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Networking Miscellaneous — Part 2 MCQs with Explanations

Practice high-yield Computer Science & IT MCQs on Networking Miscellaneous — Part 2 with worked academic solutions for PPSC, FPSC, CSS, PMS, NTS.

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40
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PPSC, FPSC, CSS...
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Exam-Level PPSC FPSC CSS PMS NTS
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Question 1 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Which network is a cross between circuits switched network and a data-gram network?

Question 2 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Select the cable that uses copper conductor, accept and transport signals in the form of electric current?

Question 3 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Switching at the network layer in the Internet uses the datagram approach to:

Question 4 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

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?

Question 5 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

How many digits of the DNIC (Data Network Identification Code) identify the country?

Question 6 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

A station in a network forwards incoming packets by placing them on its shortest output queue. What routing algorithm is being used?

Question 7 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

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

Question 8 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Frames from one LAN can be transmitted to another LAN via the device

Question 9 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Which of the following condition is used to transmit two packets over a medium at the same time?

Question 10 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

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?

Question 11 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

What are the most commonly used transmission speeds in BPS used in data communication?

Question 12 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

What is the default subnet mask for a class C network?

Question 13 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Which of the following is used for modulation and demodulation?

Question 14 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Which of the following is not a disadvantage of wireless LAN?

Question 15 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

The Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)

Question 16 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

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.

Question 17 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

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

Question 18 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

How many hosts are attached to each of the local area networks at your site?

Question 19 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Which of the following technique is used for fragment?

Question 20 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Contention is

Question 21 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Avalanche photodiode receivers can detect hits of transmitted data by receiving

Question 22 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Satellite-Switched Time-Division Multiple Access (SS/TDMA) is

Question 23 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

When you ping the loopback address, a packet is sent where?

Question 24 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Which of the following TCP/IP protocol is used for transferring electronic mail messages from one machine to another?

Question 25 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Which of the following device is used to connect two systems, especially if the systems use different protocols?

Question 26 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

The synchronous modems are more costly than the asynchronous modems because

Question 27 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

A distributed network configuration in which all data/information pass through a central computer is

Question 28 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

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?

Question 29 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

A remote batch-processing operation in which data is solely input to a central computer would require a:

Question 30 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) is

Question 31 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

If you get both local and remote echoes, every character you type will appear on the screen

Question 32 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

What part of 192.168.10.51 is the Network ID, assuming a default subnet mask?

Question 33 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

A noiseless 3 KHz Channel transmits bits with binary level signals. What is the maximum data rate?

Question 34 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Carrier is

Question 35 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

What can greatly reduce TCP/IP configuration problems?

Question 36 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

In CRC there is no error if the remainder at the receiver is _____.

Question 37 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Which of the following statements is correct for the use of packet switching?

Question 38 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

A front-end processor is

Question 39 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

What is the port number for NNTP?

Question 40 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

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?

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