Computer Networks ECOM4321 - MCQ N1 - Timeframe: 25-11-2024 to 02-12-2024

Select 1 correct op on:

1. ----------------- refers to the physical or logical arrangement of a network.

a. Topology
b. Mode of opera on
c. Data flow
d. None of the above
2. ----------------- is a data communica on system spanning states, countries or the whole world.
a. MAN
b. WAN
c. LAN
d. None of the above
3. A ----------------- connec on provides a dedicated link between 2 devices.
a. Primary
b. Mul point
c. Point-to-point
d. secondary
4. A ----------------- is a set of rules that governs data communica on.
a. Protocol
b. Forum
c. Standard
d. None of the above
5. The informa on to be communicated in a data communica ons system is the -----------------.
a. Medium
b. Protocol
c. Message
d. Transmission
6. The Frequency of failure and network recovery me a er a failure are measure of the --------------
--- of a network.
a. Performance
b. Security
c. Reliability
d. Feasibility
7. A television broadcast is an example of ----------------- transmission.
a. Half-duplex
b. Simplex
c. Full-duplex
d. Automa c
8. Data flow between 2 devices can occur in a ----------------- way.
a. Simplex
b. Half-duplex
c. Full-duplex
d. All of the above
9. Devices may be arranged in a ----------------- topology.
a. Mesh
b. Ring
c. Bus
d. All of the above
10. ----------------- is the protocol suite for the current Internet.
a. Unix
b. NCP
c. TCP/IP
d. ACM
11. In a ----------------- connec on, 3 or more devices share a link.
a. Point-to-point
b. Mul point
c. (a) and (b)
d. None of the above
12. Which topology requires a central controller or hub?
a. Mesh
b. Bus
c. Star
d. Ring
13. The ----------------- is the physical path over which a message travels.
a. Protocol
b. Signal
c. Medium
d. All of the above
14. ----------------- refers to the structure or format of the data, meaning the order in which they are
presented.
a. Seman cs
b. Syntax
c. Timing
d. All of the above
15. ----------------- is an idea or concept that is a precursor to an Internet standard.
a. RCF
b. ID
c. RFC
d. None of the above
16. The ----------------- layer adds a header to the packet coming from the upper layer that includes
the logical addresses of the sender and receiver.
a. Data link
b. Network
c. Physical
d. None of the above
17. When data are transmi ed from device A to device B, the header from A’s OSI layer 4 is read by
B’s ----------------- OSI layer.
a. Transport
b. Applica on
c. Physical
d. None of the above
18. ----------------- provides connec on-oriented transport layer services to applica ons.
a. UDP
b. TCP
c. ARP
d. None of the above
19. The process-to-process delivery of the en re message is the responsibility of the -----------------
layer.
a. Transport
b. Applica on
c. Physical
d. Network
20. The ----------------- layer is responsible for moving frames from one node to the next.
a. Transport
b. Data link
c. Physical
d. None of the above
21. The ----------------- layer is responsible for delivering data units from one node to the next without
errors.
a. Physical
b. Data link
c. Transport
d. network
22. The session, presenta on, and applica on layers are the ----------------- support layers.
a. User
b. Network
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. Neither (a) nor (b)
23. The physical, data link, and network layers are the ----------------- support layers.
a. Network
b. User
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. Neither (a) nor (b)
24. The Internetworking Protocol (IP) is a ----------------- protocol.
a. Connec on-oriented
b. Reliable
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. None of the above
25. The ----------------- address uniquely defines a host on the Internet.
a. Port
b. Public IP
c. Private IP
d. Physical
26. The ----------------- layer coordinates the func ons required to transmit a bit stream over a ----------
------- medium.
a. Physical
b. Data link
c. Network
d. Transport
27. Mail services are available to network users through the ----------------- layer.
a. Physical
b. Data link
c. Transport
d. Applica on
28. The ----------------- created a model called the Open Systems Interconnec on, which allows
diverse systems to communicate.
a. IEEE
b. ISO
c. OSI
d. None of the above
29. The ----------------- layer changes bits into electromagne c signals.
a. Physical
b. Transport
c. Data link
d. None of the above
30. When a host on network A sends a message to a host on network B, which address does the
router look at?
a. Logical
b. Physical
c. Port
d. None of the above
31. As the Data Units moves from the upper to the lower layers, headers are -----------------.
a. Rearranged
b. Removed
c. Added
d. Modified
32. Ethernet uses a ----------------- physical address that is imprinted on the network interface card
(NIC)
a. 32-bit
b. 6-byte
c. 64-bit
d. None of the above
33. ----------------- is a process-to-process protocol that adds only port addresses, checksum error
control, and length informa on to the data from the upper layer.
a. IP
b. TCP
c. UDP
d. None of the above
34. A port address in TCP/IP is ----------------- bits long.
a. 16
b. 32
c. 48
d. None of the above
35. In the OSI model, encryp on and decryp on are func ons of the ----------------- layer.
a. Applica on
b. Presenta on
c. Session
d. Transport