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A. Computer Modem
B. Cable
C. Modem
D. Interface card
Answer C
2. Which of the following represents the fastest data transmission speed?
A. Gbps
B. Kbps
C. Bps
D. Bandwidth
Answer A
3. A device that connects to a network with our the use of cables is said to be
A. Open source
B. Cabled
C. Distributed
D. Wireless
Answer D
4. WI–FI uses
A. Phase line
B. Radio waves
C. Optic fiber
D. Sound waves
Answer.B
5. Network components are connected to the same cable in the _______ topology.
A. Mesh
B. Bus
C. Star
D. Ring
Answer B
6. How many bits are there in the Ethernet address?
A. 16 bits
B. 32 bits
C. 48 bits
D. 64 bits
Answer C
7. Geometric arrangement of devices on the network is called
A. Protocols
B. Topology
C. Trailer
D. LAN
Answer B
8. Which type of network would use phone lines?
A. Wireless
B. WAN
C. LAN
D. WWAN
Answer B
A. Router
B. Modem
C. Bridge
D. Switch
Answer B
10. Servers are other computer which provide resources to other computer connected by
A. Super computer
B. Mainframe
C. Network
D. Client
Answer C
11. Which of the following refers to a small, single-site network?
A. RAM
B. DSL
C. USB
D. PAN
Answer D
12. Ethernet uses
A. Mesh topology
B. Ring topology
C. Bus topology
D. All of these
Answer C
A. Bridge
B. Router
C. Repeater
D. All of these
Answer c
14. Which of the following is the fastest communication channel?
A. Micro wave
B. Optical fiber
C. Radio wave
D. None of the above
Answer A
15. Encryption and decryption are the function of
A. Session layer
B. Presentation layer
C. Transport layer
D. None of the above
Answer B
16. _______ is the most important/powerful computer in a typical network.
A. Desktop
B. Network client
C. Network server
D. Network station
Answer C
17. In a ring topology, the computer in possession of the ______ can transmit data.
A. Data
B. Packet
C. Access method
D. Token
Answer D
18. How many layers are in the TCP/IP model?
A. 4 layers
B. 5 layers
C. 7 layers
D. 8 layers
Answer B
19. Which of the following topologies is not of broadcast type
A. Bus
B. Ring
C. Star
D. All of these
Answer A
20. An alternate name for the completely interconnected network topology is
A. Mesh
B. Star
C. Tree
D. Ring
Answer A
A. To connect LAN’s
B. To separate LAN’s
C. To control network speed
D. None of these
Answer A
22. What type of resource is most likely to be a shared common resource in a computer network?
A. Printers
B. Speakers
C. Floppy disk drives
D. Keyboards
Answer A
23. The first network that has planted the seeds of internet was
A. NSF net
B. V net
C. ARPANET
D. I net
Answer C
24. To send data/message to and from computer the network software puts the message information in a
A. Packet
B. NIC
C. Trailer
D. Header
Answer A
25. _______ allows LAN users to share computer programs and data.
A. Print server
B. Communication server
C. File server
D. None of these
Answer C
26. An inter–company network which used to distribute information documents files and database is called as
A. MAN
B. WAN
C. LAN
D. Switch
Answer C
27. In OSI network architecture, the routing is performed by
A. Bus
B. Star
C. Ring
D. Mesh
Answer B
29. A combination of hardware and software that allows communication and electronic transfer of information betw
een computer is a
A. Network
B. Server
C. Peripheral
D. Backup system
Answer A
30. LAN can use ________ architecture.
A. Client and server
B. Peer–to–peer
C. Both a and b
D. Neither A or B
Answer C
31. P2P is a _______ application architecture.
A. 1–tier
B. Network client
C. Client/server
D. None of these
Answer C
32. ________ is the transmission of data between two or more computer over communication links.
A. Data communication
B. Data networking
C. Networking
D. Communication
Answer A
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer C
34. LAN can use ________ architecture.
A. 1–tier
B. Network client
C. Client/server
D. None of these
Answer C
36. ________ is the transmission of data between two or more computer over communication links.
A. Data communication
B. Data networking
C. Networking
D. Communication
Answer A
1. In a _______ connection, more than two devices can share a single link.
(a) Point-to-point
(b) Primary
(c) Multi-point
(d) Secondary
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(c) Multi-point
2. Communication between a computer and a keyboard involves ______________
transmission
(a) Full-duplex
(b) Half-duplex
(c) Simplex
(d) None of these
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(c) Simplex
3. In a network with 25 computers, which topology would require the most
extensive cabling?
(a) Star
(b) Mesh
(c) Bus
(d) None of these
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(b) Mesh
4. Which topology requires a central controller or hub?
a. Star
b. Mesh
c. Bus
d. Ring
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a. Star
5. The _______ is the physical path over which a message travels.
a. Protocol
b. Medium
c. Signal
d. All of the above
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6. Which organization has authority over interstate and international commerce in the communications field?
a. ITU-T
b. IEEE
c. ISO
d. FCC
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d. FCC
7. The information to be communicated in a data communications system is the ________
a. Medium
b. Protocol
c. Transmission
d. Message
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d. Message
8. 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
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(c) Reliability
9. In _______ transmission, the channel capacity is shared by both communicating devices at all times.
a. Full-duplex
b. Simplex
c. Half-duplex
d. Half-Simplex
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(a) Full-duplex
10. An unauthorized user is a network _______ issue.
a. Performance
b. Reliability
c. Security
d. All of the above
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(c) Security
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(d) Bus
12. A television broadcast is an example of _______ transmission.
a. Half-duplex
b. Full-duplex
c. Simplex
d. Automatic
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(c) Simplex
13. A _______ connection provides a dedicated link between two devices.
a. Multi-point
b. Point-to-Point
c. Primary
d. Secondary
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(b) Point-to-Point
14. A cable break in a _______ topology stops all transmission.
a. Mesh
b. Star
c. Primary
d. Bus
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(d) Bus
15. The _______ layer changes bits into electromagnetic signals.
a. Physical
b. Transport
c. None of the above
d. Data link
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(a) Physical
16. The physical layer is concerned with the transmission of _______ over the physical medium.
a. Programs
b. Protocols
c. Bits
d. Dialog
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c. Bits
17. Mail services are available to network users through the _______ layer.
a. Data link
b. Physical
c. Application
d. Transport
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c. Application
18. As the data packet moves from the lower to the upper layers, headers are _______.
a. Added
b. Rearranged
c. Modified
d. Subtracted
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d. Subtracted
19. As the data packet moves from the upper to the lower layers, headers are _______.
a. Removed
b. Added
c. Rearranged
d. Modified
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b. Added
20. The _______ layer lies between the network layer and the application layer.
a. Data link
b. Physical
c. Transport
d. None of the above
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c. Transport
21. Layer 2 lies between the physical layer and the _______ layer.
a. Data link
b. Network
c. Transport
d. None of the above
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b. Network
22. When data are transmitted from device A to device B, the header from A’s layer 4 is read by B’s _______ layer.
a. Application
b. Physical
c. Transport
d. None of the above
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c. Transport
23. Which layer functions as a liaison between user support layers and network support layers?
a. Network layer
b. Transport layer
c. Physical layer
d. Application layer
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b. Transport layer
24. What is the main function of the transport layer?
a. Process-to-process delivery
b. Node-to-node delivery
c. Synchronization
d. Updating and maintenance of routing tables
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a. Process-to-process delivery
25. 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
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d. All the above
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b. Five
27. The process-to-process delivery of the entire message is the responsibility of the _______ layer.
a. Physical
b. Network
c. Transport
d. Application
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c. Transport
28. The _______ layer is the layer closest to the transmission medium.
a. Network
b. Physical
c. Data link
d. Transport
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b. Physical
29. Before data can be transmitted, they must be transformed to ________.
a. Electromagnetic signals
b. Periodic signals
c. Aperiodic signals
d. Low-frequency sine waves
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a. Electromagnetic signals
30. When one of the components of a signal has a frequency of zero, the average amplitude of the signal ________.
a. Is less than zero
b. Is greater than zero
c. Is zero
d. (a) or (b)
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b. Is greater than zero
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c. A set of sine waves
32. A periodic signal completes one cycle in 0.001 s. What is the frequency?
a. 1 Hz
b. 100 Hz
c. 1 KHz
d. 1 MHz
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c. 1 KHz
33. In a frequency-domain plot, the horizontal axis measures the ________.
a. Frequency
b. Peak amplitude
c. Phase
d. Slope
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a. Frequency
34. In a time-domain plot, the vertical axis is a measure of ________.
a. Frequency
b. Phase
c. Amplitude
d. Time
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c. Amplitude
35. If the bandwidth of a signal is 5 KHz and the lowest frequency is 52 KHz, what is the highest frequency?
a. 5 KHz
b. 10 KHz
c. 47 KHz
d. 57 KHz
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d. 57 KHz
36. What is the bandwidth of a signal that ranges from 40 KHz to 4 MHz?
a. 3.96 MHz
b. 36 MHz
c. 360 KHz
d. 396 KHz
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a. 3.96 MHz
37. As frequency increases, the period ________.
a. Decreases
b. Increases
c. Remains the same
d. Doubles
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a. Decreases
38. When propagation speed is multiplied by propagation time, we get the ________.
a. Throughput
b. Wavelength of the signal
c. Distance a signal or bit has traveled
d. Distortion factor
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c. Distance a signal or bit has traveled
39. Propagation time is ________ proportional to distance and ________ proportional to propagation speed.
a. Inversely; directly
b. Inversely; inversely
c. Directly; inversely
d. Directly; directly
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c. Directly; inversely
40. Wavelength is ________ proportional to propagation speed and ________ proportional to period.
a. Directly; directly
b. Inversely; directly
c. Directly; inversely
d. Inversely; inversely
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a. Directly; directly
41. Which of the following can be determined from a frequency-domain graph of a signal?
a. Phase
b. Power
c. Frequency
d. Bandwidth
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d. Bandwidth
42. Which of the following can be determined from a frequency-domain graph of a signal?
a. Phase
b. Bandwidth
c. Power
d. All the above
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b. Bandwidth
43. In a frequency-domain plot, the vertical axis measures the ________.
a. Frequency
b. Peak amplitude
c. Phase
d. Slope
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b. Peak amplitude
44. Given two sine waves A and B, if the frequency of A is twice that of B, then the period of B is ________ that of
A.
