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

This
his Data Communication and Networking – Data Link Control
multiple choice (MCQ) basedased Questions and Answers PDF cover
the below lists of topics.
s.

1. Error control , error detection and error correction Multiple

Choice Question and Answer.
Answer
2. Stop-and-Wait
Wait ARQ Multiple Choice Question and Answer
Answer.
3. Go-Back-N N ARQ Multiple Choice Question and AnswerAnswer.
4. Selective Repeat ARQ Multiple Choice Question and
Answer.
5. Flow control mechanisms Multiple Choice Question and
Answer.
6. HDLC protocol Multiple Choice Question and Answer
Answer.

Practice now to sharpen your concept.

1. In a Go-Back-N ARQ, if the window size is 63, what is the

range of sequence numbers?
A. 0 to 63
B. 0 to 64
C. 1 to 63
D. 1 to 64

2. In Go-Back-N ARQ, if frames 4, 5, and 6 are received

successfully, the receiver may send an ACK _______ to the
sender.
A. 5
B. 6
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C. 7
D. any of the above

3. ARQ stands for _______.

A. Automatic repeat quantization
B. Automatic repeat request
C. Automatic retransmission request
D. Acknowledge repeat request

4. For Stop-and-Wait ARQ, for 10 data packets sent, _______

acknowledgments are needed
A. exactly 10
B. less than 10
C. more than 10
D. none of the above

5. HDLC is an acronym for _______

A. High-duplex
duplex line communication
B. High-level
level data link control
C. Half-duplex
duplex digital link combination
D. Host double-level
level circuit

6. Data link control deals with the design and procedures for
______ communication
A. node-to-node
B. host-to-host
C. process-to-process
process
D. none of the above
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7. ______ in the data link layer separates a message from one

source to a destination, or from other messages going from
other sources to other destinations
A. Digitizing
B. Controlling
C. Framing
D. none of the above

8. In _______ framing, there is no need for defining the

boundaries of frames.
A. fixed-size
B. variable-size
C. standard
D. none of the above

9. In ________ framing, we need a delimiter (flag) to define

the boundary of two frames.
A. fixed-size
B. variable-size
C. standard
D. none of the above

10. _________framing uses two categories of protocols:

character-oriented and bit-oriented.
A. Fixed-size
B. Variable-size
C. Standard
D. None of the above

Answer key for MCQ SET-

SET 1
Q-1 Correct Answer :0 to 63
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Q-2 Correct Answer :7

Q-3 Correct Answer :Automatic repeat request
Q-4 Correct Answer :exactly 10
Q-5 Correct Answer :High-level
:High level data link control
Q-6 Correct Answer :node-to-node
:node
Q-7 Correct Answer :Framing
Q-8 Correct Answer :fixed-size
:fixed
Q-9 Correct Answer :variable-size
:variable
Q-10 Correct Answer :Variable-size
:Variable

Data Link Control MCQ Set-2

Set

1. In a ________ protocol, the data section of a frame is a

sequence of characters.
A. bit-oriented
B. character-oriented
oriented
C. either (a) or (b)
D. none of the above

2. In a _________ protocol, the data section of a frame is a

sequence of bits.
A. byte-oriented
B. bit-oriented
C. either (a) or (b)
D. none of the above

3. In _________ protocols, we use ________

A. character-oriented;
oriented; byte stuffing
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B. character-oriented;
oriented; bit stuffing
C. bit-oriented;
oriented; character stuffing
D. none of the above

4. Byte stuffing means adding a special byte to the data

section of the frame when there is a character with the same
pattern as the ______
A. header
B. trailer
C. flag
D. none of the above

5. In ________ protocols, we use ________

A. byte-oriented;
oriented; bit stuffing
B. character-oriented;
oriented; bit stuffing
C. bit-oriented;
oriented; bit stuffing
D. none of the above

6. Bit stuffing means adding an extra 0 to the data section of

the frame when there is a sequence of bits with the same
pattern as the ________
A. header
B. trailer
C. flag
D. none of the above

