Questions on Network Layer and Data Plane

1. What is the primary function of the network layer?

o A) Error detection

o B) Routing

o C) Data compression

o D) Encryption

o Answer: B) Routing

2. Which of the following is not a network layer service model?

o A) Guaranteed delivery

o B) Guaranteed delivery with less than 40 msec delay

o C) Data compression

o D) In-order datagram delivery

o Answer: C) Data compression

3. What is the process of moving packets from a router’s input link to the appropriate
output link called?

o A) Routing

o B) Switching

o C) Forwarding

o D) Encapsulation

o Answer: C) Forwarding

4. Which protocol is used for addressing in the network layer?

o A) TCP

o B) IP

o C) UDP

o D) HTTP

o Answer: B) IP

5. What does NAT stand for?

o A) Network Address Translation

o B) Network Access Translation

o D) Network Authentication Tool

o Answer: A) Network Address Translation

Questions on Routing and Forwarding

6. What is the purpose of routing in the network layer?

o A) To compress data

o B) To determine the path taken by packets from source to destination

o C) To encrypt data

o D) To detect errors

o Answer: B) To determine the path taken by packets from source to destination

7. What is a forwarding table used for?

o A) To encrypt data

o B) To store IP addresses

o C) To determine the appropriate output link for incoming packets

o D) To compress data

o Answer: C) To determine the appropriate output link for incoming packets

8. Which algorithm is commonly used for routing in traditional networks?

o A) Dijkstra's algorithm

o B) RSA algorithm

o C) Lempel-Ziv algorithm

o D) Hu man algorithm

o Answer: A) Dijkstra's algorithm

9. What is the main function of the data plane in a router?

o A) Encrypting data

o B) Forwarding packets

o C) Compressing data

o D) Error detection

o Answer: B) Forwarding packets

o A) Software-Defined Network

o B) Standard Data Network

o C) Secure Data Network

o D) Simplified Data Network

o Answer: A) Software-Defined Network

Questions on IP Protocol and Addressing

11. What is the primary role of the IP protocol?

o A) Error detection

o B) Data encryption

o C) Addressing and routing packets

o D) Data compression

o Answer: C) Addressing and routing packets

12. What does IPv6 address that IPv4 does not?

o A) Encryption

o B) Data compression

o C) Larger address space

o D) Faster data transfer

o Answer: C) Larger address space

13. Which of the following is not a feature of IPv6?

o A) Larger address space

o B) Simplified header format

o C) Integrated security

o D) Compatibility with IPv4

o Answer: D) Compatibility with IPv4

14. What is the purpose of Network Address Translation (NAT)?

o A) To compress data

o B) To translate private IP addresses to public IP addresses

o C) To encrypt data
 o D) To detect errors

o Answer: B) To translate private IP addresses to public IP addresses

15. Which type of addressing is used in the Internet Protocol?

o A) Logical addressing

o B) Physical addressing

o C) Dynamic addressing

o D) Static addressing

o Answer: A) Logical addressing

Questions on Network Layer Functions

16. What is the di erence between forwarding and routing?

o A) Forwarding determines the path, while routing moves packets to the output link

o B) Forwarding moves packets to the output link, while routing determines the
path

o C) Both forwarding and routing determine the path

o D) Both forwarding and routing move packets to the output link

o Answer: B) Forwarding moves packets to the output link, while routing

17. What is the function of the control plane in a router?

o A) To forward packets

o B) To compress data

o C) To determine how datagrams are routed among routers

o D) To encrypt data

o Answer: C) To determine how datagrams are routed among routers

18. Which plane determines the local per-router function?

o A) Control plane

o B) Data plane

o C) Management plane

o D) Security plane

o Answer: A) Control plane

o A) A type of encryption

o B) A network management approach that enables programmatically e icient

o C) A data compression technique

o D) A protocol for error detection

o Answer: B) A network management approach that enables programmatically

20. What is the main benefit of SDN?

o A) Increased data compression

o B) Simplified network management

o C) Enhanced encryption

o D) Improved error detection

o Answer: B) Simplified network management

Questions on Router Architecture

21. What is the role of the input port in a router?

o A) To encrypt data

o B) To receive packets and perform initial processing

o C) To compress data

o D) To send packets to the output link

o Answer: B) To receive packets and perform initial processing

22. What is decentralized switching in a router?

o A) Centralized control of all switching

o B) Using header field values to determine output port using forwarding table in
input port memory

o C) Compressing data before forwarding

o D) Encrypting data at each input port

o Answer: B) Using header field values to determine output port using forwarding
table in input port memory
 23. Which switching fabric uses a shared bus for data transfer?