a. One-half
b. Twice
c. The same as
d. Indeterminate from
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b. Twice
45. The wavelength of green light in air is ________ the wavelength of green light in fiber-optic cable.
a. Greater than
b. Less than
c. Equal to
d. None of the above
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b. Less than
46. Using the Shannon formula to calculate the data rate for a given channel, if C = B, then ________.
a. The signal is equal to the noise
b. The signal is less than the noise
c. The signal is greater than the noise
d. Not enough information is given to the question
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a. The signal is equal to the noise
47. A sine wave is ________.
a. Aperiodic and continuous
b. Periodic and discrete
c. Aperiodic and discrete
d. Periodic and continuous
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d. Periodic and continuous
48. If the maximum amplitude of a sine wave is 2 V, the minimum amplitude is ________ V.
a. 2
b. 1
c. -2
d. Between -2 and 2
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c. -2
49. A signal is measured at two different points. The power is P1 at the first point and P2 at the second point. The d
B is 0. This means ________.
a. P2 is zero
b. P2 equals P1
c. P2 is much larger than P1
d. P2 is much smaller than P1
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b. P2 equals P1
50. ________ is a type of transmission impairment in which the signal loses strength due to the resistance of the tran
smission medium.
a. Distortion
b. Noise
c. Decibel
d. Attenuation
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d. Attenuation
51. ________ is a type of transmission impairment in which the signal loses strength due to the different propagatio
n speeds of each frequency that makes up the signal.
a. Attenuation
b. Noise
c. Distortion
d. Decibel
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c. Distortion
52. ________ is a type of transmission impairment in which an outside source such as crosstalk corrupts a signal.
a. Attenuation
b. Noise
c. Distortion
d. Decibel
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b. Noise
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c. Propagation speed
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a. Throughput
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b. Propagation time
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d. (a) and (b)
57. Which encoding technique attempts to solve the loss of synchronization due to long strings of 0s?
a. NRZ
b. BnZS
c. AMI
d. (a) and (b)
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b. BnZS
59. In _______ transmission, bits are transmitted simultaneously, each across its own wire.
a. Parallel
b. Asynchronous serial
c. Synchronous serial
d. (a) and (b)
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a. Parallel
60. Unipolar, bipolar, and polar encoding are types of _______ encoding.
a. Block
b. Line
c. NRZ
d. Manchester
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b. Line
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d. All the above
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a. Differential Manchester
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b. Analog-to-digital
64. If the frequency spectrum of a signal has a bandwidth of 500 Hz with the highest frequency at 600 Hz, what sho
uld be the sampling rate, according to the Nyquist theorem?
a. 500 samples/s
b. 1000 samples/s
c. 200 samples/s
d. 1200 samples/s
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d. 1200 samples/s
65. One factor in the accuracy of a reconstructed PCM signal is the _______.
a. Number of bits used for quantization
b. Signal bandwidth
c. Carrier frequency
d. Baud rate
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a. Number of bits used for quantization
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c. Variable
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d. All the above
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c. Uni-polar
69. Which of the following encoding methods does not provide for synchronization?
a. Manchester
b. NRZ-L
c. RZ
d. NRZ-I
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b. NRZ-L
70. Which encoding method uses alternating positive and negative values for 1s?
a. Manchester
b. AMI
c. NRZ-I
d. RZ
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b. AMI
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b. Digital
72. If the maximum value of a PCM signal is 31 and the minimum value is -31, how many bits were used for coding
?
a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
d. 7
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c. 6
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c. Three
74. Which quantization level results in a more faithful reproduction of the signal?
a. 2
b. 8
c. 16
d. 32
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d. 32
75. n _______ transmission, bits are transmitted over a single wire, one at a time.
a. Asynchronous serial
b. Synchronous serial
c. Parallel
d. (a) and (b)
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d. (a) and (b)
76. In _______ transmission, a start bit and a stop bit frame a character byte.
a. Synchronous serial
b. Asynchronous serial
c. Parallel
d. (a) and (b)
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b. Asynchronous serial
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c. 8
78. The Nyquist theorem specifies the minimum sampling rate to be_______.
a. Twice the bandwidth of a signal
b. Twice the highest frequency of a signal
c. Equal to the lowest frequency of a signal
d. Equal to the highest frequency of a signal
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b. Twice the highest frequency of a signal
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b. Less than or equal to
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a. Analog-to-analog
81. In QAM, both phase and ________ of a carrier frequency are varied.
a. Frequency
b. Bit rate
c. Amplitude
d. Baud rate
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c. Amplitude
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d. ASK
83. ASK, PSK, FSK, and QAM are examples of ________ modulation.
a. Analog-to-analog
b. Analog-to-digital
c. Digital-to-digital
d. Digital-to-analog
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d. Digital-to-analog
84. If the baud rate is 400 for a 4-PSK signal, the bit rate is ________ bps.
a. 1600 100
b. 800
c. 400
d. 100
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b. 800
85. If the bit rate for an ASK signal is 1200 bps, the baud rate is ________.
a. 300
b. 400
c. 600
d. 1200
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d. 1200
86. As the bit rate of an FSK signal increases, the bandwidth ________.
a. Remains the same
b. Decreases
c. Increases
d. Doubles
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c. Increases
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b. Combinations of phase and amplitude
88. Which modulation technique involves tribits, eight different phase shifts, and one amplitude?
a. FSK
b. ASK
c. 4-PSK
d. 8-PSK
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d. 8-PSK
89. If the bit rate for an FSK signal is 1200 bps, the baud rate is ________.
a. 300
b. 400
c. 600
d. 1200
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d. 1200
90. If the bit rate for a QAM signal is 3000 bps and a signal unit is represented by a tribit, what is the baud rate?
a. 300
b. 400
c. 1000
d. 1200
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c. 1000
91. If the baud rate for a QAM signal is 3000 and a signal unit is represented by a tribit, what is the bit rate?
a. 300
b. 400
c. 1000
d. 9000
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d. 9000
92. If the baud rate for a QAM signal is 1800 and the bit rate is 9000, how many bits are there per signal unit?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
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c. 5
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a. Changing the carrier wave by the modulating signal
94. If FCC regulations are followed, the carrier frequencies of adjacent AM radio stations are ________ apart.
a. 5 KHz
b. 10 KHz
c. 200 KHz
d. 530 KHz
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b. 10 KHz
95. If FCC regulations are followed, ________ potential FM stations are theoretically possible in a given area.
a. 50
b. 100
c. 133
d. 150
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a. 50
97. The bandwidth of an FM signal requires 10 times the bandwidth of the _______ signal.
a. Bipolar
b. Sampling
c. Carrier
d. Modulating
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d. Modulating
98. Modulation of an analog signal can be accomplished through changing the ________ of the carrier signal.
a. Amplitude
b. Frequency
c. Phase
d. Any of the above
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d. Any of the above
99. For a telephone line, the bandwidth for voice is usually _______ the bandwidth for data.
a. Less than
b. Greater than
c. Twice
d. Equivalent to
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b. Greater than
100. For a given bit rate, the minimum bandwidth for ASK is ________ the minimum bandwidth for FSK.
a. Less than
b. Equivalent to
c. Greater than
d. Twice
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a. Less than
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(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
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Q.2 Which data communication method is used to send data over a serial communication link?
(A) simplex
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Q.3 Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(B) Multiplexers are designed to accept data from several I/O devices and transmit a unified stream of data on one c
ommunication line.
(C) a half-duplex line is a communication line in which data can move in two directions, but not the same time.
(D) batch processing is the preferred processing mode for telecommunication operations.
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Q.4 The interactive transmission of data within a time sharing system may be best suited to…..
Ans . B
Q.5 Teleprinters….
(A) are used for printing at remote locations, not for input.
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Q.6 Which of the following is an example of a bounded medium?
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Q.7 Coaxial cable has conductors with….
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Q.8 The area of coverage of a satellite radio beam is called its….
(C) footprint
(D) identity
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Q.9 The amount of uncertainty in a system of the symbol is called.
(A) bandwidth
(B) entropy
(C) loss
(D) quantum
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Q.10 Buffering is….
(A) the process of temporarily storing the data to allow for small variation in device speeds.
(C) storage of data within the transmitting medium until the receiver is ready to receive
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Q.11 What is the main difference between synchronous and asynchronous transmission?
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Q.12 The transmission signal coding method for T, the carrier is called…..
(A) NRZ
(B) Bipolar
(C) Manchester
(D) Binary
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(B) modulator
(C) terminal
(D) equalizer
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Q.14 Which section of a synchronous modem contains the scrambler?
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Q.15 The synchronous modems are more expensive than the asynchronous modems because….
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Q.16 The receive equalizer reduces delay distortions using a…..
(C) descrambler
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Q.17 How much power (approximately) a light-emitting diode can couple into an optical fiber?
(A) 1 picowatt
(C) 10 milliwatts
(D) 10 watts
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Q.18 Avalanche photodiode receiver can detect bits of transmitted data by receiving.
(A) 1 Photon
(C) 10 photons
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Q.19 The loss in signal power as light travels down the fiber is called.
