AMCAT Computer Networks 3

Question 1

What is the key difference between TCP and UDP?

Accepted Answer

TCP guarantees delivery; UDP does not guarantee delivery

Answer

TCP guarantees reliable, ordered delivery through acknowledgments and retransmission, while UDP is unreliable and does not guarantee packet delivery or order.

Question 2

Which IP address class supports the most hosts per network?

Accepted Answer

Class A

Answer

Class A networks use only 8 bits for the network portion, leaving 24 bits for hosts, supporting over 16 million hosts per network.

Question 3

What does DNS resolve?

Accepted Answer

Domain names to IP addresses

Answer

DNS (Domain Name System) translates human-readable domain names (e.g., www.example.com) into their corresponding IP addresses.

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of a private IP address range?

Accepted Answer

10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255

Answer

10.0.0.0 to 10.255.255.255 is a private IP address range defined by RFC 1918 and is not routable on the public internet.

Question 5

What is the function of the sliding window protocol in TCP?

Accepted Answer

To control the flow of data by allowing multiple frames to be sent before acknowledgment

Answer

The sliding window protocol allows TCP to send multiple frames before receiving an acknowledgment, improving throughput and controlling data flow between sender and receiver.

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AMCAT Computer Networks 3