Routing and Switching Important MCQs

1) Which of the following is not the requirement of routing function?

A. Correctness
B. Robustness
C. Delay time
D. Stability
2) The ……… protocol allows the administrator to assign a cost, called the metric, to each route.
A. OSPF
B. RIP
C. BGP
D. BBGP
3) If there is only one routing sequence for each source destination pair, the scheme is known as …..
A. static routing
B. fixed alternative routing
C. standard routing
D. dynamic routing
4) The Open Shortest Path First(OSPF) protocol is an intra domain routing protocol based on ……..
routing.
A. distance vector
B. link state
C. path vector
D. non distance vector
5) An/A ……….routing scheme is designed to enable switches to react to changing traffic patterns on the
network.
A. static routing
B. fixed alternative routing
C. standard routing
D. dynamic routing
6) The Routing Information Protocol(RIP) is an intra domain routing based on ……..routing.
A. distance vector
B. link state
C. path vector
D. distance code
7) The term …….. refers to which node or nodes in the network are responsible for the routing decision.
A. decision place
B. routing place
C. node place
D. switching place
8) In ……. routing the least cost route between any two nodes is the minimum distance.
A. path vector
B. distance vector
C. link state
D. switching
9) For centralized routing the decision is made by some designated node called ……
A. designated center
B. control center
C. network center
D. network control center
10) For purposes of routing, the Internet is divided into …….
A. wide area networks
B. autonomous networks
C. local area networks
D. autonomous system

11) In ………. a route is selected for each destination pair of nodes in the network.
A. flooding
B. variable routing
C. fixed routing
D. random routing
12) To create a neighborhood relationship, a router running BGP sends an ………. message.
A. open
B. update
C. keep alive
D. close
13) The technique which requires no network information required is ….
A. flooding
B. variable routing
C. fixed routing
D. random routing
14) An area is ….
A. part of an AS
B. composed of at least two AS
C. another term for an AS
D. composed more than two AS
15) Which of the following produces high traffic network?
A. Variable routing
B. Flooding
C. Fixed routing
D. Random routing
16) In ……….. routing, we assume that there is one node (or more) in each autonomous system that acts
on behave of the entire autonomous system.
A. distant vector
B. path vector
C. link state
D. multipoint
17) When a direct delivery is made, both the deliverer and receiver have the same ….
A. routing table
B. host id
C. IP address
D. Net id
18) In OSPF, a ……… link is a network with several routers attached to it.
A. point-to-point
B. transient
C. stub
D. multipoint
19) In ……. routing, the mask and the destination address are both 0.0.0.0 in routing table.
A. next-hop
B. host-specific
C. network-specific
D. default
20) In ………. the router forwards the receive packet through only one of its interfaces.
A. unicasting
B. multicasting
C. broadcasting
D. point to point
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ANSWERS:
1) C. Delay time
2) A. OSPF
3) B. fixed alternative routing
4) B. link state
5) C. standard routing
6) A. distance vector
7) A. decision place
8) B. distance vector
9) D. network control center
10) D. autonomous system
11) C. fixed routing
12) B. update
13) A. flooding
14) A. part of an AS
15) B. Flooding
16) B. path vector
17) D. Net id
18) B. transient
19) D. default
20) B. multicasting
Switching
1. A _________ network is a cross between a circuit-switched network and a datagram network. It has
some characteristics of both.
virtual-circuit
packet-switched
frame-switched
none of the above
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virtual-circuit
2. A _________ network is made of a set of switches connected by physical links, in which each link is
divided into n channels.
line-switched
frame-switched
circuit-switched
none of the above
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Correct answer: (C)
circuit-switched
3. A _________ switch combines crossbar switches in several (normally three) stages.
multistage
multiple crossbar
multiple path
none of the above
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multistage
4. A _________ switch combines space-division and time-division technologies to take advantage of the
best of both.
TST
SSS
TTT
none of the above
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Correct answer: (A)
TST
5. A _________ switch is a multistage switch with microswitches at each stage that route the packets
based on the output port represented as a binary string.
crossbar
TSI
banyan
none of the above
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Correct answer: (C)
banyan
6. A switch in a datagram network uses a routing table that is based on the _________ address.
source
destination
local
none of the above
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Correct answer: (B)
destination
7. A switched WAN is normally implemented as a _________ network.
virtual-circuit
datagram
circuit-switched
none of the above
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Correct answer: (A)
virtual-circuit
8. Based on the Clos criteria, if N = 200, then k must be equal to or greater than _________.
21
19
31
41
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Correct answer: (B)
19
9. Based on the Clos criteria, if N = 200, then n must be equal to or greater than _________.
10
20
30
40
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10
10. Based on the Clos criteria, if N = 200, then the minimum number of crosspoints is greater than or
equal to _________.
15,200
18,000
42,000
20,000
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Correct answer: (A)
15,200
11. Circuit switching takes place at the _________ layer.
data line
physical
network
transport
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Correct answer: (B)
physical
12. In _________ switching, the paths in the circuit are separated from one another spatially.
time-division
space-division
two-dimensional
three-dimensional
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Correct answer: (B)
space-division
13. In _________ there are no setup or teardown phases.
datagram switching
circuit switching
frame switching
none of the above
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Correct answer: (A)
datagram switching
14. In __________________, each packet is treated independently of all others.
datagram switching
circuit switching
frame switching
none of the above
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Correct answer: (A)
datagram switching
15. In _________, resources are allocated on demand.
datagram switching
circuit switching
frame switching
none of the above
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datagram switching
16. In _________, the resources need to be reserved during the setup phase; the resources remain
dedicated for the entire duration of data transfer phase until the teardown phase.
datagram switching
circuit switching
frame switching
none of the above
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Correct answer: (B)
circuit switching
17. In _________, there is no resource allocation for a packet.
datagram switching
circuit switching
frame switching
none of the above
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datagram switching
18. In a _________ network, two types of addressing are involved: global and local.
virtual-circuit
datagram
circuit-switched
none of the above
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Correct answer: (A)
virtual-circuit
19. In a banyan switch, for 8 inputs and 8 outputs, we have _________ microswitches at each stage.
8
4
3
2
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Correct answer: (B)
4
20. In a banyan switch, for 8 inputs and 8 outputs, we have _________ stages.
8
4
3
2
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Correct answer: (C)
3
21. In a one-stage space division switch, if N = 200, the number of crosspoints is _________.
10,000
20,000
40,000
30,000
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40,000
22. In a three-stage space division switch, if N = 200, the number of crosspoints is _________.
40,000
greater than 40,000
less than 40,000
greater than 100,000
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less than 40,000
23. Packet-switched networks can also be divided into _________ subcategories: virtual-circuit networks
and datagram networks
four
three
two
five
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24. The _________ address in the header of a packet in a datagram network normally remains the same
during the entire journey of the packet.
source
destination
local
none of the above
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Correct answer: (B)
destination
25. The most popular technology in time-division switching is called the _________.
ST
ITS
TSI
none of the above
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Correct answer: (C)
TSI
26. The network layer in the Internet is designed as a __________________ network.
virtual-circuit
datagram
circuit-switched
none of the above
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Correct answer: (B)
datagram
27. The simplest type of switching fabric is the _________ switch.
crosspoint
crossbar
TSI
STS
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Correct answer: (B)
crossbar
28. Traditionally, _________ methods of switching have been important.
four
three
five
six
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Correct answer: (B)
three
29. We can divide today's networks into _________ broad categories.
four
three
five
two
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three
30. We can say that a packet switch has _________ types of components.
two
three
four
none of the above
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Correct answer: (C)
four