Explore topic-wise MCQs in Computer Networks.

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151.

The original Ethernet has gone through

A. only one generation
B. two generations
C. three generation
D. four generations
Answer» E.
152.

100BaseFX is used for the encoding of

A. Manchester
B. NRZ - I
C. MLT-3
D. 8B/6T
Answer» C. MLT-3
153.

Preamble contains

A. 6 Bytes
B. 4 Bytes
C. 2 Bytes
D. 7 Bytes
Answer» E.
154.

10 Gigabit Ethernet operates only in

A. Duplex Mode
B. Half Duplex Mode
C. Quadratic Duplex Mode
D. Full Duplex Mode
Answer» E.
155.

1000Base-LX has used two wires for long wave are

A. STP Cable
B. UTP Cable
C. Fiber Optic
D. Coaxial Cable
Answer» D. Coaxial Cable
156.

Wireless LANs implement security measures in the

A. Session Layers
B. Data Link Layers
C. Sub Layers
D. Application Layers
Answer» C. Sub Layers
157.

Round trip time and time required to send the jam sequence is called the

A. frame slots
B. Propagation time
C. Maximum length
D. slot time
Answer» E.
158.

In IEEE Project 802, the Logic Link Control (LLC) is used to control and handle the

A. errors
B. flow
C. frames
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
159.

By using bridge, the collision is

A. Reduced
B. Increased
C. Eliminated
D. diversified
Answer» B. Increased
160.

The purpose of the _______ is to provide flow and error control for the upper-layer protocols that actually demand these services.

A. MAC
B. LLC
C. LLU
D. none of the above
Answer» C. LLU
161.

The connecting device that is used to connect the wires coming from different branches is known as

A. bridges
B. active hubs
C. repeaters
D. passive hubs
Answer» E.
162.

The problem of a station not being able to detect a potential competitor for the medium because it thinks that there is activity between them is called .....................

A. Exposed Station Problem
B. Collision Avoidance Problem
C. Hidden Station Problem
D. Access Grant Problem
Answer» B. Collision Avoidance Problem
163.

In Ethernet frame, both destination and sender addresses are of length

A. 1 Byte
B. 2 Bytes
C. 4 Bytes
D. 6 Bytes
Answer» E.
164.

Each station on an Ethernet network has a unique _______ address imprinted on its network interface card (NIC).

A. 5-byte
B. 32-bit
C. 48-bit
D. 16-bit
Answer» D. 16-bit
165.

__________ uses thin coaxial cable.

A. 10Base5
B. 10Base2
C. 10Base-T
D. 10Base-F
Answer» C. 10Base-T
166.

A destination address can be

A. Unicast
B. multicast
C. broadcast
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
167.

Protocol Data Unit (PDU) is similar to

A. LLC
B. HDLC
C. MAC
D. DSAP
Answer» C. MAC
168.

The maximum length of 10GBase-L in Gigabit ethernet implementation is

A. 100 m
B. 300 m
C. 10 km
D. 40 km
Answer» D. 40 km
169.

A point-to-point link in a remote backbone connected by remote bridges acts as

A. Ad hoc network
B. LA Network
C. WA Network
D. MA Network
Answer» C. WA Network
170.

A repeater is a device that cannot connect LANs of

A. Different protocols
B. Same Protocols
C. Protocols of Data link layer
D. protocols of presentation layer
Answer» B. Same Protocols
171.

100BaseTX uses two pairs of

A. oftwisted cable
B. fiber optic
C. coaxial cable
D. None of the above
Answer» B. fiber optic
172.

The flag of the Start frame delimiter (SFD) is

A. 111000011
B. 10101011
C. 10010011
D. 11011011
Answer» C. 10010011
173.

The maximum length of 100BaseTX is

A. 100 meter
B. 200 meter
C. 300 meter
D. 400 meter
Answer» B. 200 meter
174.

In half duplex mode of MAC sublayer the stations are connected via

A. Switch
B. Hub
C. Bridge
D. Bus
Answer» C. Bridge
175.

In 100BaseT4 the total number of wires are

A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
Answer» C. 6
176.

