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This section includes 203 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. |
The physical layer translates logical communication requests from the ______ into hardware specific operations. |
A. | data link layer |
B. | network layer |
C. | trasnport layer |
D. | application layer |
Answer» B. network layer | |
2. |
The physical layer is responsible for __________ |
A. | line coding |
B. | channel coding |
C. | modulation |
D. | all of the mentioned |
Answer» E. | |
3. |
In asynchronous serial communication the physical layer provides ___________ |
A. | start and stop signalling |
B. | flow control |
C. | both start & stop signalling and flow control |
D. | only start signalling |
Answer» D. only start signalling | |
4. |
The physical layer provides __________ |
A. | mechanical specifications of electrical connectors and cables |
B. | electrical specification of transmission line signal level |
C. | specification for IR over optical fiber |
D. | all of the mentioned |
Answer» E. | |
5. |
The portion of physical layer that interfaces with the media access control sublayer is called ___________ |
A. | physical signalling sublayer |
B. | physical data sublayer |
C. | physical address sublayer |
D. | physical transport sublayer |
Answer» B. physical data sublayer | |
6. |
The black and white TV is an example of |
A. | non periodic composite signal |
B. | periodic composite signal |
C. | periodic simple signal |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. periodic composite signal | |
7. |
SNR (signal to noise ratio) is equals to |
A. | Avg signal power/Avg noise power |
B. | Avg signal power/Avg distortion |
C. | Avg noise power/Attenuation |
D. | Avg Attenuation/Avg distortion |
Answer» B. Avg signal power/Avg distortion | |
8. |
A transmission media can have signal impairment because of |
A. | Noise |
B. | Attenuation |
C. | distortion |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
9. |
The constellation diagram of 16-QAM has ______ dots. |
A. | 4 |
B. | 16 |
C. | 8 |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» C. 8 | |
10. |
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) allows ______ kHz for each FM station. |
A. | 20 |
B. | 100 |
C. | 200 |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» C. 200 | |
11. |
In real life, we cannot have a |
A. | Noisy Channel |
B. | Noiseless channel |
C. | Bandwidth of channel |
D. | Frequency of channel |
Answer» C. Bandwidth of channel | |
12. |
In ________, the amplitude of the carrier signal is varied to create signal elements. Both frequency and phase remain constant. |
A. | ASK |
B. | PSK |
C. | FSK |
D. | QAM |
Answer» B. PSK | |
13. |
The term that describes the position of the waveform relative to time 0 is |
A. | Wavelength |
B. | Period |
C. | Frequency |
D. | Phase |
Answer» E. | |
14. |
Propagation time is equals to |
A. | Distance/Propagation speed |
B. | Propagation speed/Bandwidth |
C. | Message size/ Bandwidth |
D. | Bandwidth/Queuing time |
Answer» B. Propagation speed/Bandwidth | |
15. |
One Picoseconds (PS) is equivalent to |
A. | 10-3 s |
B. | 10-6 s |
C. | 10-9 s |
D. | 10-12 s |
Answer» E. | |
16. |
The range of frequencies contained in a composite signal is its |
A. | Wavelength |
B. | Bandwidth |
C. | amplitude |
D. | Composite |
Answer» C. amplitude | |
17. |
_______ conversion is the process of changing one of the characteristics of an analog signal based on the information in the digital data. |
A. | Digital-to-analog |
B. | Analog-to-analog |
C. | Analog-to-digital |
D. | Digital-to-digital |
Answer» B. Analog-to-analog | |
18. |
We send a voice signal from a microphone to a recorder, the transmission is |
A. | Base band transmission |
B. | Broad band transmission |
C. | both a and b |
D. | None of Above |
Answer» B. Broad band transmission | |
19. |
Period is the inverse of |
A. | Frequency |
B. | Phase |
C. | Amplitude |
D. | Signals |
Answer» B. Phase | |
20. |
Sine wave can be represented by three parameters |
A. | peak amplitude, frequency and bandwidth |
B. | Frequency, phase and bandwidth |
C. | Peak amplitude, frequency and Phase |
D. | Peak amplitude, bandwidth, Period |
Answer» D. Peak amplitude, bandwidth, Period | |
21. |
The completion of one full pattern is called a |
A. | period |
B. | Cycle |
C. | Frame |
D. | Segment |
Answer» C. Frame | |
22. |
SNR stands for |
A. | Shannon Noise ratio |
B. | Shannon Noise Relation |
C. | Signal Noise ratio |
D. | Signal Noise Relation |
Answer» D. Signal Noise Relation | |
23. |
How many carrier frequencies are used in BPSK? |
A. | 2 |
B. | 1 |
C. | 0 |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» C. 0 | |
24. |
How many carrier frequencies are used in BFSK? |
A. | 2 |
B. | 1 |
C. | 0 |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. 1 | |
25. |
Repeater function in the ...................... layer. |
A. | Physical |
B. | Data link |
C. | Network |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Data link | |
26. |