(A) propagation
(B) attenuation
(C) scattering
(D) absorption
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Q.20 Multiple repeaters in communication satellites are called.
(A) detector
(B) modulator
(C) transponders
(D) stations
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Q.21 how many bits per symbol are used in the Baudot code?
(A) 5
(B) 7
(C 8
(D) 9
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Q.22 While transmitting odd-parity coded symbols, the number of zeros in each symbol is….
(A) odd
(B) even
(C) unknown
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Q.23 Which of the following transmission systems provides the highest data rate to an individual device?
(C) LAN
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Q.24 One important characteristic of LAN is…
Ans . D
Q.25 Which of the following is possible in a token passing bus network?
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Q.26 Which of the following is not a characteristic of the hub architecture of Arc net?
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Q.27 A group of packets from a source through an X.25 packet system to sink.
(A) arrive in the same order sent for VC, but not for PVC
(B) arrive in the same order sent for PVC, but not for VC
(C) arrive in the same order sent for both VC and PVC
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Q.28 How many OSI layers are covered in the X.25 standard?
(A) three
(B) four
(C) two
(D) seven
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Q.29 A protocol is a rule governing a time sequence of events that must take place.
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Q.30 What is the number of separate protocol layers at the serial interface gateway specified by the X.25 standard?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 7
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Q.33 What is the main purpose of a data link content monitor?
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Q.34 Protocol converters are ……
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Q.35 Satellite transponders contain ….
(A) a receiver and transmitter designed to relay microwave transmission from one point on earth to another
(B) a device that echoes the radiation without change from one point on earth to another
(C) devices that transform the message sent from one location on earth to a different code for transmission to anothe
r location
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Q.36 Satellite transponders.
(A) use a higher frequency for reception of radiation from earth stations and lower frequency for transmission to eart
h stations.
(B) use lower frequency reception of radiation from earth stations and higher frequency for transmission to earth stat
ions.
(C) use a single frequency for reception and transmission from one point on earth to another
(D) are devices that echo the radiation without change from one point on earth to another
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Q. 37 Satellite in geosynchronous orbit…
(C) moves faster than the earth’s rotation so that it can cover a larger portion of the earth
(D) remains in a fixed position so as the earth rotates it can fully cover the earth.
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Q.38 A spin stabilized satellite.
(A) solar cells mounted on a cylinder body that continuously rotate so that about 40a time.
(B) gyroscopic action of a spinning satellite to maintain its orientation towards the earth and the sun
(C) solar panels whose cells are continually oriented towards the sun
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Q.39 What frequency range is most affected by fog and precipitation?
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Q.40 In OSI network architecture, the routing is performed by ….
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Q.41 In OSI network architecture, the dialogue control, and token management are responsibilities of …...
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(C) An automatic teller machine checking account balance with the bank’s computer
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Q.43 The standard ASCII ….
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Q.44 Escape sequences
(A) use ESC character to indicate the start of a special control sequence
(B) are used to switch (escape) between ASCII and EBCDI codes
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Q.45 Fibre-optic cables operate at frequencies near…….
(A) 20 MHz
(C) 2 GHz
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Q.46 HF ratio waves follow how many basic paths on leaving the transmitter?
(A) Tow
(B) Four
(C) One
(D) Many
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Q.47 Digital cellular radio systems……
(C) allow multiple subscribers to share the use of a common channel within a cell
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Q.48 Transmission of binary signals require……
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Q.49 The standard first-level digital multiplex system in the United States operates at……
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Q.50 The use of Dataphone Digital Services.
(C) can be expected to be replaced by FTI service due to the lower cost of that service.
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(A) varying of some parameter of a carrier, such as its amplitude to transmit information.
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Q.52 RS-232, RS-449, RS-530, V-24, and X-21 are examples of?
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Q.53 V.42 defines….
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Q.54 The cable connecting a DB-9 connector at one end to a DB-25 connector at the other end must cross-connect pi
n 8 at the BD-9 side to which pin at the DB-25 side.
(A) 4
(B) 22
(C) 5
(D) 2
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Q.55 A smart modem can.
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Q.56 Many cables have “RS-232” connectors with some wires crossed or connected to each other because….
(B) many computers and peripherals use RS-232 serial interfaces, but not as DTE-to-DCE.
(C) asynchronous modem reverses the direction of transmitted and received data from the standard.
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Q.57 Extended command sets supported by modern modems.
(D) can be counted on to provide a high-speed data transfer capability without requiring flow control.
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Q.58 Binary codes are sometimes transformed in modems into.
(A) Hexadecimal
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Q.59 A Western Electric 201 modem operates with a carrier frequency of….
(A) 1000 Hz
(B) 1200 Hz
(C) 1800 Hz
(D) 600 Hz
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Q.60 The CCITT V.26 modem has a modulation rate of …..
(A) 1200 Hz
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Q.61 If a modem packs six bits into each signal change and operates at 14,400 bps, it can result in a maximum throu
ghput of.
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(B) occurs when two successive pulses have the same polarity and are separated by a zero level.
(C) occurs when two successive pulses have the same polarity and are separated by one level.
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Q.63 On a digital circuit, the absence of a transmitted signal.
(C) is compensated for by the transmission of intentional bipolar violations to maintain equipment clocking.
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Q.64 Multiplexing is….
(B) a technique that enables more than one data source to share the use of a common line.
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Q.65 Frequency division multiplexing has essentially been replaced by time division multiplexing is because….
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Q.66 When the amplitude of pulses is varied to represent analog information, the method is called.
(A) PCM
(B) PWM
(C) PAM
(D) PPM
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Q. 67 PCM sampling rate is 8000 samples per second because…..
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Q.68 In general digital transmission provides a higher level of signal quality than angling transmission because….
(A) repeaters regenerate digital pulses and remove distortion, whereas amplifiers distortion to the signal.
(B) digital signals are smaller than analog signals and cannot be easily distorted.
(C) analog signals are continuous and are not easily distorted.
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Q.69 The D4 framing pattern contains a sequence of ….
(A) 24 bits
(D) 12 bits
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Q.70 Bipolar signaling is used in place of unipolar signaling on T lines because….
(C) bipolar signaling reduces residual DC voltage buildup, allowing a digital signal to be separated from power thro
ugh the use of a transformer.
(D) it allows transformers to be spaced far from one another, which reduces the cost of transmission.
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Q.71 Two computers that communicate with each other use a simple parity check to detect errors for ASCII transmis
sions. Which of the following events will always lead to an undetected error?
(A) one bit or any odd number of bits inverted in a block of data during transmission
(B) Two bits or any even number of bits inverted in a block during transmission
(C) one bit or any odd number of bits inverted in a byte during transmission.
(D) Two bits or any even number of bits inverted in a byte during transmission.
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Q.72 RS-232-C.
(A) is an interface between two data circuit terminating equipment as exemplified by a local and remote modem.
(B) is an interface standard between Data Terminal Equipment and Data Circuit Terminating Equipment’s.
(C) specifies only the mechanical characteristics of an interface by providing a 25-pin connector.
(D) requires only 7 pins out of 25 in order to transmit digital data over public telephone lines.
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Q.73 The probability that a single bit will be in error on a typical public tele-phone line using 4800 bps modem is 10
-3. If no error detection mechanism is used, the residual error rate for a communication line using 9-bit frames is app
roximately equal to…
(A) 0.003
(B) 0.009
(C) 0.991
(D) 0.999
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Q.74 The signal to noise ratio for a voice grade line is 30.1 dB (Decibels) or a power ratio of 1023: 1. The maximum
achievable data rate on this line whose spectrum ranges from 30 Hz to 3400 Hz is….
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Q.75 The residual error rate is the…..
(A) number of bit errors per twenty-four hours of continuous operation on an asynchronous line.
(B) probability that one or more errors will be undetected when an error detection scheme is used.
(C) probability that one or more errors will be detected when an error detection mechanism is used.
(D) signal to noise ratio divided by the ratio of energy per bit to noise per hertz.
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Q.76 Which layer os international standard organization OSI model is responsible for creating and recognizing fram
e boundaries?
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Q.77 If digital data rate of 9600 bps is encoded using 8-level phase shift keying (PSK) method, the modulation rate i
s….
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Q.78 The path or channels over which information moves from one location to another make-up is called.
(A) lines
(C) modems
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Q.79 Communications software package enable users to access services such as…
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Q.80 Which of the following are parameters that must be set in your software and modem before you can begin com
munications?
(A) speed
(C) duplex
Ans . D
(A) voice
(B) data
(C) video
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Q.82 The basic component necessary for communication is a ……
(B) modem
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Q.83 The physical path that is used for sending information is called.
(A) channel
(B) line
(C) link
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Q.84 A half-duplex communication channel permits information to travel…
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Q.85 Carrier is….
(A) one or more conductors that serve as a common connection for a related group a device.
(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) a collection of interconnected functional units that provides a data communications service among stations attac
hed to the network.
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Q.86 Which of the following methods provides dedicated communications channel between two stations?
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Q.87 Which of the following techniques is used for allocating capacity on a satellite channel using fixed assignment
FDM?
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Q.88 An error detecting code is the remainder resulting from dividing the bits to be checked by a predetermined bina
ry number, is called.
(B) checksum
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Q.89 Internet address can be used to refer to networks as well as individual hosts. By convention, the network addre
ss has hosted with all bits.
(A) 0
(B) 1
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Q.90 The 32-bit internet address 10000000 000010100 0000010 00011110 will be written in dotted decimal notation
as…….
(A) 148.20.2.30
(B) 164.100.9.61
(C) 210.20.2.64
(D) 128.10.2.30
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(C) it is the latest clear channel encoding technique developed by Bell Laboratories
(D) provides a clear channel transmission capability, allowing 64 kbps data transmission on a voice4 channel
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Q.93 Demultiplexing by a time division multiplexer occurs based on the…….
