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1) There are ______________ Internet service providers.

a) regional b) local c) national and international d) all of the above

2) ______ refers to the physical or logical arrangement of a network.

a) Topology b) Mode of operation c) Data flow d) None of the above

3) A ______ is a data communication system spanning states, countries, or the whole

world
a) MAN b) WAN c) LAN d) none of the above

4) A _______ connection provides a dedicated link between two devices.

a) primary b) multipoint c) point-to-point d) secondary

5) Which topology requires a multipoint connection?

a) Bus b) Star c) Mesh d) Ring

6) A ________ is a set of rules that governs data communication.

a) protocol b) forum c) standard d) none of the above

7) In a ______ connection, two and only two devices are connected by a dedicated link.
a) multipoint b) point-to-point c) (a) and (b) d) none of the above

8) The information to be communicated in a data communications system is the ______.

a) Medium b) Protocol c) Message d) Transmission

9) ________ defines how a particular pattern to be interpreted, and what action is to be

taken based on that interpretation.
a) Syntax b) Semantics c) Timing d) None of the above

10) Frequency of failure and network recovery time after a failure are measures of the
_______of a network.
a) Performance b) Security c) Reliability d) Feasibility

11) A television broadcast is an example of _______ transmission.

a) half-duplex b) simplex c) full-duplex d) automatic

12) Data flow between two devices can occur in a _______ way.
a) simplex b) half-duplex c) full-duplex d) all of the above

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13) _______ are special-interest groups that quickly test, evaluate, and standardize new
technologies.
a) Standards organizations b) Regulatory agencies
c) Forums d) All of the above

14) Which agency developed standards for physical connection interfaces and electronic
signaling specifications?
a) ISO b) ITU-T c) ANSI d) EIA

15) A _______ is a data communication system within a building, plant, or campus, or

between nearby buildings.
a) LAN b) MAN c) WAN d) none of the above

16) _______ refers to two characteristics: when data should be sent and how fast it can
be sent.
a) Semantics b) Timing c) Syntax d) none of the above

17) This was the first network.

a) CSNET b) NSFNET c) ARPANET d) ANSNET

18) Devices may be arranged in a _____ topology.

a) mesh b) ring c) bus d) all of the above

19) _______ is the protocol suite for the current Internet.

a) UNIX b) NCP c) TCP/IP d) ACM

20) ________ is a collection of many separate networks.

a) A WAN b) An internet c) A LAN d) None of the above

21) In a ________ connection, three or more devices share a link.

a) point-to-point b) multipoint c) (a) and (b) d) none of the above

22) Which organization has authority over interstate and international commerce in the
communications field?
a) FCC b) IEEE c) ITU-T d) ISOC

23) In the original ARPANET, _______ were directly connected together.

a) routers b) host computers c) networks d) IMPs

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24) Communication between a computer and a keyboard involves ______________
transmission.
a) simplex b) half-duplex c) full-duplex d) automatic

25) Which topology requires a central controller or hub?

a) Mesh b) Bus c) Star d) Ring

26) The _______ is the physical path over which a message travels.
a) Protocol b) Signal c) Medium d) All the above

27) In a _______ connection, more than two devices can share a single link.
a) multipoint b) point-to-point c) primary d) secondary

28) _______ refers to the structure or format of the data, meaning the order in which
they are presented.
a) Semantics b) Syntax c) Timing d) All of the above

29) An unauthorized user is a network _______ issue.

a) Security b) Reliability c) Performance d) All the above

30) ________ is an idea or concept that is a precursor to an Internet standard.

a) RCF b) ID c) RFC d) none of the above

31) In _______ transmission, the channel capacity is shared by both communicating

devices at all times.
a) simplex b) half-duplex c) full-duplex d) half-simplex

32) This topology requires multipoint connection

a) Star b) Mesh c) Ring d) Bus

33) Data communication system within a building or campus is

a) LAN b) WAN c) MAN d) None of the mentioned

34) Expand WAN

a) World area network b) Wide area network
c) Web area network d) None of the mentioned

35) In TDM, slots are further divided into

a) Seconds b) Frames c) Packets d) None of the mentioned

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36) Multiplexing technique that shifts each signal to a different carrier frequency
a) FDM b) TDM c) Either a or b d) Both a and b
Explanation: FDM stands for Frequency division multiplexing.

