ITN 262 QUIZ 2 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
To launch a distributed denial of service (DDOS) attack, an attacker often uses: -
Answer- a botnet
An advantage of packet switching is: - Answer- parallel transmission
True or False? Network address translation (NAT) prevents hosts on a LAN from
sharing the global IP address assigned by the ISP. - Answer- False
A rootkit is: - Answer- software that hides on a computer and provides a back door for
an attacker
Another term for "maximum data rate" is: - Answer- bandwidth
A disadvantage of a star network is: - Answer- broadcasting
True or False? A frame is a single data packet on an Ethernet network. - Answer- TRUE
The well-known port number 80 is used for: - Answer- the World Wide Web
Packet addressing and routing on the Internet rely entirely on: - Answer- IP addresses
True or False? The time to live (TTL) field in an IP header counts the number of hops a
packet takes through routers on its way to its destination. - Answer- TRUE
A disadvantage of a mesh network is: - Answer- congestion
An advantage of a bus network is: - Answer- no routing
True or False? A collision occurs if two or more hosts try to transmit a packet at once. -
Answer- TRUE
To see a list of MAC addresses on a Windows-based network: - Answer- issue the
ipconfig /all command
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
To launch a distributed denial of service (DDOS) attack, an attacker often uses: -
Answer- a botnet
An advantage of packet switching is: - Answer- parallel transmission
True or False? Network address translation (NAT) prevents hosts on a LAN from
sharing the global IP address assigned by the ISP. - Answer- False
A rootkit is: - Answer- software that hides on a computer and provides a back door for
an attacker
Another term for "maximum data rate" is: - Answer- bandwidth
A disadvantage of a star network is: - Answer- broadcasting
True or False? A frame is a single data packet on an Ethernet network. - Answer- TRUE
The well-known port number 80 is used for: - Answer- the World Wide Web
Packet addressing and routing on the Internet rely entirely on: - Answer- IP addresses
True or False? The time to live (TTL) field in an IP header counts the number of hops a
packet takes through routers on its way to its destination. - Answer- TRUE
A disadvantage of a mesh network is: - Answer- congestion
An advantage of a bus network is: - Answer- no routing
True or False? A collision occurs if two or more hosts try to transmit a packet at once. -
Answer- TRUE
To see a list of MAC addresses on a Windows-based network: - Answer- issue the
ipconfig /all command
