Top Networking Interview Questions

Q #1) What is a Network?

Ans: A network is a set of devices connected to each other using a physical
transmission medium.
Example: A Computer Network is a group of computers connected with each other to
communicate and share information and resources like hardware, data, and software
across each other.
In a network, nodes are used to connect two or more networks.

Q #2) What is a Node?

Ans: Two or more computers are connected directly by an optical fiber or any other
cable. A node is a point where a connection established. It is a network component
which is used to send, receive and forward the electronic information.A device
connected to a network is also termed as Node. Let’s consider that in a network there
are 2 computers, 2 printers, and a server are connected, then we can say that there are
five nodes on the network.

Q #3) What is Network Topology?

Ans: Network Topology is a physical layout of the computer network and it defines how
the computers, devices, cables etc are connected to each other.

Q #4) What are Routers?

Ans: The router is a network device which connects two or more network segments.
The router is used to transfer information from the source to destination.
Routers send the information in terms of data packets and when these data packets are
forwarded from one router to another router then the router reads the network address
in the packets and identifies the destination network.

Q #5) What is OSI reference model?

Ans: Open System Interconnection, the name itself suggest that it is a reference model
which defines how applications can communicate with each other over a networking
system.
It also helps to understand the relationship between networks and defines the process
of communication in a network.
Q #6) What are the layers in OSI Reference Models? Describe each layer briefly.
Ans: Given below are the seven layers of OSI Reference Models:
#1) Physical Layer (Layer 1): Physical Layer converts data bits into electrical impulse
or radio signals. E.g. Ethernet.
#2) Data Link Layer (Layer 2): At Data Link layer, data packets are encoded and
decoded into bits and it provides a node to node data transfer. Data Link Layer also
detects the errors occurred at Layer 1.
#3) Network Layer (Layer 3): Network Layer transfers variable length data sequence
from one node to another node in the same network. This variable length data
sequence is also known as “Datagrams”.
#4) Transport Layer (Layer 4): It transfers data between nodes and also provides
acknowledgment of successful data transmission. It keeps track of transmission and
sends the segments again if the transmission fails.

image source: OSI Reference Model

#5) Session Layer (Layer 5): Session Layer manages and controls the connections
between computers. It establishes, coordinates, exchange and terminates the
connections between local and the remote applications.
#6) Presentation Layer (Layer 6): It is also called as “Syntax Layer”. Layer 6
transforms the data into the form in which the application layer accepts.
#7) Application Layer (Layer 7): This is the last layer of OSI Reference Model and is
the one which is close to the end user. Both end-user and application layer interacts
with the software application. This layer provides services for email, file transfer etc.
Q #7) What is the difference between Hub, Switch, and Router?
Ans:
 Hub Switch Router

Hub is least expensive, least intelligent Switches work similarly The router is smartest and mo
and least complicated of the three. like Hubs but in a more complicated out of these three
It broadcast all data to every port which efficient manner. all shapes and sizes. Routers
may cause serious security and It creates connections like little computers dedicated
reliability concern dynamically and provides network traffic
information only to the
requesting port

In a Network, Hub is a common Switch is a device in a Routers are located at gatewa

connection point for devices connected network which forwards forwards data packets
to the network. Hub contains multiple packets in a network
ports and is used to connect segments
of LAN
Q #8) Explain TCP/IP Model
Ans: The most widely used and available protocol is TCP/IP i.e. Transmission Control
Protocol and Internet Protocol. TCP/IP specifies how data should be packaged,
transmitted and routed in their end to end data communication.
There are four layers as shown in the below diagram:

image source: TCP/IP

Given below is a brief explanation of each layer:
 Application Layer: This is the top layer in TCP/IP model. It includes processes
which use Transport Layer Protocol to transmit the data to their destination.
There are different Application Layer Protocols such as HTTP, FTP, SMTP,
SNMP protocols etc.
 Transport Layer: It receives the data from the Application Layer which is above
Transport Layer. It acts as a backbone between the host’s system connected
with each other and it mainly concerns about the transmission of data. TCP and
UDP are mainly used as a Transport Layer protocols.
 Network or Internet Layer: This layer sends the packets across the network.
Packets mainly contain source & destination IP addresses and actual data to be
transmitted.
 Network Interface Layer: It is the lowest layer of TCP/IP model. It transfers the
packets between different hosts. It includes encapsulation of IP packets into
frames, mapping IP addresses to physical hardware devices etc.
Q #9) What is HTTP and what port does it use?
Ans: HTTP is HyperText Transfer Protocol and it is responsible for web content. Many
web pages are using HTTP to transmit the web content and allow the display and
navigation of HyperText.
It is the primary protocol and port used here is TCP port 80.

