Computer Networks - 2 Marks Questions and Answers

2 Marks Questions

Q1. What is the purpose of a router in a network?

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Q2. Define the term protocol in networking.

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Q3. What is Computer Networks?

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Q4. What is IOT?

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Q5. Differentiate between IPv4 and IPv6.

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Q6. What is the role of the Domain Name System (DNS)?

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Q7. Define bandwidth in networking.

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Q8. What is latency in a computer network?

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Q9. Explain throughput in network performance.

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Q10. What is TCP/IP?

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Q11. Differentiate between TCP and UDP.

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Q12. What is a subnet?

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Q13. Explain network topology with a suitable example.

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Q14. What is LAN (Local Area Network)?

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Q15. Define WAN (Wide Area Network).

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Q16. What is MAN (Metropolitan Area Network)?

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Q17. Differentiate between hub and switch.

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Q18. What is a firewall in networking?

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Q19. What are network protocols?

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Q20. Define collision domain.

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Q21. What is the purpose of the OSI model?

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Q22. List the seven layers of the OSI model.

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Q23. What is packet switching?

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Q24. Define circuit switching.

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Q25. What is MAC address?

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Q26. Explain the purpose of Network Address Translation (NAT).

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Q27. Define asymmetric encryption in network security.

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Q28. What is ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)?

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Q29. What is DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)?

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Q30. Differentiate between unicast, multicast, and broadcast transmission.

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Q31. What is HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)?

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Q32. What is the purpose of HTTPS?

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Q33. Explain the role of a proxy server.

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Q34. What is QoS (Quality of Service) in networking?

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Q35. Define VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol).

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Q36. What is VPN (Virtual Private Network)?

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Q37. Explain the concept of load balancing in networking.

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Q38. What is BGP (Border Gateway Protocol)?

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Q39. Define mesh topology.

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Q40. What is point-to-point topology?

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Q41. What are packets in a computer network?

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Q42. Explain the concept of bit rate.

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Q43. Define wireless network.

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Q44. What is the role of a modem?

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Q45. Differentiate between half-duplex and full-duplex communication.

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Q46. Explain ARP poisoning.

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Q47. What is the role of a gateway in a network?

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Q48. What is a client-server model?

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Q49. Define the term peer-to-peer (P2P) networking.

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Q50. What is ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)?

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Q51. Explain ping command in networking.

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Q52. What is a broadcast storm?

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Q53. Define multihoming in networking.

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Q54. What is load shedding in networks?

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Q55. Explain network congestion.

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Q56. What is FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface)?

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Q57. Define Wi-Fi.

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Q58. Explain the concept of VLAN (Virtual LAN).

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Q59. What is SSH (Secure Shell)?

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Q60. Define telnet in networking.

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Q61. What is SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)?

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Q62. Differentiate between public and private IP addresses.

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Q63. What is IEEE 802.11 standard?

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Q64. Explain MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching).

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Q65. What is OSI to TCP/IP mapping?

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Q66. Define token passing in networking.

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Q67. What is CSMA/CD?

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Q68. Differentiate between CSMA/CD and CSMA/CA.

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Q69. Explain the concept of packet fragmentation.

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Q70. What is IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol)?

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Q71. Define network redundancy.

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Q72. What is dynamic routing?

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Q73. Explain static routing.

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Q74. What is the purpose of a session layer in the OSI model?

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Q75. Define latency jitter.

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Q76. What is wireless access point?

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Q77. Explain the concept of DHCP lease time.

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Q78. What is a network interface card (NIC)?

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Q79. Define next hop in routing.

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Q80. What is the purpose of TCP three-way handshake?

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