计算机网英文版提供给学生部分习题答案.doc

Solution of Selected Exercises from the End of Chapter Exercises Chapter 1 - Introduction And Overview 1.4 To what aspects of networking does data communications refer? Answer: Data communications refers to the study of low-level mechanisms and technologies used to send information across a physical communication medium, such as a wire, radio wave, or light beam. 1.5 What is packet-switching, and why is packet switching relevant to the Internet? Answer: Packet switching divides data into small blocks, called packets, and includes an identification of the intended recipient in each packet. Packet switching changed networking in a fundamental way, and provided the basis for the modern Internet. Packet switching allows multiple senders to transmit data over a shared network. 1.8 What is a communication protocol? Conceptually, what two aspects of communication does a protocol specify? Answer: A communication protocol refer to a specification for network communication.Major aspects of a protocol are syntax (format) and semantics (meaning) of the protocol. 1.9 What is a protocol suite, and what is the advantage of a suite? Answer: protocols are designed in complete, cooperative sets called suites or families, instead of creating each protocol in isolation. Each protocol in a suite handles one aspect of communication; together, the protocols in a suite cover all aspects of communication. The entire suite is designed to allow the protocols to work together efficiently. 1.11 List the layers in the TCP/IP model, and give a brief explanation of each. (See Textbook) 1.14 Give a brief explain of the layers in the ISO Open System Interconnection model. (See Textbook) Chapter 3 - Internet Applications And Network Programming 3.1 What are the two basic communication paradigms used in the Internet? Answer: There are various approaches, but according to textbook, we can specify them as Stream Paradigm and Message Paradigm.