1.Although the Internet Protocol is now considered the only protocol to use for Layer-3 addressing, this was not always the case. Investigate and report on some other Layer-3 protocols that served the same purpose. What features do they share in common with IP? How are they different?

1. Research and identify a Linux distribution of your choice. Describe the purpose of this distribution (i.e. is it a desktop operating system, an embedded OS for a specific device, an OS to provide some network service or functionality, etc.). Does the vendor provide an HCL? If so, what are some of the hardware requirements for the distro? Describe the type of user shell utilized by the distro.

2. Live Linux distros have many useful purposes in the IT world. Describe one of the purposes for which you would use a live distro.