Bridges are also repeaters and

A. Regenerator
B. Preprocessor
C. Amplifier
D. All of the above
Answer» B. Preprocessor
177.

The maximum frame length for 10-Mbps Ethernet is ________ bytes.

A. 1518
B. 1500
C. 1200
D. 1236
Answer» B. 1500
178.

Gigabit Ethernet access methods include _______ mode.

A. half-duplex
B. full-duplex
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
Answer» D. neither (a) nor (b)
179.

If an Ethernet destination address is 07:01:02:03:04:05, then this is a ______ address.

A. unicast
B. multicast
C. broadcast
D. any of the above
Answer» C. broadcast
180.

The bridge must discard any frames too large for its

A. Medium
B. Connection
C. frame format
D. System
Answer» E.
181.

Token-Ring because it currently can run at both 4Mbps and 16Mbps. This means that it can be used in any topology

A. 8 Kbps
B. 16 Kbps
C. 32 Kbps
D. 64 Kbps
Answer» E.
182.

A hub is used in ......................... Ethernet.

A. 10Base 5
B. 10Base 2
C. 10Base – T
D. 10Base - F
Answer» D. 10Base - F
183.

1000Base-SX, 1000Base-LX, and 1000Base-CX use _________ block coding and ________ line coding.

A. 4B/5B; NRZ
B. 8B/10B; NRZ
C. 4B/5B; MLT-3
D. 8B/10B; NRZ
Answer» C. 4B/5B; MLT-3
184.

________ uses fiber-optic cable.

A. 10Base5
B. 10Base2
C. 10Base-T
D. 10Base-F
Answer» E.
185.

In most transmission media, the signal propagates at

A. 2 X 10^2
B. 2 X 10 ^4
C. 2 X 10^6
D. 2 X 10^8
Answer» E.
186.

The half duplex mode of gigabit Ethernet approach uses

A. CSMA/CD
B. CSMA/CA
C. FDMA
D. TDMA
Answer» B. CSMA/CA
187.

What is the hexadecimal equivalent of the Ethernet address 01011010 00010001 01010101 00011000 10101010 00001111?

A. 5A:88:AA:18:55:F0
B. 5A:81:BA:81:AA:0F
C. 5A:18:5A:18:55:0F
D. 5A:11:55:18:AA:0F
Answer» E.
188.

This is a device that can be used to connect one Ethernet network to another nearby Ethernet network.

A. gateway
B. switch
C. bridge
D. forwarder
Answer» D. forwarder
189.

On an Ethernet network, this is the unit of data that is transmitted between network points. It has explicit minimum and maximum lengths and a set of required pieces of information that must appear within it.

A. data-chunk
B. frame
C. data packet
D. packet
Answer» C. data packet
190.

How many bytes are in Ethernet address?

A. 6
B. 5
C. 4
D. 3
Answer» B. 5
191.

How many bits are there in the Ethernet address?

A. 64 bits
B. 48 bits
C. 32 bits
D. 16 bits
Answer» C. 32 bits
192.

How different computers are connected to a LAN by a cable?

A. Interface card
B. Modem
C. DSL
D. DSLAM
Answer» B. Modem
193.

_____ transmission technology (based on Ethernet) provides a data rate of 1 billion bits per second.

A. 10BASE-T Ethernet
B. Standard Ethernet
C. Fast Ethernet
D. Gigabit Ethernet
Answer» E.
194.

Ethernet uses a ______ physical address that is imprinted on the network interface card (NIC).

A. 32-bit
B. 64-bit
C. 6-byte
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
195.

A personal computer or workstation on an Ethernet network must have one of these cards.

A. TDI
B. NIC
C. PCI
D. None of the above
Answer» C. PCI
196.

WHAT_IS_INTERFRAME_GAP??$

A. idle time between frames
B. idle time between frame bits
C. idle time between packets
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. idle time between frame bits
197.

An_ethernet_frame_that_is_less_than_the_IEEE_802.3_minimum_length_of_64_octets_is_called$

A. short frame
B. run frame
C. mini frame
D. man frame
Answer» C. mini frame
198.

The maximum size of payload field in ethernet frame i?

A. 1000 bytes
B. 1200 bytes
C. 1300 bytes
D. 1500 bytes
Answer» E.