PART 5: NETWORK LAYER

Question 1.161: The first byte of an IP address is: 11100001. Which class does it belong to?
A. Class B
B. Class C
C. Class D
D. Class E

Question 1.162: In a TCP/IP network with a Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0, which pair of
computers can communicate directly?
A. 192.168.1.3 and 192.168.100.1
B. 192.168.15.1 and 192.168.15.254
C. 192.168.100.15 and 192.186.100.16
D. 172.25.11.1 and 172.26.11.2

Question 1.163: Given the address 192.64.10.0/28, determine the number of subnets and the
number of hosts per subnet:
A. 6 subnets, each with 30 hosts
B. 14 subnets, each with 14 hosts
C. 16 subnets, each with 16 hosts
D. 8 subnets, each with 32 hosts

Question 1.164: A Class B network needs to be divided into 3 subnets. Which Subnet Mask
should be used?
A. 255.255.224.0
B. 255.0.0.255
C. 255.255.192.0
D. 255.255.255.224

Question 1.165: The output of the route print command on machine X shows the
following:

The IP address of machine X is:

A. 0.0.0.0
B. 172.16.9.12
C. 127.0.0.1
D. 172.16.9.0

Question 1.166: IP addresses in the same subnet as 131.107.2.56/28 are:

A. 131.107.2.48 to 131.107.2.63
B. 131.107.2.49 to 131.107.2.63
C. 131.107.2.48 to 131.107.2.62
D. 131.107.2.55 to 131.107.2.126

Question 1.167: Which of the following IP addresses is in the same subnet as

192.168.1.10/24?
A. 192.168.10.1/24
B. 192.168.1.256/24
C. 192.168.11.12/24
D. 192.168.1.33/24

Question 1.168: To determine the class of an IP address, you need to look at:
A. The value of the first octet (byte)
B. The ARP protocol
C. The number of dots in the address
D. The DHCP address

Question 1.169: A Class C network is divided into 5 subnets. What Subnet Mask is needed?
A. 255.255.255.224
B. 255.255.255.252
C. 255.255.255.240
D. 255.255.255.248

Question 1.170: In IPv4, Class C addresses fall within the range:

A. 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255
B. 192.0.0.0 to 223.255.255.255
C. 128.0.0.0 to 191.255.255.255
D. 240.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255

Question 1.171: Which of the following IP addresses is valid?

A. 230.20.30.40
B. 192.168.1.2
C. 255.255.255.255
D. All of the above

Question 1.172: Given the IP address: 192.168.5.39/28, what is the network address for this
IP?
A. 192.168.5.39
B. 192.168.5.32
C. 192.168.5.0
D. All are incorrect

Question 1.173: How many IP addresses are there in IPv4?

A. 212
B. 222
C. 232
D. 242

Question 1.174: In IPv4, Class B has the corresponding number of NetIDs/HostIDs as:
A. 211 / 221
B. 214 / 216
C. 213 / 219
D. 210 / 222

Question 1.175: Which routing algorithm does the OSPF protocol use?
A. Flooding
B. Distance vector routing
C. Link state
D. Bellman-Ford
Question 1.176: Which routing algorithm does the RIP protocol use?
A. Flooding
B. Distance vector routing
C. Link state
D. Bellman-Ford

Question 1.177: ICMP messages are encapsulated in which type of packet?

A. UDP
B. TCP
C. IP
D. Undefined

Question 1.178: Which of the following IP addresses is valid?

A. 192.168.1.2
B. 255.255.255.254
C. 10.20.30.40
D. A and C are both correct

Question 1.179: Which class allows borrowing 15 bits to create subnets?

A. Class A
B. Class B
C. Class C
D. None of the above

Question 1.180: Which protocol is in the Network Layer of the TCP/IP model?
A. FTP
B. IP
C. ARP
D. Both B and C

Question 1.181: Which IP class is allocated to Vietnam by the Asia-Pacific Network

Information Centre (APNIC)?
A. Class A
B. Class B
C. Class C
D. Class D

Question 1.182: The IP address 203.162.0.11 belongs to which class?

A. Class A
B. Class B
C. Class C
D. Class D

Question 1.183: Which terms are used to describe data units in the Network Layer?
A. Datagram
B. Frame
C. Packet
D. Both A and C are correct

Question 1.184: The IP protocol is:

A. Connection-oriented
B. Connectionless
C. Requires high reliability for data exchange
D. Requires flow control and error control

Question 1.185: The format of an IP address in Class A is:

A. Bit 1: 0, bits 2-8: NetID, 9-32: HostID
B. Bit 1: 0, bits 2-16: NetID, 17-32: HostID
C. Bits 1-2: 10, bits 3-8: NetID, 9-32: HostID
D. Bits 1-2: 10, bits 3-16: NetID, 17-32: HostID

Question 1.186: The format of an IP address in Class B is:

A. Bit 1: 0, bits 2-8: NetID, 9-32: HostID
B. Bit 1: 0, bits 2-16: NetID, 17-32: HostID
C. Bits 1-2: 10, bits 3-8: NetID, 9-32: HostID
D. Bits 1-2: 10, bits 3-16: NetID, 17-32: HostID

Question 1.187: The HostID address range for the network address NetID: 192.168.0.32/27
is:
A. 192.168.0.33 => 192.168.0.63
B. 192.168.0.32 => 192.168.0.64
C. 192.168.0.32 => 192.168.0.62
D. 192.168.0.33 => 192.168.0.62

Question 1.188: The IP Packet header contains:

A. Source address
B. Destination address
C. Neither address
D. Both source and destination addresses

Question 1.189: Which protocol is used by routers or computers to notify other computers
about errors?
A. TCP
B. UDP
C. IP
D. ICMP

Question 1.190: Which network service relies on ICMP?