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Q.94 They key to the operation of ADPCM is….
(D) digitization
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Q.95 The maximum modem operating rate that can be transported by ADPCM is……
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Q.96 Higher the rate an analog signal is sampled
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Q.97 Common CVSD digitization rates are….
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Q.98 A voice/data multiplexer will not flow control….
(A) voice
(B) data
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Q.99 The core for an optical fiber has….
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Q.100 Over a period of 30 years, a kilometer of fiber optic cable is likely to be broken.
(B) once
(C) 10 times
(D) 2 or 3 times
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(A) coverage
(B) privacy
(C) bandwidth
(D) access
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Q.103 When the index of refraction is greater in Material 1 than it is in Material 2, the velocity of propagation in Ma
terial 1 compared to Material 2 is……
(B) greater
(C) lesser
(D) equal
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Q.104 The different angles of entry of light into an optical fiber in which the diameter of the core is many times the
wavelength of the light transmitted are called.
(A) Emitters
(B) Modes
(C) Sensors
(D) Refractors
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Q.105 In single-mode fiber, a large fraction of the power is propagated in the……
(A) sheath
(B) core
(C) cladding
(D) air
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Q.106 The coupling efficiency of an Led light source to an optical fiber with a numerical aperture of 0.2 or more is
……
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Q.107 The FT3C light wave system contains which of the following number of fibers?
(A) 12
(B) 144
(C) 128
(D) 64
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Q.108 A key advantage of Sonet is its capability to enable….
(B) interoperability of optical transmission between interexchange carriers and telephone companies
(C) routing of data to the home
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Q.109 The number of bytes of overhead in a Sonet frame is ….
(A) 90
(B) 9
(C) 27
(D) 87
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Q.110 The number of OC-1 signals within an SONET OC-3 signal is….
(A) 3
(B) 6
(C) 9
(D) 12
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Q.111 In the current frequency assignments, how many frequency bands are there for the uplink frequencies?
(A) 16
(B) 8
(C) 4
(D) 2
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Q.112 The bandwidth required to send 132 voice-grade channels by FDM on an international satellite system is….
(D) 50 MHz
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Q.113 The capability to provide consumers with video-on-demand.
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Q.114 Communications protocols always have a ….
(D) BCC
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Q.115 In the X MODEM protocol, the sender waits for what character from the receiver before beginning transmissi
on?
(A) WACK
(B) ACK
(C) RVL
(D) NAK
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Q.116 If each character in an X MODEM block has an ASC II value of 50, what would be the value of the checksu
m added to the block?
(A) 50
(B) 23
(C) 41
(D) 25
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Q.117 Under the Y MODEM protocol, block 0 is used to transport.
(D) 64 characters
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Q.118 The second Y MODEM block used to transport an 1100-byte file would use data field of…
(D) 64 characters
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Q.119 A streaming protocol….
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Q.120 An example of a sliding windows protocol is….
(A) XMODEM
(B) YMODEM
(C) YMODEM-G
(D) WXMODEM
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Q.121 Auto dialing allows:
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Q. 122 If we get both local and remote echoes, every character we type will appear on the screen.
(A) once
(B) twice
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Q.123 Synchronous protocols.
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Q.124 To avoid transmission errors, a check figure is calculated by.
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Q.125 To set up a bulletin board system we need a …
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Q.126 Information utilities.
(C) are run by companies that sell time on their time shared mainframe computers
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Q.127 An information utility can offer a user..
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Q.128 An encyclopedic database is….
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Q.129 The economics of computing dictates….
(B) giving processers to people who need processing time and instantaneous response
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Q.130 To connect a computer to a device in the same room, we might be likely to use a….
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Q.131 Many low-speed channels are interwove into one high-speed transmission by…..
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Q.132 A central computer surrounded by one or more satellite computers is called.
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Q.133 The most flexibility how devices are wired together is provided by…
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Q.134 A network that requires human intervention to route signals is called.
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Q.135 A packet-switching network
(A) is free
(C) allows communication channels to be shared among more than one user
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Q.136 Local area network can transmit….
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Q.137 A local area network….
(A) that connects thirty personal computers can provide more computing power than a minicomputer.
(B) cannot become bogged down like a mainframe if the load is too high..
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Q.138 The cheapest modems can transmit…..
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Q.139 Terminal emulation allows….
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Q.140 Sending a file from personal computer’s primary memory or disks to another computer is called..
(A) uploading
(B) downloading
(C) logging on
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Q.141 Users use often.........for access to mainframe or supercomputer
(A) terminal
(B) node
(C) desktop
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Q.142 To create a............personal computer can cannot together.
(A) server
(C) enterprise
(D) network
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Q.143 What is used to identify whether a data word has an odd or even number of 1's?
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Q.144 A combination of hardware and software, which provides facilities sending and rationing of information betw
een computer devices
(A) Network
(B) Peripheral
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Q.145 Server is a computer which provides resources other computers commuted in a ............
(A) network
(B) mainframe
(D) clients
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Q.146 LAN, WAN and MAN are computer networks covering different are Their first alphabets L, W and M respec
tively stand for
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Q.147 In.......topology, network comments are connected by only one cable
(A) Star
(B) Ring
(C) Bus
(D) Mesh
(E) Mixed
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(B)Protocols
(C)Gateway
(D)Multiplexer
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Q.149 On the large scale, geographically spreaded LAN's office are connected by using
(A) CAN
(B) LAN
(C) DAN
(D) WAN
(E) TAN
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Q.150 Which of following is a small single site network
(A) LAN
(B) DSL
(C) RAM
(D) USB
(E) CPU
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(B) go online
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Q.152 LAN is useful for.......
(A) railway
(B) bank
(C) businessman
(D) transport
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Q.153 Telephone broadcast is an example of..........transmission.
(A) Simplex
(D) Automatic
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Q.154 A parity bit is :
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Q.155 The first computer network of the world is.........
(A) I net
(B) NSF net
(C) Arpanet
(D) V net
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Q.156 Which of the following techniques needs source device and destination device in line of sight for data transfe
r?
(A) LAN
(B) Bluetooth
(C) WAN
(D) Infrared
(E) All
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Q.157 When more computers are connected at one place, it is called
(A) LAN
(B) WAN
(C) Infinite
(D) WON
(E) DON
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Q.158 Bank's ATM facility is an example of.........
(A) LAN
(B) WAN
(D) Multipurpose
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Q.159 Which of the following is not of the same group?
(A) Internet
(C) Bus
(D) Ring
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Q.160 WAN is not useful for -
(C) Municipality
(D) Airport
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. Protocols in which the sender sends one frame and then waits for an
acknowledgement before proceeding are called __________
sliding window.
stop and wait.
frame buffer.
analog.
B. frames
3
. The data link layer takes the packets from _____ and encapsulates them
into frames for transmission.
network layer
physical layer
transport layer
application layer
A. network layer
4
. Which one of the following task is not done by data link layer?
framing
error control
flow control
channel coding
D. channel coding
5
. Protocols in which the sender waits for a positive acknowledgement
before advancing to the next data item are often called ___________
ARQ
PPR
1/3
ARS
PRP
A. ARQ
6
. The commonly used protocol for webpage transfer is ________
HTML
HTTP
WML
WTTP
B. HTTP
7
. The frames which are intimated for receiving are called ________
sending window.
receiving window
sender
receiver
B. receiving window
8
. The analysis which helps in checking whether the protocol is correct is
_________
reachability
correctness
reliability
redundancy
A. reachability
9
. The IP address of a system can be known using the DOS command
_______
ipconfir
ipconfig
ipconf
ipnum
B. ipconfig
10
. Datagrams using header extension are called __________
payload
trailer
datagram packets
jumbograms
D. jumbograms
2/3
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1
. If a computer on the network shares resources for others to use, it is
called _____
server
client
mainframe
microcomputer
A. server
2
. For large networks _____ topology is used.
bus
ring
star
irregular
C. star
3
. X.25 is an example of __________ network.
packet switched
circuit switched
frame relay
ring based
A. packet switched
4
. What is the maximum length of STP?
100 ft
200ft
100m
200m
D. 200m
5
. ISDN is an example of _______ network.
packet switched
circuit switched
frame relay
ring based
1/3
B. circuit switched
6
. What is the maximum data capacity of STP?
10 mbps
100 mbps
1000 mbps
10000 mbps
B. 100 mbps
7
. In ______ topology if the computer cable is broken, networks get down
bus
ring
star
irregular
A. bus
8
. Terminators are used in ________ topology.
bus
ring
star
irregular
A. bus
9
. ________ layer decides which physical path the data should take.
Network
Transport
Physical
Data Link
C. Physical
10
. Print server uses spool which is a ______ that holds data before it is send
to the printer.
queue
buffer
node
ring
B. buffer
2/3
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1
. If a computer on the network shares resources for others to use, it is
called _____
server
client
mainframe
microcomputer
2
. For large networks _____ topology is used.
bus
ring
star
irregular
3
. X.25 is an example of __________ network.
packet switched
circuit switched
frame relay
ring based
4
. What is the maximum length of STP?
100 ft
200ft
100m
200m
5
. ISDN is an example of _______ network.
packet switched
circuit switched
frame relay
ring based
6
. What is the maximum data capacity of STP?
1/3
10 mbps
100 mbps
1000 mbps
10000 mbps
7
. In ______ topology if the computer cable is broken, networks get down
bus
ring
star
irregular
8
. Terminators are used in ________ topology.
bus
ring
star
irregular
9
. ________ layer decides which physical path the data should take.
