BCA501 : CORE – 18 : COMPUTER NETWORKS

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. The network layer concerns with
a) bits
b) frames
c) packets
d) none of the mentioned
Answer: c
2. Which one of the following is not a function of network layer?
a) routing
b) inter-networking
c) congestion control
d) none of the mentioned
Answer : d
3. The 4 byte IP address consists of
a) network address
b) host address
c) both (a) and (b)
d) none of the mentioned
Answer : c.
4. In virtual circuit network each packet contains
a) full source and destination address
b) a short VC number
c) both (a) and (b)
d) none of the mentioned
Answer: c
5. The network layer protocol of internet is
a) Ethernet
b) internet protocol
c) hypertext transfer protocol
d) none of the mentioned
Answer : b
6. ICMP is primarily used for
a) error and diagnostic functions
b) addressing
c) forwarding
d) none of the mentioned
Answer : a
7. A _____ is a device that forwards packets between networks by processing the routing
information included in the packet.
a) bridge
b) firewall
c) router
d) all of the mentioned
Answer : c

8. OSI stands for

a) open system interconnection
 b) operating system interface
c) optical service implementation
d) none of the mentioned
Answer : a
9. The OSI model has ___ layers.
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7
Answer : d
10. TCP/IP model does not have ______ layer but OSI model have this layer.
a) session layer
b) presentation layer
c) application layer
d) both (a) and (b)
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Answer : d
11. Which layer links the network support layers and user support layers
a) session layer
b) data link layer
c) transport layer
d) network layer
Answer : c
12. Which address is used in an internet employing the TCP/IP protocols?
a) physical address and logical address
b) port address
c) specific address
d) all of the mentioned
Answer : d
13. TCP/IP model was developed _____ the OSI model.
a) prior to
b) after
c) simultaneous to
d) none of the mentioned
Answer : a
14. Which layer is responsible for process to process delivery?
a) network layer
b) transport layer
c) session layer
d) data link layer
Answer:b
15. Which address identifies a process on a host?
a) physical address
b) logical address
c) port address
d) specific address
Answer:c
16. Which layer provides the services to user?
a) application layer
 b) session layer
c) presentation layer
d) none of the mentioned
Answer: a
17. Transmission data rate is decided by
a) network layer
b) physical layer
c) data link layer
d) transport layer
Answer:b
18. The physical layer concerns with
a) bit-by-bit delivery
b) process to process delivery
c) application to application delivery
d) none of the mentioned
Answer: a
19. Which transmission media has the highest transmission speed in a network?
a) coaxial cable
b) twisted pair cable
c) optical fiber
d) electrical cable
Answer:c
20. physical layer provides
a) mechanical specifications of electrical connectors and cables
b) electrical specification of transmission line signal level
c) specification for IR over optical fiber
d) all of the mentioned
Answer:d.
21. The physical layer translates logical communication requests from the ______ into
hardware specific operations.
a) data link layer
b) network layer
c) transport layer
d) application layer
Answer: a
22.  A single channel is shared by multiple signals by
a) analog modulation
b) digital modulation
c) multiplexing
d) none of the mentioned
Answer:c
23. Wireless transmission can be done via
a) radio waves
b) microwaves
c) infrared
d) all of the mentioned
Answer:d.
24. The data link layer takes the packets from _____ and encapsulates them into frames for
transmission.
 a) network layer
b) physical layer
c) transport layer
d) application layer
Answer: a
25. Which one of the following task is not done by data link layer?
a) framing
b) error control
c) flow control
d) channel coding
Answer:d
26. Which sublayer of the data link layer performs data link functions that depend upon the
type of medium?
a) logical link control sublayer
b) media access control sublayer
c) network interface control sublayer
d) none of the mentioned
Answer:b
27. Header of a frame generally contains
a) synchronization bytes
b) addresses
c) frame identifier
d) all of the mentioned
Answer:d
28. Automatic repeat request error management mechanism is provided by
a) logical link control sublayer
b) media access control sublayer
c) network interface control sublayer
d) none of the mentioned
Answer: a
29. When 2 or more bits in a data unit has been changed during the transmission, the error is
called
a) random error
b) burst error
c) inverted error
d) none of the mentioned
Answer:b
30. CRC stands for
