714.1 Fundamentals of Internet Protocols (weight: 2) BSD-SPECIALIST Practice Questions (Page 6)

Questions 26–29

1. 26application · medium

   A BSD administrator is developing a real-time monitoring application that sends sensor readings every 100 milliseconds. The application must minimize latency, and a few dropped readings are acceptable. Which transport protocol should the administrator use, and why?

   • AUDP, because it provides congestion control to avoid network saturation
   • BUDP, because it is connectionless and has low overhead
   • CTCP, because it provides flow control to prevent data loss
   • DTCP, because it guarantees delivery of every reading
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2. 27foundation · easy

   Given the network 192.168.10.0/26, what is the broadcast address for this subnet?

   • A192.168.10.64
   • B192.168.10.63
   • C192.168.10.62
   • D192.168.10.255
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4. 28foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of TCP's three-way handshake?

   • ATo establish a reliable connection between two hosts
   • BTo encrypt the data being sent
   • CTo determine the fastest route to the destination
   • DTo terminate an existing connection
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5. 29foundation · easy

   In IPv6 notation, what is a 'hextet'?

   • AA group of eight binary digits
   • BA group of 16 decimal digits
   • CA single hexadecimal digit
   • DA group of four hexadecimal digits
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