7. _______ control refers to a set of procedures used to

restrict the amount of data that the sender can send before
waiting for acknowledgment
knowledgment
A. Flow
B. Error
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C. Transmission
D. none of the above

8. ____ control refers to methods of error detection and

correction
A. Flow
B. Error
C. Transmission
D. none of the above

9. The Simplest Protocol and the Stop-and-Wait Protocol are

for ______ channels
A. noisy
B. noiseless
C. either (a) or (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)

10. The Stop-And-WaitWait ARQ, Go-Back-N ARQ, and the

Selective Repeat ARQ are for ______ channels
A. noisy
B. noiseless
C. either (a) or (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)

Answer key for MCQ SET-

SET 2
Q-1 Correct Answer :character-oriented
Q-2 Correct Answer :bit-oriented
:bit
Q-3 Correct Answer :character-oriented;
:character oriented; byte stuffing
Q-4 Correct Answer :flag
Q-5 Correct Answer :bit-oriented;
:bit oriented; bit stuffing
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Q-6 Correct Answer :flag

Q-7 Correct Answer :Flow
Q-8 Correct Answer :Error
Q-9 Correct Answer :noiseles
Q-10 Correct Answer :noisy

Data Link Control MCQ Set-3

Set

1. The ____ Protocol has neither flow nor error control

A. Stop-and-Wait
B. Simplest
C. Go-Back-N ARQ
D. Selective-Repeat
Repeat ARQ

2. The _______Protocol has flow control, but not error

control
A. Stop-and-Wait
B. Simplest
C. Go-Back-N ARQ
D. Selective-Repeat
Repeat ARQ

3. The _______Protocol has both flow control and error

control
A. Stop-and-Wait
B. Go-Back-N ARQ
C. Selective-Repeat
Repeat ARQ
D. both (b) and (c)
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4. In the _____ Protocol, the sender sends its frames one

after another with no regard to the receiver
A. Stop-and-Wait
B. Simplest
C. Go-Back-N ARQ
D. Selective-Repeat
Repeat ARQ

5. In the _____ Protocol, the sender sends one frame, stops

until it receives confirmation from the receiver, and then
sends the next frame.
A. Stop-and-Wait
B. Simplest
C. Go-Back-N ARQ
D. Selective-Repeat
Repeat ARQ

6. The _________Protocol, adds a simple error control

mechanism to the _______Protocol
A. Stop-and-Wait
Wait ARQ; Stop-and-Wait
Stop
B. Go-Back-N N ARQ; Stop-and-Wait
Stop
C. Selective Repeat ARQ; Go-Back-N
Go ARQ
D. none of the above

7. In the _________Protocol, if no acknowledgment for a

frame has arrived, we resend all outstanding frames
frames.
A. Stop-and-Wait
Wait ARQ
B. Go-Back-N ARQ
C. Selective-Repeat
Repeat ARQ
D. none of the above

8. In the _________ protocol we avoid unnecessary

transmission by sending only frames that are corrupted
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A. Stop-and-Wait
Wait ARQ
B. Go-Back-N ARQ
C. Selective-Repeat
Repeat ARQ
D. none of the above

9. Both Go-Back-N and Selective-Repeat Protocols use a

_________
A. sliding frame
B. sliding window
C. sliding packet
D. none of the above

10. In Go-Back-N ARQ, if 5 is the number of bits for the

sequence number, then the maximum size of the send
window must be _____
A. 15
B. 16
C. 31
D. 1

Answer key for MCQ SET-

SET 3
Q-1 Correct Answer :Simplest
Q-2 Correct Answer :Stop-and-Wait
:Stop
Q-3 Correct Answer :both (b) and (c)
Q-4 Correct Answer :Simplest
Q-5 Correct Answer :Stop-and-Wait
:Stop
Q-6 Correct Answer :Stop-and-Wait
:Stop Wait ARQ; Stop
Stop-and-
Wait
Q-7 Correct Answer :Go-Back-N
:Go ARQ
Q-8 Correct Answer :Selective-Repeat
:Selective Repeat ARQ
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Q-9 Correct Answer :sliding window

