Master of Computer Applications

First Year

Computer Communication & Network

1. The IETF standards documents are called

a) RFC
b) RCF
c) ID
d) None of the mentioned

2. 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

3. The structure or format of data is called

a) Syntax
b) Semantics
c) Struct
d) None of the mentioned

4. Communication between a computer and a keyboard involves ______________ transmission

a) Automatic
b) Half-duplex
c) Full-duplex
d) Simplex

5. The first Network

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

6. Bluetooth is an example of
a) personal area network
b) local area network
c) virtual private network
d) none of the mentioned

7. A _____ is a device that forwards packets between networks by processing the routing
information included in the packet.
a) bridge
b) firewall
c) router
d) all of the mentioned

8. A list of protocols used by a system, one protocol per layer, is called

a) protocol architecture
b) protocol stack
c) protocol suit
d) none of the mentioned

9. 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

10. Which one of the following extends a private network across public networks?
a) local area network
b) virtual private network
c) enterprise private network
d) storage area network

11. The functionalities of presentation layer includes

a) Data compression
b) Data encryption
c) Data description
d) All of the mentioned

12. Delimiting and synchronization of data exchange is provided by

a) Application layer
b) Session layer
c) Transport layer
d) Link layer

13. TCP/IP model does not have ______ layer but OSI model have this layer.
a) session layer
b) presentation layer
c) application layer
d) both (a) and (b)

14. Which layer links the network support layers and user support layers
a) session layer
b) data link layer
c) transport layer
d) network layer
15. Which address is used in an internet employing the TCP/IP protocols?
a) physical address and logical address
b) port address
c) specific address
d) all of the mentioned

16. TCP/IP model was developed _____ the OSI model.

a) prior to
b) after
c) simultaneous to
d) none of the mentioned

17. Which layer is responsible for process to process delivery?

a) network layer
b) transport layer
c) session layer
d) data link layer

18. Which address identifies a process on a host?

a) physical address
b) logical address
c) port address
d) specific address

19. Which layer provides the services to user?

a) application layer
b) session layer
c) presentation layer
d) none of the mentioned

20. Transmission data rate is decided by

a) network layer
b) physical layer
c) data link layer
d) transport layer

21. Multiple object can be sent over a TCP connection between client and server in
a) persistent HTTP
b) nonpersistent HTTP
c) both (a) and (b)
d) none of the mentioned

22. HTTP is ________ protocol.

a) application layer
b) transport layer
c) network layer
d) none of the mentioned

23. In the network HTTP resources are located by

a) uniform resource identifier
b) unique resource locator
c) unique resource identifier
d) none of the mentioned

24. HTTP client requests by establishing a __________ connection to a particular port on the
server.
a) user datagram protocol
b) transmission control protocol
c) broader gateway protocol
d) none of the mentioned

25. In HTTP pipelining

a) multiple HTTP requests are sent on a single TCP connection without waiting for the
corresponding responses
b) multiple HTTP requests can not be sent on a single TCP connection
c) multiple HTTP requests are sent in a queue on a single TCP connection
d) none of the mentioned

26. FTP server listens for connection on port number

a) 20
b) 21
c) 22
d) 23

27. In FTP protocol, client contacts server using ____ as the transport protocol.
a) transmission control protocol
b) user datagram protocol
c) datagram congestion control protocol
d) stream control transmission protocol

28. In which mode FTP, the client initiates both the control and data connections.
a) active mode
b) passive mode
c) both (a) and (b)
d) none of the mentioned

29. The file transfer protocol is built on

a) data centric architecture
b) service oriented architecture
c) client server architecture
d) none of the mentioned
30. In file transfer protocol, data transfer can be done in
a) stream mode
b) block mode
c) compressed mode
d) all of the mentioned

31. The entire hostname has a maximum of

a) 255 characters
b) 127 characters
c) 63 characters
d) 31 characters

32. A DNS client is called

a) DNS updater
b) DNS resolver
c) DNS handler
d) none of the mentioned

33. Servers handle requests for other domains

a) directly
b) by contacting remote DNS server
c) it is not possible
d) none of the mentioned

34. DNS database contains

a) name server records
b) hostname-to-address records
c) hostname aliases
d) all of the mentioned

35. If a server has no clue about where to find the address for a hostname then
a) server asks to the root server
b) server asks to its adjcent server
c) request is not processed
d) none of the mentioned

36. The protocol used by Telnet application is

a) Telnet
b) FTP
c) HTTP
d) None of the mentioned

37. In character at a time mode

a) Character processing is done on the local system under the control of the remote system
b) Most text typed is immediately sent to the remote host for processing
c) All text is echoed locally, only completed lines are sent to the remote host
d) None of the mentioned