Network
Transport
Physical
Data Link
10
. Print server uses spool which is a ______ that holds data before it is send
to the printer.
queue
buffer
node
ring
2/3
3/3
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1
. Network of networks is known as _________
intranet
internet
Local Area Network
WAN
B. internet
2
. An interconnection of ________________________ computers is
called an Internet
Distributed
Co-Ordinated
Autonomous
Integrated
C. Autonomous
3
. When a packet with the code is transmitted, it is received and processed by
every machine on the network. This mode of operation is called
broadcasting
multi casting
unicasting
point-to-point
A. broadcasting
4
. point-to-point transmission with one sender and one receiver is
sometimes called ________
multicasting
unicasting
personal area network
LAN
B. unicasting
5
. The entities comprising the corresponding layers on different machine are
called ________
protocol
peers
1/3
interface
flow control
B. peers
6
. When the packets are small and all the same size, they are often called
________
packet switched
cells
circuit switched
virtual circuit
B. cells
7
. A collection of interconnected networks is called as __________
internet
intranet
topology
interface
A. internet
8
. Starting around 1988, the more advanced ______ twisted pairs were
introduced.
category3
category5
category8.
category10
B. category5
9
. Each ray is said to have a different mode, so a fiber having this property is
called ________
unimode
singlemode
multimode
triplemode
C. multimode
10
. The number of oscillations per second of a wave is called its ______
wavelength
frequency
spectrum
sequence
2/3
B. frequency
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. How many frames are included for traffic in 26TDMA frames
1
24
25
16
B. 24
2
. What is the port number of the HTTP
80
25
23
20/21
A. 80
3
. What is the port number of the SMTP
25
23
20/21
27960
A. 25
4
. TCP is ______________
Connection-oriented
Reliable
Both a & b
None of these
C. Both a & b
5
. Which is a network protocol that is based on UDP and is a component of
the Internet Protocol Suite, defined by IETF(Internet Engineering Task
Force)
SNMP
Scalability
Screening
Multicasting
1/3
A. SNMP
6
. In X.25 defines the protocols from
Layer 2 to Layer 3
Layer 1 to Layer 2
Layer 1 to Layer 3
Layer 3 to Layer 2
C. Layer 1 to Layer 3
7
. Advantages of cell relay are
High-speed transmission
Multiplexing transmission
Both a & b
None of these
C. Both a & b
8
. When compared with the OSI reference model, the IEEE standard
contains the following layers:
Physical layer
Medium access control(MAC) equivalent to the lower part of the OSI data link
layer
Logical link layer(LAC) equivalent to the upper part of the data link layer
Network layer, the OSI network layer, that performs some of the higher order
layer functions
All of these
E. All of these
9
. In a token ring, the stations are connected to the __________
Logical ring
Physical ring
Both a & b
None of these
A. Logical ring
10
. A _________ preamble is used to synchronize the receiver’s clock
Four-byte
Three-byte
Two-byte
One-byte
D. One-byte
2/3
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. Which protocol layer uses the protocols are WWW, HTTP, FTP, SMTP, e-
mail etc
Application Layer Protocol
Transport Layer Protocol
Internet Layer Protocol
Hardware Layer
C. TCP/IP
3
. If single computer network is divided into segments and router are added
between them it forms an
Internet
Internetwork
Network
Internetworking
B. Internetwork
4
. Check sum is used for
Error correction
Error detection
Both a & b
None of these
B. Error detection
5
. The type of packet format supported by X.25 are as follows
Control packet
Data packet
Both a & b
None of these
1/3
C. Both a & b
6
. ISDN stands for
Integrated Service Digital Network
Interaction System Digital Network
Inexpensive System Digital Network
None of these
B. Dynamic routing
8
. ARP stands for
Address Resolution Protocol
Address Routing Protocol
Address Routing Packet
Address Routing Program
B. ICMP messages
10
. If two or more routers are available in distributed routing, which route
should be selected
High possible cost
Least possible cost
Link cost
Both b & c
C. Link cost
2/3
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. A computer network permits sharing of
Resources
Information
Both a & b
None of these
C. Both a & b
2
. The first operational computer network in the world was the _________
for the United States Department of Defense
ARPANET
ERNET
SKYNET
DARPANET
A. ARPANET
3
. ATM stands for
Automatic taller machine
Automated teller machine
Automatic transfer machine
Automated transfer machine
A. LAN
5
. ______ is a network that covers geographic areas that are larger, such as
districts or cities
LAN
1/3
MAN
WAN
None of these
B. MAN
6
. ______ is a network that this technology connects sites that are in diverse
locations
LAN
MAN
WAN
None of these
C. WAN
7
. ______ is a collection of point-to-point links that may form a circle
LAN
MAN
WAN
Ring topology
D. Ring topology
8
. The ISDN Internetworking Equipment devices are
Terminal Adapters(TAs)
ISDN Bridges
ISDN Routers
All of these
D. All of these
9
. ATM networks are
connectionless
Interconnected
connection oriented
None of these
C. connection oriented
10
. DHCP stands for
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Digital Host Communication Provider
Digital Host Communication Protocol
Dynamic Host Configuration Provider
1
. The _______ houses the switches in token ring.
NIC
9-pin connector
MAU
transceiver
C. MAU
2
. The 4 byte IP address consists of
network address
host address
both (a) and (b)
none of the above
C. 10 Base T
4
. physical layer provides
mechanical specifications of electrical connectors and cables
electrical specification of transmission line signal level
specification for IR over optical fiber
all the above
1/3
B. optical fiber
6
. Which of the following is a wrong example of network layer?
IP – ARPANET
X.25 PLP-ISO.
X.25 PLP-ISO.
X.25 level2 ISO
A. greater than
8
. Which transmission media has the highest transmission speed in a
network?
coaxial cable
twisted pair cable
optical fiber
electrical cable
C. optical fiber
9
. 10 Base 5 uses the _______ cable.
thick coaxial
thin coaxial
twisted pair
fiber optic
A. thick coaxial
10
. When talking about unguided media, usually it is referred to
metallic wires
metals
the atmosphere
nonmetallic wires
C. the atmosphere
2/3
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1
. In the domain name chal.atc.fhda.edu _______ is the most specific label.
chal
atc
edu
fhda
A. chal
2
. In the domain name chal.atc.fhda.edu ________ is the least specific label.
chal
atc
edu
fhda
C. edu
3
. Identify the Odd term among the following group.
Optical Fiber
Twisted Pair.
Coaxial Cable.
Microwaves
D. Microwaves
4
. Which is not an example for analog communication __________ .
microwave
laser beam
voice grade telephone line
Light Wave
D. Light Wave
5
. Which one of the following is a transport layer protocol used in internet?
TCP
UDP
both (a) and (b)
none of the above
D. Microwaves
7
. A sub division of main storage created by operational software is referred
to as ________
compartment
time-shared program
divided core
partition
D. partition
8
. An example of a medium- speed, switched communications service is
_________
Series 1000
Dataphone 50
DDD
Default
B. Dataphone 50
9
. In address-to-name resolution the _______ domain is used.
inverse
generic
country
reverse
A. inverse
10
. Which of the following is an advantage to using fiber optics data
transmission?
Resistance to data theft
Fast data transmission rate
Low noise level
Few transmission errors
2/3
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1
. In ______ routing, the destination address is a network address in the
routing tables.
next-hop
host-specific
network-specific.
default
C. network-specific.
2
. The ________ flag indicates the availability of a router.
up
host specific
gateway
added by redirection.
D. added by redirection.
3
. For a direct delivery, the ________ flag is on.
Up
host specific
Gateway
added by redirection.
C. Gateway
4
. The process of converting analog signals into digital signals so they can be
processed by a receiving computer is referred to as __________
synchronizing
demodulation
modulation
default
B. demodulation
5
. User datagram protocol is called connectionless because
all UDP packets are treated independently by transport layer
it sends data as a stream of related packets
both (a) and (b)
none of the above
1/3
A. all UDP packets are treated independently by transport layer
6
. Which of the following does not allow multiple users or devices to share
one communication line?
Doubleplexer
Concentrator
Multiplexer
Controller
A. Doubleplexer
7
. After coding a document into a digital signal, it can be sent by telephone,
telex or satellite to the receiver where the signal is decoded and an exact
copy of the original document is made. What is it called?
Telex
Electronic mail.
Facsimile
Word processor
C. Facsimile
8
. Videotex is a combination of _______
computer technology.
television
computers
all of the above
B. 12
10
. Who invented the modem?
Wang Laboratories.
AT & T.
Apple computers.
Satyam conferencing.
B. AT & T.
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1
. When a direct delivery is made, both the deliverer and receiver have the
same _______
routing table.
host id
IP address
netid
D. netid
2
. When was Modem invented and in which country?
1963, USA.
1965,Germany.
1950, USA.
1950, Japan.
C. 1950, USA.
3
. Different computers are connected to a LAN by a cable and a/an _______
special wires.
interface card.
modem
telephone lines.
B. interface card.
4
. A modem is connected in between a telephone line and a ________
network
computer
communication adapter.
serial port
C. communication adapter.
5
. The word telematics is a combination of _________
computer
telecommunication
informatics
(b) and (c).
1/3
D. (b) and (c).
6
. Which of the following data transmission media has the largest terrestrial
range without the use of repeaters or other devices?
Hardwiring
Satellite
Microwave
Laser
B. Satellite
7
. An ROP would be attached to a _________
simplex channel.
duplex channel.
half duplex channel
full duplex channel
A. simplex channel.
8
. A batch processing terminal would not include a ________
CPU
card punch.
card reader
line printer
A. CPU
9
. A hard copy would be prepared on a ________
line printer
typewriter terminal
plotter
All of the above
C. data communication.
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1
. What is the host IP of a system having the IP address 192.0.0.10?
