DCCH 9

Name: Class:
Monday, December 4, 2023
Test
Please use a pencil to complete the test. Print your name on the Name line above. Read the
instructions for each section carefully. When you have completed the test, place your test
face down on your desk and raise your hand.
1. 1. The data link layer takes the packets from _________ and encapsulates them into
1 frames for transmission.
ffrom:https://www.sanfoundry.com/computer-networks-questions-answers-data-link-
layer/
network layer physical layer

transport layer application layer
2. Which of the following tasks is not done by data link layer?

1 from:https://www.sanfoundry.com/computer-networks-questions-answers-data-link-
layer/
framing error control

flow control channel coding
3. Communication at the data-link layer is ___________________.

1 from:https://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0073376221/student_view0/chapter9/q
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end-to-end node-to-node
process-to-process None of the choices are correc
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4. In a ________________ link, the link is not shared between devices.
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broadcast point-to-point
multicast none of choices are correct
5. In a ________________ link, the link is shared between many devices.

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unicast None of the choices are correct
6. A packet at the data-link layer is normally called a _______.

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datagram message
frame None of the choices are correct
7. A ________ is a local address. Its jurisdiction is over a local network

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A) link-layer address B) logical address

C) port number D) None of the choices are
correct
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8. If the sender is a host and wants to send a packet to another host on the same
1 network, the logical address that must be mapped to a physical address is ______
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the destination IP address in the the IP address of the router found in

datagram header the routing table
the source IP address D) None of the choices are
correct
9. If the sender is a host and wants to send a packet to another host on another network,
1 the logical address that must be mapped to a physical address is ______
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A)the destination IP address in the the IP address of the router found in

the source IP address None of the choices are correct
10. An ARP reply is normally _______.

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A) broadcast B) multicast
C) unicast D) None of the choices are
correct
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11. An ARP request is normally _______.
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A) broadcast B) multicast
C) unicast D) None of the choices are
correct
12. In a ________________ link, the link is not shared between devices.

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A) broadcast B) point-to-point
C) multicast D) None of the choices are
correct

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A) broadcast B) point-to-point
C) unicast D) None of the choices are correc
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14. Data-link layer of a broadcast link has __________ sublayer(s)
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one two
no none of the choices are correct
15. Data-link layer of a point-to-point link has __________ sublayer(s).

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one two
no none of the choices are correct
16. Media access control can be presented only in a __________ link(s).

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A) point-to-point B) multicast
C) both point-to-point and A) point-to-point
multicast D) None of the choices are
correct
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17. An ARP reply is normally _______.
1
Broadcast multicast
unicast None of the choices are correct.
Notes:
https://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0073376221/student_view0/chapter2/quizzes
.html
18. What translates IP address into MAC address?

1
Organizationally Unique Identifier Address Resolution Protocol

Network Interface Card Burned In Address
Notes: https://www.sanfoundry.com/iot-questions-answers-mac-address/

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20. An ARP request is normally _______
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broadcast multicast
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21. If the sender is a host and wants to send a packet to another host on the same
1 network, the logical address that must be mapped to a physical address is ______.

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22. If the sender is a host and wants to send a packet to another host on another network,
1 the logical address that must be mapped to a physical address is ______.

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23. The sender is a router that has received a datagram destined for a host on another
1 network. The logical address that must be mapped to a physical address is ______.

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24. The sender is a router that has received a datagram destined for a host in the same
1 network. The logical address that must be mapped to a physical address is ______.

source IP address None of the choices are correct
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25. In the context of the Internet, what are the connecting elements between LANs and
1 WANs?
Switches Bridges
Routers Hubs
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26. Why does each node in the data-link layer need to encapsulate the datagram in a
1 frame before sending it to the next node?
To increase data speed To add security

To facilitate routing To comply with network layer
standards
27. What is the main reason congestion control is considered an issue in the network or
1 transport layer?
It affects frame transmission It is related to the end-to-end nature

efficiency. of communication.
Data-link-layer protocols cannot It is a requirement for wide-area
handle congestion. networks.
28. What happens when a datagram passes from the network layer to the data-link layer?
1
The datagram is encrypted Two data-link addresses are added to

the frame header
The datagram is fragmented IP addresses are replaced with link-
layer addresses
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29. When a frame with a unicast address destination is sent, where is it destined to reach?
1
Multiple entities in the network All entities in the link

Only one entity in the link Broadcast to all hosts in the network
30. How does each router, except the last one in the path, determine the IP address of the
1 next router?
Using ARP protocol Using the IP datagram

Consulting the destination host Referring to the forwarding table
31. How is an ARP packet encapsulated in a data-link frame?

1
It is encapsulated as the payload of It is placed in the frame header

the frame
It is encapsulated in the frame trailer It replaces the data-link frame
32. Why does the data-link frame carrying an ARP packet need a specific field to indicate
1 the payload belongs to ARP?
To identify the version of the ARP To differentiate ARP packets from

protocol network-layer datagrams
To specify the length of the network- To define the type of the link-layer
layer address protocol
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33. What type of communication does a unicast address facilitate?
1
One-to-many Many-to-one
One-to-one none of the above
34. What is the purpose of a broadcast address in link-layer protocols?

1
Unicast communication Multicast communication

One-to-all communication Point-to-point communication
35. When a frame with a destination broadcast address is sent, who receives the message
1 in a link-layer protocol?
Only the sender All entities in the link

Only the entities with a matching Only the entities on the same subnet
address
36. In the context of link-layer protocols, where is the jurisdiction of multicasting limited?
1
Global Regional
Local (inside the link) National
37. What distinguishes multicasting from other communication types in link-layer

1 protocols?
Point-to-point communication One-to-many communication

Broadcast communication Many-to-one communication
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Monday, December 4, 2023

network layer physical layer

2. Which of the following tasks is not done by data link layer?

framing error control

3. Communication at the data-link layer is ___________________.

5. In a ________________ link, the link is shared between many devices.

6. A packet at the data-link layer is normally called a _______.

7. A ________ is a local address. Its jurisdiction is over a local network

A) link-layer address B) logical address

the destination IP address in the the IP address of the router found in

A)the destination IP address in the the IP address of the router found in

10. An ARP reply is normally _______.

12. In a ________________ link, the link is not shared between devices.

13. In a ________________ link, the link is shared between many devices.

15. Data-link layer of a point-to-point link has __________ sublayer(s).

16. Media access control can be presented only in a __________ link(s).

18. What translates IP address into MAC address?

Organizationally Unique Identifier Address Resolution Protocol

19. In a ________________ link, the link is shared between many devices.

the destination IP address in the the IP address of the router found in

the destination IP address in the the IP address of the router found in

the destination IP address in the the IP address of the router found in

the destination IP address in the the IP address of the router found in

To increase data speed To add security

It affects frame transmission It is related to the end-to-end nature

The datagram is encrypted Two data-link addresses are added to

Multiple entities in the network All entities in the link

Using ARP protocol Using the IP datagram

31. How is an ARP packet encapsulated in a data-link frame?

It is encapsulated as the payload of It is placed in the frame header

To identify the version of the ARP To differentiate ARP packets from

34. What is the purpose of a broadcast address in link-layer protocols?

Unicast communication Multicast communication

Only the sender All entities in the link

37. What distinguishes multicasting from other communication types in link-layer

Point-to-point communication One-to-many communication

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