Answer the following questions about the OSI model:

1. Which layer chooses and determines the availability of communicat- ing partners, along with the
resources necessary to make the connec- tion; coordinates partnering applications; and forms a
consensus on procedures for controlling data integrity and error recovery?
2. Which layer is responsible for converting data packets from the Data Link layer into electrical
signals?
3. At which layer is routing implemented, enabling connections and path selection between two end
systems?
4. Which layer defines how data is formatted, presented, encoded, and converted for use on the
network?
5. Which layer is responsible for creating, managing, and terminating sessions between applications?
6. Which layer ensures the trustworthy transmission of data across a physical link and is primarily
concerned with physical addressing, line discipline, network topology, error notification, ordered
delivery of frames, and flow control?
7. Which layer is used for reliable communication between end nodes over the network and provides
mechanisms for establishing, maintain- ing, and terminating virtual circuits; transport-fault
detection and recovery; and controlling the flow of information?
8. Which layer provides logical addressing that routers will use for path determination?
9. Which layer specifies voltage, wire speed, and pin-out cables and moves bits between devices?
10. Which layer combines bits into bytes and bytes into frames, uses MAC addressing, and provides
error detection?
11. Which layer is responsible for keeping different applications’ data sep- arate on the network?
12. Which layer is represented by frames?
13. Which layer is represented by segments?
14. Which layer is represented by packets?
15. Which layer is represented by bits?
16. Put the following in order of encapsulation:

■ packets

■ frames

■ bits

■ segments

17. Put the following in order of de-encapsulation:

■ packets

■ frames

■ bits

■ segments

Review Questions

1. Which Cisco layer is responsible for breaking up collision domains?

A. Physical

B. Access

C. Core

D. Network

E. Distribution

F. Data Link

2. PDUs at the Network layer of the OSI are called what?

A. Core

B. Frames

C. Packets

D. Segments

E. Access

F. Distribution

G. Transport

3. At which Cisco layer would broadcast domains be defined?

A. Core

B. Network

C. Physical

D. Distribution

E. Access

F. Transport

4. PDUs at the Data Link layer are named what?

A. Frames

B. Packets

C. Datagrams

D. Transports

E. Segments

F. Bits

5. Segmentation of a data stream happens at which layer of the OSI model?

A. Physical

B. Data Link

C. Network

D. Transport

E. Distribution

F. Access

6. For which of the following would you not need to provide a crossover cable?

A. Connecting uplinks between switches

B. Connecting routers to switches

C. Connecting hub to hub

D. Connecting hubs to switches

7. What does the Data Link layer use to find hosts on a local network?

A. Logical network addresses

B. Port numbers

C. Hardware addresses

D. Default gateways

8. How is a crossover cabled?

A. The pins 1–8 are completely opposite on the other side.

B. It has the pins 1–8 cabled the same on the other side.

C. Pin 1 on one side connects to pin 3 on the other side and pin 2 con- nects to pin 6 on the other end.

D. Pin 2 on one side connects to pin 3 on the other side, and pin 1 con- nects to pin 6 on the other end.

9. Where are routers defined in the OSI model?

A. Physical

B. Transport

C. Data Link

D. Network

10. At which layer of the OSI are 1s and 0s converted to a digital signal?

A. Physical

B. Transport
C. Data Link

D. Network

11. Bridges are defined at what layer of the OSI model?

A. Physical

B. Transport

C. Data Link

D. Network

12. What Cisco layer provides segmentation of contention networks?

A. Access

B. Physical

C. Network

D. Distribution

E. Core

F. Transport

G. Data Link

13. What is used at the Transport layer to stop a receiving host’s buffer from overflowing?

A. Segmentation

B. Packets

C. Acknowledgments

D. Flow control

E. PDUs

14. Which layer of the OSI provides translation of data?

A. Application

B. Presentation

C. Session

D. Transport

E. Data Link

15. Routers can provide which of the following functions? (Choose all that apply.)

A. Breakup of collision domains

B. Breakup of broadcast domains

C. Logical network addressing

D. Physical address filtering of the local network

16. Routers are typically used at which layer of the Cisco three-layer model?

A. Access

B. Core

C. Network

D. Data Link

E. Distribution

17. How many bits define a hardware address?

A. 6 bits

B. 16 bits

C. 46 bits

D. 48 bits

18. Which of the following is not an advantage of a layer model?

A. Dividing the complex network operation into a more manageable layer approach

B. Allowing changes to occur in one layer without having to change all layers

C. Allowing changes to occur in all layers without having to change one layer

D. Defining a standard interface for the “plug-and-play” multivendor integration

19. Which three options use twisted-pair copper wiring?

A. 100BaseFX

B. 100BaseTX

C. 100VG-AnyLAN

D. 10BaseT

E. 100BaseSX

20. What does the “Base” indicate in 10BaseT?

A. Backbone wiring that uses many digital signals at the same time in one wire.

B. Baseband wiring that uses many digital signals at the same time in one wire.

C. Backbone wiring that uses only one digital signal at a time in the wire.
D. Baseband wiring that uses only one digital signal at a time in the wire.