WEEK-03

Ch-11: Data Link Control (DLC)

Ch-12: Media Access Control (MAC)
1. Which of the following layers is responsible for providing bit synchronization to
ensure that the sender and receiver in a network use the same bit durations and
timing?
[A] transport layer
[B] network layer
[C] physical layer
[D] data-link layer
Correct Ans: C
Solution: It is a direct question
Time needed for sol: 1 min
Reference on Text book: Pg-294, chapter-11, 2nd paragraph

2. Variable size framing is prevalent in

[A] ATM
[B] LAN
[C] WAN
[D] PAN
Correct Ans: B
Solution: It is a direct question
Time needed for sol: 1 min
Reference on Text book: Pg-294, chapter-11, 7th paragraph

3. _____________ is the process of adding one extra byte whenever there is a flag or
escape character in the text
[A] bit unstuffing
[B] byte unstuffing
[C] byte stuffing
[D] bit stuffing
Correct Ans: C
Solution: It is a direct question
Time needed for sol: 1 min
Reference on Text book: Pg-295, chapter-11, Blue highlighted region

4. ___________ is the process of adding one extra 0 whenever five consecutive 1s

follow a 0 in the data, so that the receiver does not mistake the pattern 0111110 for a flag
[A] byte unstuffing
[B] bit stuffing
[C] byte stuffing
[D] bit unstuffing
Correct Ans: B
Solution: It is a direct question
Time needed for sol: 1 min
Reference on Text book: Pg-296, chapter-11, Blue highlighted region
5. In character-oriented framing, data to be carried are ________ characters.
[A] 4 bit
[B] 8 bit
[C] 8 byte
[D] 4 byte
Correct Ans: B
Solution: It is a direct question
 Time needed for sol: 1 min
Reference on Text book: Pg-294, chapter-11, last paragraph under sub-topic :
“character - oriented framing”

6. While sending information such as graphs, audio and video, any character used for
the flag could also be a part of information in a character-oriented framing. There is a
possibility that the receiver might think it has reached the end of the frame. To fix this
problem, the data section is stuffed with an extra byte called the ______________.
[A] special character
[B] flag number
[C] escape character
[D] None of the above
Correct Ans: C
Solution: It is a direct question
Time needed for sol: 1 min
Reference on Text book: Pg-295, chapter-11, 2nd paragraph

7. A _________ is a set of memory locations that can hold packets at the sender and
receiver.
[A] hub
[B] DAC
[C] ADC
[D] buffer
Correct Ans: D
Solution: It is a direct question
Time needed for sol: 1 min
Reference on Text book: Pg-298, chapter-11, 2nd paragraph

8. Consider the following statements related to error-control implementation methods at

the data link layer.
Statement-I: The first method is, if the frame is corrupted, it is silently discarded else
the packet is delivered to the transport layer.
Statement-II: The second method is, if the frame is corrupted, it is silently discarded
else an acknowledgement is sent to the sender.
Which of the following options is CORRECT?
[A] Statement-I is True and Statement-II is True
[B] Statement-I is True and Statement - II is False
[C] Statement-I is False and Statement - II is True
[D] Statement-I is False and Statement - II is False
Correct Ans: C
Solution:
Actual Statement - I : The first method is, if the frame is corrupted, it is silently
discarded else the packet is delivered to the network layer.
Time needed for sol: 2 min
Reference on Text book: Pg-298, chapter-11, 4th paragraph under “ERROR
CONTROL”