37) Types of software programs are

a) Application programs b) Replicate programs
c) Logical programs d) both A and B

38) Set of programs which consist of full set of documentations is termed as

a) database packages b) file packages c) bus packages d) software packages

39) Specialized program that allows user to utilize in specific application is classified as
a) relative programs b) application programs
c) relative programs d)replicate programs
Answer B
40) Program which is used to control system performance is classified as
a) experimental program b) system program
c) specialized program d) organized program

41) Examples of system programs includes

a) operating system of computer b) trace program
c) compiler b) all of above

42) The Internet model consists of _______ layers.

a) Three b) Five c) Seven d) Eight

43) The process-to-process delivery of the entire message is the responsibility of the
_______ layer.
a) Network b) Transport c) Application d) Physical

43) The _______ layer is the layer closest to the transmission medium.
a) Physical b) Data link c) Network d) Transport

44) Mail services are available to network users through the _______ layer.
a) Data link b) Physical c) Transport d) Application

45) As the data packet moves from the upper to the lower layers, headers are _______.
a) Added b) Removed c) Rearranged d) Modified

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46) The _______ layer lies between the network layer and the application layer.
a) Physical b) Data link c) Transport d) None of the above

47) Layer 2 lies between the physical layer and the _______ layer.
a) Network b) Data link c) Transport d) None of the above

48) When data are transmitted from device A to device B, the header from A's layer 4 is
read by B's _______ layer.
a) Physical b) Transport c) Application d) None of the above

49) The _______ layer changes bits into electromagnetic signals.

a) Physical b) Data link c) Transport d) None of the above

50) Which of the following is an application layer service?

a) Remote log-in b) File transfer and access
c) Mail service d) All the above

51) Why was the OSI model developed?

a) Manufacturers disliked the TCP/IP protocol suite.
b) The rate of data transfer was increasing exponentially
c) Standards were needed to allow any two systems to communicate
d) None of the above

52) The _______ model shows how the network functions of a computer ought to be
organized.
a) CCITT b) OSI c) ISO d) ANSI

53) The physical layer is concerned with the movement of _______ over the physical
medium.
a) programs b) dialogs c) protocols d) bits

54) The OSI model consists of _______ layers.

a) three b) five c) seven d) eight

55) In the OSI model, as a data packet moves from the lower to the upper layers, headers
are _______.
a) added b) removed c) rearranged d) modified

56) In the OSI model, when data is transmitted from device A to device B, the header from
A's layer 5 is read by B's _______ layer.
a) Physical b) transport c) session d) presentation
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57) In the OSI model, what is the main function of the transport layer?
a) node-to-node delivery b) process-to-process message delivery
c) synchronization d)updating and maintenance of routing tables

58) In the OSI model, encryption and decryption are functions of the ________ layer.
a) Transport b) session c) presentation d) application

59) When a host on network A sends a message to a host on network B, which address
does the router look at?
a) Port b) logical c) physical d) none of the above

60) To deliver a message to the correct application program running on a host, the
_______ address must be consulted.
a) Port b) IP c) physical d) none of the above

61) IPv6 has _______ -bit addresses.

a) 32 b) 64 c) 128 d) variable

62) ICMPv6 includes _______.

a) IGMP b) ARP c) RARP d) a and b

63) The ______ layer is responsible for moving frames from one hop (node) to the next.
a) Physical b) data link c) transport d) none of the above
64) The ______ layer adds a header to the packet coming from the upper layer that
includes the logical addresses of the sender and receiver.
a) physical b) data link c) network d) none of the above

65) The_________ layer is responsible for the delivery of a message from one process to
another.
a) Physical b) transport c) network d) None of the above

66) The Internetworking Protocol (IP) is a ________ protocol.

a) reliable b) connection-oriented c) both a and b d) none of the above

67) _______ is a process-to-process protocol that adds only port addresses, checksum
error control, and length information to the data from the upper layer.
a) TCP b) UDP c) IP d) none of the above

68) __________ provides full transport layer services to applications.

a) TCP b) UDP c) ARP d) none of the above
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69) The ________ address, also known as the link address, is the address of a node as
defined by its LAN or WAN
a) port b) physical c) logical d) none of the above

70) Ethernet uses a ______ physical address that is imprinted on the network interface
card (NIC).
a) 32- bit b) 64- bit c) 6- byte d) none of the above

71) The ____ created a model called the Open Systems Interconnection, which allows
diverse systems to communicate.
a) OSI b) ISO c) IEEE d) none of the above

72) The seven-layer _____ model provides guidelines for the development of universally
compatible networking protocols.
a) OSI b) ISO c) IEEE d) none of the above

