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Data-Link Layer MCQs with Answer Key

1. What is the primary responsibility of the data-link layer in the TCP/IP protocol suite?

(A) Addressing packets in the physical layer

(B) Providing services to the upper layers by managing nodes and links

(C) Routing packets across networks

(D) Encoding data for transmission

Answer: (B) Providing services to the upper layers by managing nodes and links

2. What are the two types of links categorized in the data-link layer?

(A) Simplex and duplex links

(B) Digital and analog links

(C) Point-to-point and broadcast links

(D) Wired and wireless links

Answer: (C) Point-to-point and broadcast links

3. Which protocol is responsible for mapping network layer addresses to data-link layer addresses?

(A) ICMP

(B) TCP

(C) DNS

(D) ARP

Answer: (D) ARP

4. Which of the following is NOT defined in the TCP/IP protocol suite?

(A) Physical layer protocol

(B) Network layer protocol


(C) Transport layer protocol

(D) Application layer protocol

Answer: (A) Physical layer protocol

5. What is the purpose of link-layer addressing in the data-link layer?

(A) To assign IP addresses

(B) To determine routes across the Internet

(C) To provide unique addresses for nodes within a single network

(D) To encrypt data packets

Answer: (C) To provide unique addresses for nodes within a single network

6. Which sublayers are commonly found in the data-link layer?

(A) Logical link control and physical control

(B) Network control and access control

(C) Logical link control and media access control

(D) Transport and session sublayers

Answer: (C) Logical link control and media access control

7. Why does the data-link layer need an addressing mechanism?

(A) To ensure that data reaches the correct IP address

(B) To assist in identifying data errors

(C) To allow frames to reach the correct node on a local network

(D) To establish end-to-end communication

Answer: (C) To allow frames to reach the correct node on a local network

8. Which of the following best describes a point-to-point link?


(A) A connection that allows multiple devices to communicate simultaneously

(B) A single direct connection between two nodes

(C) A wireless connection that broadcasts to all devices

(D) A link that only supports simplex communication

Answer: (B) A single direct connection between two nodes

9. What does ARP use to find the link-layer address of the next node?

(A) IP address lookup

(B) Link-state routing

(C) Network layer address mapping

(D) DNS query

Answer: (C) Network layer address mapping

10. In TCP/IP networks, which layers are left to the underlying network technologies to define?

(A) Data-link and transport layers

(B) Network and transport layers

(C) Data-link and physical layers

(D) Application and session layers

Answer: (C) Data-link and physical layers

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