Chapter 14 Comprehension Questions
What is the purpose of using a source port number in a TCP communication?
to keep track of multiple conversations between devices.
What is a responsibility of transport layer protocols?
tracking individual conversations
Which layer is responsible for establishing a temporary communication session between the source and destination host applications?
transport layer
Which port group includes port numbers for FTP, HTTP, and TFTP applications?
well-known ports
What field is used to provide flow control?
window size
What is a socket?
the combination of a source IP address and port number or a destination IP address and port number
Why is UDP desirable for protocols that make a simple request and reply transactions?
Low overhead
Which control bit flags are used during the three-way handshake?
SYN and ACK
Which transport layer protocol statement is true?
UDP is a best-effort delivery protocol.
Which UDP datagram reassembly statement is true?
UDP reassembles the data in the order that it was received.
How many exchanges are needed to end both sessions between two hosts?
four exchanges
Which Windows command would display the protocols in use, the local address and port numbers, the foreign address and port numbers, and the connection state?
netstat
What TCP mechanism is used to enhance performance by allowing a device to continuously send a steady stream of segments as long as the device is also receiving necessary acknowledgements?
sliding window
Which two services or protocols use the preferred UDP protocol for fast transmission and low overhead? (Choose two)
1) VoIP 2) DNS
Assume a host with IP address 10.1.1.10 wants to request web services from a server at 10.1.1.254. Which of the following would display the correct socket pair?
10.1.1.10:1099, 10.1.1.254:80
Which TCP header statement is true?
It consists of 10 fields in a 20 byte header.
Which of the following would be valid source and destination ports for a host connecting to an email server?
Source: 49152, Destination: 25
Which of the following would be valid source and destination ports for a host connecting to a DNS server?
Source: 49152, Destination: 53
Which transport layer protocol ensures reliable same-order delivery?
TCP
Which transport layer feature is used to establish a connection-oriented session?
TCP 3-way handshake
What type of applications are best suited for using UDP?
applications that are sensitive to delay
What is the complete range of TCP and UDP well-known ports?
0 to 1023
What field is used by the destination host to reassemble segments into the original order?
Sequence Number
What happens if part of an FTP message is not delivered to the destination?
The part of the FTP message that was lost is re-sent.
What happens when a sending host senses there is congestion?
The sending host reduces the number of bytes it sends before receiving an acknowledgment from the destination host.
Network congestion has resulted in the source learning of the loss of TCP segments that were sent to the destination. What is one way that the TCP protocol addresses this?
The source decreases the amount of data that it transmits before it receives an acknowledgement from the destination.
Which transport layer protocol would be used for VoIP applications?
User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
Which two fields are the same in a TCP and UDP header? (Choose two.)
1) Destination port number 2) Source port number
Which two applications would use the TCP transport layer protocol? (Choose two.)
1) FTP 2) HTTP
Which two applications would use the UDP transport layer protocol? (Choose two.)
1) TFTP 2) VolP
How does a networked server manage requests from multiple clients for different services?
Each request has a combination of source and destination port numbers, coming from a unique IP address.
Which UDP header statement is true?
It consists of 4 fields in an 8-byte header.
Which two flags in the TCP header are used in a TCP three-way handshake to establish connectivity between two network devices? (Choose two.)
1) SYN 2) ACK
Which three are transport layer responsibilities? (Choose three.)
1) conversation multiplexing 2) segmenting data and reassembling segments 3) tracking individual conversations
Which two operations are provided by TCP but not by UDP? (Choose two.)
1) retransmitting any unacknowledged data 2) acknowledging received data
Which number or set of numbers represents a socket?
192.168.1.1:80
Which of the following is a stateless best-effort delivery transport layer protocol?
UDP
Which action is performed by a client when establishing communication with a server via the use of UDP at the transport layer?
The client randomly selects a source port number
