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Computer Network Interview Questions & Answers

1. What is a ‘subnet’?
Answer: A ‘subnet’ is a generic term for a section of a large network, usually separated by a
bridge or a router.

2. What is DNS?
Answer: The Domain Name System (DNS) is a central part of the Internet, providing a way
to match names (a website you’re seeking) to numbers (the address for the website).
Anything connected to the Internet – laptops, tablets, mobile phones, and websites – has an
Internet Protocol (IP) address made up of numbers.

3. How many layers are there in the OSI model? Name them
Answer: There are 7 layers – physical, data link, network, transport, session, presentation,
and application.

4. What is a ‘client’ and ‘server’ in a network?


Answer: Clients and servers are separate logical entities that work together over a network
to accomplish a task.

5. What are the different ways to exchange data?


Answer:
 Simplex
 Half-duplex
 Full-duplex

6. What is a MAC address?


Answer: A MAC (Media Access Control) address is the 48-bit hardware address of a LAN
card and is usually stored in the ROM of the network adapter card and is unique.
7. What is an IP address?
Answer: An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label assigned to each
device (e.g., computer, printer) participating in a computer network that uses the Internet
Protocol for communication.

8. What is ‘bandwidth’?
Answer: The limited range of frequency of signals that a line can carry is called the
bandwidth

9. What is ICMP?
Answer: ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) is a network layer protocol of the
TCP/IP suite used by hosts and gateways to send notification of datagram problems back to
the sender.

10. What are the major types of networks?


Answer:
 Server-based network
 Peer-to-peer network

11. What are the important topologies for networks?


Answer: There are three important topologies – Star, Bus and Ring.

12. Differentiate between static IP addressing and dynamic IP addressing.


Answer: In static IP addressing, a computer (or another device) is configured to always use
the same IP address, whereas in dynamic IP addressing, the IP address can change
periodically and is managed by a centralized network service

13. What is a LAN?


Answer: LAN stands for Local Area Network and it refers to the connection between
computers and other network devices, located in proximity to each other.

14. What are routers?


Answer: Routers connect two or more network segments. These intelligent network
devices store information in its routing table such as paths, hops and bottlenecks. They
determine the most accurate data transfer paths and operate in Open Systems
Interconnection (OSI) Network Layer.

15. What is VPN?


Answer: VPN stands for Virtual Private Network. This is a connection method for adding
security and privacy to private and public networks, such as Wi-Fi Hotspots and Internet.
VPNs helps in establishing a secure dial-up connection to a remote server

16. What are Nodes and Links?


Ans. Nodes – Devices or data points on a larger network are known as nodes. They are
individual parts of a larger data structure and contain data. They also link other nodes.
Links- A link is the physical and logical network component for interconnecting hosts or
nodes in a network. It is a physical communication medium such as coaxial cable or optical
fiber.

17. What is TCP/IP?


Answer: TCP/IP is the short form of Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol. It is
a set of protocol layers designed to facilitate data exchange on heterogeneous networks.

18. What is client/server network?


Answer: In client/server network, one or more computers act as servers. Servers offer a
centralized repository of resources such as printers and files. Client refers to workstation
that have an access to the server.

19. What is TELNET?


Answer: TELNET is a client-service protocol on the Internet or local area network, allowing
a user to log on to a remote device and have an access to it. Technically, it is a bidirectional
interactive text-oriented communication facility, which uses a virtual terminal connection.

20. What is RIP?


It is the abbreviation for Routing Information Protocol. It is a simple protocol that
exchanges information between the routers.

21. What is half-duplex?


It is the mode of communication between two devices. Here the data flows bi-directionally
but simultaneously. A perfect example of a half-duplex is a walkie-talkie.

22. What is full duplex?


This is also a mode of communication between two devices and the data flow is bi-
directional too, but the flow is simultaneously. Example – telephone.

23. What is netstat?


It is a command line utility program that provides information about the current
Transmission Control Protocol /Internet protocol (TCP/IP) settings of a connection.

24. Can you explain NAT?


It stands for Network Address Translation and is a protocol that allows a network device,
usually a firewall, to assign a public address to a computer/s inside a private network.

25. What is NIC?


NIC is the abbreviation for Network Interface Card. It is a peripheral card with an electronic
circuitry. It is attached to a PC and connects it to a network. NIC has its own MAC address
and this identifies a PC on the network.
26. What is the difference between Communication and Transmission?
Transmission – A process of sending and receiving data between source and destination, in
only one way. It is regarded as the physical movement of data.
Communication – A process of sending and receiving data between source and destination,
in both ways.
27. How many layers does TCP/IP have?
TCP/IP has four layers –
 Network Layer
 Internet Layer
 Transport Layer
 Application Layer

28. What is ASCII?


American Standard Code for Information Interchange

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