a) cyclic redundancy check
b) code repeat check
c) code redundancy check
d) cyclic repeat check
Answer: a
31. Which one of the following is a data link protocol?
a) Ethernet
b) point to point protocol
c) HDLC
d) all of the mentioned
Answer:d
32. Which one of the following is the multiple access protocol for channel access control?
a) CSMA/CD
b) CSMA/CA
c) both (a) and (b)
d) none of the mentioned
Answer:c
33. The technique of temporarily delaying outgoing acknowledgements so that they can be
hooked onto the next outgoing data frame is called
a) piggybacking
b) cyclic redundancy check
c) fletcher’s checksum
d) none of the mentioned
Answer: a.
34. Transport layer aggregates data from different applications into a single stream before
passing it to
a) network layer
b) data link layer
c) application layer
d) physical layer
Answer:a
35. Which one of the following is a transport layer protocol used in internet?
a) TCP
b) UDP
c) both (a) and (b)
d) none of the mentioned
Answer:c
36. User datagram protocol is called connectionless because
a) all UDP packets are treated independently by transport layer
b) it sends data as a stream of related packets
c) both (a) and (b)
d) none of the mentioned
Answer: a
37. Transmission control protocol is
a) connection oriented protocol
b) uses a three way handshake to establish a connection
c) receives data from application as a single stream
d) all of the mentioned
Answer:d
38. Which one of the following is a version of UDP with congestion control?
a) datagram congestion control protocol
b) stream control transmission protocol
c) structured stream transport
d) none of the mentioned
Answer:a
39. Transport layer protocols deals with
a) application to application communication
b) process to process communication
c) node to node communication
 d) none of the mentioned
Answer:b
40. Which one of the following is a transport layer protocol?
a) stream control transmission protocol
b) internet control message protocol
c) neighbor discovery protocol
d) dynamic host configuration protocol
Answer: a
41. The ____ translates internet domain and host names to IP address.
a) domain name system
b) routing information protocol
c) network time protocol
d) internet relay chat
Answer: a.
42. Which one of the following allows a user at one site to establish a connection to another
site and then pass keystrokes from local host to remote host?
a) HTTP
b) FTP
c) telnet
d) none of the mentioned
Answer:c
43. Application layer protocol defines
a) types of messages exchanged
b) message format, syntax and semantics
c) rules for when and how processes send and respond to messages
d) all of the mentioned
Answer:d
44. Which one of the following protocol delivers/stores mail to receiver server?
a) simple mail transfer protocol
b) post office protocol
c) internet mail access protocol
d) hypertext transfer protocol
Answer: a
45. Which one of the following is not correct?
a) application layer protocols are used by both source and destination devices during a
communication session
b) application layer protocols implemented on the source and destination host must match
c) both (a) and (b)
d) none of the mentioned
Answer:c
46. Application layer offers _______ service
a) End to end
b) Process to process
c) Both of the mentioned
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: a
47. Pick the odd one out
a) File transfer
b) File download
 c) E-mail
d) Interactive games
Answer: d
48. Which of the following is an application layer service?
a) Network virtual terminal
b) File transfer, access, and management
c) Mail service
d) All of the mentioned
Answer: d
49. To deliver a message to the correct application program running on a host, the _______
address must be consulted
a) IP
b) MAC
c) Port
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: c
50. Electronic mail uses this Application layer protocol
a) SMTP
b) HTTP
c) FTP
d) SIP
Answer: a
51. The entire hostname has a maximum of
a) 255 characters
b) 127 characters
c) 63 characters
d) 31 characters
Answer: a
52. Which one of the following is not correct?
a) telnet is a general purpose client-server program
b) telnet lets user access an application on a remote computer
c) telnet can also be used for file transfer
d) none of the mentioned
Answer:c
53. If we want that a character be interpreted by the client instead of server
a) escape character has to be used
b) control functions has to be disabled
c) it is not possible
d) none of the mentioned
Answer:a
54. The protocol used by Telnet application is
a) Telnet
b) FTP
c) HTTP
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: a
55. _______ allows you to connect and login to a remote computer
a) Telnet
b) FTP
 c) HTTP
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: a