73) The physical, data link, and network layers are the ______ support layers.
a) user b) network c) both (a) and (b) d) neither (a) nor (b)

74) The session, presentation, and application layers are the ____ support layers.
a) user b) network c) both (a) and (b) d) neither (a) nor (b)

75) The _______ layer links the network support layers and the user support layers.
a) transport b) network c) data link d) session

76) The _______ layer coordinates the functions required to transmit a bit stream over a
physical medium.
a) transport b) network c) data link d) physical

77) The _______ layer is responsible for delivering data units from one station to the next
without errors.
a) transport b) network c) data link d) physical

78) The ______ layer is responsible for the source-to-destination delivery of a packet
across multiple network links.
a) transport b) network c) data link d) physical

79) The ________ layer is responsible for the process-to-process delivery of the entire
message.
a) transport b) network c) data link d) physical

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80) The ______ layer establishes, maintains, and synchronizes the interactions between
communicating devices.
a) transport b) network c) session d) physical

81) The _______ layer ensures interoperability between communicating devices through
transformation of data into a mutually agreed upon format
a) transport b) network c) data link d) presentation

82) The _________ layer enables the users to access the network.
a) transport b) application c) data link d) physical

83) TCP/IP is a ______ hierarchical protocol suite developed ____ the OSI model.
a) seven-layer; before b) five-layer; before
c) six-layer; before d) five-layer; after

84) The TCP/IP _______ layer is equivalent to the combined session, presentation, and
application layers of the OSI model.
a) application b)network c) data link d) physical

85) The ____ address uniquely defines a host on the Internet.

a) physical b) IP c) port d) specific

86) The_____ address identifies a process on a host.

a) physical b) IP c) port d) specific

87) Ifthe ACK value is 200, then what byte has been received successfully TCP/IP
handshake?
a) 199 b) 200 c) 201 d) 202

88) In a network, after the load reaches the capacity, throuhput____________

a) Increases sharply b) Increases proportionally with the load
c) Declines sharply d) Declines proportinolly with the load

89) Which of the internetworking device takes data sent from one network device and
forwards it to the destination node based on MAC address?
a) Switch b) Router c) Hub d) Bridge

90) Which of the following event is not possible in wireless LAN?

a) collision detection b) Acknowledgement of data frames
c) multi-mode data transmission d) Collision avoidance
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91) The Routing Information protocol (RIP) is an intra-domain routing based on

________ routing algorithm.
a) Distance vector b) link state c) path vector d) OSPF

91) ____________ is a subset of a network that includes all the routers but contains no
loops.
a) Spanning Tree b) LEACH c) Spider Structure d) Spider Tree

93) Which pf the following primarily uses guided media?

a) Radio broadcasting b) Satellite communications
c) Local telephone system d) cellular telephone system

94) The______ of errors is more difficult than the _______

a) Detection; correction b) Correction; detection
c) Creation; correction; d) Creation; detection

95) How the redundancy helps in detecting or correcting the errors.

a) By sending the data twice b) using two different coding methods.
c) By creating smaller block size d) By sending extra bits with data.

96) The _______ sublayer is responsible for the operation of the CSMA/CD access
method and framing.
a) MAC b) Mll c) LLC d) Datalink

97) An organization is granted a block of classless addresses with the starting address
199.34.76.128/29. How many addresses are granted?
a) 8 b) 16 c) 32 d) 4

98) Which of the following application protocols generally does NOT use UDP as
transport protocol
a) Simple Mail Transfer protocol b) Real-time Transport protocol
c) Simple Network Management protocol d) Domain Name System(DNS)

99) Which all transport layer header flags are involved while establishing a
connection?
a) SYN and FIN b) SYN and ACK c) SYN, ACK and FIN d) FIN and ACK

100) Identify the class of the following IP address : 4.5.6.7

A. Class A
B. Class B
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C. Class C
D. Class D

101) IEEE has defined the specifications for a wireless LAN, called ___________ , which
covers the physical and data-link layers.
A. IEEE 802.3 B. IEEE 802.5 C. IEEE 802.11 D. IEEE 802.2

102) Repeaters function in the _____________ layer

A. Physical B. Network C. Data link D. Transport

103) An IPv4 address consists of _________ bits

A. 16 B. 32 C. 64 D. 128

104) ________ may be defined as range of frequencies assigned to a channel

A. Bandwidth B. Channel Noise C. Bit Rate D. Channel latency

105) The port number used in HTTP is _____________

A. 20 B. 21 C. 80 D. 81

106) Identify the class of IP address 229.1.2.3

A. Class A B. Class B C. Class C D. Class D

107) The file transfer protocol is built on _______________

A. Data Centric Architecture B. Service Oriented Architecture
C. Client Server Architecture D. Peer to peer Architecture

108) What does the server HTTP error code 404 mean?
A. Unauthorised B. Not Found C. Forbidden D. Request
Timeout

