Explore topic-wise MCQs in Computer Networks.

This section includes 52 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Computer Networks knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Internet access by transmitting digital data over the wires of a local telephone network is provided by _______

A. leased line
B. digital subscriber line
C. digital signal line
D. digital leased line
Answer» C. digital signal line
2.

Many email systems use ______ protocol to send messages from one server to another server.

A. HTTP
B. ARP
C. ICMP
D. SMTP
Answer» E.
3.

A user directly access a website through _________.

A. URL
B. Search Engine
C. WRL
D. Fire wall
Answer» B. Search Engine
4.

First cyberlaw which provides the legal infrastructure for e-commerce in India is

A. The Information Technology Act, 1996
B. The Information Technology Act, 2000
C. The Information Technology Act, 1998
D. The Information Technology Act, 1990
Answer» C. The Information Technology Act, 1998
5.

A device that connects computer or router to broadband network is called __________.

A. Modem
B. Firewall
C. Memory card
D. Jump drive
Answer» B. Firewall
6.

________ is a device that joins telecommunication links and groups of computers together.

A. Router
B. Host
C. Hypermedia
D. Packets
Answer» B. Host
7.

Email addresses in ________ field are visible to all recipients. Email addresses in _______ field are visible to only the recipient.

A. To and Bcc, Cc
B. To and Cc, Bcc
C. Bcc, To
D. Cc and Bcc, To
Answer» C. Bcc, To
8.

Gmail manages the mail into ______ categories.

A. five
B. six
C. three
D. four
Answer» D. four
9.

E-mail is not a _______ way to transmit data.

A. Secure
B. Practical
C. Fast
D. Legal
Answer» B. Practical
10.

______ a protocol for sending email between servers on the intrenet.

A. Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
B. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
C. Real Time Protocol (RTP)
D. Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Answer» C. Real Time Protocol (RTP)
11.

A ______ main purpose is to prohibit unauthorized access to your computer via the Internet.

A. Popup blocker
B. Firewall
C. Spyware blocker
D. Spam assassin
Answer» C. Spyware blocker
12.

In the domain names, the expression .au stands for ______.

A. Antigua
B. Australia
C. Austria
D. African Union
Answer» C. Austria
13.

Information is sent over networks in small units called _________.

A. Sectors
B. Clusters
C. Packets
D. Frames
Answer» D. Frames
14.

An IP address is having

A. 8 bits
B. 16 bits
C. 24 bits
D. 32 bits
Answer» E.
15.

_________ is an Internet browser released by Apple.

A. Chrome
B. Firefox
C. Netscape
D. Safari
Answer» E.
16.

A/an ___________ is composed of several computers connected together to share resources and data.

A. internet
B. network
C. backbone
D. hyperlink
Answer» C. backbone
17.

______offers services such as search capabilities, e-mail, news, stock price, weather information, sports and entertainment.

A. Hostel
B. Portal
C. Article
D. Newspaper
Answer» C. Article
18.

A software which allows user to view the webpage is known as:

A. Internet Browser
B. Operating System
C. Website
D. Client
Answer» B. Operating System
19.

HTML is used to?

A. Make the Os of computer.
B. Write code for webpages
C. Networking
D. None of the above
E. Paint
Answer» C. Networking
20.

_______ is used in the physical layer of OSI model.

A. HTTP protocol
B. Coaxial cable
C. Error detection scheme
D. Error correction scheme
Answer» B. Coaxial cable
21.

Home page is the ______ page of a website.

A. about
B. last
C. first
D. middle
Answer» D. middle
22.

HTML is used to create a:

A. Web server
B. Word document
C. Web page
D. Database
Answer» D. Database
23.

File compression works by removing ___________ from a file.

A. unneeded data
B. old data
C. unsaved data
D. system data
Answer» E.
24.

In which city was India's first police station for cybercrimes inaugurated in 2001?

A. Chennai
B. Hyderabad
C. New Delhi
D. Bengaluru
Answer» E.
25.

In www.Google.com, www stands for:

A. Web World Wide
B. World Wide Web
C. Wide World Web
D. World Wide Weblinks
Answer» C. Wide World Web
26.

A reference to data that the reader can directly follow either by clicking, tapping or hovering is called ________.

