Week 2 Summary

Question 1

In the Internet protocol stack, the _______________ is responsible for assembling user data to be sent.

Answer 1

Application Layer

Question 2

Merging multiple communication streams into the same media is called _________?

Answer 2

multiplexing

Question 3

In the Internet protocol stack, the is responsible for finding the destination IP address.

Answer 3

Application Layer

Question 4

Which of the following are application-layer protocols? 
 Post Office Protocol v3 (POP3)
  Domain Name Service (DNS)
  File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
  Telnet
  Secure Shell (SSH)

Answer 4

true

Question 5

In the internet, an application-level protocol implemeting web browsing would most likely utilize ____ as its transport-layer protocol.

Answer 5

TCP

Question 6

In a ________________ architecture, one host is always on, and other hosts may connect and be handed off amongst themselves by this first host.

Answer 6

hybrid client-server/P2P