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1. When collection of various computers seems a single coherent system to its

client, then it is called

computer network

distributed system

both of the above

none of the mentioned

2. Several computers linked to a server to share programs and storage space.

Library

Network

Grouping

Integrated system

3. Bluetooth is an example of

personal area network

local area network

virtual private network

none of the mentioned

4. The largest WAN existing on this earth is ___.

Extranet

Internet

ARPANET

SONET

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5. Protocols are

Agreements on how communication components and DTE's are to communicate

Logical communication channels for transferring data

Physical communication channels sued for transferring data

None of above

6. What is a Firewall in Computer Network?

The physical boundary of Network

An operating System of Computer Network

A system designed to prevent unauthorized access

A web browsing Software

7. How many layers does OSI Reference Model has?

8. Which of these is a standard interface for serial data transmission ?

ASCII

Centronics

RS232C
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9. A proxy server is used as the computer?

acting as a backup

performing file handling

accessing user permissions

with external access

10. What is the address size of IPv6 ?

32 bit

64 bit

128 bit

256 bit

11. Parity bits" are used for which of the following purposes?

Encryption of data

To transmit faster

To detect errors

To identify the user

12. What kind of transmission medium is most appropriate to carry data in a

computer network that is exposed to electrical interferences?

Unshielded twisted pair

Optical fiber

Coaxial cable

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Microwave

13. On a simplex data link, which of the following is a possible error recovery
technique?

The use of hamming codes

Backward error correction (BEC)

Automatic Repeat Request (ARQ)

Downward error correction (DEC)

14. The location of a resource on the internet is given by its

Protocol

URL

E-mail address

ICQ

15. Which layer of the TCP / IP stack corresponds to the OSI model transport
layer?

Host to host

Application

Internet

Network Access

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