56. Telnet is a
a) Television on net
b) Network of Telephones
c) Remote Login
d) Teleshopping site
Answer: c
57. Expansion of FTP is
a) Fine Transfer Protocol
b) File Transfer Protocol
c) First Transfer Protocol
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: b
58. FTP is built on _____ architecture
a) Client-server
b) P2P
c) Both of the mentioned
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: a
59. FTP uses _____ parallel TCP connections to transfer a file
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Answer: b
60. Identify the incorrect statement
a) FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol
b) FTP uses two parallel TCP connections
c) FTP sends its control information in-band
d) FTP sends exactly one file over the data connection
Answer: c
61. Which of this is not a guided media?
a) Fiber optical cable
b) Coaxial cable
c) Wireless LAN
d) Copper wire
Answer: c
62. Coaxial cable consists of _______ concentric copper conductors.
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Answer: b
63. Fiber optics posses following properties
a) Immune electromagnetic interference
b) Very less signal attenuation
 c) Very hard to tap
d) All of the mentioned
Answer: d
64. Radio channels are attractive medium because
a) Can penetrate walls
b) Connectivity can be given to mobile user
c) Can carry signals for long distance
d) All of the mentioned
Answer: d
65. Geostationary satellites
a) Are placed at a fixed point above the earth
b) Rotate the earth about a fixed axis
c) Rotate the earth about a varying axis
d) All of the mentioned
Answer: a
66. The sharing of a medium and its link by two or more devices is called _______
a) Fully duplexing
b) Multiplexing
c) Both a and b
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: b
67. Multiplexing is used in _______
a) Packet switching
b) Circuit switching
c) Data switching
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: b
68. Which multiplexing technique transmits digital signals?
a) FDM
b) TDM
c) WDM
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: b
69. If there are n signal sources of same data rate than TDM link has _______ slots
a) n
b) n/2
c) n*2
d) 2^n
Answer: a
70. Multiplexing can provide
a) Efficiency
b) Privacy
c) Anti jamming
d) Both a and b
Answer: d
71. In TDM, the transmission rate of the multiplexed path is usually _______ the sum of the
transmission rates of the signal sources.
a) Greater than
b) Lesser than
 c) Equal to
d) Equal to or greater than
Answer: a
72. 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
Answer: a
73. Physical or logical arrangement of network is
a) Topology
b) Routing
c) Networking
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: a
74. In this topology there is a central controller or hub
a) Star
b) Mesh
c) Ring
d) Bus
Answer: a
75. This topology requires multipoint connection
a) Star
b) Mesh
c) Ring
d) Bus
Answer: d
76. Data communication system spanning states, countries, or the whole world is
a) LAN
b) WAN
c) MAN
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: b
77. Data communication system within a building or campus is
a) LAN
b) WAN
c) MAN
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: a
78. Expand WAN
a) World area network
b) Wide area network
c) Web area network
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: b
79. A local telephone network is an example of a _______ network
a) Packet switched
b) Circuit switched
c) both of the mentioned
 d) none of the mentioned
Answer: a
80. Most packet switches use this principle
a) Stop and wait
b) Store and forward
c) Both of the mentioned
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: b
81. Method(s) to move data through a network of links and switches
a) Packet switching
b) Circuit switching
c) Line switching
d) Both a and b
Answer: d
82. The resources needed for communication between end systems are reserved for the
duration of session between end systems in ________
a) Packet switching
b) Circuit switching
c) Line switching
d) Frequency switching
Answer: b
83. As the resources are reserved between two communicating end systems in circuit
switching, this is achieved
a) authentication
b) guaranteed constant rate
c) reliability
d) store and forward
Answer: b
84. In _________ resources are allocated on demand.
a) packet switching
b) circuit switching
c) line switching
d) frequency switching
Answer: a
85. Which of the following is not applicable for IP?
a) Error reporting
b) Handle addressing conventions
c) Datagram format
d) Packet handling conventions
Answer: a
86. Which of the following field in IPv4 datagram is not related to fragmentation?
a) Flags
b) Offset
c) TOS
d) Identifier
Answer: c.
87. Which of these is not applicable for IP protocol?
a) is connectionless
b) offer reliable service
 c) offer unreliable service
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: b
88. The size of IP address in IPv6 is
a) 4bytes
b) 128bits
c) 8bytes
d) 100bits
Answer: b
89. The header length of an IPv6 datagram is _____.
a) 10bytes
b) 25bytes
c) 30bytes
d) 40bytes
Answer: d
90. In the IPv6 header, the traffic class field is similar to which field in the IPv4 header?
a) Fragmentation field
b) Fast-switching
c) ToS field
d) Option field
Answer: c
91. IPv6 does not use ______ type of address
a) Broadcast
b) Multicast
c) Any cast
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: a
92. These are the features present in IPv4 but not in IPv6.
a) Fragmentation
b) Header checksum
c) Options
d) All of the mentioned
Answer: d
93. The ____ field determines the lifetime of IPv6 datagram
a) Hop limit
b) TTL
c) Next header
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: a
94. Dual-stack approach refers to
a) Implementing Ipv4 with 2 stacks
b) Implementing Ipv6 with 2 stacks
c) Node has both IPv4 and IPv6 support
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: c
95. Three or more devices share a link in ________ connection
a) Unipoint
b) Multipoint
c) Point to point
 d) None of the mentioned
Answer: b

96. Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) utilizes ____ as the transport layer protocol for
electronic mail transfer.
a) TCP
b) UDP
c) DCCP
d) SCTP
Answer: a
97. Which one of the following protocol is used to receive mail messages?
a) SMTP
b) post office protocol
c) internet message access protocol
d) all of the mentioned
Answer:d
98. An email client needs to know the ____ of its initial SMTP server.
a) IP address
b) MAC address
c) URL
d) none of the mentioned
Answer: a
99. A SMTP session may include
a) zero SMTP transaction
b) one SMTP transaction
c) more than one SMTP transaction
d) all of the mentioned
Answer:d
100. SMTP defines
a) message transport
b) message encryption
c) message content
d) none of the mentioned
Answer: a
101. SMTP is used to deliver messages to
a) user’s terminal
b) user’s mailbox
c) both (a) and (b)
d) none of the mentioned
Answer:c

102. How many digits of the DNIC (Data Network Identification Code) identify the country?
a) first three
b) first four
c) first five
d) first six
Answer: a
 103. Which of the following is used for modulation and demodulation?
a) Modem
b) Protocols
c) Gateway
d) None of the above
Answer: a
104. Which of the following is not a disadvantage of wireless LAN?
a) Slower data transmission
b) higher error rate
c) interference of transmissions from different computers
d) All of the above
Answer: d
105. The Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
a) allows gateways to send error a control messages to other gateways or hosts
b) provides communication between the Internet Protocol Software on one machine and
the Internet Protocol Software on another
c) reports error conditions to the original source, the source must relate errors to
individual application programs and take action to correct the problem
d) All of the above
Answer: d