o A) Switching via memory

o B) Switching via a bus

o C) Switching via interconnection network

o D) Switching via direct path

o Answer: B) Switching via a bus

24. What is the purpose of a switching fabric in a router?

o A) To encrypt data

o B) To compress data

o C) To transfer packets from input ports to output ports

o D) To detect errors

o Answer: C) To transfer packets from input ports to output ports

25. What is an example of a high-speed switching fabric?

o A) Cisco CRS router

o B) Traditional computers

o C) Basic switches

o D) Ethernet cables

o Answer: A) Cisco CRS router

Questions on Forwarding Techniques

26. What is longest prefix matching used for in networking?

o A) To compress data

o B) To encrypt data

o C) To determine the best matching entry in a forwarding table

o D) To detect errors

o Answer: C) To determine the best matching entry in a forwarding table

27. Which device examines header fields in all IP datagrams passing through it?

o A) Switch

o B) Router

o C) Firewall
 o D) Hub

o Answer: B) Router

28. What is destination-based forwarding?

o A) Forwarding based on source IP address

o B) Forwarding based only on destination IP address

o C) Forwarding based on data compression

o D) Forwarding based on encryption

o Answer: B) Forwarding based only on destination IP address

29. What is generalized forwarding?

o A) Forwarding based on any set of header field values

o B) Forwarding based only on destination IP address

o C) Forwarding based on data compression

o D) Forwarding based on encryption

o Answer: A) Forwarding based on any set of header field values

30. Which technology often performs longest prefix matching?

o A) TCAMs (Ternary Content Addressable Memories)

o B) RAM (Random Access Memory)

o C) CPU (Central Processing Unit)

o D) SSD (Solid State Drive)

o Answer: A) TCAMs (Ternary Content Addressable Memories)

Questions on Quality of Service

31. What is the best e ort service model in the Internet?

o A) Guaranteed delivery

o B) No guarantees on successful datagram delivery

o C) Guaranteed minimum bandwidth

o D) In-order delivery

o Answer: B) No guarantees on successful datagram delivery

32. Which service model o ers constant bit rate?

o A) Best e ort
 o B) Available bit rate

o C) Intserv guaranteed

o D) ATM

o Answer: C) Intserv guaranteed

33. What does QoS stand for?

o A) Quality of Security

o B) Quality of Service

o C) Quality of Speed

o D) Quality of Signal

o Answer: B) Quality of Service

34. Which service model provides guaranteed minimum bandwidth to a flow?

o A) Best e ort

o B) Intserv guaranteed

o C) Di serv

o D) Available bit rate

o Answer: B) Intserv guaranteed

35. What is an example of a flow of datagrams service?

o A) Guaranteed delivery

o B) In-order datagram delivery

o C) Data compression

o D) Data encryption

o Answer: B) In-order datagram delivery

Questions on Router Components

36. What is bu er management in a router?

o A) Managing data encryption

o B) Managing the storage of packets waiting to be forwarded

o C) Managing data compression

o D) Managing error detection

o Answer: B) Managing the storage of packets waiting to be forwarded

o A) Determining the order in which packets are forwarded

o B) Encrypting data

o C) Compressing data

o D) Detecting errors

o Answer: A) Determining the order in which packets are forwarded

38. Which component of a router operates in the nanosecond timeframe?

o A) Control plane

o B) Data plane

o C) Management plane

o D) Security plane

o Answer: B) Data plane

39. What is the primary function of the output port in a router?

o A) Encrypting data

o B) Forwarding packets to the next hop

o C) Compressing data

o D) Detecting errors

o Answer: B) Forwarding packets to the next hop

40. What does TCAM stand for?

o A) Ternary Content Addressable Memories

o B) Traditional Content Addressable Memories

o C) Transient Content Addressable Memories

o D) Temporary Content Addressable Memories

o Answer: A) Ternary Content Addressable Memories