Networking Miscellaneous — Part 2 MCQs with Explanations
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Question 1 of 40
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Which network is a cross between circuits switched network and a data-gram network?
Correct Answer: Option B — Virtual-circuit network
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Virtual-circuit network is the correct answer to “Which network is a cross between circuits switched network and a data-gram network”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 2 of 40
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Select the cable that uses copper conductor, accept and transport signals in the form of electric current?
Correct Answer: Option C — Twisted pair cable
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Twisted pair cable is the correct answer to “Select the cable that uses copper conductor, accept and transport signals in the form of electric current”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 3 of 40
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Switching at the network layer in the Internet uses the datagram approach to:
Correct Answer: Option D — Packet switching
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Packet switching is the correct answer to “Switching at the network layer in the Internet uses the datagram approach to:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 4 of 40
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Which switch is a multistage switch with micro switches at each stage that route the packets based on the output port represented as a binary string?
Correct Answer: Option A — Banyan switch
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Banyan switch is the correct answer to “Which switch is a multistage switch with micro switches at each stage that route the packets based on the output port represented as a binary string”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 5 of 40
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How many digits of the DNIC (Data Network Identification Code) identify the country?
Correct Answer: Option A — first three
Detailed Academic Explanation:
first three is the correct answer to “How many digits of the DNIC (Data Network Identification Code) identify the country”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 6 of 40
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A station in a network forwards incoming packets by placing them on its shortest output queue. What routing algorithm is being used?
Correct Answer: Option A — hot potato routing
Detailed Academic Explanation:
hot potato routing is the correct answer to “A station in a network forwards incoming packets by placing them on its shortest output queue. What routing algorithm is being used”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 7 of 40
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The probability that a single bit will be in error on a typical public telephone line using 4800 bps modem is 10 to the power -3. If no error detection mechanism is used, the residual error rate for a communication line using 9-bit frames is approximately equal to
Correct Answer: Option B — 0.009
Detailed Academic Explanation:
0.009 is the correct answer to “The probability that a single bit will be in error on a typical public telephone line using 4800 bps modem is 10 to the power -3. If no error detection mechanism is used, the residual error rate for a communication line using 9-bit frames is approximately equal to”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 8 of 40
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Frames from one LAN can be transmitted to another LAN via the device
Correct Answer: Option B — Bridge
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Bridge is the correct answer to “Frames from one LAN can be transmitted to another LAN via the device”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 9 of 40
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Which of the following condition is used to transmit two packets over a medium at the same time?
Correct Answer: Option B — Collision
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Collision is the correct answer to “Which of the following condition is used to transmit two packets over a medium at the same time”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 10 of 40
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You have a class A network address 10.0.0.0 with 40 subnets, but are required to add 60 new subnets very soon. You would like to still allow for the largest possible number of host IDs per subnet. Which subnet mask should you assign?
Correct Answer: Option D — 255.254.0.0
Detailed Academic Explanation:
255.254.0.0 is the correct answer to “You have a class A network address 10.0.0.0 with 40 subnets, but are required to add 60 new subnets very soon. You would like to still allow for the largest possible number of host IDs per subnet. Which subnet mask should you assign”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 11 of 40
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What are the most commonly used transmission speeds in BPS used in data communication?
Correct Answer: Option D — 9600
Detailed Academic Explanation:
9600 is the correct answer to “What are the most commonly used transmission speeds in BPS used in data communication”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 12 of 40
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What is the default subnet mask for a class C network?
Correct Answer: Option D — 255.255.255.0
Detailed Academic Explanation:
255.255.255.0 is the correct answer to “What is the default subnet mask for a class C network”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 13 of 40
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Which of the following is used for modulation and demodulation?
Correct Answer: Option A — modem
Detailed Academic Explanation:
modem is the correct answer to “Which of the following is used for modulation and demodulation”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 14 of 40
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Which of the following is not a disadvantage of wireless LAN?
