Assessment 03-1
Assessment 03-1
Assessment 03-1
Review Questions:
1) What is the first principle we discussed in this chapter for protocol layering that needs to be
followed to make the communication bidirectional?
2) A router connects three links (networks). How many of each of the following layers can the
router be involved with?
a) physical layer
b) data-link layer
3) A host communicates with another host using the TCP/IP protocol suite. What is the unit of
data sent or received at each of the following layers?
a) application layer
b) network layer
c) data-link layer
4) Which of the following data units is decapsulated from a user datagram?
a) a datagram
b) a segment
c) a message
5) List some application-layer protocols mentioned in this chapter.
6) What are the types of addresses (identifiers) used in each of the following layers?
a) application layer
b) network layer
c) data-link layer
7) Can you explain why we did not mention multiplexing/demultiplexing services for the
application layer?
8) If there is a single path between the source host and the destination host, do we need a router
between the two hosts?
Review Problems
1) Answer the following questions about this Figure when the communication is from Maria to
Ann: