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All the Multiple Choice Question and Answer (MCQs) have been
compiled from the books of Data Communication
Communication and Networking
by the
he well known author behrouz A forouzan.

This
his Data Communication and Networking – Network Layer:
Logical Addressing multiple choice Questions and Answers
(MCQ) PDF cover the below lists of topics.
topic

1. Packet switching Multiple Choice Question and Answer

Answer.
2. The datagram approach and the virtual circuit approach
Multiple Choice Question and Answer.
Answer
3. Internet address (or IP address) Multiple Choice Question
and Answer.
4. classes of IP addresses Multiple Choice Question and
Answer.
5. Unicast communication Multiple Choice Question and
Answer.
6. Multicast communication
communica Multiple Choice Question and
Answer
7. Subetting ,Subnet masking Multiple Choice Question and
Answer
8. DHCP-dynamic
dynamic configuration protocol Multiple Choice
Question and Answer
9. Network address translation (NAT) Multiple Choice Question
and Answer
10. IP protocol,IPv6 Multiple Choice Question and Answer
11. Next-hop
hop routing ,Network-specific
,Network specific routing ,Host
,Host-
specific routing ,default routing,static routing Multiple Choice
Question and Answer
12. Classless addressing Multiple Choice Question and
Answer

Practice now to sharpen your concept.

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1. An IPv4 address consists of _______ bits.

A. 4
B. 8
C. 32
D. 64

2. In IPv4, class _______ has the greatest number of addresses in

each block
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D

3. Identify the class of the following IPv4 address: 4.5.6.7.

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. none of the above

4. Identify the class of the following IPv4 address: 229.1.2.3.

A. A
B. B
C. D
D. None of the above

5. Identify the class of the following IPv4 address: 191.1.2.3.

A. A
B. B
C. C
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D. None of the above

6. What is the result of ANDing 255 and 15?

A. 255
B. 15
C. 0
D. none of the above

7. What is the result of ANDing 0 and 15?

A. 255
B. 15
C. 0
D. None of the above

8. What is the result of ANDing 254 and 15?

A. 254
B. 14
C. 0
D. none of the above

9. What is the result of ANDing 192 and 65?

A. 192
B. 65
C. 64
D. none of the above

10. Which one is not a contiguous mask?

A. 255.255.255.254
B. 255.255.224.0
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C. 255.148.0.0
D. all are

Answer key for MCQ SET- 1

Q-1 Correct Answer :32
Q-2 Correct Answer :A
Q-3 Correct Answer :A
Q-4 Correct Answer :D
Q-5 Correct Answer :B
Q-6 Correct Answer :15
Q-7 Correct Answer :0
Q-8 Correct Answer :14
Q-9 Correct Answer :64
Q-10 Correct Answer :255.148.0.0

Network Layer: Logical Addressing MCQ Set-2

Set 2

1. The number of addresses in a class C block is _______

A. 65,534
B. 16,777,216
C. 256
D. none of the above

2. The number of addresses in a class B block is _______

A. 65,536
B. 16,777,216
C. 256
D. none of the above
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3. The number of addresses in a class A block is _______

A. 65,534
B. 16,777,216
C. 256
D. none of the above

4. The number of addresses assigned to an organization in classless

addressing _______
A. can be any number
B. must be a multiple of 256
C. must be a power of 2
D. none of the above

5. The first address assigned to an organization in classless

addressing _______
A. must be a power of 4
B. must be evenly divisible by the number of addresses
C. must belong to one of the A, B, or C classes
D. none of the above

6. Which address could be the beginning address of a block

of 32 classless addresses
A. 2.4.6.5
B. 2.4.6.16
C. 2.4.6.64
D. none of the above
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7. Which address could be the beginning address of a block of 16

classless addresses?
A. 2.4.6.5
B. 2.4.6.15
C. 2.4.6.62
D. none of the above

8. Which address could be the beginning address of a block of 256

classless addresses
A. 2.4.6.5
B. 2.4.6.15
C. 2.4.6.0
D. none of the above

9. What is the first address of a block of classless addresses if one of

the addresses is 12.2.2.76/27?
A. 12.2.2.0
B. 12.2.2.32
C. 12.2.2.64
D. none of the above

10. What is the first address of a block of classless addresses if one

of the addresses is 12.2.2.76/10?
A. 12.0.0.0
B. 12.2.0.0
C. 12.2.2.2
D. none of the above
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Answer key for MCQ SET- 2

Q-1 Correct Answer :256
Q-2 Correct Answer :65,536
Q-3 Correct Answer :16,777,216
Q-4 Correct Answer :must be a power of 2
Q-5 Correct Answer :must be evenly divisible by the
number of addresses
Q-6 Correct Answer :2.4.6.64
Q-7 Correct Answer :none of the above
Q-8 Correct Answer :2.4.6.0
Q-9 Correct Answer :12.2.2.64
Q-10 Correct Answer :12.0.0.0

Network Layer: Logical Addressing MCQ Set-3

Set 3

1. What is the first address of a block of classless addresses if one of

the addresses is 12.2.2.127/28?
A. 12.2.2.0
B. 12.2.2.96
C. 12.2.2.112
D. none of the above