192
0.10
0.0.10
192.0
C. 0.0.10
2
. Which of the following TCP/IP protocol is used for remote terminal
connection service?
TELNET
RARP
FTP
UDP
A. TELNET
3
. The protocol used for transferring files from one system to another is
_________
TELNET
RARP
FTP
UDP
C. FTP
4
. The physical layer is responsible for
line coding
channel coding
modulation
all the above
C. TFTP
6
. What destination address can be used to send a packet from a host with IP
address 188.1.1.1 to all hosts on the network __________
188.0.0.0.
255.255.255.255.
0.0.0.0.
1.2.3.
B. 255.255.255.255.
7
. A subset of a network that includes all the routers but contains no loops is
called
spanning tree
spider structure
spider tree
none of the above
A. spanning tree
8
. Which one of the following algorithm is not used for congestion control?
traffic aware routing
admission control
load shedding
none of the above
B. Serial
10
. Which of the following device copies electrical signals from one Ethernet
to another?
Bridge
Repeater
Hub
Passive hub.
2/3
B. Repeater
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1
. A form of modulation in which the amplitude of a carrier wave is varied in
accordance with some characteristics of the modulating signal, is known as
___________
angle modulation
aloha
amplitude modulation
modem
C. amplitude modulation
2
. Modulation in which two binary values are represented by two different
amplitudes of the carrier frequency is known as ___________
amplitude shift keying
amplitude
amplitude modulation
aloha
A. broadcast
4
. Which layer of OSI determines the interface of the system with the user?
Network
Application
Data link
Physical
B. Application
5
. Which of the following condition is used to transmit two packets over a
medium at the same time?
Synchronous
1/3
Collision
Contention
Asynchronous
B. Collision
6
. Which of the following summation operation is performed on the bits to
check an error-detecting code?
Codec
Coder-decoder
Checksum
Attenuation
C. Checksum
7
. Frame relay operates in the _________
application, presentation
session, transport
physical, data link
data link, network
C. Transceiver
10
. Which layer in the network supports Gateways?
Lower 3
Upper 4
All 7 Layers
All but the physical layer
C. All 7 Layers
2/3
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1
. In an optical fiber the inner core is ______ the cladding.
more dense than
the same density as
less than dense
another name for
A. glass or plastic
3
. Bits can be send over guided and unguided media as analog signal by
digital modulation
amplitude modulation
frequency modulation
phase modulation
A. digital modulation
4
. The radio communication spectrum is divided into bands based on
___________
amplitude
cost and hardware
frequency
transmission media.
C. frequency
5
. When a beam of light travels through media of two different densities, if
the angle of incidence is greater than the critical angle, ______ occurs.
reflection
refraction
incidence
criticism
1/3
A. reflection
6
. In a noisy environment, the best transmission medium would be
_________
twisted pair
optical fiber
coaxial cable
the atmosphere
B. optical fiber
7
. What is the frequency range used for FM radio transmission?
Low frequency: 30 KHz to 300 MHz.
Very Low Frequency : 0 Hz to 30 Hz.
High frequency : 3 MHz to 30 MHz.
Very High Frequency : 30 MHz to 300 MHz.
C. transport layer
9
. The portion of physical layer that interfaces with the media access control
sublayer is called
physical signalling sublayer
physical data sublayer
physical address sublayer
none of the mentioned
C. 1981
2/3
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1
. What is the main function of the transport layer?
Node-To-Node Delivery
Process-To-Process Message Delivery
Synchronization
Updating And Maintenance Of Routing Tables
A. port
4
. When a host on network A sends a message to a host on network B, which
address does the router look at?
Port
Physical
IP
Tunnel
C. IP
5
. Which of the following is possible in a taken passing bus network?
In-service expansion
Unlimited number of stations
Unlimited distance
Limited distance
1/3
A. In-service expansion
6
. One important characteristics of the hub architecture of ARC-net is
directionalized transmission
access control and addressing
multiple virtual networks
alternative routing.
A. directionalized transmission
7
. What is the main purpose of a data link content mirror?
To detect problems in protocol
To determine the type of switching used in a data link
To determine the type of transmission used in a data link
To determine the flow of data.
D. PAS
9
. IPV6 has _____ bit addresses.
32
4
128
variable
C. 128
10
. In fiber optics,the signal source is ______ waves.
light
infrared
radio
very low frequency.
A. light
2/3
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1
. Which of the following divides the high speed signal into frequency bands?
T switch
Time division multiplexer
Frequency Division Multiplexer
Code Division Multiplexer
A. uploading
3
. In OSI network architecture the dialogue control and token management
are responsibilities of ________
session layer
network layer
transport layer
data link layer
A. session layer
4
. Which one of the following is not a function of network layer?
routing
inter-networking
congestion control
none of the above
A. half duplex
6
. How many OSI layers are covered in the X.25 standard?
3
2
7
6
A. 3
7
. The third layer of OSI model is _____
physical layer.
data link layer
network layer
transport layer.
C. network layer
8
. The X.25 standard specifies a _________
technique for start stop data
technique for dial access
DTE/DCE interface
data bit rate
C. DTE/DCE interface
9
. Which of the following signals is not standard RS-232-C signal?
VDR
CTS
RTS
DSR
A. VDR
10
. What is the minimum number of wires needed to send data over a serial
communication link layer?
1
2
4
6
B. 2
2/3
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1
. Modulation is the process of ________
sending a file from one computer to another computer
converts digital signals to analog signals
converting analog signals to digital signals
echoing every character that is received
A. Modem
4
. A software that allows a personal computer to pretend it as a terminal is
_______
auto dialing
bulletin board
modem
terminal emulation
D. terminal emulation
5
. Which sublayer of the data link layer performs data link functions that
depend upon the type of medium?
logical link control sublayer
media access control sublayer
network interface control sublayer
none of the mentioned
1/3
B. media access control sublayer
6
. Which layer of OSI model is responsible for creating and recognizing
frame boundaries?
Physical layer
Data link layer.
Transport layer
Network layer
C. 4800 bands
8
. Four bits are used for packet sequence numbering in a sliding window
protocol. What is the maximum window size?
4
8
15
16
C. 15
9
. Header of a frame generally contains
synchronization bytes
addresses
frame identifier
all the above
B. OSI
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Frames from one LAN can be transmitted to another LAN via the device
Router
Modem
MCQ 2 :
Which of the following condition is used to transmit two packets over a medium at the same time?
Contention
Synchronous
Asynchronous
MCQ 3 :
Bluetooth is an example of ______________________.
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What is the default subnet mask for a class C network?
255.0.0.0
255.255.0.0
MCQ 5 :
How many hosts are attached to each of the local area networks at your site?
64
256
MCQ 6 :
MCQ 7 :
Which of the following device is used to connect two systems, especially if the systems use di erent protocols?
Bridge
Repeater
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Transport layer is implemented in __________________.
NIC
Ethernet
Packet transport
MCQ 9 :
A remote batch-processing operation in which data is solely input to a central computer would require a
mixedband channel
MCQ 10 :
What is Unicode?
Characters from A to Z
MCQ 11 :
For data communications to occur, the communicating devices must be part of a communication system made up of a combination of?
MCQ 12 :
receiver
Sender
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What are the 4 fundamental characteristics of a data communication
MCQ 14 :
4 Correct answer
8 Wrong answer
MCQ 15 :
Select the correct cable that transport signals in the form of light
Coaxial Cable
MCQ 16 :
Twisted pair wires, coaxial cable, optical ber cables are the examples of.
Both A & B
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Header of a frame generally contains ______________.
synchronization bytes
frame identi er
MCQ 18 :
CRC stands for _______________.
MCQ 19 :
Which of the following is a data link protocol?
Ethernet
HDLC
MCQ 20 :
bits
frames
MCQ 21 :
Frame lter
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MCQ 22 :
A proxy rewall lters at _______________.
Physical layer
Network layer
MCQ 23 :
Physical layer
Application layer
MCQ 24 :
Which one of the following is not a function of network layer?
Routing
Congestion control
MCQ 25 :
A 4 byte IP address consists of _______________.
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Which of the following routing algorithms can be used for network layer design?
MCQ 27 :
Which network topology requires a central controller or hub?
Ring
Bus
MCQ 28 :
_________________ topology requires a multipoint connection.
Star
Ring
MCQ 29 :
Data communication system spanning states, countries, or the whole world is ______________
LAN
MAN
MCQ 30 :
Data communication system within a building or campus is___________________
WAN
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MCQ 31 :
WAN stands for ________________
MCQ 32 :
Which of this is not a guided media?
Coaxial cable
MCQ 33 :
First
Second
MCQ 34 :
In TCP, sending and receiving data is done as _______
Sequence of characters
Packets
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Half-duplex
Semi-duplex
MCQ 36 :
FTP is built on _____ architecture.
P2P
Service oriented
MCQ 37 :
Identify the incorrect statement regarding FTP.
MCQ 38 :
The size of an IP address in IPv6 is _________
4 bytes
8 bytes
100 bits
MCQ 39 :
Which among the following features is present in IPv6 but not in IPv4?
Header checksum
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Which of this is not a class of IP address?
Class E
Class C
Class D
MCQ 41 :
Which of the following are transport layer protocols used in networking?
MCQ 42 :
A _______________ is a TCP name for a transport service access point.
pipe
node
protocol
MCQ 43 :
A _________________ is a device that forwards packets between networks by processing the routing information included in the packet.
rewall
HUB
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The number of layers in ISO OSI reference model is _______________.
6 Wrong answer
7 Correct answer
MCQ 45 :
Which of the following layers is an addition to OSI model when compared with TCP IP model?
Application layer
Presentation layer
MCQ 46 :
Application layer is implemented in _________________.
