Computer Network Multiple Choice Questions
Computer Network Multiple Choice Questions
Which of the following devices operates at the Data Link layer of the OSI model?
a) Router
b) Hub
c) Switch
Which of the following protocols is used for secure communication over a computer network?
a) HTTP
b) SMTP
c) FTP
d) HTTPS
What is the maximum number of IP addresses available in the IPv4 addressing scheme?
a) 256
b) 4.3 billion
c) 65,536
d) 128
Which of the following network topologies provides the highest level of redundancy?
a) Bus
b) Ring
c) Mesh
d) Star
Which device connects multiple network segments and operates at the OSI model's Network layer?
a) Hub
b) Bridge
c) Switch
d) Router
a) LAN
b) MAN
c) PAN
d) WAN
a) 80
b) 443
c) 23
d) 22
a) Centralized administration
b) High security
c) Decentralized resources
d) Scalability
a) HTTP
b) IP
c) TCP
d) SMTP
Which of the following network devices operates at the Physical layer of the OSI model?
a) Router
b) Switch
c) Repeater
d) Firewall
Answer Key:
d) HTTPS
b) 4.3 billion
c) Mesh
d) Router
d) WAN
a) 80
c) Decentralized resources
a) HTTP
c) Repeater
These questions cover various aspects of computer networks, including protocols, devices, and
network topologies.
2/2
b) Bus
c) Mesh
d) Linear
b) Determines the best path for data packets to reach their destination across different networks
a) Router
b) Switch
c) Repeater
d) Firewall
a) Application
b) Transport
c) Network
d) Data Link
a) 1500 bytes
b) 576 bytes
c) 1024 bytes
d) 64 bytes
c) Easy to troubleshoot
a) HTTP
b) SSH
c) Telnet
d) FTP
Which device operates at the Data Link layer of the OSI model?
a) Router
b) Bridge
c) Gateway
d) Hub
c) Determines the best path for data packets to reach their destination
a) 80
b) 443
c) 23
d) 22
a) IP
b) TCP
c) SMTP
d) HTTP
Answer Key:
d) Linear
b) Determines the best path for data packets to reach their destination across different networks
c) Repeater
d) Determines the best path for data packets to reach their destination
c) Network
a) 1500 bytes
b) SSH
b) Bridge
b) 443
c) SMTP
These questions cover a wide range of topics in computer networks, including protocols, devices,
topologies, and addressing schemes.
c) A standalone computer
b) To process data
c) To store data
d) To display data
a) Resource sharing
c) Communication
d) Cost reduction
c) A hardware component
d) An operating system
What is a signal?
c) A software application
a) Continuous
b) Susceptible to noise
c) Easily multiplexed
a) Bus
b) Speed
c) Protocol
d) Security
In which network topology are all devices connected to a single central hub?
a) Bus
b) Star
c) Ring
d) Mesh
b) Water
c) Air
d) Wood
a) TCP/IP
b) Microsoft Word
c) Adobe Photoshop
c) An operating system
a) 4
b) 5
c) 7
d) 10
c) An operating system
a) 4
b) 5
c) 7
d) 10
Which layers of the OSI model correspond to the Application, Presentation, and Session layers of the
TCP/IP model?
a) Application
b) Transport
c) Network
d) Data Link
Which layers of the OSI model correspond to the Transport, Network, and Data Link layers of the
TCP/IP model?
a) Application
b) Transport
c) Network
d) Data Link
b) By ignoring errors
c) By dropping packets
What is subnetting?
What is a router?
What is routing?
What is HTTP?
What is SMTP?
What is POP/IMAP?
What is DNS?
What is DHCP?
What is Traceroute?
c) A utility used to trace the route that data takes between two points on the internet
What is Ping?
a) A protocol used for sending emails
c) A utility used to test the reachability of a host on an internet protocol (IP) network
a) tracert
b) ping
c) ipconfig
d) nslookup
a) tracert
b) ping
c) ipconfig
d) nslookup
Answer Key:
a) Bus
b) Star
a) TCP/IP
c) 7
a) 4
a) Application
b) Transport
c) A utility used to trace the route that data takes between two points on the internet
c) A utility used to test the reachability of a host on an internet protocol (IP) network
b) ping
a) tracert
These questions cover a broad range of topics related to computer networks, including their
foundations, elements, types, data transmission, network models, key protocols, and network
utilities.
c) A standalone computer
d) A network protocol
a) To process data
c) To store data
d) To display data
Answer: b) To connect computers and devices together
a) Resource sharing
c) Communication
d) Cost reduction
c) A hardware component
d) An operating system
Answer: b) A network that connects devices without the use of physical cables
What is a signal?
c) A software application
a) Continuous
b) Susceptible to noise
c) Easily multiplexed
a) Bus
b) Speed
c) Protocol
d) Security
Answer: a) Bus
In which network topology are all devices connected to a single central hub?
a) Bus
b) Star
c) Ring
d) Mesh
Answer: b) Star
b) Water
c) Air
d) Wood
a) OSI model
b) TCP/IP model
c) HTTP model
d) DNS model
Which layer of the OSI model is responsible for error detection and correction?
a) Application layer
b) Presentation layer
c) Transport layer
d) Network layer
Answer: c) Transport layer
a) HTTP
b) SMTP
c) FTP
d) HTTPS
Answer: d) HTTPS
Which of the following protocols is used for converting domain names into IP addresses?
a) HTTP
b) SMTP
c) FTP
d) DNS
Answer: d) DNS
Which layer of the OSI model deals with logical addressing and routing?
b) Network layer
c) Transport layer
d) Session layer
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 8
Answer: c) 7
In the OSI model, which layer provides the interface between the user and the network?
a) Session layer
b) Presentation layer
c) Application layer
d) Transport layer
Which layers of the OSI model correspond to the Transport and Internet layers of the TCP/IP model?
