1. Multiple Choice (30 points, 1.5 points for each question)
(1) Which of the following protocol layers is not explicitly part of the TCP/IP architecture?
A) application B) session C) data link D) Transport
(2) In the 1-persistent approach in CSMA, when a station finds an idle line, it _______.
A) sends immediately B) waits 0.1 s before sending
D) waits a time equal to (1 - p) seconds before sending C) waits 1 s before sending
(3) Transport-layer packet is called ______.
A) message B) segment C) datagram D) frame
(4) Among the following applications, which one is not suitable for P2P architecture.
A) le sharing B) video streaming C) instant message D) electronic banking
(5) A Web cache _______.
A) can help prevent DoS attacks.
B) is a network entity that guarantees anonymity of Internet traffic.
C) responds to HTTP requests on the behalf of a Web server.
D) makes use of cookies to reduce the response time for a client request.
(6) In TCP, the timeout interval is a function of ______:
A) estimated RTT at the sender
C) the size of buffer at the receiver B) MSS and the overhead of a segment D) the size of sending window
(7) In an Ethernet frame, the preamble is responsible for ______
A) collision detection
B) error detection
C) synchronization of the receiver’s clock to the sender’s clock.
D) multiplexing/ demultiplexing
(8) What is the main difference between stop-and-wait and pipelined reliable data transfer protocol?
A) The pipelined protocol uses the NAK packets, whereas in the stop-and-wait protocol
senders always wait for ACK packets.
B) With the pipelined protocol, the sender can send several packets in row, whereas in the
stop-and-wait protocol the sender cannot send the packets in row.