Module 6 - Network Design and Access Layer Quiz

Which term refers to the process of placing one message format inside another message format?

Encapsulation

How much data can be encapsulated into a normal sized Ethernet frame before it is sent over the network?

46 to 1500 bytes

Which two devices would commonly be found at the access layer of the hierarchical enterprise LAN design model?

Access point, Layer 2 switch

Which statement is true about broadcast and collision domains?

Adding a switch to a network will increase the size of the broadcast domain.

Which three fields are found in an 802.3 Ethernet frame?

Destination physical address, Source physical address, Frame check sequence Destination and source MAC, and FCS

Which destination address is used in an ARP request frame?

FFFF.FFFF.FFFF

What is the purpose of the core layer in the Cisco hierarchical network design model?

High - speed backbone switching

Which network device can serve as a boundary to divide a Layer 2 broadcast domain?

Router

How is a frame sent from a PC forwarded to another PC(which is connected to SW2) if the MAC address table on switch SW1 is empty?

SW1 floods the frame on all ports on SW1 , excluding the port through which the frame entered the switch.

What information does an Ethernet switch examine and use to build its address table?

Source MAC address

Which network device has the primary function to send data to a specific destination based on the information found in the MAC address table?

Switch

What is the purpose of ARP in an IPv4 network?

To obtain a specific MAC address when an IP address is known