Correct Answer: Option D — All of the above
Detailed Academic Explanation:
All of the above is the correct answer to “Which of the following is not a disadvantage of wireless LAN”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 15 of 40
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The Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
Correct Answer: Option D — All of the above
Detailed Academic Explanation:
All of the above is the correct answer to “The Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 16 of 40
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Your company has a LAN in its downtown office and has now set up a LAN in the manufacturing plant in the suburbs. To enable everyone to share data and resources between the two LANs, what type of device(s) are needed to connect them? Choose the most correct answer.
Correct Answer: Option D — Router
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Router is the correct answer to “Your company has a LAN in its downtown office and has now set up a LAN in the manufacturing plant in the suburbs. To enable everyone to share data and resources between the two LANs, what type of device(s) are needed to connect them? Choose the most correct answer.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 17 of 40
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The term 'duplex' refers to the ability of the data receiving stations to echo back a confirming message to the sender. In full duplex data transmission, both the sender and the receiver
Correct Answer: Option B — can receive and send data simultaneously
Detailed Academic Explanation:
can receive and send data simultaneously is the correct answer to “The term 'duplex' refers to the ability of the data receiving stations to echo back a confirming message to the sender. In full duplex data transmission, both the sender and the receiver”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 18 of 40
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How many hosts are attached to each of the local area networks at your site?
Correct Answer: Option B — 254
Detailed Academic Explanation:
254 is the correct answer to “How many hosts are attached to each of the local area networks at your site”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 19 of 40
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Which of the following technique is used for fragment?
Correct Answer: Option C — one of the pieces that results when an IP gateway divides an IP datagram into smaller pieces for transmission across a network that cannot handle the original datagram size
Detailed Academic Explanation:
one of the pieces that results when an IP gateway divides an IP datagram into smaller pieces for transmission across a network that cannot handle the original datagram size is the correct answer to “Which of the following technique is used for fragment”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 20 of 40
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Contention is
Correct Answer: Option C — the condition when two or more stations attempt to use the same channel at the same time
Detailed Academic Explanation:
the condition when two or more stations attempt to use the same channel at the same time is the correct answer to “Contention is”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 21 of 40
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Avalanche photodiode receivers can detect hits of transmitted data by receiving
Correct Answer: Option B — 200 photons
Detailed Academic Explanation:
200 photons is the correct answer to “Avalanche photodiode receivers can detect hits of transmitted data by receiving”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 22 of 40
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Satellite-Switched Time-Division Multiple Access (SS/TDMA) is
Correct Answer: Option C — a form of TDMA in which circuit switching is used to dynamically change the channel assignments
Detailed Academic Explanation:
a form of TDMA in which circuit switching is used to dynamically change the channel assignments is the correct answer to “Satellite-Switched Time-Division Multiple Access (SS/TDMA) is”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 23 of 40
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When you ping the loopback address, a packet is sent where?
Correct Answer: Option B — Down through the layers of the IP architecture and then up the layers again
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Down through the layers of the IP architecture and then up the layers again is the correct answer to “When you ping the loopback address, a packet is sent where”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 24 of 40
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Which of the following TCP/IP protocol is used for transferring electronic mail messages from one machine to another?
Correct Answer: Option C — SMTP
Detailed Academic Explanation:
SMTP is the correct answer to “Which of the following TCP/IP protocol is used for transferring electronic mail messages from one machine to another”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 25 of 40
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Which of the following device is used to connect two systems, especially if the systems use different protocols?
Correct Answer: Option C — gateway
Detailed Academic Explanation:
gateway is the correct answer to “Which of the following device is used to connect two systems, especially if the systems use different protocols”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 26 of 40
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The synchronous modems are more costly than the asynchronous modems because
Correct Answer: Option B — they contain clock recovery circuits
Detailed Academic Explanation:
they contain clock recovery circuits is the correct answer to “The synchronous modems are more costly than the asynchronous modems because”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 27 of 40
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A distributed network configuration in which all data/information pass through a central computer is
Correct Answer: Option B — star network
Detailed Academic Explanation:
star network is the correct answer to “A distributed network configuration in which all data/information pass through a central computer is”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 28 of 40
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Which of the following TCP/IP protocol allows an application program on one machine to send a datagram to an application program on another machine?
Correct Answer: Option A — UDP
Detailed Academic Explanation:
UDP is the correct answer to “Which of the following TCP/IP protocol allows an application program on one machine to send a datagram to an application program on another machine”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 29 of 40
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A remote batch-processing operation in which data is solely input to a central computer would require a:
Correct Answer: Option B — simplex lines
Detailed Academic Explanation:
simplex lines is the correct answer to “A remote batch-processing operation in which data is solely input to a central computer would require a:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 30 of 40
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ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) is
Correct Answer: Option D — a protocol that handles error and control messages
Detailed Academic Explanation:
a protocol that handles error and control messages is the correct answer to “ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) is”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 31 of 40
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If you get both local and remote echoes, every character you type will appear on the screen
Correct Answer: Option B — twice
Detailed Academic Explanation:
twice is the correct answer to “If you get both local and remote echoes, every character you type will appear on the screen”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 32 of 40
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What part of 192.168.10.51 is the Network ID, assuming a default subnet mask?
Correct Answer: Option B — 192.168.10
Detailed Academic Explanation:
192.168.10 is the correct answer to “What part of 192.168.10.51 is the Network ID, assuming a default subnet mask”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 33 of 40
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A noiseless 3 KHz Channel transmits bits with binary level signals. What is the maximum data rate?
Correct Answer: Option B — 6 Kbps
Detailed Academic Explanation:
6 Kbps is the correct answer to “A noiseless 3 KHz Channel transmits bits with binary level signals. What is the maximum data rate”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 34 of 40
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Carrier is
Correct Answer: Option B — a continuous frequency capable of being modulated or impressed with a second signal
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Option "a continuous frequency capable of being modulated or impressed with a second signal" is the correct answer for this question under Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 35 of 40
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What can greatly reduce TCP/IP configuration problems?
Correct Answer: Option C — DHCP Server
Detailed Academic Explanation:
DHCP Server is the correct answer to “What can greatly reduce TCP/IP configuration problems”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 36 of 40
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In CRC there is no error if the remainder at the receiver is _____.
Correct Answer: Option B — zero
Detailed Academic Explanation:
zero is the correct answer to “In CRC there is no error if the remainder at the receiver is _____.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 37 of 40
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Which of the following statements is correct for the use of packet switching?
Correct Answer: Option D — All of the above
Detailed Academic Explanation:
All of the above is the correct answer to “Which of the following statements is correct for the use of packet switching”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 38 of 40
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A front-end processor is
Correct Answer: Option C — a minicomputer that relieves main-frame computers at a computer centre of communications control functions
Detailed Academic Explanation:
a minicomputer that relieves main-frame computers at a computer centre of communications control functions is the correct answer to “A front-end processor is”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 39 of 40
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What is the port number for NNTP?
Correct Answer: Option A — 119
Detailed Academic Explanation:
119 is the correct answer to “What is the port number for NNTP”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
Question 40 of 40
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Eight stations are competing for the use of a shared channel using the 'Adaptive tree Walk Protocol'. If the stations 7 and 8 are suddenly become ready at once, how many bit slots are needed to resolve the contention?
Correct Answer: Option A — 7 slots
Detailed Academic Explanation:
7 slots is the correct answer to “Eight stations are competing for the use of a shared channel using the 'Adaptive tree Walk Protocol'. If the stations 7 and 8 are suddenly become ready at once, how many bit slots are needed to resolve the contention”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Networking Miscellaneous.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Networking Miscellaneous
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