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Question 1.1. (TCO 1) A_____ is a written specification that defines what tasks a service or device should perform. These specifications define messages, often in the form of headers, plus the rules and processes by which these messages are used to achieve some stated purpose. (Points : 4)

Fault tolerance

Protocol

Standards

Encapsulation

Question 2.2. (TCO 1) _____ is a numbering system characterized by 1s (on) and 0s (off). (Points : 4)

Decimal

Hexadecimal

ASCII

Binary

Question 3.3. (TCO 1) A _____ is a Layer 2 PDU that has been encoded by a data link layer protocol for digital transmission. Some different kinds of these are Ethernet and PPP. (Points : 4)

frame

segment

host

multiplex

Question 4.4. (TCO 1) _____ is the real-time communication between two or more people through text messages. (Points : 4)

Wireless technology

Internet

Instant messaging

Networking

Question 5.5. (TCO 1) _____ is the process by which a device adds networking headers and trailers to data from an application for the eventual transmission of the data onto a transmission medium. (Points : 4)

Encapsulation

Decapsulation

Multiplexing

Porting

Question 6.6. (TCO 2) A _____ can refer to computer hardware that is to be used by multiple, concurrent users. (Points : 4)

peer

client

cache

server

Question 7.7. (TCO 2) A(n) _____ is a network device that accesses a service on another computer, such as a file request, by accessing the network. (Points : 4)

encryption

client

server

cache

Question 8.8. (TCO 2) _____ is a relatively general term that refers to different kinds of networking devices. A router was, historically, called this. (Points : 4)

Encryption

Gateway

Subnet mask

Cache

Question 9.9. (TCO 2) A(n) _____ is a notification sent from one network device to another to confirm that communication has occurred. (Points : 4)

route

window size

acknowledgment

registered port

Question 10.10. (TCO 2) _____ is(are) used by TCP and UDP with values between 0 and 1023; these ports are allocated by high-privilege processes. They are used so that all clients know the correct port number to connect to. (Points : 4)

Well-known ports

Flow control

Psh

Rst

Question 11.11. (TCO 2) The _____ signifies the maximum amount of unacknowledged data the host is willing to receive before the other sending host must wait for an acknowledgment. It is used for flow control. (Points : 4)

window size

well-known port

registered port

Ack

ESSAY

Question 12. 12. (TCOs 1 and 2) The OSI model's layered approach to networking has many advantages. Describe some of the advantages that it brings to networking. Be specific, and outline at least four advantages. (Points : 16)