Chapter 6 Vocabulary & Questions

Vocabulary

Address

Collision domain

CSMA/CD

Data Link layer

Encapsulation

Frame

Hexadecimal

IEEE

LLC

MAC

Tokin Ring

Questions

1. What are 3 differences between Layer 1 & Layer 2?

2. Into what sublayers does the IEEE divide the OSI data link layer?

3. What does the LLC do to the network protocol data?

4. Convert the decimal number 24032 to hex.

5. How does a computer identify itself on a network?

6. What is the NIC’s role when data is sent out on a network?

7. What is an advantage and a disadvantage to MAC addresses?

8. Which layer does framing belong?

9. What are the names of the six fields found in a single generic frame?

10. What are the two parts of a package?

11. How does the frame Check sum help in the delivery of a frame?

12. How does a Token Ring network handle data?

13. Every computer, whether it is attached to a network or not, has a unique physical address; no two physical addresses are ever alike. How is this achieved?

14. When data is sent out on a network by a source, it carries the MAC address of its intended destination. Does it carry the address of the source?