What is the primary function of the Transport layer in the OSI model?
a) Error detection and correction
Which model is used for the design and implementation of the Internet protocol suite?
a) OSI model
b) TCP/IP model
c) DNS model
d) SMTP model
a) HTTP
b) SMTP
c) FTP
d) DHCP
Answer: b) SMTP
Which layer of the TCP/IP model is responsible for data segmentation and reassembly?
a) Application layer
b) Transport layer
c) Network layer
d) Physical layer
a) HTTP
b) SMTP
c) FTP
d) DNS
Answer: c) FTP
What is subnetting?
a) Router
b) Switch
c) Hub
d) Repeater
Answer: a) Router
What is routing?
Which of the following routing protocols is used within an autonomous system (AS)?
a) RIP
b) OSPF
c) BGP
d) EIGRP
Answer: b) OSPF
HTTP Protocol
a) SMTP
b) FTP
c) HTTP
d) DNS
Answer: c) HTTP
a) 80
b) 21
c) 25
d) 53
Answer: a) 80
SMTP Protocol
What does SMTP stand for?
a) FTP
b) HTTP
c) SMTP
d) DHCP
Answer: c) SMTP
a) 80
b) 21
c) 25
d) 53
Answer: c) 25
a) Receiving emails
b) Storing emails
c) Sending emails
d) Encrypting emails
POP/IMAP Protocols
Which protocol allows users to retrieve emails from a mail server to their local devices?
a) POP
b) IMAP
c) SMTP
d) HTTP
Answer: a) POP
Which protocol allows users to manage their emails directly on the mail server?
a) POP
b) IMAP
c) SMTP
d) HTTP
Answer: b) IMAP
Which of the following is more suitable for users who access emails from multiple devices?
a) POP
b) IMAP
c) SMTP
d) FTP
Answer: b) IMAP
FTP Protocol
Which of the following protocols is used for transferring files between computers?
a) HTTP
b) SMTP
c) FTP
d) DNS
Answer: c) FTP
a) 80
b) 21
c) 25
d) 53
Answer: b) 21
a) Active mode
b) Passive mode
c) Secure mode
DNS Protocol
a) A record
b) MX record
c) CNAME record
d) PTR record
Answer: a) A record
a) 80
b) 21
c) 25
d) 53
Answer: d) 53
DHCP Protocol
What does DHCP stand for?
a) HTTP
b) SMTP
c) ICMP
d) UDP
Answer: d) UDP
a) 80
b) 21
c) 25
d) 67
Answer: d) 67
Answer: b) Testing network connectivity and displaying the route taken by packets
a) trace
b) ping
c) traceroute
d) pathping
Answer: c) traceroute
a) ping
b) trace
c) tracert
d) pathping
Answer: a) ping
a) HTTP
b) SMTP
c) DNS
d) FTP
Answer: b) SMTP
What are the two commonly used protocols for retrieving emails from a mail server to a client?
a) DHCP
b) DNS
c) HTTP
d) SMTP
Answer: b) DNS
a) HTTP
b) DNS
c) DHCP
d) SMTP
Answer: c) DHCP
What is the default port number for HTTP?
a) 21
b) 25
c) 53
d) 80
Answer: d) 80
a) HTTP
b) FTP
c) SMTP
d) DNS
Answer: b) FTP
Which protocol is responsible for the transmission of web pages over the Internet?
a) FTP
b) SMTP
c) HTTP
d) DNS
Answer: c) HTTP
a) SMTP
b) POP
c) FTP
d) IMAP
Answer: c) FTP
a) Sending emails
b) Retrieving emails
d) Assigning IP addresses
Which protocol is used for downloading emails from a mail server to a client?
a) SMTP
b) POP
c) DNS
d) HTTP
Answer: b) POP
Which protocol allows users to manage their emails directly on the mail server?
a) SMTP
b) POP
c) IMAP
d) HTTP
Answer: c) IMAP
a) 21
b) 25
c) 53
d) 80
Answer: b) 25
a) DHCP
b) DNS
c) FTP
d) HTTP
Answer: b) DNS
c) Sending emails
d) Transferring files
a) 21
b) 25
c) 53
d) 80
Answer: c) 53
Which protocol is used for transferring files between a client and a server?
a) HTTP
b) FTP
c) SMTP
d) DHCP
Answer: b) FTP
a) Sending emails
b) Transferring files
c) Translating domain names
d) Assigning IP addresses
Which protocol is used for downloading web pages from a server to a client?
a) FTP
b) SMTP
c) HTTP
d) DNS
Answer: c) HTTP