IST 226 001 - Fall 2008 - Chapter 6 Review Questions

Networking Essentials



1) What is the function of a protocol ? What problems would exist if protocols did not exist ?

2) Compare and contrast between a connectionless and a connection-oriented protocol.

3) Compare and contrast between a routable and a nonroutable protocol. Which is more common ? Why ?

4) List and briefly explain three network layer (from the OSI model) protocols.

5) List and briefly explain three transport layer (from the OSI model) protocols.

6) List and briefly explain several application layer (from the OSI model) protocols.

7) Compare and contrast a protocol and a protocol suite.

8) List and briefly explain several (at least 10) protocols that are part of the TCP/IP protocol suite.

9) Give an overview of IPv4 addressing. Identify the ranges of the five classes of IPv4 addresses.

10) Distinguish between a loopback address and localhost.

11) Identify the three ranges of reserved (also known as non-routable) IPv4 addresses.

12) Define CIDR. How does a subnet mask relate to CIDR addressing.

13) Explain the process to convert any decimal value to it's binary equivalent. Explain the process to convert any binary value to it's decimal equivalent.

14) What is NAT ? Why was it created ? How does it work ?

15) Distinguish between DHCP and APIPA.

16) What is IPv6 ? Why was it created ? Compare IPv6 addresses and addressing to IPv4 addresses and addressing.

17) Compare and contrast NetBIOS and NetBEUI.

18) Compare and contrast IPX and SPX.