Q #10) What is HTTPs and what port does it use?

Ans: HTTPS is a Secure HTTP. HTTPS is used for secure communication over a
computer network. HTTPS provides authentication of websites which prevents
unwanted attacks.
In a bi-directional communication, HTTPS protocol encrypts the communication so that
tampering of the data gets avoided. With the help of a SSL certificate, it verifies if the
requested server connection is a valid connection or not. HTTPS uses TCP with port
443.

Q #11) What are TCP and UDP?

Ans: Common factors in TCP and UDP:
 TCP and UDP are the most widely used protocols that are built on the top of IP
protocol.
 Both protocols TCP and UDP are used to send bits of data over the internet,
which is also known as ‘packets’.
 When packets are transferred using either TCP or UDP, it is sent to an IP
address. These packets are traversed through routers to the destination.
TCP UDP

TCP stands for Transmission Control Protocol UDP is stands for User Datagram Protocol or Uni
Datagram Protocol

Once the connection is setup, data can be sent UDP is connectionless, simple protocol. Using UD
bi-directional i.e. TCP is a connection oriented messages are sent as packets
protocol

The speed of TCP is slower than UDP UDP is faster compared to TCP

TCP is used for the application where time is not UDP is suitable for the applications which require
critical part of data transmission transmission of data and time is crucial in this cas

TCP transmission occurs in a sequential manner UDP transmission also occurs in a sequential ma
does not maintain the same sequence when it rea
destination

It is heavy weight connection It is lightweight transport layer

TCP tracks the data sent to ensure no data loss UDP does not ensure whether receiver receives p
during data transmission not. If packets are misses then they are just lost
Q #12) What is a Firewall?
Ans: Firewall is a network security system that is used to protect computer networks
from unauthorized access. It prevents malicious access from outside to the computer
network. A firewall can also be built to grant limited access to the outside users.
The firewall consists of a hardware device, software program or a combined
configuration of both. All the messages that route through the Firewall are examined by
specific security criteria and the messages which meet the criteria are successfully
traversed through the network or else those messages are blocked.

image source: Firewall

Firewalls can be installed just like any other computer software and later can be
customized as per the need and have some control over the access and security
features. “

Windows Firewall” is an inbuilt Microsoft Windows application which comes along with
the operating system. This “Windows Firewall” also helps to prevent viruses, worms etc.

Q #13) What is DNS?

Ans: Domain Name Server (DNS), in a non-professional language and we can call it as
Internet’s phone book. All the public IP addresses and their hostnames are stored in the
DNS and later it translates into a corresponding IP address.
For a human being, it is easy to remember and recognize the domain name, however,
the computer is a machine that does not understand the human language and they only
understand the language of IP addresses for data transfer.

There is a “Central Registry” where all the domain names are stored and it gets updated
on a periodic basis. All the internet service providers and different host companies
usually interact with this central registry to get the updated DNS details.

For Example: When you type a website www.softwaretestinghelp.com, then your

internet service provider looks for the DNS associated with this domain name and
translates this website command into a machine language – IP address –
151.144.210.59 (note that, this is imaginary IP address and not the actual IP for the
given website) so that you will get redirected to the appropriate destination.
This is shortly explained in the below diagram:

image source: DNS

Q #14) What is the difference between a Domain and a Workgroup?
Ans: In a Computer Network, different computers are organized in different methods
and these methods are – Domains and Workgroups. Usually, computers which run on
the home network belong to a Workgroup.
However, computers which are running on an office network or any workplace network
belong to the Domain.

Workgroup Domain

All computers are peers and no computer has Network admin uses one or more computer as
control over another computer and provide all accesses, security permission
computers in a network

In a Workgroup, each computer maintains their own The domain is a form of a computer network in
database computers, printers, and user accounts are re
central database.

Each computer has their own authentication rule for It has centralized authentication servers which
every user account of authentication

Each computer has set of user account. If user has If user has an account in a domain then user c
account on that computer then only user able to any computer in a domain
access the computer

Workgroup does not bind to any security permission Domain user has to provide security credentia
or does not require any password they are accessing the domain network

Computer settings need to change manually for In a domain, changes made in one computer
each computer in a Workgroup automatically made same changes to all other
in a network

All computers must be on same local area network In a domain, computers can be on a different l
network

In a Workgroup, there can be only 20 computers In a domain, thousands of computers can be c

connected
Q #15) What is a Proxy Server and how do they protect the computer network?
Ans: For data transmission, IP addresses are required and even DNS uses IP
addresses to route to the correct website. It means without the knowledge of correct
and actual IP addresses it is not possible to identify the physical location of the network.
Proxy Servers prevent external users who are unauthorized to access such IP
addresses of the internal network. The Proxy Server makes the computer network
virtually invisible to the external users.
image source: Proxy Server
Proxy Server also maintains the list of blacklisted websites so that the internal user is
automatically prevented from getting easily infected by the viruses, worms etc.

Q #16) What are IP classes and how can you identify the IP class of given a IP
address?
Ans: An IP address has 4 sets (octets) of numbers each with a value up to 255.
For Example, the range of the home or commercial connection started primarily
between 190 x or 10 x. IP classes are differentiated based on the number of hosts it
supports on a single network. If IP classes support more networks then very few IP
addresses are available for each network.
There are three types of IP classes and are based on the first octet of IP addresses
which are classified as Class A, B or C. If the first octet begins with 0 bit then it is of type
Class A.

Class A type has a range up to 127.x.x.x (except 127.0.0.1). If it starts with bits 10 then
it belongs to Class B. Class B having a range from 128.x to 191.x. IP class belongs to
Class C if octet starts with bits 110. Class C has a range from 192.x to 223.x.

Q #17) What is meant by 127.0.0.1 and local host?

Ans: IP address 127.0.0.1, is reserved for loopback or local host connections. These
networks are usually reserved for the biggest customers or some of the original
members of the Internet. To identify any connection issue, the initial step is to ping the
server and check if it is responding.
If there is no response from the server then there are various causes like the network is
down or the cable needs to be replaced or network card is not in a good condition.
127.0.0.1 is a loopback connection on the Network Interface Card (NIC) and if you are
able to ping this server successfully, then it means that the hardware is in a good shape
and condition.

127.0.0.1 and local host are the same things in most of the computer network
functioning.

Q #18) What is NIC?

Ans: NIC stands for Network Interface Card. It is also known as Network Adapter or
Ethernet Card. It is in the form of add-in card and is installed in a computer so that the
computer can be connected to a network.
Each NIC has a MAC address which helps in identifying the computer on a network.

Q #19) What is Data Encapsulation?

Ans: In a computer network, to enable data transmission from one computer to another,
the network devices send messages in the form of packets. These packets are then
added with the IP header by OSI reference model layer.
The Data Link Layer encapsulates each packet in a frame which contains the hardware
address of the source and the destination computer. If a destination computer is on the
remote network then the frames are routed through a gateway or router to the
destination computer.

Q #20) What is the difference between Internet, Intranet, and Extranet?

Ans: The terminologies Internet, Intranet, and Extranet are used to define how the
applications in the network can be accessed. They use similar TCP/IP technology but
differ in terms of access levels for each user inside the network and outside the
network.
Internet: Applications are accessed by anyone from any location using the web.
Intranet: It allows limited access to the users in the same organization.
Extranet: External users are allowed or provided with access to use the network
application of the organization.
Q #21) what is a VPN?
Ans: VPN is the Virtual Private Network and is built on the Internet as a private wide
area network. Internet-based VPNs are less expensive and can be connected from
anywhere in the world.
VPNs are used to connect offices remotely and are less expensive when compared to
WAN connections. VPNs are used for secure transactions and confidential data can be
transferred between multiple offices. VPN keeps company information secure against
any potential intrusion.
image source: VPN
Given below are the 3 types of VPN’s:
#1) Access VPN: Access VPN’s provides connectivity to the mobile users and
telecommuters. It is an alternative option for dial-up connections or ISDN connections. It
provides low-cost solutions and a wide range of connectivity.
#2) Intranet VPN: They are useful for connecting remote offices using shared
infrastructure with the same policy as a private network.
#3) Extranet VPN: Using shared infrastructure over an intranet, suppliers, customers,
and partners are connected using dedicated connections.
Q #22) what are ipconfig and ifconfig?
Ans: Ipconfig stands for Internet Protocol Configuration and this command is used on
Microsoft Windows to view and configure the network interface.
The command ipconfig is useful for displaying all TCP/IP network summary information
currently available on a network. It also helps to modify the DHCP protocol and DNS
setting.

Ifconfig (Interface Configuration) is a command that is used on Linux, Mac, and UNIX
operating system. It is used to configure, control the TCP/IP network interface
parameters from CLI i.e. Command Line Interface. It allows you to see the IP addresses
of these network interfaces.
Q #23) Explain DHCP briefly?
Ans: DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol and it automatically
assigns IP addresses to the network devices. It completely removes the process of
manual allocation of IP addresses and reduces the errors caused due to this.
This entire process is centralized so that TCP/IP configuration can also be completed
from a central location. DHCP has “pool of IP addresses” from which it allocates the IP
address to the network devices. DHCP cannot recognize if any device is configured
manually and assigned with the same IP address from the DHCP pool.

In this situation, it throws “IP address conflict” error.

image source: DHCP

DHCP environment requires DHCP servers to set-up the TCP/IP configuration. These
servers then assign, release and renew the IP addresses as there might be a chance
that network devices can leave the network and some of them can join back to the
network.

Q #24) What is SNMP?

Ans: SNMP stands for Simple Network Management Protocol. It is a network protocol
used for collecting organizing and exchanging information between network devices.
SNMP is widely used in network management for configuring network devices like
switches, hubs, routers, printers, servers.
SNMP consists of the below components:
 SNMP Manager
 Managed device
 SNMP Agent
 Management Information Base (MIB)
The below diagram shows how these components are connected with each other
in the SNMP architecture:

image source: SNMP

SNMP is a part of TCP/IP suite. There are 3 main versions of SNMP which include
SNMPv1, SNMPv2, and SNMPv3.

Q #25) What are the different types of a network? Explain each briefly.
Ans: There are 4 major types of network.
Let’s take a look at each of them in detail.
 Personal Area Network (PAN): It is a smallest and basic network type that is
often used at home. It is a connection between the computer and another device
such as phone, printer, modem tablets etc
 Local Area Network (LAN): LAN is used in small offices and internet cafe to
connect a small group of computers to each other. Usually, they are used to
transfer a file or for playing the game in a network.
 Metropolitan Area Network (MAN): It is a powerful network type than LAN. The
area covered by MAN is a small town, city etc. A huge server is used to cover
such a large span of area for connection.
 Wide Area Network (WAN): It is more complex than LAN and covers a large
span of area typically a large physical distance. The Internet is the largest WAN
which is spread across the world. WAN is not owned by any single organization
but it has distributed ownership.
There are some other types of network as well:
 Storage Area Network (SAN)
  System Area Network (SAN)
 Enterprise Private Network (EPN)
 Passive Optical Local Area Network (POLAN)
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Below is Part 2 of these Networking questions series.

Q #26) Differentiate Communication and Transmission?
Ans) Through Transmission the data gets transferred from source to destination (Only
one way). It is treated as the physical movement of data.
Communication means the process of sending and receiving data between two media
(data is transferred between source and destination in both ways).

Q #27) Describe the layers of OSI model?

Ans) OSI model stands for Open System Interconnection It is a framework which
guides the applications how they can communicate in a network.
OSI model has seven layers. They are listed below,
 Physical Layer (Deals with transmission and reception of unstructured data
through a physical medium)
 Data Link Layer (Helps in transferring error-free data frames between nodes)
 Network Layer (Decides the physical path that should be taken by the data as
per the network conditions)
 Transport Layer (Ensures that the messages are delivered in sequence and
without any loss or duplication)
 Session Layer (Helps in establishing a session between processes of different
stations)
 Presentation Layer (Formats the data as per the need and presents the same to
Application layer)
 Application Layer (Serves as the mediator between Users and processes of
applications).
Q #28) Explain various types of networks based on their sizes?
Ans) Size of the Network is defined as the geographic area and the number of
computers covered in it. Based on the size of the network they are classified as below,
Based on the size of the Network they are classified as below,

 Local Area Network (LAN): A network with a minimum of two computers to a

maximum of thousands of computers within an office or a building is termed as
LAN.Generally, it works for a single site where people can share resources like
printers, data storage etc.
 Metropolitan Area Network (MAN): It is larger than LAN and used to connect
various LAN’s across small regions, a city, campus of colleges or universities etc
which in turn forms a bigger network.
 Wide Area Network (WAN): Multiple LAN’s and MAN’s connected together form
a WAN. It covers a wider area like a whole country or world.
Q #29) Define various types of internet connections?
Ans) There are three types of internet connections. They are listed below
1) Broadband Connection – This type of connection gives continuous high-speed
internet. In this type, if we log off from the internet for any reason then there is no need
to log in again.
Eg: Modems of cables, Fibres, wireless connection, satellite connection etc.
2) Wi-Fi – It is a wireless internet connection between the devices. It uses radio waves
to connect to the devices or gadgets.
3) WiMAX – It is the most advanced type of internet connection which is more featured
than Wi-Fi. It is nothing but the high-speed and advanced type of broadband
connection.
Q #30) Few important terminology we come across networking concepts?
Ans) Below are few important terms we need to know in networking
 Network – A set of computers or devices connected together with a
communication path to share data.
 Networking – The design and construction of a network are termed as
networking.
 Link – The physical medium or the communication path through which the
devices are connected in a network is called as a Link.
 Node – The devices or the computers connected to the links are named as
nodes.
 Router / Gateway – A device/computer/node that is connected to different
networks is termed as a Gateway or Router. The basic difference between these
two is that Gateway is used to control the traffic of two contradictory networks
whereas router controls the traffic of similar networks.
 The router is nothing but a switch which processes the signal/traffic using
routing protocols.
 Protocol – A set of instructions or rules or guidelines that are used in
establishing communications between computers of a network is called as
Protocol.
 Unicasting – When a piece of information or a packet is sent from a particular
source to a specified destination then it is called as Unicasting.
 Anycasting – Sending the datagrams from a source to the nearest device
among the group of servers which provide the same service as the source is
termed as Anycasting.
 Multicasting – Sending one copy of data from a single sender to multiple clients
or receivers (selected clients) of the networks which are in need of such data.
 Broadcasting – Sending a packet to each device of the network is termed as
broadcasting.
Q #31) Explain the characteristics of networking?
Ans) The main characteristics of networking are mentioned below,
 Topology: This deals with how the computers or nodes are arranged in the
network. The computers are arranged physically or logically.
 Protocols: Deals with the process how the computers communicate with one
another.
 Medium: This is nothing but the medium used by the computers for
communication.
Q #32) How many types of modes are used in data transferring through
networks?
Ans) Data transferring modes in computer networks are of three types. They are
listed below,
1) Simplex: Data transferring which takes place only in one direction is called Simplex.
In Simplex mode, the data gets transferred either from sender to receiver or from
receiver to sender.
Eg: Radio signal, the print signal given from computer to printer etc.
2) Half Duplex: Data transferring can happen in both directions but not at the same
time. Alternatively, the data is sent and received.
Eg: Browsing through the internet, a user sends the request to the server and later the
server processes the request and sends back the web page.
3) Full Duplex: Data transferring happens in both directions that too simultaneously.
Eg: Two lane road where traffic flows in both the directions, communication through
telephone etc.
Q #33) Name the different types of network topologies and brief its advantages?
Ans) Network Topology is nothing but the physical or logical way in which the devices
(like nodes, links, and computers) of a network are arranged. Physical Topology means
the actual place where the elements of a network are located.
Logical Topology deals with the flow of data over the networks. A Link is used to
connect more than two devices of a network. And more than two links located nearby
forms a topology.

The network topologies are classified as mentioned below

1) Bus Topology: In Bus Topology, all the devices of the network are connected to a
common cable (also called as the backbone). As the devices are connected to a single
cable, it is also termed as Linear Bus Topology.

The advantage of bus topology is that it can be installed easily. And the disadvantage is
that if the backbone cable breaks then the whole network will be down.

2) Star Topology: In Star Topology, there is a central controller or hub to which every
node or device is connected through a cable. In this topology, the devices are not linked
to each other. If a device needs to communicate with the other, then it has to send the
signal or data to the central hub. And then the hub sends the same data to the
destination device.

