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1. If a computer on the network shares resources for others to use, it is called ____
a. Server
b. Client
c. Mainframe
b. Star
c. Ring
3. In _____ topology, if a computers network cable is broken, whole network goes down.
a. Bus
b. Star
c. Mesh
b. Star
c. Ring
b. three
c. five
8. ____ layer decides which physical pathway the data should take.
a. Application
b. Network
c. Physical
b. Packet switched
c. Message switched
b. Packet switched
c. Frame Relay
11. _____________ allows LAN users to share computer programs and data.
a. Communication server
b. Print server
c. File server
12. Print server uses ________ which is a buffer that holds data before it is send to the printer.
a. Queue
b. Spool
c. Node
13. A standalone program that has been modified to work on a LAN by including concurrency
controls such as file and record locking is an example of____
a. LAN intrinsic software
c. Groupware
14. The ______ portion of LAN management software restricts access, records user activities and
audit data etc.
a. Configuration management
b. Security management
c. Performance management
15. What is the max cable length of STP?
a. 100 ft
b. 200 ft
c. 100 m
d. 200 m
b. 100 mbps
c. 1000 mbps
d. 10000 mbps
b. RJ-11
c. RJ-45
d. RJ-69
b. Hub/switch
c. PDC
d. Router
b. 100 mbps
c. 1000 mbps
d. 10000 mbps
b. Ethernet
c. PRI
d. ARP
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Part-2
1. The_________ layer is responsible for the delivery of a message from one process to another.
A) Physical
B) transport
C) network
3. _______ is a process-to-process protocol that adds only port addresses, checksum error control,
and length information to the data from the upper layer.
A) TCP
B) UDP
C) IP
B) UDP
C) ARP
5. The ________ address, also known as the link address, is the address of a node as defined by its
LAN or WAN.
A) port
B) physical
C) logical
6. Ethernet uses a ______ physical address that is imprinted on the network interface card (NIC).
A) 32-bit
B) 64-bit
C) 6-byte
B) 48
C) 16
8. The ____ created a model called the Open Systems Interconnection, which allows diverse systems
to communicate.
A) OSI
B) ISO
C) IEEE
9. The seven-layer _____ model provides guidelines for the development of universally compatible
networking protocols.
A) OSI
B) ISO
C) IEEE
10. The physical, data link, and network layers are the ______ support layers.
A) user
B) network
11. The session, presentation, and application layers are the ____ support layers.
A) user
B) network
12. The _______ layer links the network support layers and the user support layers.
A) transport
B) network
C) data link
D) session
13. The _______ layer coordinates the functions required to transmit a bit stream over a physical
medium
A) transport
B) network
C) data link
D) physical
14. The _______ layer is responsible for delivering data units from one station to the next without
errors.
A) transport
B) network
C) data link
D) physical
15. The ______ layer is responsible for the source-to-destination delivery of a packet across multiple
network links.
A) transport
B) network
C) data link
D) physical
16. The ________ layer is responsible for the process-to-process delivery of the entire message.
A) transport
B) network
C) data link
D) physical
17. The ______ layer establishes, maintains, and synchronizes the interactions between
communicating devices.
A) transport
B) network
C) session
D) physical
18. The _______ layer ensures interoperability between communicating devices through
transformation of data into a mutually agreed upon format.
A) transport
B) network
C) data link
D) presentation
19. The _________ layer enables the users to access the network.
A) transport
B) application
C) data link
D) physical
20. TCP/IP is a ______ hierarchical protocol suite developed ____ the OSI model.
A) seven-layer; before
B) five-layer; before
C) six-layer; before
D) five-layer; after
21. The TCP/IP _______ layer is equivalent to the combined session, presentation, and application
layers of the OSI model.
A) application
B) network
C) data link
D) physical
22. The ________ address, also known as the link address, is the address of a node as defined by its
LAN or WAN.
A) physical
B) IP
C) port
D) specific
B) IP
C) port
D) specific
B) IP
C) port
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Part-3
Part-3
1. ________ is a virtual-circuit 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
B) SVCs
B) SVC
C) DLCIs
4. In Frame Relay, when a _____ is selected, the corresponding table entry is recorded for all
switches by the administrator
A) PVC
B) SVC
5. In Frame Relay, when. ______ is selected, it requires establishing and terminating phases
A) a PVC
B) an SVC
B)
C)
D)
7. At the data link layer, Frame Relay uses a protocol that supports _____control.
A) flow
B) error
B) 2 to 3
C) 2 to 4
9.In Frame Relay, the EA field defines the number of bytes; it is _____ in the last byte of the address.
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
10.To handle frames arriving from other protocols, Frame Relay uses a device called a _________.
A) VOFR
B) FRAD
C) MUX
11. Frame Relay networks offer an option called ______________ that sends voice through the
network.
A) VOFR
B) FRAD
C) MUX
12. ________ is the cell relay protocol designed by the corresponding Forum and adopted by the
ITU-T.
A) X.25
B) Frame Relay
C) ATM
B) packet
C) cell
B) VCI
C) DLCI
B) three
C) four
D) five
B) 12
C) 16
D) 24
B) 12
C) 16
D) 24
B) 50
C) 52
D) 53
19. ______ eliminates the varying delay times associated with different-size packets.
