Explore topic-wise MCQs in Electrical Engineering.

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451.

Which of the following computer networks is built on the top of another network?

A. prior network
B. chief network
C. prime network
D. overlay network
Answer» E.
452.

Which of the following is a transport layer protocol?

A. stream control transmission protocol
B. internet control message protocol
C. neighbor discovery protocol
D. dynamic host configuration protocol
Answer» B. internet control message protocol
453.

ICMP is primarily used for __________

A. error and diagnostic functions
B. addressing
C. forwarding
D. routing
Answer» B. addressing
454.

The network layer protocol for internet is __________

A. ethernet
B. internet protocol
C. hypertext transfer protocol
D. file transfer protocol
Answer» C. hypertext transfer protocol
455.

A subset of a network that includes all the routers but contains no loops is called ________

A. spanning tree
B. spider structure
C. spider tree
D. special tree
Answer» B. spider structure
456.

Which of the following is not correct in relation to multi-destination routing?

A. is same as broadcast routing
B. contains the list of all destinations
C. data is not sent by packets
D. there are multiple receivers
Answer» D. there are multiple receivers
457.

Which of the following routing algorithms can be used for network layer design?

A. shortest path algorithm
B. distance vector routing
C. link state routing
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» E.
458.

In virtual circuit network each packet contains ___________

A. full source and destination address
B. a short vc number
C. only source address
D. only destination address
Answer» C. only source address
459.

The network layer is concerned with __________ of data.

A. bits
B. frames
C. packets
D. bytes
Answer» D. bytes
460.

Datagram networks mainly refers to _________

A. connection oriented networks
B. connection less networks
C. telephone networks
D. internetwork
Answer» C. telephone networks
461.

Transmission control protocol ___________

A. is a connection-oriented protocol
B. uses a three way handshake to establish a connection
C. receives data from application as a single stream
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» E.
462.

Wireless transmission of signals can be done via ___________

A. radio waves
B. microwaves
C. infrared
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» E.
463.

Which one of the following is not a function of network layer?

A. routing
B. inter-networking
C. congestion control
D. error control
Answer» E.
464.

Bits can be sent over guided and unguided media as analog signal by ___________

A. digital modulation
B. amplitude modulation
C. frequency modulation
D. phase modulation
Answer» B. amplitude modulation
465.

Radio channels are attractive medium because __________

A. can penetrate walls
B. connectivity can be given to mobile user
C. can carry signals for long distance
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» E.
466.

Geostationary satellites ___________

A. are placed at a fixed point above the earth
B. rotate the earth about a fixed axis
C. rotate the earth about a varying axis
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» B. rotate the earth about a fixed axis
467.

Fiber optics posses following properties __________

A. immune electromagnetic interference
B. very less signal attenuation
C. very hard to tap
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» E.
468.

If an Optical Carrier is represented as OC-n, generally the link speed equals(in Mbps) __________

A. n*39.8
B. n*51.8
C. 2n*51.8
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» C. 2n*51.8
469.

Data communication system within a building or campus is________

A. lan
B. wan
C. man
D. pan
Answer» B. wan
470.

Data communication system spanning states, countries, or the whole world is ________

A. lan
B. wan
C. man
D. pan
Answer» C. man
471.

Coaxial cable consists of _______ concentric copper conductors.

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» C. 3
472.

Which of this is not a guided media?

A. fiber optical cable
B. coaxial cable
C. wireless lan
D. copper wire
Answer» D. copper wire
473.

Which network topology requires a central controller or hub?

A. star
B. mesh
C. ring
D. bus
Answer» B. mesh
474.

Physical or logical arrangement of network is __________

A. topology
B. routing
C. networking
D. control
Answer» B. routing
475.

Delimiting and synchronization of data exchange is provided by __________

A. application layer
B. session layer
C. transport layer
D. link layer
Answer» C. transport layer
476.

The functionalities of the presentation layer include ____________

A. data compression
B. data encryption
C. data description
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» E.
477.

Transport layer is implemented in ______________

A. end system
B. nic
C. ethernet
D. signal transmission
Answer» B. nic
478.

Application layer is implemented in ____________

A. end system
B. nic
C. ethernet
D. packet transport
Answer» B. nic
479.

How many layers are present in the Internet protocol stack (TCP/IP model)?

A. 5
B. 7
C. 6
D. 10
Answer» B. 7