IKM Networking 2

Question 1

What is the standard Ethernet MTU size?

Accepted Answer

1500 bytes

Answer

The standard Ethernet MTU is 1500 bytes, the maximum payload size of an Ethernet frame.

Question 2

Which routing protocol uses the Dijkstra algorithm?

Accepted Answer

OSPF

Answer

OSPF is a link-state routing protocol that uses Dijkstra's shortest path first algorithm.

Question 3

What is the purpose of the ARP protocol?

Accepted Answer

Map IP addresses to MAC addresses

Answer

ARP resolves IPv4 addresses to MAC addresses on a local network segment.

Question 4

Which topology provides highest fault tolerance but requires the most cabling?

Accepted Answer

Full mesh

Answer

A full mesh topology connects every device directly to every other device.

Question 5

What is the primary difference between a hub and a switch?

Accepted Answer

Switches forward frames by MAC address while hubs broadcast to all ports

Answer

Switches maintain a MAC address table and forward frames only to the correct port, while hubs broadcast to every port.

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