A. Hyperlink
B. Quicklink
C. Domain Link
D. Public Link
E. None of the above
Answer» B. Quicklink
27.

A collection of related web pages is called:

A. client
B. search engine
C. server
D. website
Answer» E.
28.

______ also called the web, contains billions of documents.

A. World Wide Web
B. HTTP
C. Web portal
D. Domain
Answer» B. HTTP
29.

If a server stores data files for users to access, it is commonly called a/an ___________.

A. Application server
B. Database server
C. File server
D. Folder server
Answer» D. Folder server
30.

A video or photo experiencing a sudden spike in popularity in a short period of time is termed as ____.

A. Spam
B. Viral
C. Wi-Fi
D. Virus
Answer» C. Wi-Fi
31.

Choose the web-browser among the following:

A. MSN messenger
B. Yahoo messenger
C. Rediffbal.net
D. Netscape Navigator
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
32.

For sending and receiving date from and to other computers around the world through telephone lines we need:-

A. Fax
B. Modem
C. Hub
D. Scanner
Answer» C. Hub
33.

______ is a global address used to locate resources on the internet.

A. HTTP
B. URL
C. HTML
D. XML
Answer» C. HTML
34.

In how many ways e-mail hacking can be done?

A. Five
B. Six
C. Three
D. Four
Answer» D. Four
35.

Internet evolved from the basic ideas of ________(the first WAN that had only four sites in 1969) for interconnecting computers.

A. Research organisations
B. ARPANET
C. FTP
D. Telnet
Answer» C. FTP
36.

Internet explorer is a/an ________.

A. company
B. internet
C. Search Engine
D. Web browser
Answer» E.
37.

______ is an information space on the internet where documents and other resources are stored.

A. World Wide Web
B. Protocol
C. Web browser
D. File Explorer
Answer» B. Protocol
38.

Google is:-

A. Website
B. Search Engine
C. A virus program
D. Hardware
Answer» C. A virus program
39.

IMAP is a standard email protocol that stores email messages on a mail server and allows the end user to view and manipulate the messages. IMAP stands for?

A. Internet Mail Application Protocol
B. Internet Message Application Protocol
C. Internet Message Access Protocol
D. Internet Mail Access Protocol
Answer» D. Internet Mail Access Protocol
40.

POP is an email-related protocol. What is the full form of POP?

A. Partial Order Program
B. Post Office Protocol
C. Post Office Progress
D. Partial Order Protocol
Answer» C. Post Office Progress
41.

Protecting the data from unauthorized access is called:-

A. Data validity
B. Data encryption
C. Data security
D. Data inaccessibility
Answer» D. Data inaccessibility
42.

________ is an Internet browser released by Google.

A. Firefox
B. Netscape
C. Chrome
D. Safari
Answer» D. Safari
43.

HTML stands for__

A. Hyper Text Making Links
B. Hyper Text Markup Language
C. Higher Textual Marking of Links
D. Hyper Text Mixer of Links
E. None of these
Answer» C. Higher Textual Marking of Links
44.

A main page or start page of website is known as……..

A. Display Page
B. Home Page
C. Server Page
D. Domain Page
E. None of the above
Answer» C. Server Page
45.

Normally Internet traffic is measured in

A. Volts
B. Mbps
C. Erlangs
D. Watts
Answer» C. Erlangs
46.

A program, either talk numeric that is made available in digital format for automatic download over the internet is called ______.

A. vodcast
B. blog
C. prodcast
D. wiki
E. broadcast
Answer» E. broadcast
47.

A main page or starting page of website is known as ___________.

A. Display Page
B. Home Page
C. Server Page
D. Domain Page
Answer» C. Server Page
48.

India's first public internet service provider:

A. Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
B. Wipro Ltd.
C. Infosys Ltd.
D. TATA Communication Ltd.
Answer» B. Wipro Ltd.
49.

IP stands for.

A. Information Protocol
B. Internet Protocol
C. inet Protocol
D. Insert Protocol
Answer» C. inet Protocol
50.

WHICH_PROTOCOL_ASSIGNS_IP_ADDRESS_TO_THE_CLIENT_CONNECTED_IN_THE_INTERNET??$

A. DHCP
B. IP
C. RPC
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. IP