on a
host?
a) A ping from the host to 127.0.0.1 would not be successful.
b) The switch will not forward packets initiated by the host.
c) The host cannot communicate with hosts in other networks.
d) The host will have to use ARP to determine the correct address of the default gateway.
e) The host cannot communicate with other hosts in the local network.
Question # 3: A network administrator investigates a user problem. The user can reach hosts on
the same network, but is unable to communicate to remote networks. The network administrator
tries to ping the gateway address configured on the host device and is unsuccessful.
What is the most likely cause of the problem?
Question # 5: Refer to the exhibit. Consider the IP address configuration shown from PC1.
What is a description of the default gateway address?
a) It is the IP address of the Router1 interface that connects the PC1 LAN to Router1.
b) It is the IP address of the Router1 interface that connects the company to the Internet.
c) It is the IP address of the ISP network device located in the cloud.
d) It is the IP address of Switch1 that connects PC1 to other devices on the same LAN.
Question # 6: Explain the purpose of message encoding in computer networks. Why is encoding
important for data transmission between devices.
Question # 8: What is the PDU name at each OSI layer (fill in the table)?