Addresses with the first octet of 224 to 255 are reserved, _____________(224–239) is used for multicast addresses.

The __________________________ provides the physical transmission of the data and handles error notification, network topology, and flow control.

________________________________________topology consists of a succession of connections between an interface on one router and multiple destination routers—one point of connection to multiple points of connections.

_____________   is usually restricted to spanning a particular geographic location such as an office building, a single department within a corporate office, or even a home office.

An _________   header tells the Data Link layer what to do with a packet once a frame is received.

The _______________________________(NIC) is installed in your computer to connect, or interface, your computer to the network. It provides the physical, electrical, and electronic connections to the network media. 

IP address _________________,   allows you to take one larger network and break it into a bunch of smaller networks.

________________________________  (ping) Uses an Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo request and replies to test if a host IP stack is initialized and alive on the network.

____________  are comprised of high-capacity storage devices that are connected by a high-speed private network ,separate from the LAN, using a storage-specific switch,

A_________________(a map of the internetwork) describes how to find the remote networks. If a network is directly connected, then the router already knows how to get to it.