The advantage of the star topology is that if a link breaks then only that particular link is
affected. The whole network remains undisturbed. The main disadvantage of the star
topology is that all the devices of the network are dependent on a single point (hub). If
the central hub gets failed, then the whole network gets down.

3) Ring Topology: In Ring Topology, each device of the network is connected to two
other devices on either side which in turn forms a loop. Data or Signal in ring topology
flow only in a single direction from one device to another and reaches the destination
node.

The advantage of ring topology is that it can be installed easily. Adding or deleting
devices to the network is also easy. The main disadvantage of ring topology is the data
flows only in one direction. And a break at a node in the network can affect the whole
network.

4) Mesh Topology: In a Mesh Topology, each device of the network is connected to all
other devices of the network. Mesh Topology uses Routing and Flooding techniques for
data transmission.

The advantage of mesh topology is if one link breaks then it does not affect the whole
network. And the disadvantage is, huge cabling is required and it is expensive.

Q #34) What is the full form of IDEA?

Ans) IDEA stands for International Data Encryption Algorithm.
Q #35) Define Piggybacking?
Ans) In data transmission if the sender sends any data frame to the receiver then the
receiver should send the acknowledgment to the sender. The receiver will temporarily
delay (waits for the network layer to send the next data packet) the acknowledgment
and hooks it to the next outgoing data frame, this process is called as Piggybacking
Q #36) In how many ways the data is represented and what are they?
Ans) Data transmitted through the networks’ comes in different ways like text, audio,
video, images, numbers etc.
 Audio: It is nothing but the continuous sound which is different from text and
numbers.
 Video: Continuous visual images or a combination of images.
  Images: Every image is divided into pixels. And the pixels are represented using
bits. Pixels may vary in size based on the image resolution.
 Numbers: These are converted into binary numbers and are represented using
bits.
 Text: Text is also represented as bits.
Q #37) What is the full form of ASCII?
Ans) ASCII stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
Q #38) How a Switch is different from a Hub?
Ans) Below are the differences between a Switch and a Hub,
Below given snapshot clearly, explains the difference between a switch and a hub,

Q #39) Define Round Trip Time?

Ans) The time taken for a signal to reach the destination and travel back to the sender
with the acknowledgment is termed as Round Trip time (RTT). It is also called as Round
Trip Delay (RTD).
Q #40) Define Brouter?
Ans) Brouter or Bridge Router is a device which acts as both bridge and a router. As a
bridge, it forwards data between the networks. And as a router, it routes the data to
specified systems within a network.
Q #41) Define Static IP and Dynamic IP?
Ans) When a device or computer is assigned a specified IP address then it is named as
Static IP. It is assigned by the Internet Service Provider as a permanent address.
Dynamic IP is the temporary IP address assigned by the network to a computing device.
Dynamic IP is automatically assigned by the server to the network device.

Q #42) How VPN is used in the corporate world?

Ans) VPN stands for Virtual Private Network. With the help of VPN, the remote users
can securely connect to the organization’s network. Corporate companies, educational
institutions, government offices etc use this VPN.
Q #43) What is the difference between Firewall and Antivirus?
Ans) Firewall and Antivirus are two different security applications used in networking. A
firewall acts as a gatekeeper which prevents unauthorized users to access the private
networks as intranets. A firewall examines each message and blocks the same which
are unsecured.
Antivirus is a software program that protects a computer from any malicious software,
any virus, spyware, adware etc.

Note: A Firewall cannot protect the system from virus, spyware, adware etc.
Q #44) Explain Beaconing?
Ans) If a network self-repair its problem then it is termed as Beaconing. Mainly it is used
in token ring and FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) networks. If a device in the
network is facing any problem, then it notifies the other devices that they are not
receiving any signal. Likewise, the problem gets repaired within the network.
Q #45) Why the standard of an OSI model is termed as 802.xx?
Ans) OSI model was started in the month of February in 1980. So it is standardized as
802.XX. In this ‘80’ stands for the year 1980 and ‘2’ represents the month February.
Q #46) Expand DHCP and describe how it works?
Ans) DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
DHCP is used to assign IP addresses automatically to the devices over the network.
When a new device is added to the network, it broadcasts a message stating that it is
new to the network. Then the message is transmitted to all the devices of the network.
Only the DHCP server will react to the message and assigns a new IP address to the
newly added device of the network.With the help of the DHCP, the IP management
became very easy.

