1.8 Problem Set

Multiple-Choice Questions

1. In the orginal ARPANET,_____ were directly connected together.
a. IMPs
b. host computers
c. networks
d. routers

Answer: a

2. ____was formed to connect universities with no defense ties.
a. ARPANET
b. CSNET
c. NSFNET
d. ANSNET

Answer: b

3. This was the first network.
a. CSNET
b. NSFNET
c. ANSNET
d. ARPANET

Answer: d

4. Which agency is the U.S. voting member to the ISO?
a. USO
b. IEEE
c. NATO
d. ANSI

Answer: d

5. Which organization has authority over interste and international commerce in the communications field?
a. ITU-T
b. IEEE
c. FCC
d. ISOC

Answer: a

6. ____are special-interest groups that quicly test, evaluate, and standardize new technologies.
a. Forums
b. Regulatory agencies
c. Standards organizations
d. All of the above

Answer: a

7. Which agency developed standards for physical connection interfaces and electronic signaling specifications?
a. EIA
b. ITU-T
c. ANSI
d. ISO

Answer: a

8. ____is the protocol suite for the current Internet.
a. TCP/IP
b. NCP
c. UNIX
d. ACM

Answer: a

9. A version of the ________operating system included TCP/IP.
a. DARPA
b. NCP
c. UNIX
d. ACM

Answer: c

10. The _____oversees the IETF and the IRTF
a. ISOC
b. IAB
c. IANA
d. NIC

Answer: b

11. The ____ maintains and supports IAB.
a. ISOC
b. IETF
c. IANA
d. ICANN

Answer: a

12. _____is the precursors to ICANN.
a. ISOC
b. IETF
c. IANA
d. NIC

Answer: c

Ex.25: Use the Internet to find the RFC for the Internet Protocol(IP).

Network Working Group D. Waitzman Request for Comments: 2549 IronBridge Networks Updates: 1149 1 April 1999 Category: Experimental IP over Avian Carriers with Quality of Service

Ex.26: Use the Internet to find the RFC for the Transmission Control Protocol(TCP).

Network Working Group Request for Comments: 1323 Obsoletes: RFC 1072, RFC 1185 V. Jacobson LBL R. Braden ISI D. Borman Cray Research May 1992 Page 1 TCP Extensions for High Performance