109) Conversion of Domain Name to IP address is done by

A. DHCP B. DNS C. VPN D. Proxy Servers

110) The default port for SSH client connections is ____________

A. 20 B. 21 C. 22 D. 23

111) IPv6 address is a _______________________

A. 16 bit address B. 32 bit address C. 64 bit address D. 128 bit address

112) Which is a reserved IP address

a)172.12.0.0 b)152.12.0.0 c) 182.12.0.0 d) 162.12.0.0
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113) How many collisions and how many broadcast will happen

a)Hub: 1broadcast 4collision

b)Hub: 4broadcast 4collision
c) Hub: 4broadcast 1collision
d) Hub:1broadcast 1collision

114) Port 443 is reserved for which prototcol

a)CUPS b) HTTP c)HTTPS d)TCP IP

115) In error correction, the receiver asks the sender to send the data again.
A. forward
B. backward
C. retransmission
D. none of the above

116) lntemet is a___________

A: IP Switched Network
B: Data Switched Network
C: Circuit Switched Network
D: Packet Switched Network

117) Which of the following network topology is the most redundant in nature.
A) bus B) Star C) Ring D) Mesh

118) A_____________ is a connecting device that operates in the physical and data
link layers on the Internet model.
A) router B) Repeater C) Bridge D) Gateway

119) Identify the class of the following IPv4 address: 191.1.2.3.

A) A B) B C) c D) D

120) Circuit switching takes place at the layer.

A) physical B) data line C) network D) transport
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121) HDLC is an acronym for
A) Half—duplex digital link combination
B) Host double-level circuit
C) High-duplex line communication
D) High-level data link control

122) In Ethernet addressing, if all the bits are 1s, the address is______________.
A) multicast B) Broadcast C) Unicast D) anycast

123) What is the first address of a block of classless addresses if one of the addresses is
12.2.2.76/27?
A) 12.2.2.0 B) 12.22.32 C) 12.22.64 D) 12.22.72

124) Which application layer protocol allows administrators to log into a sewer from
remote locations and control a server as though logged in locally?
A. DNS B. FTP C. SMTP D. Telnet

125) What protocol is allowed a user to retrieve her/his mail from the mail server to
her/his mail reader?
A. POP3 B. FTP C. SMTP D. SNMP

126) Which application layer protocol allows administrators to log into a server from
remote locations and control a server as though logged in locally?
A: DNS B: FTP C: SMTP D: Telnet
127) Which of the following is uses IEEE 802.11 at the Data link layer
A:WLAN B:MAN C:WAN D:LAN

128) Which OSI layer corresponds to the TCP UDP layer?

A: Network B: Session
C: Transport D: Data Link

129) Another term for CSMA/CD and the IEEE 802.3 is

A: ethernet B: token ring C: FDDI D: token bus

130) Which of the following protocol is used for sending or retrieving emails?
A: SMTP B: POP3
C: IMAP D: All of the above

131) The technique of temporarily delaying outgoing acknowledgements so that they

can be hooked onto the next outgoing data frame is known as
A: retransmitting B: replaying C: piggybacking D: multicasting
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132) Example of a device that uses duplex communication
A: radio B: telephone
C: television D: surveillance cameras

134) In CSMA/CD, CD stands for

A: contention detection B: collision detection
C: carrier detection D: congestion detection

135) Multiple ethernet segments can be connected by

A: port B: bus C: repeater D: adapter

136) The _____ of errors is more difficult than the

A) Detection; correction B) Correction; detection
C) Creation; correction D) Creation; detection

1.7) What is the size of MAC(Ethernet) address?

A: 16 bits B: 32 bits C: 48 bits D: 64 bits

138) The protocol does Three-Way Handshake for network communication is?
A: TCP B: UDP C: IP D: Ethernet

139) The protocol is not part of Application Layer of OSI?

A: http B: telnet C: ftp D: icmp

140) An IP-address with all host bits set to 1 is called?

A: Multicast B: Class-less C: Class-full D: Broadcast

141) A port address in TCP/IP is ______ bits long.

a) 32 b) 48 c) 16 d) none of the above

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