In this section of Data Communication and Networking – Network Layer: Address Mapping, Error Reporting, and Multicasting MCQ (Multiple Choice) Based Questions and Answers,it cover the below lists of topics,All the Multiple Choice Questions and Answers (MCQs) have been compiled from the book of Data Communication and Networking by The well known author behrouz forouzan.
This Section covers below lists of topics.
- RIP and OSPF MCQs.
- LSA and BGP MCQs.
- Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) MCQs.
- DVRMP MCQs.
- Reverse path forwarding (RPF) MCQs.
- Reverse path broadcasting (RPB) MCQs
- Core-Based Tree (CBT) protocol MCQs
- PIM-DM – a source-based routing protocol MCQs
- PIM-SM – a group-shared routing protocol MCQs
1. A _______ address is an internetwork address with universal jurisdiction.
- physical
- logical
- a and b
- none of the above
B. logical
2. The logical addresses in the Internet are called _______ addresses
- port
- IP
- none of the above
B. IP
3. A ________ is a local address. Its jurisdiction is over a local network.
- physical
- logical
- a and b
- none of the above
A. physical
4. If the sender is a host and wants to send a packet to another host on the same network, the logical address that must be mapped to a physical address is ______
- the destination IP address in the datagram header
- the IP address of the router found in the routing table
- either a or b
- none of the above
A. the destination IP address in the datagram header
5. If the sender is a host and wants to send a packet to another host on another network, the logical address that must be mapped to a physical address is ______.
- the destination IP address in the datagram header
- the IP address of the router found in the routing table
- either a or b
- none of the above
B. the IP address of the router found in the routing table
6. The sender is a router that has received a datagram destined for a host on another network. The logical address that must be mapped to a physical address is ______.
- the destination IP address in the datagram header
- the IP address of the router found in the routing table
- either a or b
- none of the above
B. the IP address of the router found in the routing table
7. The sender is a router that has received a datagram destined for a host on the same network. The logical address that must be mapped to a physical address is ______.
- the destination IP address in the datagram header
- the IP address of the router found in the routing table
- either a or b
- none of the above
A. the destination IP address in the datagram header
8. In _______, a table associating a logical address with a physical address is updated manually.
- static mapping
- dynamic mapping
- physical mapping
- none of the above
A. static mapping
9. _______ is a dynamic mapping protocol in which a physical address is found for a given logical address.
- ARP
- RARP
- both a and b
- none of the above
A. ARP
10. The target hardware address on an Ethernet is _______ in an ARP request
- 0x000000000000
- 0.0.0.0
- variable
- class dependent
A. 0x000000000000
11. An ARP reply is normally _______
- broadcast
- multicast
- unicast
- none of the above
C. unicast
12. An ARP request is normally _______
- broadcast
- multicast
- unicast
- none of the above
A. broadcast
13. A technique called ______ is used to create a subnetting effect.
- ARP
- RARP
- proxy ARP
- none of the above
C. proxy ARP
14. A _______ is an ARP that acts on behalf of a set of hosts
- ARP
- RARP
- proxy ARP
- none of the above
C. proxy ARP
15. ICMP is a _________ layer protocol
- data link
- transport
- network
- none of the above
C. network
16. ICMP messages are divided into two broad categories: _____________
- query and error reporting messages
- request and response messages
- request and reply messages
- none of the above
A. query and error reporting messages
17. An ICMP message has _____ header and a variable-size data section
- a 16-byte
- a 32-byte
- an 8-byte
- none of the above
C. an 8-byte
18. Which of the following is true about ICMP messages?
- An ICMP error message may be generated for an ICMP error message
- An ICMP error message may be generated for each fragment
- An ICMP error message may be generated for a multicast datagram.
- none is true
D. none is true
19. Which of the following is true about ICMP messages?
- An ICMP error message may be generated for an ICMP error message
- An ICMP error message may be generated only for the first fragment
- An ICMP error message may be generated for a multicast datagram.
- none is true
B. An ICMP error message may be generated only for the first fragment
20. IGMP is a companion to the ______ protocol.
- UDP
- TCP
- ICM
- none of the above
D. none of the above
21. IGMP is _______ protocol
- an error reporting
- a group management
- a transmission
- none of the above
B. a group management
22. IGMP helps a ________ router create and update a list of loyal members related to each router interface.
- broadcast
- unicast
- multicast
- none of the above
C. multicast
23. IGMP operates __________
- locally
- globally
- both a and b
- none of the above
A. locally
24. An IGMP query is sent from a _______ to a _______
- host; host
- host; router
- router; host or router
- none of the above
C. router; host or router
25. The _______ is used by a router in response to a received leave report
- general query message
- special query message
- membership report
- none of the above
B. special query message
26. The least significant 23 bits in a 48-bit Ethernet address identify a ________
- multicast router
- host
- multicast group
- none of the above
C. multicast group
27. The _______ field of the IGMP message is all zeros in a query message
- version
- type
- group address
- none of the above
C. group address
28. A multicast message is sent from _______ to _______.
- one source; one destination
- one source; multiple destinations
- multiple sources; one destination
- none of the above
B. one source; multiple destinations
29. In networks that do not support physical multicast addressing, multicasting can be accomplished through _______
- mapping
- queries
- tunneling
- none of the above
C. tunneling
30. If four hosts on a network belong to the same group, a total of _______ sent in response to a general query message
- one membership report is
- two membership reports are
- three membership reports are
- none of the above
B. two membership reports are