NIC
Packet transport
MCQ 47 :
datagram networks
MCQ 48 :
micronet
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Which of the following is false with respect to TCP?
Connection-oriented
Process-to-process
MCQ 50 :
MCQ 51 :
Which of the following tasks is not done by data link layer?
framing
error control
ow control
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A. Network
B. Transport
C. Application
D. Physical
5. 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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6. The _______ layer lies between the network layer and the
application layer.
A. Physical
B. Data link
C. Transport
D. None of the above
7. Layer 2 lies between the physical layer and the _______ layer.
A. Network
B. Data link
C. Transport
D. None of the above
A. Remote log-in
B. File transfer and access
C. Mail service
D. All the above
5. 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
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3. 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
4. The ______ layer adds a header to the packet coming from the
upper layer that includes the logical addresses of the sender and
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B. data link
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C. network
D. none of the above
7. ______ is a process-to
to-process protocol that adds only port
addresses, checksum error control, and length information to the
data from the upper layer.
layer
A. TCP
B. UDP
C. IP
D. none of the above
4. 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)
6. The _______ layer links the network support layers and the user
support layers.
A. transport
B. network
C. data link
D. session
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A. 1 Hz
B. 100 Hz
C. 1 KHz
D. 1 MHz
3. In a frequency-domain
domain plot, the horizontal axis
measures the ________.
A. peak amplitude
B. frequency
C. phase
D. slope
4. In a time-domain
domain plot, the horizontal axis is a measure of
________.
A. signal amplitude
B. frequency
C. phase
D. time
A. 5 KHz
B. 10 KHz
C. 47 KHz
D. 57 KHz
A. 4 MHz
B. 1 KHz
C. 3 MHz
D. none of the above
A. decreases
B. increases
C. remains the same
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B. twice
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C. -2
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2 and 2
A. P2 is zero
B. P2 equals P1
C. P2 is much larger than P1
D. P2 is much smaller than P1
A. Attenuation
B. Distortion
C. Noise
D. Decibel
A. Attenuation
B. Distortion
C. Noise
D. Decibel
A. Attenuation
B. Distortion
C. Noise
D. Decibel
A. throughput
B. wavelength of the signal
C. distortion factor
D. distance a signal or bit has traveled
A. analog
B. digital
C. (a) or (b)
D. none of the above
A. analog
B. digital
C. (a) or (b)
D. none of the above
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A. Analog
B. Digital
C. (a) or (b)
D. None of the above
A. analog
B. digital
C. either (a) or (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
A. Analog
B. Digital
C. (a) or (b)
D. None of the above
A. Analog
B. Digital
C. (a) or (b)
D. None of the above
A. Amplitude
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B. Time
C. Frequency
D. Voltage
A. Frequency
B. Phase
C. Amplitude
D. Voltage
A. time; frequency
B. frequency; time
C. time; phase
D. phase; time
A. composite; single-frequency
single
B. single-frequency;
frequency; composite
C. single-frequency;
frequency; double-frequency
double
D. none of the above
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A. frequency
B. period
C. bandwidth
D. amplitude
A. digital
B. analog
C. either (a) or (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
A. low-pass
B. bandpass
C. low rate
D. high rate
A. low-pass
B. bandpass
C. low rate
D. high rate
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D. AMI
D. zero
B. PCM
C. sampling
D. none of the above
B. bipolar
C. unipolar
D. all of the above
A. Manchester
B. differential Manchester
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
9. The idea of RZ and the idea of NRZ-I are combined into the
________ scheme
A. Manchester
B. differential Manchester
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
6. The ______ scheme uses three levels (+V, 0, and -V) and
three transition rules to move between the levels.
A. 4B5B
B. 2B1Q
C. MLT-3
D. none of the above
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D. analog-to-digital
4. If the baud rate is 400 for a QPSK signal, the bit rate is
________ bps.
A. 100
B. 400
C. 800
D. 1600
5. If the bit rate for an ASK signal is 1200 bps, the baud rate
is ________.
A. 300
B. 400
C. 600
D. 1200
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6. If the bit rate for an FSK signal is 1200 bps, the baud rate is
________.
A. 300
B. 400
C. 600
D. 1200
7. If the bit rate for a 16-QAM signal is 4000 bps, what is the
baud rate?
A. 300
B. 400
C. 1000
D. 1200
8. If the baud rate for a 64-QAM signal is 2000, what is the bit
rate?
A. 300
B. 400
C. 1000
D. 12000
A. AM
B. PM
C. FM
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B. TDM
C. WDM
D. None of the above
4. FSM is an _________technique
A. analog
B. digital
C. either (a) or (b)
D. none of the above
A. FDM
B. TDM
C. WDM
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B. network
C. transport
D. application
A. Radio waves
B. Microwaves
C. Infrared waves
D. none of the above
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multiple choice based
ased Questions and Answers (MCQ) PDF cover
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A. datagram switching
B. circuit switching
C. frame switching
D. none of the above
B. multiple crossbar
C. multiple path
D. none of the above
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Cable Networks for Data Transmission multiple choice (MCQ)
based
ased Questions and Answers PDF cover the below lists of
topics.
D. ADSL
A. POP
B. IXC
C. LEC
D. none of the above
A. switched/56; switched/64
B. switched/56; DDS
C. DDS; swiched 64
D. leased; out-of-band
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B. coaxial
C. fiber-optic
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1. Single-bit
bit error or a burst error Multiple Choice Question and
Answer.
2. Redundancy methods, parity check, cyclic redundancy
checks (CRC), and checksum Multiple Choice Question and
Answer.
3. Hamming code Multiple Choice Question and AnswerAnswer.
A. The divisor
B. The quotient
C. The dividend
D. The remainder
5. A burst error means that two or more bits in the data unit
have changed.
A. double-bit
B. burst
C. single-bit
D. none of the above
7. A simple parity-check
check code can detect __________ errors
A. an even-number
number of
B. two
C. no errors
D. an odd-number
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multiple choice (MCQ) basedased Questions and Answers PDF cover
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s.
C. 7
D. any of the above
6. Data link control deals with the design and procedures for
______ communication
A. node-to-node
B. host-to-host
C. process-to-process
process
D. none of the above
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B. character-oriented;
oriented; bit stuffing
C. bit-oriented;
oriented; character stuffing
D. none of the above
C. Transmission
D. none of the above
A. Stop-and-Wait
Wait ARQ
B. Go-Back-N ARQ
C. Selective-Repeat
Repeat ARQ
D. none of the above
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Q-9
Q-10
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A. the same as
B. two times
C. three times
D. none of the above
10. In the _______method, after the station finds the line idle
it sends or refrain from sending based on the outcome of a
random number generator. If the line is busy, it tries again
A. nonpersistent
B. 1-persistent
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C. p-persistent
D. none of the above
C. channelization
D. none of the above
A. FDMA
B. TDMA
C. CDMA
D. none of the above
C. CDMA
D. none of the above
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topic
B. multicast
C. broadcast
D. any of the above
8. ________uses long-wave
long 1310-nm single mode fiber
A. 10GBase-S
B. 10GBase-L
C. 10GBase-E
D. none of the above
C. MLT-3
D. Manchester
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A. DCF
B. PCF
C. either (a) or (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
A. ALOHA
B. CSMA/CA
C. CSMA/CD
D. none of the above
C. can; can
D. cannot; cannot
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ecting LANs,
Backbone Networks, and Virtual LANs multiple choice
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topics.
C. wired
D. none of the above
A. An active hub
B. A passive hub
C. either (a) or (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
B. A passive hub
C. either (a) or (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
8. A _______ is a three-layer
three device that handles packets
based on their logical addresses.
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B. bridge
C. router
D. none of the above
C. multidrop
D. none of the above
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2. _______ is a first-generation
generation cellular phone system
A. AMPS
B. D-AMPS
C. GSM
D. none of the above
3. __________ is a second-generation
second cellular phone system.
A. AMPS
B. D-AMPS
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C. GSM
D. none of the above
5. __________ is a second-generation
second cellular phone system
used in Europe.
A. GSM
B. D-AMPS
C. IS-95
D. none of the above
6. ________ is a second-generation
second cellular phone system
based on CDMA and DSSS.
A. GSM
B. D-AMPS
C. IS-95
D. none of the above
C. IMT-TC
D. IMT-SC
C. Iridium
D. none of the above
B. MEO
C. LEO
D. none of the above
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C. either (a) or (b
D. neither (a) nor (b
A. asynchronous
B. synchronous
C. statistical
D. none of the above
B. 90
C. 270
D. none of the above
9. A ________ is a repeater
A. regenerator
B. ADM
C. STS multiplexer/demultiplexer
D. none of the above
B. line
C. path
D. none of the above
B. two-layer
C. three-layer
D. four-layer
C. two at a time
D. three at a time
7. In ________ APS, there are normally two lines: one working line
and one protection line. Both lines are active all the time
A. one-plus-one
B. one-to-one
C. one-to-many
D. none of the above
8. In ______ APS, there is one working line and one protection line.
The data are normally sent on the working line until it fails.
A. one-plus-one
B. one-to-one
C. one-to-many
D. none of the above
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Answers (MCQ) PDF covers
cover the below lists of topics.
1. ________ is a virtual-circuit
virtual wide-area network that was designed
in response to demands for a new type of WAN in the late 1980s and
early 1990s.
