Network+ 8th Edition Chapter 1 Questions with Verified Answers
(Correct Update)
Question 1: The Windows Remote Desktop application utilizes what protocol to provide secure,
encrypted transmissions?
Answer: d. Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
Question 2: What Application layer protocol can be used to monitor and gather information
about network traffic and can alert network administrators about adverse conditions that need
attention?
Answer: c. SNMP
Question 3: In considering the responsibilities of each layer of the OSI model, what statement
accurately reflects those of the Presentation layer?
Answer: b. The Presentation layer is responsible for reformatting, compressing, and/or encrypting data
in a way that the application on the receiving end can read.
Question 4: What mail protocol is used to send mail messages to a server?
Answer: c. SMTP
Question 5: The Data Link Layer utilizes what name for its protocol data unit (PDU)?
Answer: d. frame
Question 6: The frame header at the Data Link layer includes hardware addresses of the source
and destination NICs. What is another name for this address?
Answer: a. MAC (Media Access Control) address
Question 7: What statement accurately reflects what occurs when a message is too large to
transport on a network?
Answer: c. The message is divided into smaller messages called segments (for TCP) or datagrams (for
UDP).
Question 8: What is a defining characteristic of a bus topology based network?
Answer: c. Devices are daisy- chained together in a single line.
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(Correct Update)
Question 1: The Windows Remote Desktop application utilizes what protocol to provide secure,
encrypted transmissions?
Answer: d. Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
Question 2: What Application layer protocol can be used to monitor and gather information
about network traffic and can alert network administrators about adverse conditions that need
attention?
Answer: c. SNMP
Question 3: In considering the responsibilities of each layer of the OSI model, what statement
accurately reflects those of the Presentation layer?
Answer: b. The Presentation layer is responsible for reformatting, compressing, and/or encrypting data
in a way that the application on the receiving end can read.
Question 4: What mail protocol is used to send mail messages to a server?
Answer: c. SMTP
Question 5: The Data Link Layer utilizes what name for its protocol data unit (PDU)?
Answer: d. frame
Question 6: The frame header at the Data Link layer includes hardware addresses of the source
and destination NICs. What is another name for this address?
Answer: a. MAC (Media Access Control) address
Question 7: What statement accurately reflects what occurs when a message is too large to
transport on a network?
Answer: c. The message is divided into smaller messages called segments (for TCP) or datagrams (for
UDP).
Question 8: What is a defining characteristic of a bus topology based network?
Answer: c. Devices are daisy- chained together in a single line.
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