Feedback:
See section 1.1.2 of the course notes.
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3. The Maximum Transfer Unit (MTU) is a parameter of
(a) the technology of the physical network
(b) the application protocol
(c) the size of data sent by the application
(d) the operating system
Correct answer is (a)
Feedback:
See section 1.1.1 of the course notes.
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4. Two packets A and B are sent in that order through a connectionless communication network.
They will arrive at the destination
(a) in the order A-B, after possibly having traversed different routes
(b) in the order A-B, after having traversed the same route
(c) in any order, after having traversed the same route
(d) in any order, after possibly having traversed different routes
Correct answer is (d)
Feedback:
See section 1.1.2 of the course notes.
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5. Ethernet (IEEE 802.3) is an example of
(a) a successful example of the Internet's strategy of developing standards through "rough
consensus and running code"
(b) an a priori standard
(c) a de facto standard later developed into a de jure standard
(d) a standard developed by the International Telecommunications Union
Correct answer is (c)
Feedback:
See section 1.1.6 of the course notes.
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6. In a broadcast network
(a) only the destination computer sees a packet
(b) only the computers that are tuned to a channel see and process the packets in that channel
(c) all computers see and process the application data within all packets
(d) all computers see all packets, but the application data in each packet is only processed by the
destination computer
Correct answer is (d)
Feedback:
See section 1.1.1 of the course notes.
(b) A network with channels would be, in effect, multiple broadcast networks.
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7. The transmission of high-quality, interactive voice and video over the current Internet is