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Course Name: ETHICAL HACKING
Assignment- Week 2
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ/MSQ/SA
Number of questions: 10 Total mark: 10 x 1 = 10
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QUESTION 1:
Why do we need fragmentation?
a. To increase transmission speed.
b. Due to varying MTU across networks.
c. To improve encryption.
d. To compress packet.
Correct Answer: b
Detail Solution: If MTU is small and the packet is large then it cannot be transmitted through
that network, and thus we need to divide the packet into smaller fragments. Thus we can say
that fragmentation is required because MTU across network varies.
Thus the correct option is (b).
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QUESTION 2:
IP fragmentation is typically done by:
a. Source Host
b. Destination Host
c. Intermediate Routers
d. Hubs
Correct Answer: c
Detail Solution: Fragmentation is performed by intermediate routers, while the reassembly of
packets is done by the final destination host.
Thus the correct option is (c).
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QUESTION 3:
For reassembling the fragmented packets at the final destination, which of the following header
field(s) is(are) used?
a. Fragment offset
b. Flags
c. Port number
d. Checksum
e. Identification
Correct Answer: a, b, e
Detail Solution: For fragment assembly, identification (ID), fragment offset and flag fields are
used.
Thus true options are (a), (b) and (e).
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QUESTION 4:
An IP packet arrives at the final destination with the D flag set as 0, M flag set as 1 and offset is
set to 0. Which of the following statements is true about the packet?
a. The packet has not been fragmented.
b. The packet has been fragmented and it is the first fragment.
c. The packet has been fragmented and it is the last fragment.
d. None of these.
Correct Answer: b
Detail Solution: D = 0 means fragmentation is allowed. When the More (M) flag in a packet is
1, this indicates that the original packet has definitely been fragmented and there are more
fragments following, M=0 indicates the last fragmented packet. Offset = 0 indicates that it is the
first fragmented packet.
Thus the true option is (b).
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QUESTION 5:
In an IP packet, the value of HLEN is 15, and the total size of IP packet is 2000 bytes. The
number of data bytes in the packet will be ________.
Correct Answer: 1930 to 1950
Detail Solution: Since HLEN = 15, the size of the IP header will be 15 x 4 = 60 bytes. The total
size of the IP packet is given as 2000 bytes. Hence, the number of data bytes = 2000 – 60 = 1940
bytes.
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QUESTION 6:
Which address classes do the IP addresses 128.0.1.3 and 193.11.23.10 belong to?
a. Class A and Class B
b. Class B and Class C
c. Class C and Class D
d. Class A and Class C
Correct Answer: b
Detail Solution:
Class A addresses start with “0”, class B addresses start with “10”, class C addresses start with
“110”, and class D addresses start with “1110”. For the IP address 128.0.1.3, the first byte 128 =
10000000 in binary; for the IP address 193.11.23.10, the first byte 193 = 11000001 in binary.
Clearly, the first one is Class B, and the second one is Class C address.
Hence, the correct option is (b).
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QUESTION 7:
Which IP addresses are reserved for private use?
a. 10.x.x.x
b. 172.32.x.x
c. 192.168.x.x
d. 128.x.x.x
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Correct Answer: a, c
Detail Solution: 10.x.x.x, 172.16.x.x and 192.168.x.x are reserved for private use.
Thus the correct options are (a) and (c).
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QUESTION 8:
What does a TCP segment with SYN =1 and ACK = 0 indicate?
a. Connection termination
b. Connection reset
c. Keep-alive signal
d. Initial connection request
e. Connection acknowledgement
Correct Answer: d
Detail Solution: In the TCP header, SYN=1 and ACK=0 represents connection request (first step
of TCP 3-way handshake), whereas SYN=1 and ACK=1 represents connection confirmation. RST
is used to reset/reject connection.
Thus correct option is (d).
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QUESTION 9:
What is the size of UDP header?
a. 16 bits
b. 16 bytes
c. 8 bits
d. 8 bytes
Correct Answer: d
Detail Solution: UDP header size is 8 bytes (4 fields each of 16 bits).
Thus correct option is (d).
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QUESTION 10:
What is the subnet address if the destination IP address is 192.168.77.213 and the subnet mask
is 255.255.252.0?
a. 192.168.76.0
b. 192.168.76.213
c. 192.168.77.0
d. 192.168.0.0
Correct Answer: a
Detail Solution: Let us express the two numbers in binary:
192.168.77.213 = 11000000 10101000 01001101 11010101
255.255.252.0 = 11111111 11111111 11111100 00000000
If we take bit-by-bit AND, we shall get the subnet address as
11000000 10101000 01001100 00000000 = 192.168.76.0
Thus the correct option is (a).
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