A. DNS
B. Ping
C. SMTP
D. X Windows

Question 1.191: Which solution can resolve the shortage of IP addresses?

A. IPv6
B. Network Address Translation
C. Subnet mask
D. All of the above

Question 1.192: The RIP protocol is implemented on:

A. End computers
B. Routers
C. Hubs
D. Switches
Question 1.193: Which of the following protocols belongs to the Network Layer?
A. TCP
B. Telnet
C. FTP
D. IP

Question 1.194: In a TCP/IP network with a Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.224, what is the
broadcast address of the network if a computer in the network has the address 192.168.1.1?
A. 192.168.1.31
B. 192.168.1.255
C. 192.168.1.15
D. 192.168.1.96

Question 1.195: A router operates at which layer of the OSI model?

A. Network Layer
B. Data Link Layer
C. Transport Layer
D. Application Layer

Question 1.196: If 4 PCs are connected to each other via a HUB, how many IP addresses are
required for the 5 network devices?
A. 1
B. 3
C. 4
D. 2

Question 1.197: Which network devices can maintain and exchange information about the
connection status of the entire network in an enterprise or campus?
A. Bridge
B. Router
C. Repeater
D. Connector

Question 1.198: A router is a device used for:

A. Routing between networks
B. Filtering redundant packets
C. Expanding a network system
D. All of the above

Question 1.199: A router allows:

A. Extending a LAN branch by amplifying the transmitted signal
B. Connecting multiple computers together
C. Linking multiple LANs together, while blocking broadcast packets and routing packets
D. Routing packets, segmenting collision domains but not broadcast domains

Question 1.200: The Network Layer is responsible for:

A. Determining the appropriate route for a packet based on its destination IP address
B. Deciding the destination of a packet
C. Detecting lost packets and requesting their retransmission
D. Fragmenting packets into frames
Question 1.201: Which of the following network devices can route a packet (forward it to
another network on the path to the destination network) by using the destination IP address in
the packet and the current network status information in the routing table of the device?
A. Bridge
B. Router
C. Switch
D. All of the above

Question 1.202: Which of the following addresses belongs to Class A?

A. 10001100 11001100 11111111 01011010
B. 11001111 11110000 10101010 01010101
C. 01111010 10100101 11000011 11100011
D. 11011010 10101010 01010101 11110011

Question 1.203: If a Class B address is subnetted with a netmask of 255.255.240.0, how

many usable subnets can be created?
A. 2
B. 6
C. 30
D. 16

Question 1.204: Which of the following addresses belongs to Class A?

A. 172.29.14.10
B. 10.1.1.1
C. 140.8.8.8
D. 203.5.6.7

Question 1.205: How many IP addresses does a computer functioning as a router have?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

Question 1.206: The main function of a router is:

A. To connect networks with each other
B. To divide broadcast domains
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A nor B

Question 1.207: Among the following addresses, which one does not belong to the same
network as the others?
A. 203.29.100.100/255.255.255.240
B. 203.29.100.110/255.255.255.240
C. 203.29.103.113/255.255.255.240
D. 203.29.100.98/255.255.255.240

Question 1.208: Which of the following is a broadcast address for a Class B network?
A. 149.255.255.255
B. 149.6.255.255
C. 149.6.7.255
D. All of the above
Question 1.209: The IP address 172.200.25.55/255.255.0.0:
A. Belongs to Class A
B. Belongs to Class C
C. Is a private address
D. Is a broadcast address

Question 1.210: The algorithm running on a gateway router is:

A. Inter-routing
B. Intra-routing
C. Both are incorrect
D. Both are correct

Question 1.211: The main function of a router is:

A. To push packets from the incoming connection to the outgoing connection
B. To execute routing protocols/algorithms
C. Both A and B
D. Neither of the above

Question 1.212: A network connection has an MTU value of 1500 bytes. What is the largest
packet size that can be transmitted over this connection?
A. 1400 bytes
B. 1480 bytes
C. 1500 bytes
D. 1600 bytes

Question 1.213: For the address 200.23.16.0/23, the value 23 represents:

A. The number of bits in the subnet portion of the address
B. The number of bits in the hostID portion of the address
C. The number of bits determining the class (A, B, C, D, E)
D. None of the above

Question 1.214: IPv6 has an address space of:

A. 32 bits
B. 64 bits
C. 128 bits
D. 256 bits

Question 1.215: An IPv6 packet has how many bytes in the header?
A. 20 bytes
B. 30 bytes
C. 40 bytes
D. 50 bytes

Question 1.216: Which of the following is a valid representation of an IPv6 address?

A. 1080:0000:0000:0000:0008:0800:200C:417A
B. 1080:0000:0000:0008:0800:200C:417A
C. 1080:0000:0000:0000:0000:0008:0800:200C:417A
D. 1080::0008:0800:200C::417A

Question 1.217: Which of the following is the compressed representation of the IPv6 address
2001:0F68:0000:0000:0000:0000:1986:69AF?
A. 2001:F68:0:0:0:0:1986:69AF
B. 2001:F68::1986:69AF
C. Both of the above are correct
D. Both of the above are incorrect