A) X.25
20. A(n) ______ is the interface between a user and an ATM switch.
A) UNI
B) NNI
C)
NNN
D)
B) NNI
C) NNN
B) VPs
C) VCs
23. In ATM, the _______layer accepts transmissions from upper-layer services and maps them into
ATM cells.
A) physical
B) ATM
C) AAL
24. In ATM, the ______ layer provides routing, traffic management, switching, and multiplexing
services.
A) physical
B) ATM
C) AAL
25. In ATM, the _____ layer defines the transmission medium, bit transmission, encoding, and
electrical-to-optical transformation.
A) physical
B) ATM layer
C) AAL
B) three
C) four
B) AAL2
C) AAL3/4
D) AAL5
B) AAL2
C) AAL3/4
D) AAL5
29. In ATM, _____ is for conventional packet switching (virtual-circuit approach or datagram
approach).
A) AAL1
B) AAL2
C) AAL3/4
D AAL5
30. In ATM, ______ is for packets requiring no sequencing and no error control mechanism.
A) AAL1
B) AAL2
C) AAL3/4
D) AAL5
31. ________ technology can be adapted for use in a LAN (ATM LAN).
A) X.25
B) Frame Relay
C) ATM
B) legacy
C) mixed architecture
33. In a _______ ATM LAN, the backbone that connects traditional LANs uses ATM technology.
A) pure
B) legacy
C) mixed architecture
34. A _______ ATM LAN combines features of a pure ATM LAN and a legacy ATM LAN.
A) pure
B) legacy
C) mixed architecture
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Part-4
1-
The sharing of a medium and its link by two or more devices is called _______.
A) modulation
2.
B) TDM
line discipline
D)
multiplexing
C) WDM
A) FDM
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C)
A) FDM
3.
B) encoding
B) TDM
C) WDM
A) FDM
B) TDM
5.
In synchronous TDM, for n signal sources of the same data rate, each frame contains
_______ slots.
A) n
B) n + 1
C) n 1
D) 0 to n
6.
In TDM, the transmission rate of the multiplexed path is usually _______ the sum of the
transmission rates of the signal sources.
A) greater than
7.
C) equal to
D) not related to
A) FDM
8.
B) less than
B) TDM
C) WDM
A) Frequency
B) Bandwidth
C) Amplitude
9.________ can be achieved by using multiplexing; ______ can be achieved by using spreading.
A)
B)
C)
D)
10.
________ is the set of techniques that allows the simultaneous transmission of multiple
signals across a single data link.
A) Demodulating
11.
C) Compressing
A) 1; n
12.
B) Multiplexing
B) 1; 1
C) n; 1
D) n; n
The word ______ refers to the portion of a _______ that carries a transmission.
A) channel; link
B) link; channel
C) line; channel
D) line; link
13.
______ can be applied when the bandwidth of a link (in hertz) is greater than the
combined bandwidths of the signals to be transmitted.
A) TDM
B) FDM
B) digital
C) WDM
C) WDM
_____ is a digital process that allows several connections to share the high bandwidth of a
B) TDM
C) WDM
18.
_____ is a digital multiplexing technique for combining several low-rate channels into one
high-rate one.
A) FDM
19.
A) FDM
B) TDM
C) WDM
C) WDM
20.
In ________ TDM, each input connection has an allotment in the output even if it is not
sending data.
A) synchronous
21.
B) statistical
C) isochronous
A) synchronous
22 .
B) statistical
C) isochronous
In ________, we combine signals from different sources to fit into a larger bandwidth.
C) block coding
23. _______ is designed to be used in wireless applications in which stations must be able to share
the medium without interception by an eavesdropper and without being subject to jamming from a
malicious intruder.
A) Spread spectrum B) Multiplexing
C) Modulation
24.
The _______ technique uses M different carrier frequencies that are modulated by the
source signal. At one moment, the sign modulates one carrier frequency; at the next moment, the
signal modulates another carrier frequency.
A) FDM
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bits.
B) DSSS
C) FHSS
D) TDM
The ______ technique expands the bandwidth of a signal by replacing each data bit with n
A) FDM
B) DSSS
C) FHSS
D) TDM
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Part-5
1. The _______ is the physical path over which a message travels.
A) Protocol
B) Medium
C) Signal
B) Protocol
C) Message
D) Transmission
3. Frequency of failure and network recovery time after a failure are measures of the _______of a
network.
A) Performance B) Reliability
C) Security
D) Feasibility
C) Security
B) Star
C) Bus
D) Ring
B) Star
C) Bus
D) Ring
B) half-duplex
C) full-duplex
D) automatic
B) half-duplex
C) full-duplex
D) automatic
C) primary
D) secondary
10. In a _______ connection, more than two devices can share a single link.
A) point-to-point B) multipoint
C) primary
D) secondary
11. In _______ transmission, the channel capacity is shared by both communicating devices at all
times.
