Explore topic-wise MCQs in Electrical Engineering.

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401.

Most packet switches use this principle ____________

A. stop and wait
B. store and forward
C. store and wait
D. stop and forward
Answer» C. store and wait
402.

Terrestrial radio channels are broadly classifed into _____ groups.

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 1
Answer» C. 4
403.

UTP is commonly used in __________

A. dsl
B. fttp
C. http
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. fttp
404.

Firewalls are often configured to block ___________

A. udp traffic
B. tcp traffic
C. sensitive traffic
D. best-effort traffic
Answer» B. tcp traffic
405.

Sniffers can be prevented by using _______________

A. wired environment
B. wifi
C. ethernet lan
D. switched network
Answer» E.
406.

Packet sniffers involve ____________

A. active receiver
B. passive receiver
C. legal receiver
D. partially-active receiver
Answer» C. legal receiver
407.

Which of the following is a form of DoS attack?

A. vulnerability attack
B. bandwidth flooding
C. connection flooding
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» E.
408.

The attacker using a network of compromised devices is known as _____________

A. internet
B. botnet
C. telnet
D. d-net
Answer» C. telnet
409.

What is the max data transfer rate for optical fiber cable?

A. 10 mbps
B. 100 mbps
C. 1000 mbps
D. 10000 mbps
Answer» E.
410.

Which of the following architecture uses the CSMA/CD access method?

A. arc net
B. ethernet
C. router
D. stp server
Answer» C. router
411.

What is the central device in star topology?

A. stp server
B. hub/switch
C. pdc
D. router
Answer» C. pdc
412.

Which connector does the STP cable use?

A. bnc
B. rj-11
C. rj-45
D. rj-69
Answer» D. rj-69
413.

What is the max data transfer rate of STP cables?

A. 10 mbps
B. 100 mbps
C. 1000 mbps
D. 10000 mbps
Answer» C. 1000 mbps
414.

What is the max length of the Shielded twisted pair cable?

A. 100 ft
B. 200 ft
C. 100 m
D. 200 m
Answer» D. 200 m
415.

_____________ allows LAN users to share computer programs and data.

A. communication server
B. print server
C. file server
D. network
Answer» D. network
416.

Propagation delay depends on ___________

A. packet length
B. transmission rate
C. distance between the routers
D. speed of the cpu
Answer» D. speed of the cpu
417.

Transmission delay does not depend on _____________

A. packet length
B. distance between the routers
C. transmission rate
D. bandwidth of medium
Answer» C. transmission rate
418.

In TDM, slots are further divided into _________

A. seconds
B. frames
C. packets
D. bits
Answer» C. packets
419.

The total nodal delay is given by ____________

A. dnodal = dproc – dqueue + dtrans + dprop
B. dnodal = dproc + dtrans – dqueue
C. dnodal = dproc + dqueue + dtrans + dprop
D. dnodal = dproc + dqueue – dtrans – dprop
Answer» D. dnodal = dproc + dqueue – dtrans – dprop
420.

Multiplexing provides _________

A. efficiency
B. privacy
C. anti jamming
D. both efficiency & privacy
Answer» E.
421.

The state when dedicated signals are idle are called __________

A. death period
B. poison period
C. silent period
D. stop period
Answer» D. stop period
422.

Which multiplexing technique used to transmit digital signals?

A. fdm
B. tdm
C. wdm
D. fdm & wdm
Answer» C. wdm
423.

The sharing of a medium and its link by two or more devices is called _________

A. fully duplexing
B. multiplexing
C. micropleixng
D. duplexing
Answer» C. micropleixng
424.

In TDM, slots are further divided into __________

A. seconds
B. frames
C. packets
D. bits
Answer» C. packets
425.

WAN stands for __________

A. world area network
B. wide area network
C. web area network
D. web access network
Answer» C. web area network
426.

_______ topology requires a multipoint connection.

A. star
B. mesh
C. ring
D. bus
Answer» E.
427.

Socket-style API for windows is called ____________

A. wsock
B. winsock
C. wins
D. sockwi
Answer» C. wins
428.

User datagram protocol is called connectionless because _____________

A. all udp packets are treated independently by transport layer
B. it sends data as a stream of related packets
C. it is received in the same order as sent order
D. it sends data very quickly
Answer» B. it sends data as a stream of related packets
429.

A 4 byte IP address consists of __________

A. only network address
B. only host address
C. network address & host address
D. network address & mac address
Answer» D. network address & mac address
430.

Which of the following is a data link protocol?

A. ethernet
B. point to point protocol
C. hdlc
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» E.
431.

Automatic repeat request error management mechanism is provided by ________

A. logical link control sublayer
B. media access control sublayer
C. network interface control sublayer
D. application access control sublayer
Answer» B. media access control sublayer
432.

CRC stands for __________

A. cyclic redundancy check
B. code repeat check
C. code redundancy check
D. cyclic repeat check
Answer» B. code repeat check
433.

Header of a frame generally contains ______________

A. synchronization bytes
B. addresses
C. frame identifier
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» E.
434.

Which of the following tasks is not done by data link layer?

A. framing
B. error control
C. flow control
D. channel coding
Answer» E.
435.

Which address is used to identify a process on a host by the transport layer?

A. physical address
B. logical address
C. port address
D. specific address
Answer» D. specific address
436.

A single channel is shared by multiple signals by ____________

A. analog modulation
B. digital modulation
C. multiplexing
D. phase modulation
Answer» D. phase modulation
437.

Which address is used on the internet for employing the TCP/IP protocols?

A. physical address and logical address
B. port address
C. specific address
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» E.
438.

OSI stands for __________

A. open system interconnection
B. operating system interface
C. optical service implementation
D. open service internet
Answer» B. operating system interface
439.

ONT is connected to splitter using _________

A. high speed fibre cable
B. hfc
C. optical cable
D. twisted pair cable
Answer» D. twisted pair cable
440.

Home Access is provided by __________

A. dsl
B. fttp
C. cable
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» E.
441.

StarBand provides __________

A. ftth internet access
B. cable access
C. telephone access
D. satellite access
Answer» E.
442.

Which of the following statements is not applicable for cable internet access?

A. it is a shared broadcast medium
B. it includes hfcs
C. cable modem connects home pc to ethernet port
D. analog signal is converted to digital signal in dslam
Answer» E.
443.

HFC contains _______

A. fibre cable
B. coaxial cable
C. a combination of fibre cable and coaxial cable
D. twisted pair cable
Answer» D. twisted pair cable
444.

Which of the following terms is not associated with DSL?

A. dslam
B. co
C. splitter
D. cmts
Answer» E.
445.

The function of DSLAM is to __________

A. convert analog signals into digital signals
B. convert digital signals into analog signals
C. amplify digital signals
D. de-amplify digital signals
Answer» B. convert digital signals into analog signals
446.

DSL telcos provide which of the following services?

A. wired phone access
B. isp
C. wired phone access and isp
D. network routing and isp
Answer» D. network routing and isp
447.

Which of this is not a constituent of residential telephone line?

A. a high-speed downstream channel
B. a medium-speed downstream channel
C. a low-speed downstream channel
D. an ultra-high speed downstream channel
Answer» D. an ultra-high speed downstream channel
448.

Bluetooth is an example of __________

A. personal area network
B. local area network
C. virtual private network
D. wide area network
Answer» B. local area network
449.

Communication channel is shared by all the machines on the network in ________

A. broadcast network
B. unicast network
C. multicast network
D. anycast network
Answer» B. unicast network
450.

In computer network nodes are _________

A. the computer that originates the data
B. the computer that routes the data
C. the computer that terminates the data
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» E.