UGC NET CS- Computer Networks Test 1

1. Which of the following is not associated with the session layer ?

(A) Dialog control (B) Token management
(C) Semantics of the information transmitted (D) Synchronization
2. Suppose a digitized voice channel is made by digitizing 8 kHz bandwidth analog voice
signal. It is required to sample the signal at twice the highest frequency (two samples per
hertz). What is the bit rate required, if it is assumed that each sample requires 8 bits?
(A) 32 kbps (B) 64 kbps (C) 128 kbps (D) 256 kbps
3. The period of a signal is 10 ms. What is its frequency in Hertz ?
(A) 10 (B) 100 (C) 1000 (D) 10000
4. An analog signal has a bit rate of 6000 bps and a baud rate of 2000 baud. How many
data elements are carried by each signal element ?
(A) 0.336 bits/baud (C) 120,00,000 bits/baud
(B) 3 bits/baud (D) None of the above
5. In a classful addressing, first four bits in Class A IP address is
(A) 1010 (B) 1100 (C) 1011 (D) 0110
6. For n devices in a network, .............. number of duplex-mode links are required for a
mesh topology.
(A) n(n + 1) (B) n (n 1) (C) n(n + 1)/2 (D) n(n 1)/2
7. How many characters per second (7 bits + 1 parity) can be transmitted over a 3200
bps line if the transfer is asynchronous ? (Assuming 1 start bit and 1 stop bit)
(A) 300 (B) 320 (C) 360 (D) 400
8. The bit rate of a signal is 3000 bps. If each signal unit carries 6 bits, the baud rate of the
signal is ...............
(A) 500 baud/sec (B) 1000 baud/sec
(C) 3000 baud/sec (D) 18000 baud/sec
9. Match the following:
List I List - II
a. Physical Layer i. Allow resources to network access
b. Datalink Layer ii. Move packets from one destination to other
c. Network Layer iii. Process to process message delivery
d. Transport Layer iv. Transmission of bit stream
e. Application Layer v. Formation of frames
Codes:
a b c d e
(A) iv v ii iii i
(B) v iv i ii iii
(C) i iii ii v iv
(D) i ii iv iii v
10. In a digital transmission, the receiver clock is 0.1 percent faster than the sender clock.
How many extra bits per second does the receiver receive if the data rate is 1 Mbps ?
(A) 10 bps (B) 100 bps (C) 1000 bps (D) 10000 bps
11. Which one of the following is not a Client-Server application ?
(A) Internet chat (B) Web browser (C) E-mail (D) Ping
12. Which layers of the OSI reference model are host-to-host layers ?

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 (A) Transport, Session, Presentation, Application
(B) Network, Transport, Session, Presentation
(C) Data-link, Network, Transport, Session
(D) Physical, Data-link, Network, Transport
13. A network on the Internet has a subnet mask of 255.255.240.0. What is the maximum
number of hosts it can handle ?
(A) 1024 (B) 2048 (C) 4096 (D) 8192
14. Encryption and Decryption is the responsibility of ............... Layer.
(A) Physical (B) Network (C) Application (D) Datalink
15. An analog signal carries 4 bits in each signal unit. If 1000 signal units are sent per
second, then baud rate and bit rate of the signal are ............... and ..............
(A) 4000 bauds \ sec & 1000 bps (B) 2000 bauds \ sec & 1000 bps
(C) 1000 bauds \ sec & 500 bps (D) 1000 bauds \ sec & 4000 bps
16. What is the bit rate for transmitting uncompressed 800x600 pixel colour frames with 8
bits/pixel at 40 frames/second ?
(A) 2.4 Mbps (B) 15.36 Mbps (C) 153.6 Mbps (D) 1536 Mbps
17. In IPV 4, the IP address 200.200.200.200 belongs to
(A) Class A (B) Class B (C) Class C (D) Class D
18. Which layer of OSI reference model is responsible for decomposition of messages and
generation of sequence numbers to ensure correct re-composition from end to end of the
network?
(A) Physical (B) Data-link (C) Transport (D) Application
19. The start and stop bits are used in serial communication for
(A) error detection (C) synchronization
(B) error correction (D) slowing down the communication
20. ..................... is a type of transmission impairment in which the signal loses strength
due to the resistance of the transmission medium.
(A) Attenuation (B) Distortion (C) Noise (D) Decibel
21. Suppose a file of 10,000 characters is to be sent over a line at 2400 bps. Assume that
the data is sent in frames. Each frame consists of 1000 characters and an overhead of 48
bits per frame. Using synchronous transmission, the total overhead time is ..............
(A) 0.05 second (B) 0.1 second (C) 0.2 second(D) 2.0 second
22. Which of the following is the size of Network bits and Host bits of Class A of IP address?
(A) Network bits 7, Host bits 24 (B) Network bits 14, Host bits 16
(C) Network bits 15, Host bits 16 (D) Network bits 16, Host bits 16
23. Which of the following is a bit rate of an 8-PSK signal having 2500 Hz bandwidth ?
(A) 2500 bps (B) 5000 bps (C) 7500 bps (D) 20000 bps
24. Given the IP address 201.14.78.65 and the subnet mask 255.255.255.224. What is the
subnet address ?
(A) 201.14.78.32 (C) 201.14.78.65
(B) 201.14.78.64 (D) 201.14.78.224
25. Which of the following addresses is used to deliver a message to the correct application
program running on a host?
(A) Port (B) IP (C) Logical (D) Physical
26. In classful addressing, the IP address 190.255.254.254 belongs to
(A) Class A (B) Class B (C) Class C (D) Class D
27. In a fully connected mesh network with n devices, there are ................ physical channels
to link all devices.
(A) n(n1)/2 (B) n(n+1)/2 (C) 2n (D) 2n+1

