CS 484 Question and answers 100%
correct 2026/2027
Which part of a network frame contains an "ACK#" to tell the other side which packet we expect next? -
correct answer ✔TCP protocol header
Which part of a network frame contains how many hops until the packet dies? - correct answer ✔IP
protocol header
Which part of a network frame contains the HTTP message "GET/HTTP/1.1" that your host sent to the
VM server in Homework 0? - correct answer ✔Data Payload
Which part of a network frame contains the HTML document returned by a web server (in response to a
page request)? - correct answer ✔Data Payload
Which part of a network frame contains the destination port identifying the application listening for
messages on the destination computer? - correct answer ✔TCP protocol header
Which part of a network frame contains an HTTP status code, such as 200 or 404? - correct answer
✔Data Payload
A socket is a combination of ___________ and __________ and is written as _________ : __________? -
correct answer ✔port, IP address, Ip address, port
What is the difference between a MAC address and an IP address? - correct answer ✔MAC address is
the address of the physical device and IP address is the network address.
Which of the two (MAC address or IP address) can be used for routing, and why? - correct answer ✔IP
address because MAC address is only the physical address of the manufacturer.
correct 2026/2027
Which part of a network frame contains an "ACK#" to tell the other side which packet we expect next? -
correct answer ✔TCP protocol header
Which part of a network frame contains how many hops until the packet dies? - correct answer ✔IP
protocol header
Which part of a network frame contains the HTTP message "GET/HTTP/1.1" that your host sent to the
VM server in Homework 0? - correct answer ✔Data Payload
Which part of a network frame contains the HTML document returned by a web server (in response to a
page request)? - correct answer ✔Data Payload
Which part of a network frame contains the destination port identifying the application listening for
messages on the destination computer? - correct answer ✔TCP protocol header
Which part of a network frame contains an HTTP status code, such as 200 or 404? - correct answer
✔Data Payload
A socket is a combination of ___________ and __________ and is written as _________ : __________? -
correct answer ✔port, IP address, Ip address, port
What is the difference between a MAC address and an IP address? - correct answer ✔MAC address is
the address of the physical device and IP address is the network address.
Which of the two (MAC address or IP address) can be used for routing, and why? - correct answer ✔IP
address because MAC address is only the physical address of the manufacturer.