38. _______ allows you to connect and login to a remote computer

a) Telnet
b) FTP
c) HTTP
d) None of the mentioned

39. The correct syntax to be written in the web browser to Telnet to www.sanfoundry.com is
a) telnet//www.sanfoundry.com
b) telnet:www.sanfoundry.com
c) telnet://www.sanfoundry.com
d) telnet www.sanfoundry.com

40. Telnet is a
a) Television on net
b) Network of Telephones
c) Remote Login
d) Teleshopping site

41. Ethernet frame consists of

a) MAC address
b) IP address
c) both (a) and (b)
d) none of the mentioned

42. What is stat frame delimeter (SFD) in ethernet frame?

a) 10101010
b) 10101011
c) 00000000
d) 11111111

43. MAC address is of

1) 24 bits
b) 36 bits
c) 42 bits
d) 48 bits

44. What is autonegotiation?

a) a procedure by which two connected devices choose common transmission parameters
b) a security algorithm
c) a routing algorithm
d) none of the mentioned

45. Ethernet in metropolitan area network (MAN) can be used as

a) pure ethernet
b) ethernet over SDH
c) ethernet over MPLS
d) all of the mentioned

46. A point-to-point protocol over ethernet is a network protocol for

a) encapsulating PPP frames inside ethernet frames
b) encapsulating ehternet framse inside PPP frames
c) for security of ethernet frames
d) for security of PPP frames

47. High speed ethernet works on

a) coaxial cable
b) twisted pair cable
c) optical fiber
d) none of the mentioned

48. The maximum size of payload field in ethernet frame is

a) 1000 bytes
b) 1200 bytes
c) 1300 bytes
d) 1500 bytes

49. What is interframe gap?

a) idle time between frames
b) idle time between frame bits
c) idle time between packets
d) none of the mentioned

50. An ethernet frame that is less than the IEEE 802.3 minimum length of 64 octets is called
a) short frame
b) run frame
c) mini frame
d) man frame

51. What is the access point (AP) in wireless LAN?

a) device that allows wireless devices to connect to a wired network
b) wireless devices itself
c) both (a) and (b)
d) none of the mentioned

52. In wireless ad-hoc network

a) access point is not required
b) access point is must
c) nodes are not required
d) none of the mentioned
53. Which multiple access technique is used by IEEE 802.11 standard for wireless LAN?
a) CDMA
b) CSMA/CA
c) ALOHA
d) none of the mentioned

54. In wireless distribution system

a) multiple access point are inter-connected with each other
b) there is no access point
c) only one access point exists
d) none of the mentioned

55. A wireless network interface controller can work in

a) infrastructure mode
b) ad-hoc mode
c) both (a) and (b)
d) none of the mentioned

56. In wireless network an extended service set is a set of

a) connected basic service sets
b) all stations
c) all access points
d) none of the mentioned

57. Mostly ________ is used in wireless LAN.

a) time division multiplexing
b) orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
c) space division multiplexing
d) none of the mentioned

58. Which one of the following event is not possible in wireless LAN.
a) collision detection
b) Acknowledgement of data frames
c) multi-mode data transmission
d) none of the mentioned

59. What is Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) ?

a) security algorithm for ethernet
b) security algorithm for wireless networks
c) security algorithm for usb communication
d) none of the mentioned

60. What is WPA?

a) wi-fi protected access
b) wired protected access
c) wired process access
d) wi-fi process access

61. ATM standard defines ____ layers.

a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5

62. ATM can be used for

a) local area network
b) wide area network
c) both (a) and (b)
d) none of the mentioned

63. An ATM cell has the payload field of

a) 32 bytes
b) 48 bytes
c) 64 bytes
d) 128 bytes

64. Frame relay has error detection at the

a) physical layer
b) data link layer
c) network layer
d) transport layer

65. Virtual circuit identifier in frame relay is called

a) data link connection identifier
b) frame relay identifier
c) cell relay identifier
d) none of the mentioned

66. 4) If there are n signal sources of same data rate than TDM link has _______ slots
a) n
b) n/2
c) n*2
d) 2^n

67. If link transmits 4000frames per second, and each slot has 8 bits,the transmission rate of
circuit this TDM is
a) 32kbps
b) 500bps
c) 500kbps
d) None of the mentioned
68. The state when dedicated signals are idle are called
a) Death period
b) Poison period
c) Silent period
d) None of the mentioned
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69. Multiplexing can provide

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

70. Multiplexing technique that shifts each signal to a different carrier frequency
a) FDM
b) TDM
c) Either a or b
d) Both a and b

71. What is internet?

a) a single network
b) a vast collection of different networks
c) interconnection of local area networks
d) none of the mentioned

72. To join the internet, the computer has to be connected to a

a) internet architecture board
b) internet society
c) internet service provider
d) none of the mentioned

