Chapter 6 exam

Which destination address is used in an ARP request frame?

FFFF.FFFF.FFFF

What addressing information is recorded by a switch to build its MAC address table?

The source Layer 2 address of incoming frames

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The switch will forward the frame to all ports except port 4.

What statement describes a characteristic of MAC addresses?

They must be globally unique

What is the minimum Ethernet frame size that will not be discarded by the receiver as a runt frame?

64 Bytes

What is a characteristic of port-based memory buffering?

Frames are buffered in queues linked to specific ports.

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PC2 will send an ARP reply with its MAC address.

Which statement describes the treatment of ARP requests on the local link?

They are received and processed by every device on the local network.

What is the aim of an ARP spoofing attack?

To associate IP addresses to the wrong MAC address