Unit Wise MCQ

MCQ/ Objective Type Question

1) In OSI Network architecture the dialogue control & token management are responsibility of
a) session layer b) Network layer c) transport layer d) data link layer

2) An internet is ----------------------
A) A local computer network B) A worldwide network of computers
C) An inter connected network of computers
D) A world wide interconnected network of computers which use a common protocol to communicate
with one another.
3) Topology stands for
A) No. of computers are interconnected with each other.
B) it defines logical & physical arrangement of links in a network
C) Dedicated link between devices D) Attachment of communication devices in a link.

4) Match the following:

(P) Data link layer (C) (A) lowest layer whose function is to activate
Deactivate & maintain the circuit between
DTE & DCE
(Q) Physical layer (A) (B) Performs Routing & Communication
(R)Presentation layer (D) (C) Detection & recovery from errors in the
Transmitted data.
(S)Network layer(B) (D) provides syntax & schematics of data. Like
Encryption, Decryption & Multimedia
a) P-C,Q-A,R-D,S-B b) P-C,Q-A,R-B,S-D c) P-A,Q-C,R-D,S-B d) P-B,Q-A,R-D,S-C

5) What is name of topology in which there are bidirectional links between each possible node?
a) ring b) star c) tree d) mesh

6) Working of WAN generally involves

a) telephone lines b) microphones c) satellites d) all of these

7) Modem stands for

a) encoder& decoder b) demodulator and modulator c) mux & demux d) modulator & demodulator
8) Put the following in the correct order, from high to low
a) Session, b) Presentation, c) Physical, d) Data Link, e) Network, f) Application g)Transport
a) c,d,e,g,a,b,f b) f,a,b,g,d,e,c c) f,b,g,a,e,d,c d) f,b,a,g,e,d,c
9) Terminators are used in which of the following topologies
a) BUS b) STAR c) RING d) None
10) What is the central device in star topology
a) STP b) Hub c) PDC d) All

11).In the layer hierarchy as the data packet moves from the upper to the lower layers, headers are
a) Added b) Removed c) Rearranged d) Modified
12) Communication between a computer and a keyboard involves ______________ transmission
a) Automatic b) Half-duplex c) Full-duplex d) Simplex

13) The first Network

a) CNNET b) NSFNET c) ASAPNET d) ARPANET

14) The _______ is the physical path over which a message travels
a) Path b) Medium c) Protocol d) Route

15) Which of this is not a network edge device?

a) PC b) Smartphones c) Servers d) Switch

16) A set of rules that governs data communication

a) Protocols b) Standards c) RFCs d) None of the mentioned

17) Three or more devices share a link in ________ connection

a) Unipoint b) Multipoint c) Point to point d) None of the mentioned

18) Bluetooth is an example of

a) personal area network b) local area network
c) virtual private network d) none of the mentioned

19) Network congestion occurs

a) in case of traffic overloading b) when a system terminates
c) when connection between two nodes terminates d) none of the mentioned

20) The physical layer concerns with

a) bit-by-bit delivery b) process to process delivery
c) application to application delivery d) none of the mentioned

21) Which transmission media has the highest transmission speed in a network?
a) coaxial cable b) twisted pair cable c) optical fiber d) electrical cable

22) Bits can be send over guided and unguided media as analog signal by
a) digital modulation b) amplitude modulation
c) frequency modulation d) phase modulation

23) The portion of physical layer that interfaces with the media access control sublayer is called
a) physical signalling sublayer b) physical data sublayer
c) physical address sublayer d) none of the mentioned

24) physical layer provides

a) mechanical specifications of electrical connectors and cables
b) electrical specification of transmission line signal level
c) specification for IR over optical fiber
d) all of the mentioned

25) The physical layer translates logical communication requests from the ______ into hardware specific
operations.
a) data link layer b) network layer c) trasnport layer d) application layer

26) A single channel is shared by multiple signals by

a) analog modulation b) digital modulation c) multiplexing d) none of the mentioned

27) Wireless transmission can be done via

a) radio waves b) microwaves c) infrared d) all of the mentioned

28) The data link layer takes the packets from _________ and encapsulates them into frames for transmission.
a) network layer b) physical layer c) transport layer d) application layer
29) Which one of the following task is not done by data link layer?
a) framing b) error control c) flow control d) channel coding

30) Which sublayer of the data link layer performs data link functions that depend upon the type of medium?
a) logical link control sublayer b) media access control sublayer
c) network interface control sublayer d) none of the mentioned

31) Header of a frame generally contains

a) synchronization bytes b) addresses
c) frame identifier d) all of the mentioned

32) The network layer concerns with

a) bits b) frames c) packets d) none of the mentioned

33) Transport layer aggregates data from different applications into a single stream before passing it to
a) network layer b) data link layer c) application layer d) physical layer

34) Transport layer protocols deals with

a) application to application communication
b) process to process communication
c) node to node communication
d) none of the mentioned

35) Physical or logical arrangement of network is

a) Topology b) Routing c) Networking d) None of the mentioned

36) A _______ connection provides a dedicated link between two devices.

A) primary B) multipoint C) point-to-point D) secondary

37). Which multiplexing technique transmits digital signals ?

a) FDM b) TDM c) WDM d) None of the mentioned

38) Multiplexing can provide

a) Efficiency b) Privacy c) Anti jamming d) Both a and b

39) Internet works on

a) packet switching
b) circuit switching
c) both (a) and (b)
d) none of the mentioned

40) Which one of the following is not used in media access control?
a) ethernet
b) digital subscriber line
c) fiber distributed data interface
d) none of the mentioned