A. X.25
B. Frame Relay
C. ATM
D. none of the above
7. At the data link layer, Frame Relay uses a protocol that supports
_____control
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A. flow
B. error
C. either (a) or (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
Virtual-Circuit
Circuit Networks: Frame Relay and ATM MCQ Set
Set-2
D. 53
10. A(n) ______ is the interface between a user and an ATM switch.
A. UNI
B. NNI
C. NNN
D. None of the above
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A. physical
B. ATM layer
C. AAL
D. none of the above
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Logical Addressing multiple choice Questions and Answers
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topic
C. 255.148.0.0
D. all are
B. purpose
C. both a and b
D. none of the above
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Internet Protocol multiple choice Questions and Answers (MCQ)
PDF covers the below lists of topics.
topic
3. In IPv4, what is the value of the total length field in bytes if the
header is 28 bytes and the data field is 400 bytes?
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A. 428
B. 407
C. 107
D. 427
4. In IPv4, what is the length of the data field given an HLEN value
of 12 and total length value of 40,000?
A. 39,988
B. 40,012
C. 40,048
D. 39,952
B. Offset number
C. Total length
D. (b) and (c)
10. In IPv6, the _______ field in the base header restricts the
lifetime of a datagram
A. version
B. next-header
C. hop limit
D. neighbor-advertisement
advertisement
8. The IPv4 header field formerly known as the service type field is
now called the _______ field
A. IETF
B. checksum
C. differentiated services
D. none of the above
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C. a and b
D. none of the above
A. an error reporting
B. a group management
C. a transmission
D. none of the above
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This
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Delivery, Forwarding, and Routing multiple choice Questions
and Answers (MCQ) PDF covers the below lists of topic
topics.
1. Transport-layer
layer protocols,UDP and TCP Multiple Choice
Question and Answer.
Answer
2. Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) Multiple Choice
Question and Answer.
Answer
B. classless addressing
C. both a and b
D. none of the above
5. The task of moving the packet from the input queue to the output
queue in a router is done by _________
A. input and output ports
B. routing processor
C. switching fabrics
D. none of the above
B. autonomous networks
C. autonomous systems
D. none of the above
2. In _______ routing, the least cost route between any two nodes is
the route with the minimum distance.
A. path vector
B. distance vector
C. link state
D. none of the above
C. one neighbor
D. none of the above
7. An area is _______
A. part of an AS
B. composed of at least two ASs
C. another term for an AS
D. none of the above
A. unicast
B. multicast
C. broadcast
D. none of the above
A. unicasting
B. multicasting
C. broadcasting
D. none of the above
C. shortest
D. none of the above
2. In RPF, a router forwards only the copy that has traveled the
_______ path from the source to the router.
A. shortest
B. longest
C. average
D. none of the above
5. RPB creates a shortest path _______ tree from the source to each
destination
A. unicast
B. multicast
C. broadcast
D. none of the above
B. no copies
C. multiple copies
D. none of the above
C. both a and b
D. none of the above
4. CBT is a ________ protocol that uses a core as the root of the tree
A. source-based
B. group-shared
C. a or b
D. none of the above
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topic
1. Average data rate, peak data rate, maximum burst size, and
effective band-width
width Multiple
ple Choice Question and Answer
Answer.
2. Congestion control Multiple Choice Question and Answer
Answer.
3. Open-loop
loop congestion control Multiple Choice Question and
Answer.
4. Quality of service (QoS), Scheduling, traffic shaping,
resource reservation, and admission control techniques
Multiple Choice Question and Answer.
Answer
5. Scheduling techniques ,FIFO queuing, priority queuing, and
weighted fair queuing Multiple Choice Question and Answer.
6. traffic shaping techniques ,Leaky bucket and token
bucket Multiple Choice Question and Answer
7. Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP)-
(RSVP) a signaling
protocol Multiple Choice Question and Answer
8. Differential Services – a class-based QoS model Multiple
Choice Question and Answer
9. Attributes to control traffic in Frame Relay,Access rate,
committed burst size, committed information rate, and
excess burst size Multiple Choice Question and Answer
Answer.
B. process-to-process
process
C. node-to-node
D. none of the above
6. The local host and the remote host are defined using IP
addresses. To define the processes, we need second identifiers called
____________
A. UDP addresses
B. transport addresses
C. port addresses
D. none of the above
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Process Delivery: UDP, TCP, and SCTP multiple choice
questions and answers MCQ Set-2
Set
Process-to-Process
Process Delivery: UDP, TCP, and SCTP multiple choice
questions and answers MCQ Set-3
Set
4. TCP is a __________protocol
A. stream-oriented
B. message-oriented
oriented
C. block-oriented
D. none of the above
6. Because the sending and the receiving processes may not write or
read data at the same speed, TCP ________
A. speeds up the slower process
B. slows down the faster process
C. uses buffers
D. none of the above
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Set
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Process Delivery: UDP, TCP, and SCTP multiple choice
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Set
C. SYN flooding
D. none of the above
7. In TCP, one end can stop sending data while still receiving data.
This is called a ______.
A. half-close
B. half-open
C. one-way
way termination
D. none of the above
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questions and answers MCQ Set-6
Set
7. Urgent data requires the urgent pointer field as well as the URG
bit in the _______ field
A. control
B. offset
C. sequence number
D. none of the above
A. 10
B. 20
C. 40
D. none of the above
9. If the ACK value is 200, then byte _______ has been received
successfully
A. 199
B. 200
C. 201
D. none of the above
Process-to-Process
Process Delivery: UDP, TCP, and SCTP multiple choice
questions and answers MCQ Set-7
Set
B. an SI
C. an SSN
D. none of the above
Process-to-Process
Process Delivery: UDP, TCP, and SCTP multiple choice
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Set
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MCQ) PDF
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topic
C. organized
D. none of the above
Domain Name System multiple choice questions and answers MCQ Set
Set-2
Domain Name System multiple choice questions and answers MCQ Set
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and Answers (MCQ) PDF covers the below lists of topic
topics.
5. NVT uses two sets of characters, one for _____and one for
__________
A. sending; receiving
B. request; reply
C. data; control
D. none of the above
6. For data, NVT uses US ASCII characters with the highest order
bit set to ______
A. 1
B. 0
C. a or b
D. none of the above
A. 1
B. 0
C. a or b
D. none of the above
C. line
D. none of the above
A. file types
B. data structures
C. transmission modes
D. none of the above
3. When the sender and the receiver of an email are on the same
system, we need only ___________
A. one UA
B. two UAs
C. one UA and one MTA
D. none of the above
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6. When both sender and receiver are connected to a mail server via
a LAN or a WAN, we need ___________________
A. two UAs, two pairs of MTAs, and a pair of MAAs
B. two UAs, and two pairs of MTAs
C. two UAs, two pairs of MTAs, and two pairs of MAAs
D. none of the above
B. reading messages
C. replying messages
D. all are
10. The ________ usually contains the sender address, the receiver
address, and other information
A. message
B. envelope
C. both a and b
D. none of the above
B. MTAs
C. MAAs
D. none of the above
5. The formal protocol that defines the MTA client and server in the
Internet is called ___________
A. SMTP
B. SNMP
C. TELNET
D. none of the above
7. SMTP is a __________protocol
A. pull
B. push
C. both a and b
D. none of the above
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7. In a URL, the _______ is the full name of the file where the
information is located.
A. path
B. protocol
C. host
D. none of the above
WWW and HTTP multiple choice questions and answers MCQ Set
Set-2
C. GCI
D. none of the above
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1. Real-time
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Choice Question and Answer.
Answer
2. Time Transport Protocol (RTP) Multiple Choice Question
and Answer.
3. Real-time
time Transport Control Protocol (RTCP) Multiple
Choice Question and Answer.
Answer
4. Voice over IP Multiple Choice Question and Answer
Answer.
5. Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Multiple Choice Question
and Answer.
C. ASN.2
D. none of the above
3. SMI has two broad categories of data type: _______ and _______
A. simple; complex
B. simple; structured
C. structured; unstructured
D. none of the above
10. The Trap PDU is sent from the ______ to the _______ to report
an event
A. server; client
B. client; server
C. network; host
D. none of the above
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server program.
A. A manager; a manager
B. An agent; an agent
C. A manager; an agent
D. An agent; a manager
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length?
A. 127
B. 128
C. 255
D. none of the above
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the variable in error
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B. enterprise
C. error index
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B. Mixing
C. both a and b
D. none of the above
B. TCP
C. both a and b
D. none of the above
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8. In a(n) ________ cipher, the same key is used by both the sender
and receiver.
A. symmetric-key
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C. either (a) or (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
5. ________ DES was designed to increase the size of the DES key
A. Double
B. Triple
C. Quadruple
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10. The ________ method provides a one-time session key for two
parties
A. Diffie-Hellman
B. RSA
C. DES
D. AES
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multiple choice questions
uestions and answers (MCQ) PDF covers the
below lists of topics.
1. Message ________ means that the sender and the receiver expect
privacy
A. confidentiality
B. integrity
C. authentication
D. none of the above
B. integrity
C. authentication
D. none of the above
D. authentication
A. password-based
B. challenge-response
response
C. either (a) or (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
10. Challenge-response
response authentication can be done using ________
A. symmetric-key
key ciphers
B. asymmetric-keykey ciphers
C. keyed-hash
hash functions
D. all of the above
A. one-wayness
B. weak-collision-resistance
resistance
C. strong-collision-resistance
resistance
D. none of the above
All the Multiple Choice Question and Answer (MCQs) have been
compiled from the books of Data Communication and Networking
by the
he well known author behrouz A forouzan.
This
his Data Communication and Networking – Security in the
Internet: IPSec, SSL/TLS, PGP, VPN, and Firewalls multiple
choice Questions and Answers (MCQ) PDF covers the below lists
of topics.
A. transport
B. tunnel
C. either (a) or (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
Security in the Internet multiple choice questions and answers MCQ Set
Set-
2
A. Oakley
B. SKEME
C. ISAKMP
D. all of the above
Security in the Internet multiple choice questions and answers MCQ Set
Set-
3