ALLIED CIS105 MODULE 5 CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

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Directions:
Read the questions below and formulate a brief answer. Your response to each question should be at
least one half of one page in length.
Students must utilize APA guidelines for formatting and citations.

1. What is the difference between a
point-to-point and a multipoint connection?

2. List common physical network topologies.

3. Define the three types of network.

4. Distinguish between an internet and the
Internet.

5. Name the layers of the TCP/IP protocol
suite.

6. What is the main function of the
application layer in the TCP/IP protocol suite?
What type of address is used in this layer?

7. What is the main function of the transport
layer in the TCP/IP protocol suite? What
type of addresses is used in this layer?

8. What is the main function of the network
layer in the TCP/IP protocol suite? What
type of addresses is used in this layer?

9. What is the main function of the data-link
layer in the TCP/IP protocol suite? What
type of addresses is used in this layer?

10. What is the main function of the physical
layer in the TCP/IP protocol suite? What
type of addresses is used in this layer?