106. The term 'duplex' refers to the ability of the data receiving stations to echo back a
confirming message to the sender. In full duplex data transmission, both the sender and the
receiver
a) cannot talk at once
b) can receive and send data simultaneously
c) can send or receive data one at a time
d) can do one way data transmission only
Answer: b
107. Which of the following TCP/IP protocol is used for transferring electronic mail
messages from one machine to another?
a) FTP
b) SNMP
c) SMTP
d) RPC
Answer: c
108. A distributed network configuration in which all data/information pass through a
central computer is
a) bus network
b) star network
c) ring network
d) None of the above
Answer: b
109. ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) is
a) a TCP/IP protocol used to dynamically bind a high level IP Address to a low-level
physical hardware address
b) a TCP/IP high level protocol for transferring files from one machine to another
c) a protocol used to monitor computers
d) a protocol that handles error and control messages
 Answer: d
110. The slowest transmission speeds are those of
a) twisted-pair wire
b) coaxial cable
c) fiber-optic cable
d) microwaves
Answer: a
111. Carrier is
a) One or more conductors that serve as a common connection for a related group of
devices
b) a continuous frequency capable of being modulated or impressed with a second
signal
c) the condition when two or more sections attempt to use the same channel at the same
time
d) None of the above
Answer: b
112. In CRC there is no error if the remainder at the receiver is _____.
a) equal to the remainder at the sender
b) zero
c) nonzero
d) the quotient at the sender
Answer: b
113. Usually, it takes 10-bits to represent one character. How many characters can be
transmitted at a speed of 1200 BPS?
a) 10
b) 12
c) 120
d) 1200
Answer: c
114. To connect a computer with a device in the same room, you might be likely to use
a) a coaxial cable
b) a dedicated line
c) a ground station
d) All of the above
Answer: a
115. Which of the following is required to communicate between two computers?
a) communications software and hardware
b) protocol
c) access to transmission medium
d) All of the above
Answer: e
116. The geostationary satellite used for communication systems
a) rotates with the earth
b) remains stationary relative to the earth
c) is positioned over equator
d) All of the above
Answer: d
117. The distance a simple signal can travel in one period is called …………
a) Wavelength
 b) propagation speed
c) Frequency
d) both a and b
Answer: a
118. A noise where foreign signal enters the path of the transmitted signal is called ……
a) Impulse
b) Inter modulation
c) cross talk
d) both b and c
Answer: Option A
119. With Slotted Aloha, a …………. sends out small clock tick packets to the outlying
stations
a) distributed clock
b) synchronized clock
c) centralized clock
d) Digital clock
Answer: Option A
120. If there is only one station with a packet to send, this guarantees that there will
………….. For that packet.
a) never be a collision
b) be a collision
c) be an improvement
d) direction
Answer: Option A

