Q&A

The questions and scenarios in this book are designed to be challenging and to make sure that you know the answer. Rather than allowing you to derive the answers from clues hidden inside the questions themselves, the questions challenge your understanding and recall of the subject.

You can find the answers to these questions in Appendix A. For more practice with exam-like question formats, use the exam engine on the CD-ROM.

1.List the three types of IP routing identified by the IP address.
2.By default, how does a router handle a broadcast?
3.By default, what does a router do with multicast packets?
4.By default, what does a Layer 2 switch do with a multicast packet?
5.What high-order bit combination signals that an IP address is used for multicast?
6.Since the IP-to-MAC multicast address mapping is somewhat ambiguous, how can a frame be forwarded to the correct destination group?
7.What IP multicast address range is set aside for use only on the local network segment?
8.What class D address range is reserved for private use?
9.In terms of distributing multimedia traffic, what is the advantage of multicast over unicast?
10.What are the advantages of multicast over broadcast for distributing multimedia traffic?