73. Internet access by transmitting digital data over the wires of a local telephone network is
provided by
a) leased line
b) digital subscriber line
c) digital signal line
d) none of the mentioned

74. ISP exchanges internet traffic between their networks by

a) internet exchange point
b) subscriber end point
c) ISP end point
d) none of the mentioned

75. Which one of the following protocol is not used in internet?

a) HTTP
b) DHCP
c) DNS
d) none of the mentioned

76. IPv6 addressed have a size of

a) 32 bits
b) 64 bits
c) 128 bits
d) 265 bits

77. Internet works on

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

78. Which one of the following is not an application layer protocol used in internet?
a) remote procedure call
b) internet relay chat
c) resource reservation protocol
d) none of the mentioned

79. Which protocol assigns IP address to the client connected in the internet?
a) DHCP
b) IP
c) RPC
d) none of the mentioned

80. 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

81. DHCP (dynamic host configuration protocol) provides _____ to the client.
a) IP address
b) MAC address
c) url
d) none of the mentioned

82. DHCP is used for

a) IPv6
b) IPv4
c) both (a) and (b)
d) none of the mentioned
83. The DHCP server
a) maintains a database of available IP addresses
b) maintains the information about client configuration parameters
c) grants a IP address when receives a request from a client
d) all of the mentioned

84. IP assigned for a client by DHCP server is

a) for a limited period
b) for unlimited period
c) not time dependent
d) none of the mentioned

85. DHCP uses UDP port ____ for sending data to the server.
a) 66
b) 67
c) 68
d) 69

86. After obtaining the IP address, to prevent the IP conflict the client may use
a) internet relay chat
b) broader gateway protocol
c) address resolution protocol
d) none of the mentioned

87. What is DHCP snooping?

a) techniques applied to ensure the security of an existing DHCP infrastructure
b) encryption of the DHCP server requests
c) algorithm for DHCP
d) none of the mentioned

88. Which of the following is not applicable for IP?

a) Error reporting
b) Handle addressing conventions
c) Datagram format
d) Packet handling conventions

89. Which of the following field in IPv4 datagram is not related to fragmentation?
a) Flags
b) Offset
c) TOS
d) Identifier

90. The TTL field has value 10. How many routers (max) can process this datagram?
a) 11
b) 5
c) 10
d) 1

91. If the value in protocol field is 17, the transport layer protocol used is ____.
a) TCP
b) UDP
c) Either of the mentioned
d) None of the mentioned

92. The data field can carry which of the following?

a) TCP segemnt
b) UDP segment
c) ICMP messages
d) None of the mentioned

93. In the IPv6 header, the traffic class field is similar to which field in the IPv4 header?
a) Fragmentation field
b) Fast-switching
c) ToS field
d) Option field

94. IPv6 does not use ______ type of address

a) Broadcast
b) Multicast
c) Anycast
d) None of the mentioned

95. These are the features present in IPv4 but not in IPv6.
a) Fragmentation
b) Header checksum
c) Options
d) All of the mentioned

96. The ____ field determines the lifetime of IPv6 datagram

a) Hop limit
b) TTL
c) Next header
d) None of the mentioned

97. Internet mail places each object in

a) Separate messages for each object
b) One message
c) Varies with number of objects
d) None of the mentioned

98. Typically the TCP port used by SMTP is

a) 25
b) 35
c) 50
d) 15

99. A session may include

a) Zero or more SMTP transactions
b) Exactly one SMTP transactions
c) Always more than one SMTP transactions
d) Number of SMTP transactions cant be determined

100. Expansion of SMTP is

a) Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
b) Simple Message Transfer Protocol
c) Simple Mail Transmission Protocol
d) Simple Message Transmission Protocol

Answer Keys:
1. a 2. a 3. a 4. d 5. d 6. a 7. c 8. b 9. a 10. b
11. d 12. b 13. d 14. c 15. d 16. a 17. b 18. c 19. a 20. b
21. a 22. a 23. a 24. b 25. a 26. b 27. a 28. b 29. c 30. d
31. a 32. b 33. b 34. d 35. a 36. a 37. b 38. a 39. c 40. c
41. a 42. b 43. d 44. a 45. d 46. a 47. c 48. d 49. a 50. b
51. a 52. a 53. b 54. s 55. c 56. a 57. b 58. a 59. b 60. a
61. b 62. c 63. b 64. b 65. a 66. a 67. a 68. c 69. d 70. a
71. b 72. c 73. b 74. a 75. d 76. c 77. a 78. c 79. a 80. d
81. a 82. c 83. d 84. a 85. b 86. c 87. a 88. a 89. c 90. c
91. b 92. c 93. c 94. a 95. d 96. a 97. b 98. a 99. a 100. a