Q-10 Correct Answer :31

Data Link Control MCQ Set-4

Set

1. In Go-Back-N ARQ, if 5 is the number of bits for the

sequence number, then the maximum size of the receive
window must be _____
A. 15
B. 16
C. 31
D. 1

2. In Selective Repeat ARQ, if 5 is the number of bits for the

sequence number, then the maximum size of the send
window must be _____
A. 15
B. 16
C. 31
D. 1

3. In Selective Repeat ARQ, if 5 is the number of bits for the

sequence number, then the maximum size of the receive
window must be _____
A. 15
B. 16
C. 31
D. 1
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4. High-level Data Link Control (HDLC) is a _______ protocol

for communication over point-to-point and multipoint links.
A. bit-oriented
B. byte-oriented
C. character-oriented
oriented
D. none of the above

5. The most common protocol for point-to-point access is the

Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), which is a _________protocol
A. bit-oriented
B. byte-oriented
C. character-oriented
oriented
D. none of the above

6. ______ control refers to a set of procedures used to

restrict the amount of data that the sender can send before
waiting for acknowledgment.
A. Flow
B. Error
C. Transmission
D. none of the above

7. _________control in the data link layer is based on

automatic repeat request, which is the retransmission of
data.
A. Flow
B. Error
C. Transmission
D. none of the above
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8. In Stop-and-Wait ARQ, we use sequence numbers to

number the frames. The sequence numbers are based on
__________arithmetic
A. modulo-2
B. modulo-4
C. modulo-m
D. none of the above

9. In Stop-and-Wait ARQ, the acknowledgment number

always announces in ______ arithmetic the sequence
number of the next frame expected
A. modulo-2
B. modulo-4
C. modulo-m
D. none of the above

10. In the Go-Back-N Protocol, if the size of the sequence

number field is 8, the sequence numbers are in ________
arithmetic
A. modulo-2
B. modulo- 8
C. modulo-256
D. none of the above

Answer key for MCQ SET- 4

Q-1 Correct Answer :1
Q-2 Correct Answer :16
Q-3 Correct Answer :16
Q-4 Correct Answer :bit-oriented
:bit
Q-5 Correct Answer :byte-oriented
:byte
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Q-6 Correct Answer :Flow

Q-7 Correct Answer :Error
Q-8 Correct Answer :modulo-2
:modulo
Q-9 Correct Answer :modulo-2
Q-10 Correct Answer :modulo-256
:modulo

Data Link Control MCQ Set-5

Set

1. Stop-and-Wait ARQ is a special case of Go-Back

Back-N ARQ in
which the size of the send window is 1.
A. 2
B. 1
C. 8
D. none of the above

2. In _________, the station configuration is unbalanced. We

have one primary station and multiple secondary stations.
A. ABM
B. NRM
C. ARM
D. NBM

3. In _________, the configuration is balanced. The link is

point-to-point, and each station can function as a primary
and a secondary
A. ABM
B. NRM
C. ARM
D. NBM
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4. In PPP, the ________ is responsible for establishing,

maintaining, configuring, and terminating links
A. NCP
B. LCP
C. CHAP
D. PAP

5. In PPP, ________ is a simple authentication procedure with

a two-step process:
A. NCP
B. LCP
C. CHAP
D. PAP

6. In PPP, _______ is a three-way hand-shaking

authentication protocol in which the password is kept secret;
it is never sent online.
A. NCP
B. LCP
C. CHAP
D. PAP

Answer key for MCQ SET-

SET 5
Q-1 Correct Answer :1
Q-2 Correct Answer :NRM
Q-3 Correct Answer :ABM
Q-4 Correct Answer :LCP
Q-5 Correct Answer :PAP
Q-6 Correct Answer :CHAP
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Q-7
Q-8
Q-9
Q-10