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Graded Quiz: IP Addressing, Routing and Switching :Computer Networks and Network Security (IBM Cybersecurity Analyst Professional Certificate) Answers 2025

1. Question 1

Role of a proxy server?

  • ❌ To encrypt and decrypt data for secure transmission

  • ❌ To manage network traffic and connect different networks

  • ❌ To control incoming and outgoing network traffic

  • To forward requests from clients to the appropriate server while hiding IP addresses

Explanation:
A proxy hides client identities and forwards their requests, improving privacy and control.


2. Question 2

What does Wi-Fi 6 use for performance improvement?

  • ❌ TDMA

  • ❌ FHSS

  • ❌ CDMA

  • OFDMA

Explanation:
OFDMA allows multiple simultaneous transmissions, boosting network efficiency.


3. Question 3

What does “/24” mean in IPv4?

  • ❌ Range of IPs

  • First 24 bits are used for the network portion

  • ❌ Default gateway

  • ❌ Subnet mask 255.255.0.0

Explanation:
/24 corresponds to subnet mask 255.255.255.0, meaning 24 bits for network, 8 for hosts.


4. Question 4

Role of a subnet mask?

  • ❌ Define range of IPs

  • Divide an IP address into network and host portions

  • ❌ Encrypt IP

  • ❌ Determine default gateway

Explanation:
Subnet masks help split an IP into network and host sections, enabling subnetting.


5. Question 5

What does the ARP table store?

  • ❌ Routes to all destinations

  • ❌ Default gateway only

  • ❌ All IPs + DNS

  • MAC addresses of locally connected devices

Explanation:
ARP maps IP → MAC for devices on the same network.


6. Question 6

Which IPv6 addressing schema sends data one-to-one?

  • Unicast

  • ❌ Anycast

  • ❌ Broadcast

  • ❌ Multicast

Explanation:
Unicast = one sender to one receiver (point-to-point).


7. Question 7

What does ARP do when sending to a location outside the broadcast domain?

  • ARP sends the message to the MAC address of the default gateway.

  • ❌ Asks destination IP for MAC

  • ❌ Drops the packet

  • ❌ Looks up destination directly in ARP table

Explanation:
Traffic going outside the local network must be sent to the default gateway’s MAC address.


🧾 Summary Table

Q No. Correct Answer Key Concept
1 Proxy hides IP & forwards requests Proxy function
2 OFDMA Wi-Fi 6 technology
3 First 24 bits = network CIDR notation
4 Divides IP into network/host Subnet mask
5 MAC addresses ARP table
6 Unicast IPv6 communication
7 Send to gateway MAC ARP behavior outside LAN