121.
126.The _______ layer provides a well defined service interface to the network layer,
determining how the bits of the physical layer are grouped into frames
a) Data Link
b) Physical
c) Network
d) Session
Answer: Option A
127.
122. ________ is the process in which the receiver tries to guess the message by using
redundant bits
a) Connection-Oriented Service
b) Forward error correction
c) both a and b
d) Confirm
Answer: Option B
123. Data Link Control Protocol (HDLC) is implemented at the ………
a) Data link layer
b) Network layer
c) transport layer
d) Physical layer
Answer: a
124.
125. The Internet addresses are ______ bits in length in IPV4 addressing scheme
 a) 16
b) 64
c) 32
d) 48
Answer: c
126. Coding schemes can be divided into two broad categories…………
a) character coding, integer coding
b) hamming coding and block coding
c) Hamming coding and convolution coding
d) Block Coding and Convolution Coding.
Answer: d
127.
128. Each IP address can identify the ………... or ………... of IP packets.
a) source, destination
b) length, size
c) source, length
d) Size , destination
Answer: a
129.
130. In process to process delivery, an application process is assigned a ………….., which is
likely to be …………….each time that process is started
a) process identifier number , different
b) process identifier number, same
c) Source, mixed
d) Source, similar
Answer: a
131. The Post Office Protocol is an ………... protocol with both client (sender/receiver) and
…………...functions
a) electronic mail, server (storage)
b) three layer , server
c) UDP, transfer
d) TCP, server
Answer : a
132. PGP is one of the protocols used to provide security at the ……….. It is designed to
create authenticated and confidential ……….
a) application layer, e-mails.
b) Network layer, packets
c) application layer, packets
d) network layer , e-mails
Answer : a
133. ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) is fundamentally a....... technology?
a) Circuit switching
b) Packet switching
c) Narrow band
d) None of these
Answer : b
134. When displaying a web page, the application layer uses the
a) HTTP protocol
b) FTP protocol
 c) SMTP protocol
d) none of the mentioned
Answer: a
135. Which of the following is a variation of FDM?
a) Time Division Multiplexing(TDM)
b) Pulse Code Multiplexing(PCM)
c) Wavelength Division Multiplexing(WDM)
d) None of these
Answer:c
136. Which of the following does not allow multiple uses or devices to share one
communication line? 
a) Doubleplexer
b) Multiplexer
c) Serial to parallel converter
d) None of these
Answer:b
137. Which of the following is an advantage to using fiber optics data transmission? 

a) resistance to data theft

b) fast data transmission rate
c) low noise level
d) all of above
Answer:d
138. Full Form of NIC? 
a) New Internet Connection
b) Network Interface Card
c) Network Interface Connection
d) Net Interface Card
Answer: b
139. Switch is a Device of _________ Layer of OSI Model. 
a) Network Layer
b) Data Link Layer
c) Application Layer
d) Session Layer
Answer: b
140. In the IEEE standards 802.5 standards is also called? 
a) Ethernet
b) Token Bus
c) Wireless Token Area Network
d) Token Ring
Answer: d
141. Communication circuits that transmit data in both directions but not at the same time
are operating in 
a) a simplex mode
b) a half duplex mode
c) a full duplex mode
d) an asynchronous mode
Answer: b
142. What protects the coaxial cable from noise? 
 a) Inner conductor
b) Outer conductor
c) Diameter of cable
d) Insulating material
Answer: b
143. Error detection at the data link level is achieved by? 
a) Bit stuffing
b) Hamming codes
c) Cyclic Redundancy codes
d) Equalization
Answer :a
144. HTTP refers to? 

a) Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

b) Hyper Text Transmission Protocol
c) Hyper Text Tie Protocol
d) None of these
Answer: a.
145. Demodulation is the process of? 
a) converting digital signals to analog signals
b) converting analog signals to digital signals
c) dividing the high-speed signals into frequency bands
d) combining many low speed signals into one high speed channel
Answer: b
146. In OSI network architecture, the dialogue control and token management are
responsibilities of? 
a. session layer
b. network layer
c. transport layer
d. data link layer
Answer: a
147. What is the main function of transport layer? 
a) node to node delivery
b) process to process message delivery
c) synchronization
d) updating and maintenance of routing tables
Answer: b
148. To deliver a message to the correct application program running on a host, the
.................. address must be consulted? 

a) port
b) physical
c) IP
d) None
Answer : a
149. Which layer functions as liaison between user support layers and network support
layers ? 

a) network layer
 b) physical layer
c) transport layer
d) session layer
Answer : c
150. Radio communication frequencies ranges from?
a) 3 KHz to 300 KHz
b) 3 KHz to 300 GHz
c) 300 KHz to 3 GHz
d) 3 KHz to 3,000 GHz
Answer : b
151. The frequency ranges from 300 KHz to 3 MHz is used for ?
a) AM radio transmission
b) TV transmission
c) FM radio transmission
d) Microwave communication, satellite and radar
Answer : a
152. Which of the following is a function of e-mail system ?
a) Composition
b) Transfer
c) Reporting
d) All of above
Answer : d