A) simplex b
B) half-duplex
C) full-duplex
D) half-simplex
B) host computers
C) networks
D) routers
C) ANSNET
D) ARPANET
B) NSFNET
14. Which organization has authority over interstate and international commerce in the
communications field?
A) ITU-T
B) IEEE
C) FCC
D)
ISOC
15. _______ are special-interest groups that quickly test, evaluate, and standardize new
technologies.
A) Forums
16. Which agency developed standards for physical connection interfaces and electronic signaling
specifications?
A) EIA
B) ITU-T
C) ANSI
D) ISO
B) NCP
C) UNIX
D) ACM
18. _______ refers to the structure or format of the data, meaning the order in which they are
presented.
A) Semantics B) Syntax
C) Timing
19. ________ defines how a particular pattern to be interpreted, and what action is to be taken
based on that interpretation.
A) Semantics
B) Syntax
C) Timing
20. _______ refers to two characteristics: when data should be sent and how fast it can be sent.
A) Semantics B) Syntax
C) Timing
21. Data flow between two devices can occur in a _______ way.
A) simplex
B) half-duplex
C) full-duplex
22. In a ______ connection, two and only two devices are connected by a dedicated link.
A) multipoint
B) point-to-point
B) point-to-point
B) ring
C)
bus
26. A _______ is a data communication system within a building, plant, or campus, or between
nearby buildings.
A) MAN
B) LAN
C) WAN
27. A ______ is a data communication system spanning states, countries, or the whole world.
A) MAN
B) LAN
C) WAN
B) An internet
C) a LAN
B) regional
B) protocol
C) standard
B) RFC
C) ID
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MCQs of Ethernet:
1. What is the hexadecimal equivalent of the Ethernet address 01011010 00010001 01010101
00011000 10101010 00001111?
A)
5A:88: AA:18:55:F0
B)
5A:81:BA:81:AA:0F
C)
5A:18:5A:18:55:0F
D)
5A:11:55:18:AA:0F
B) multicast
C) broadcast
B) multicast
C) broadcast
43:7B:6C: DE:10:00
B)
44:AA:C1:23:45:32
C)
46:56:21:1A:DE:F4
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48:32:21:21:4D:34
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B7:7B:6C:DE:10:00
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7B:AA:C1:23:45:32
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7C:56:21:1A:DE:F4
D)
83:32:21:21:4D:34
B) Token Bus
C) Ethernet
7. The IEEE 802.3 Standard defines _________ CSMA/CD as the access method for first-generation
10-Mbps Ethernet.
A) 1-persistent
B) p-persistent
C) non-persistent
8. The _______ layer of Ethernet consists of the LLC sublayer and the MAC sublayer.
A) data link
B) physical
C) network
9. The _____ sublayer is responsible for the operation of the CSMA/CD access method and framing.
A) LLC
B) MII
C) MAC
10. Each station on an Ethernet network has a unique _______ address imprinted on its network
interface card (NIC).
A) 5-byte
B) 32-bit
C) 48-bit
B) 80
C) 128
12. The maximum frame length for 10-Mbps Ethernet is ________ bytes.
A) 1518
B) 1500
C) 1200
B) 10Base2
C) 10Base-T
D) 10Base-F
C) 10Base-T
D) 10Base-F
B) 10Base2
15. _________ uses four twisted-pair cables that connect each station to a common hub.
A) 10Base5
B) 10Base2
C) 10Base-T
D) 10Base-F
C) 10Base-T
D) 10Base-F
B) 10Base2
B) 100
C) 1000
D) 10,000
18. In _________, auto negotiation allows two devices to negotiate the mode or data rate of
operation.
A) Standard
B) Fast Ethernet
C) Gigabit Ethernet
D) Ten-Gigabit Ethernet
B) 100Base-FX
C) 100Base-T4
B) 100Base-FX
C) 100Base-T4
B) 100Base-FX
C) 100Base-T4
B) 100
C) 1000
D) 10,000
B) full-duplex
24. __________ uses two optical fibers and a short-wave laser source,
A) 1000Base-SX B) 1000Base-LX
C) 1000Base-T
B) 1000Base-LX
C) 1000Base-T
C)
D)
D)
B) 1000Base-LX
1000Base-T
B) 10GBase-L
C)
10GBase-E
B) 10GBase-L
C) 10GBase-E
B) 10GBase-L
C)
10GBase-E
D)
30. In Ethernet addressing, if the least significant bit of the first byte is 0, the address is _________.
A) unicast
B)
multicast
C)
broadcast
31. In Ethernet addressing, if the least significant bit of the first byte is 1, the address is _________.
A) unicast
B) multicast
C)
broadcast
D)
32. In Ethernet addressing, if all the bits are 1s, the address is _________.
A) unicast
B) multicast
C) broadcast
33. ______defines a protocol data unit (PDU) that is somewhat similar to that of HDLC.
A) MAC
B) LLC
C) LLU
34. The purpose of the _______ is to provide flow and error control for the upper-layer protocols
that actually demand these services
A) MAC
B) LLC
C) LLU
35. In the Ethernet, the _______field is actually added at the physical layer and is not (formally) part
of the frame.
A) CRC
B) preamble
C) address
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