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 28. The baud rate of a signal is 600 baud/second. If each signal unit carries 6 bits, then the
bit rate of a signal is .................
(A) 3600 (B) 100 (C) 6/600 (D) None of the above
29. Match the following:
a. Data link layer i. Flow control
b. Network layer ii. Node to node delivery
c. Transport layer iii. Mail services
d. Application layer iv. Routing
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii i iv iii
(B) ii iv i iii
(C) ii i iii iv
(D) ii iv iii i
30. An image is 1024800 pixels with 3 bytes/pixel. Assume the image is uncompressed.
How long does it take to transmit it over a 10-Mbps Ethernet ?
(A) 196.6 seconds (B) 19.66 seconds (C) 1.966 seconds (D) 0.1966 seconds
31. The .............. measures the relative strengths of two signals or a signal at two different
points.
(A) frequency (B) attenuation (C) throughput (D) decibel
32. What is the baud rate of the standard 10 Mbps Ethernet ?
(A) 10 megabaud (B) 20 megabaud (C) 30 megabaud (D) 40 megabaud
33. The design issue of Datalink Layer in OSI Reference Model is
(A) Framing (C) Synchronization of bits
(B) Representation of bits (D) Connection control
34. In classful addressing, an IP address 123.23.156.4 belongs to ............. class format.
(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D
35. Both hosts and routers are TCP/IP protocol software. However, routers do not use
protocol from all layers. The layer for which protocol software is not needed by a router is
(A) Layer 5 (Application) (B) Layer 1 (Physical)
(C) Layer 3 (Internet) (D) Layer 2 (Network Interface)
36. Decryption and encryption of data are the responsibility of which of the following layer ?
(A) Physical layer (B) Data Link layer (C) Presentation layer (D) Session layer
37. Phase Shift Keying (PSK) Method is used to modulate digital signal at 9600 bps using 16
level. Find the line signals and speed (i.e. modulation rate).
(A) 2400 bauds (B) 1200 bauds (C) 4800 bauds (D) 9600 bauds
38. Which of the following IP address class is a multicast address ?
(A) Class A (B) Class B (C) Class C (D) Class D
39. The number of bits required for an IPV6 address is
(A) 16 (B) 32 (C) 64 (D) 128
40. If carrier modulated by a digital bit stream, has one one of the possible phase of 0, 90,
180 and 270 degrees, then modulation called
(A) BPSK (B) QPSK (C) QAM (D) MSK
41. Consider the following statement :
(i) The bandwidth of the A.M., wave depends on the band width of the modulating signal.
(ii) The bandwidth of the A.M., wave depends on the modulation index.
(iii) The bandwidth of the F.M, wave for all practical purpose depends on the amplitude of
the carrier. Of these statements the correct statements are
(A) (i, ii) (B) (i, iii) (C) (ii, iii) (D) All of the above

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