Given the frequency 24Hz the corresponding period would be |
A. | 87.9ms |
B. | 41.7ms |
C. | 90ms |
D. | 12ms |
Answer» C. 90ms | |
27. |
The relationship between amplitude and frequency can be represented by |
A. | frequency-domain plot. |
B. | Time-domain plot. |
C. | Phase Domain Plot |
D. | Amplitude domain Plot |
Answer» B. Time-domain plot. | |
28. |
If the baud rate for a 64-QAM signal is 2000, what is the bit rate? |
A. | 300 |
B. | 400 |
C. | 1000 |
D. | 12000 |
Answer» E. | |
29. |
In data communications, we use periodic analog signals and |
A. | Periodic digital signals |
B. | Non periodic analog signals |
C. | Non periodic digital signals |
D. | both a and c |
Answer» D. both a and c | |
30. |
Digital signals are represented in |
A. | Sine Waves |
B. | Levels |
C. | Stages |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. Stages | |
31. |
If a periodic signal is decomposed into five sine waves with frequencies of 100, 300, 500, 700, and 900 Hz, what is its bandwidth? |
A. | 2500 Hz |
B. | 900 Hz |
C. | 800 Hz |
D. | can’t be determined with the information given |
Answer» D. can’t be determined with the information given | |
32. |
The difference in the delay of the signal may create a difference in |
A. | Phase |
B. | Frequency |
C. | Period |
D. | Decibel |
Answer» B. Frequency | |
33. |
Analog data refers to information that is |
A. | Discrete state |
B. | Continuous state |
C. | Randomly arranged |
D. | None of Above |
Answer» C. Randomly arranged | |
34. |
The constellation diagram of BASK has ______ dots. |
A. | 2 |
B. | 1 |
C. | 0 |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. 1 | |
35. |
The time required for a bit to travel from source to destination is |
A. | Latency |
B. | Propagation Time |
C. | Delay |
D. | Transmission time |
Answer» C. Delay | |
36. |
This kind of data transmission allows data to be transmitted in both directions on a signal carrier at the same time. |
A. | full-duplex |
B. | duplex |
C. | half-duplex |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» B. duplex | |
37. |
The power in our house can be represented by |
A. | sine wave with a peak amplitude |
B. | sine wave with amplitude |
C. | sine wave with phase |
D. | sine wave with frequency |
Answer» B. sine wave with amplitude | |
38. |
What is the difference between a switch and a hub? |
A. | Switches operate at physical layer while hubs operate at data link layer |
B. | Switches operate at data link layer while hubs operate at transport layer |
C. | Switches operate at data link layer while hubs operate at physical layer |
D. | Switches operate at transport layer while hubs operate at physical layer |
Answer» D. Switches operate at transport layer while hubs operate at physical layer | |
39. |
Increasing the levels of a signal may reduce the |
A. | Reliability of the system |
B. | Efficiency of the system |
C. | speed of system |
D. | Frequency of system |
Answer» B. Efficiency of the system | |
40. |
The constellation diagram of QPSK has ______ dots. |
A. | 2 |
B. | 1 |
C. | 4 |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» D. none of the above | |
41. |
Data to be transmitted must be transformed into |
A. | Electronic signal |
B. | Magnetic pulses |
C. | Radiations |
D. | Electromagnetic signals |
Answer» E. | |
42. |
We cannot send the digital signal directly to the channel, when the channel is |
A. | bandpass |
B. | Bypass |
C. | baseband |
D. | Low pass |
Answer» B. Bypass | |
43. |
A digital signal is a composite analog signal with |
A. | finite bandwidth |
B. | Infinite bandwidth |
C. | zero bandwidth |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. zero bandwidth | |
44. |
In data communications, the non periodic signals |
A. | Sine wave |
B. | Digital Signals |
C. | Analog Signals |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» E. | |
45. |
In baseband transmission, the required bit rate is proportional to the |
A. | Wavelength |
B. | frequency |
C. | Period |
D. | Bandwidth |
Answer» E. | |
46. |
Repeater operates in which layer of the OSI model |
A. | Physical Layer |
B. | Network Layer |
C. | Data link Layer |
D. | Transport Layer |
Answer» B. Network Layer | |
47. |
Given an AM radio signal with a bandwidth of 10 KHz and the highest-frequency component at 705 KHz, what is the frequency of the carrier signal? |
A. | 700 KHz |
B. | 705 KHz |
C. | 710 KHz |
D. | Cannot be determined from given information |
Answer» B. 705 KHz | |
48. |
A constellation diagram shows us the __________ of a signal element, particularly when we are using two carriers (one in-phase and one quadrature). |
A. | amplitude and phase |
B. | amplitude and frequency |
C. | frequency and phase |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. amplitude and frequency | |
49. |
Bit rate is measured in |
A. | Bits per Hertz |
B. | Bits Per Second |
C. | Nano seconds |
D. | Pixels per second |
Answer» C. Nano seconds | |
50. |
The propagation speed of electromagnetic signals depends on the |
A. | medium |
B. | Period |
C. | Phase |
D. | delay |
Answer» B. Period | |