With the help of the DHCP, the IP management became very easy.

Q #47) How can a network be certified as an effective network? What are the
factors affecting them?
Ans) A network can be certified as an effective network based on below-mentioned
points,
 Performance: A network’s performance is based on its transmitted time and
response time. The factors affecting the performance of a network are hardware,
software, transmission medium types and the number of users using the network.
 Reliability: Reliability is nothing but measuring the probability of failures
occurred in a network and the time taken by it to recover from it. The factors
affecting the same are the frequency of failure and recovery time from failure.
 Security: Protecting the data from viruses and unauthorized users. The factors
affecting the security are viruses and users who do not have permission to
access the network.
Q #48) Explain DNS?
Ans) DNS stands for Domain Naming Server. DNS acts as a translator between domain
names and IP address. As humans remember names, the computer understands only
numbers. Generally, we assign names to websites and computers like gmail.com,
Hotmail etc. When we type such names the DNS translates it into numbers and execute
our requests.
Translating the names into numbers or IP address is named as a Forward lookup.

Translating the IP address to names is named as a Reverse lookup.

Q #49) Define IEEE in networking world?

Ans) IEEE stands for Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineer. This is used to
design or develop standards that are used for networking.
Q #50) What is the use of encryption and decryption?
Ans) Encryption is the process of converting the transmission data into another form
that is not read by any other device other than the intended receiver.
Decryption is the process of converting back the encrypted data to its normal form. An
algorithm called cipher is used in this conversion process.

Q #51) Brief Ethernet?

Ans) Ethernet is nothing but a technology that is used to connect computers all over the
network to transmit the data between each other.
For example, if we connect a computer and laptop to a printer, then we can call it as an
Ethernet network.
Ethernet acts as the carrier for internet within short distance networks like a network in a
building.

The main difference between Internet and Ethernet is security. Ethernet is safer than
the internet as Ethernet is a closed loop and has only limited access.

Q #52) Explain Data Encapsulation?

Ans) Encapsulation means adding one thing on top of the other thing. When a message
or a packet is passed through the communication network (OSI layers), every layer
adds its header information to the actual packet. This process is termed as Data
Encapsulation.
Note: Decapsulation is exactly the opposite of encapsulation. The process of removing
the headers added by the OSI layers from the actual packet is termed as
Decapsulation.

Q #53) How are networks classified based on their connections?

Ans) Networks are classified into two categories based on their connection types. They
are mentioned below,
 Peer-to-peer networks (P2P): When two or more computers are connected
together to share resources without the use of a central server is termed as a
peer-to-peer network. Computers in this type of network act as both server and
client. Generally used in small companies as they are not expensive.
  Server-based networks: In this type of network, a central server is located to
store the data, applications etc of the clients. The server computer provides the
security and network administration to the network.
Q #54) Define Pipelining?
Ans) In Networking when a task is in progress another task gets started before the
previous task is finished. This is termed as Pipelining.
Q #55) What is an Encoder?
Ans) Encoder is a circuit that uses an algorithm to convert any data or compress audio
data or video data for transmission purpose. An encoder converts the analog signal into
the digital signal.
Q #56) What is a Decoder?
Ans) Decoder is a circuit which converts the encoded data to its actual format. It
converts the digital signal into analog signal.
Q #57) How can you recover the data from a system which is infected with Virus?
Ans) In another system (not infected with a virus) install an OS and antivirus with the
latest updates. Then connect the HDD of the infected system as a secondary drive.
Now scan the secondary HDD and clean it. Then copy the data into the system.
Q #58) Describe the key elements of protocols?
Ans) Below three elements are the key elements of protocols
 Syntax: It is the format of the data. That means in which order the data is
displayed.
 Semantics: Describes the meaning of the bits in each section.
 Timing: At what time the data is to be sent and how fast it is to be sent.
Q #59) Explain the difference between baseband and broadband transmission?
Ans) Baseband Transmission: A single signal consumes the whole bandwidth of the
cable
Broadband Transmission: Multiple signals of multiple frequencies are sent
simultaneously.

Q #60) Expand SLIP?

Ans) SLIP stands for Serial Line Interface Protocol. SLIP is a protocol used for
transmitting IP datagrams over a serial line.