2. Find the number of addresses in a block of classless addresses if

one of the addresses is 12.2.2.7/24.
A. 32
B. 64
C. 256
D. none of the above
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3. Find the number of addresses in a block of classless addresses if

one of the addresses is 12.2.2.7/30.
A. 2
B. 4
C. 8
D. none of the above

4. What is the last address of a block of classless addresses if one of

the addresses is 12.2.2.127/28?
A. 12.2.2.16
B. 12.2.2.112
C. 12.2.2.127
D. none of the above

5. What is the last address of a block of classless addresses if one of

the addresses is 12.2.2.6/30?
A. 12.2.2.2
B. 12.2.2.6
C. 12.2.2.7
D. none of the above

6. An organization is granted a block; one address is 2.2.2.64/20.

The organization needs 10 subnets. What is the subnet prefix
length?
A. /20
B. /24
C. /25
D. none of the above
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7. An organization is granted a block; one address is 2.2.2.64/25. If

the subnet prefix length is /28, what is the maximum number of
subnets?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 8
D. none of the above

8. An organization is granted a block of classless addresses with the

starting address 199.34.76.64/28. How many addresses are granted?
A. 8
B. 16
C. 32
D. none of the above

9. An organization is granted a block of classless addresses with the

starting address 199.34.76.128/29.
199.34.76.1 How many addresses are
granted?
A. 8
B. 16
C. 32
D. none of the above

10. An organization is granted a block of classless addresses with

the starting address 199.34.32.0/27. How many addresses are
granted?
A. 8
B. 16
C. 32
D. none of the above
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Answer key for MCQ SET- 3

Q-1 Correct Answer :12.2.2.112
Q-2 Correct Answer :256
Q-3 Correct Answer :4
Q-4 Correct Answer :12.2.2.127
Q-5 Correct Answer :12.2.2.7
Q-6 Correct Answer :/24
Q-7 Correct Answer :8
Q-8 Correct Answer :16
Q-9 Correct Answer :8
Q-10 Correct Answer :32

Network Layer: Logical Addressing MCQ Set-4

Set 4

1. In classless addressing, the ______ is another name for the

common part of the address range
A. suffix
B. prefix
C. netid
D. none of the above

2. In classless addressing, the _______ is the varying part (similar to

the hostid).
A. suffix
B. prefix
C. hostid
D. none of the above
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3. In classless addressing, the prefix length defines the

_____________
A. netid
B. hostid
C. mask
D. none of the above

4. In a block, the prefix length is /24; what is the mask?

A. 255.255.255.0
B. 255.255.242.0
C. 255.255.0.0
D. none of the above

5. In a block, the prefix length is /15; what is the mask?

A. 255.254.0.0
B. 255.255.255.0
C. 255.255.255.128
D. none of the above

6. In a block, the mask is 255.255.192.0; what is the prefix length?

A. /20
B. /28
C. /18
D. none of the above

7. An IPv6 address is _________ bits long

A. 32
B. 64
C. 128
D. none of the above
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8. What is the default mask for class A in CIDR notation?

A. /9
B. /8
C. /16
D. none of the above

9. What is the default mask for class B in CIDR notation?

A. /9
B. /8
C. /16
D. none of the above

10. What is the default mask for class C in CIDR notation?

A. /24
B. /8
C. /16
D. none of the above

Answer key for MCQ SET- 4

Q-1 Correct Answer :prefix
Q-2 Correct Answer :suffix
Q-3 Correct Answer :mask
Q-4 Correct Answer :255.255.255.0
Q-5 Correct Answer :255.254.0.0
Q-6 Correct Answer :/18
Q-7 Correct Answer :128
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Q-8 Correct Answer :/8

Q-9 Correct Answer :/16
Q-10 Correct Answer :/24

Network Layer: Logical Addressing MCQ Set-5

Set 5

1. An IPv6 address consists of ________ bytes (octets);

A. 4
B. 8
C. 16
D. none of the above

2. To make addresses more readable, IPv6 specifies

____________notation
A. dotted decimal
B. hexadecimal colon
C. both a and b
D. none of the above

3. In hexadecimal colon notation, a 128-bit address is divided into

_______ sections, each _____ hexadecimal digits in length
A. 8: 2
B. 8: 3
C. 8: 4
D. none of the above

4. An IPv6 address can have up to __________ colons

A. 8
B. 7
C. 4
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D. none of the above

5. An IPv6 address can have up to __________ hexadecimal digits

A. 16
B. 32
C. 8
D. none of the above

6. In IPv6, _______ address defines a single computer

A. a unicast
B. a multicast
C. an anycast
D. none of the above

7. In IPv6, ____ address defines a group of computers with

addresses that have the same prefix
A. a unicast
B. a multicast
C. an anycast
D. none of the above

8. In IPv6, _________ address defines a group of computers

A. a unicast
B. a multicast
C. an anycast
D. none of the above

9. In IPv6, the ________ prefix defines the purpose of the address

A. type
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B. purpose
C. both a and b
D. none of the above

10. In IPv6, the___________ address is generally used by a normal

host as a unicast address.
A. provider-based
based unicast
B. link local
C. site local
D. none of the above

Answer key for MCQ SET- 5

Q-1 Correct Answer :16
Q-2 Correct Answer :hexadecimal colon
Q-3 Correct Answer :8: 4
Q-4 Correct Answer :7
Q-5 Correct Answer :32
Q-6 Correct Answer :a unicast
Q-7 Correct Answer :an anycast
Q-8 Correct Answer :a multicast
Q-9 Correct Answer :type
Q-10 Correct Answer :provider-based
:provider based unicast