MCQ in Computer Network and Networking Part 16 | ECE Board Exam

(Last Updated On: January 7, 2023)

This is the Multiple Choice Questions Part 16 of the Series in Computer Network and Networking as one of the Communication Engineering (EST) and Electronics Engineering topics. In Preparation for the ECE Board Exam make sure to expose yourself and familiarize yourself in each and every question compiled here taken from various sources including but not limited to past Board Exam Questions in Communication Engineering and Electronics Engineering field, Communications Books, Electronics Books, Journals and other Communications and Electronics References.

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Choose the letter of the best answer in each question.

751. The process of assigning the IP address for specific times to the various hosts by DHCP is called?

A. Lend

B. sublease

C. let

D. Lease

752. What is the full form of URL?

A. Uniform routing locator

B. Uniform Resource Locator

C. Universal Resource Locator

D. Uniform router locator

753. is a standard suite of protocols used for packet switching across computer networks.

A. x.22

B. x.23

C. x.25

D. x.26

754. What is the full form of CAN?

A. Campus Area Network

B. Cluster Area Network

C. Control Area network

D. both A and B

755. Which of the following below is/are the capability of ICMP protocol?

A. Report package count

B. Report network congestion

C. Both band d

D. Report availability of remote hosts

756. ARP works on Ethernet networks.

A. False

B. True

C. none

D. other

757. assigns a unique number to each IP network adapter called the MAC address.

A. Media Access Control

B. Metro Access Control

C. Metropolitan Access Control

D. Both B and C above

758. Piconets in the blue tooth a minimum of two and a maximum of Bluetooth peer devices.

A. five

B. eight

C. nine

D. four

759. Dynamic addressing doesn’t allow many devices to share limited address space on a network

A. True

B. False

C. none

D. other

760. NAT stands for.

A. network address transformer

B. network address translator

C. network address translation

D. Both B and C above

761. Which of the following is true for secure shell tunneling?

A. To set up an SSH tunnel, one configures an SSH client to forward a specified local port

B. SSH tunnels provide a means to not bypass firewalls

C. All SSH clients support dynamic port forwarding

D. Both A and B

762. Which of the following below are secure VPN protocols?

A. UDP

B. TCP

C. SSTP

D. Both B and C

763. What is the difference between a switch and a hub?

A. Switches operate at the physical layer while hubs operate at the data link layer

B. Switches operate at the data link layer while hubs operate at the transport layer

C. Switches operate at the data link layer while hubs operate at the physical layer

D. Switches operate at the transport layer while hubs operate at the physical layer

764. When computers in a network listen and receive the signal, it is termed as active topology

A. True

B. False

C. none

D. other

765. In 10base2, 10base5, what do 2 and 5 stand for?

A. Speed in Mbps

B. Number of segments

C. Length of segment

D. Size of segment

766. is added to data packet for error detection.

A. checksum bit

B. error bit

C. parity bit

D. other

767. ALL IP addresses are divided into a network address and host address

A. True

B. False

C. none

D. other

768. How can we examine the current routing tables in command prompt?

A. using route start

B. using net start

C. using net stat

D. either a or b

769. Both ping and tracer are used to find If the computer is in the network.

A. True

B. False

C. none

D. other

770. What is the difference between ring and bus topology?

A. In Ring, all nodes are connected with another in a loop while in the bus they are connected to a central cable

B. In Ring, all nodes are connected with another loop while on a bus they are connected to a central cable

C. In the bus, all nodes are connected with another in a loop while instar they are connected to a centralbnode

D. In Bus all nodes are connected with another loop while instar they are connected to a central cable

771. MAC addressing works in data link layer while IP addressing works in the network layer.

A. True

B. False

C. none

D. other

772. A packet whose destination is outside the local TCP/IP network segment is sent to the ______.

A. File server

B. Default gateway

C. DNS server

D. DHCP server

773. Why was the OSI model developed?

A. manufacturers disliked the TCP/IP protocol suite

B. the rate of data transfer was increasing exponentially

C. standards were needed to allow any two systems to communicate

D. none of the above

774. Which piece of information is not vital for a computer in a TCP/IP network?

A. IP address

B. Default gateway

C. Subnet Mask

D. DNS server

775. The physical layer is concerned with the movement of over the physical medium.

A. programs

B. dialogs

C. protocols

D. Bits

776. Which protocol below operates at the network layer in the OSI model?

A. IP

B. ICMP

C. RARP

D. All of the above

777. In the OSI model, as a data packet moves from the lower to the upper layers, headers are.

A. added

B. removed

C. rearranged

D. Modified

778. Session layer of the OSI model provides

A. Data representation

B. Dialog control

C. Remote job execution

D. Creating logical connections

779. IPv6 has -bit addresses.

A. 32

B. 64

C. 128

D. Variable

780. Which one of the following functionalities aren’t provided by TCP?

A. Flow control

B. Addressing

C. Retransmission of packets as required

D. Proper sequencing of the packets

781. Which of the following can be an Ethernet physical address?

A. 01:02:01:2C:4B

B. 07:01:02:01:2C:4B:2C

C. 07:01:02:01:2C:4B

D. none of the above

782. An IP address contains bits?

A. 8

B. 16

C. 32

D. 64

783. Which routing protocol below is used by exterior routers between the autonomous systems?

A. RIP

B. IGRP

C. OSPF

D. BGP

784. Which of the IP headers decides when the packet should be discarded?

A. Fragment control

B. TTL

C. Checksum

D. Header length

785. Which IP address is reserved for software loop-back?

A. 224.x.x.x

B. 127.x.x.x

C. 0.0.0.0

D. 255.255.255.255

786. What is the network ID for a computer whose IP address is190.148.64.23?

A. 190

B. 190.148

C. 190.148.64

D. None of the above

787. Which port is reserved for use of the SMTP protocol?

A. 21

B. 23

C. 25

D. 53

788. Which one of the followings is a connectionless protocol?

A. UDP

B. Ethernet

C. IPX

D. All of the above

789. Which application below uses the UDP protocol?

A. DNS

B. TFTP

C. RIP

D. All of the above

790. How many IP addresses can be assigned to hosts in a C-class network segment with a subnet mask of255.255.255.192?

A. 62

B. 126

C. 192

D. 254

791. Which of the followings is not a direct implication of subnet masks in TCP/IP networks?

A. Reduce network traffic

B. Increase network security

C. Assignment of more IP addresses

D. Better network management

792. In the layer hierarchy as the data packet moves from the upper to the lower layers, headers are

A. Added

B. Removed

C. Rearranged

D. Modified

793. The structure or format of data is called

A. Syntax

B. Semantics

C. Struct

D. Formatting

794. Communication between a computer and a keyboard involves transmission.

A. Automatic

B. Half-duplex

C. Full-duplex

D. Simplex

795. The first Network was called

A. CNNET

B. NSFNET

C. ASAPNET

D. ARPANET

796. A set of rules that governs data communication.

A. Protocols

B. Standards

C. RFCs

D. Servers

797. Communication channel is shared by all the machines on the networking

A. Broadcast network

B. Unicast network

C. Multicast network

D. Anycast network

798. A is a device that forwards packets between networks by processing the routing information included in the packet.

A. Bridge

B. Firewall

C. Router

D. Hub

799. Network congestion occurs

A. In case of traffic overloading

B. When a system terminates

C. When connection between two nodes terminates

D. In case of transfer failure

800. Which of the following networks extends a private network across public networks?

A. Local area network

B. Virtual private network

C. Enterprise private network

D. Storage area network

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