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Computer Networks MCQs

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451

POP3 protocol belongs to which layer of the ISO OSI model?

a Data Link layer
b Network layer
c Application layer
d Transport layer
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452

Which port is used for sending messages using SMTP securely?

a 465
b 995
c 110
d 143
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453

Which protocol forbids users from making any modifications like create, delete or rename emails on the mail server?

a POP3
b IMAP
c MAPI
d SNMP
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454

IMAP protocol is used to ___________

a To manage devices on the network
b Sending an email through the internet
c Download the entire email account inbox on the computer
d Synchronizes email on the computer with the email account’s email-server
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455

The main reason for transition from IPv4 to IPv6 is _________

a Huge number of systems on the internet
b Very low number of system on the internet
c Providing standard address
d To provide faster internet
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456

Which of the following is not a transition strategy?

a Dual stack
b Tunneling
c Conversion
d Header translation
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457

To determine which version to use when sending a packet to a destination, the source host queries which of the following?

a Dual stack
b Domain Name Server
c Header information
d Transport layer
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458

The strategy used when two computers using IPv6 want to communicate with each other and the packet must pass through a region that uses IPv4 is ______________

a Dual stack
b Header translation
c Conversion
d Tunneling
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459

The correct format of packet in tunnel that uses IPv4 region is ________ i. IPv6 header ii. Payload iii. IPv4 header

a iii-i-ii
b iii-ii-i
c i-ii-iii
d i-iii-ii
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460

Header translation uses ___________ to translate an IPv6 address to an IPv4 address.

a IP address
b Physical address
c Mapped address
d MAC address
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461

Which of the following is not a step in the Header translation procedure?

a The IPv6 mapped address is changed to an IPv4 address by extracting the rightmost 32bits
b The value of the IPv6 priority field is discarded
c The type of service field in IPv4 is set to zero
d The IPv6 flow label is considered
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462

Which of the following is not applicable for IP?

a Error reporting
b Handle addressing conventions
c Datagram format
d Packet handling
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463

Which of the following field in IPv4 datagram is not related to fragmentation?

a Flags
b Offset
c TOS
d Identifier
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464

The TTL field has value 10. How many routers (max) can process this datagram?

a 11
b 5
c 10
d 1
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465

If the value in protocol field is 17, the transport layer protocol used is _________

a TCP
b UDP
c ICMP
d IGMP
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466

Which field helps to check rearrangement of the fragments?

a offset
b flag
c ttl
d identifier
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467

The header length of an IPv6 datagram is ___________

a 10bytes
b 25bytes
c 30bytes
d 40bytes
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468

In an IPv6 header, the traffic class field is similar to which field in the IPv4 header?

a Fragmentation field
b Fast switching
c TOS field
d Option field
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469

IPv6 does not use ________ type of address.

a Broadcast
b Multicast
c Any cast
d Unicast
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470

Which one of the following is correct according to the definition of routing algorithm?

a It takes care of the routing tables
b It is responsible for routing decisions
c It is responsible for routing decisions but does not manage tables
d It manages the routing tables and responsible for routing decisions
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471

Which address is used by the router to forward packets?

a IP address
b MAC address
c Port address
d TCP header
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472

What message will be returned by the router if it receives data more than its capacity?

a Destination unreachable
b Parameter problem
c Source quench
d Time exceeded
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473

Which one of the following is incorrect about routers?

a Router is a network layer device
b A Router can be used to transmit the packets across the networks
c Routers do not have memory
d Routers work in half and full duplex mode
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474

Which of the following can be used by a router to increase the processing speed of the packet?

a Routing table
b Flow label table
c Routing algorithm
d Routing table and algorithm
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475

Router belongs to which layer?

a Network layer
b Physical layer
c Data link layer
d Application layer
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476

In which routing, the destination address field contains the address of the next router?

a Static routing
b Dynamic routing
c Default routing
d Source routing
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477

Which routing algorithm was replaced by link state routing algorithm in the ARPANET?

a Path routing
b Distance vector routing
c Broadcast routing
d Multicast routing
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478

What is flooding in link state routing in case of exchanging topology information?

a Exposing routing tables to neighbors
b Sending duplicate packets to nodes
c Communicating with every router using messages
d Spreading link state packets
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479

Which information in the link state packets helps in discarding old link state packets?

a Information about topology
b Sequence number
c Age
d Number of nodes it visits
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480

Which sequence of procedure is correct to build a routing table in link state routing?

a Creating LSP – flooding – shortest path tree – calculating routing table
b Shortest path tree – flooding – creating LSP – calculating routing table
c Creating LSP – flooding – calculating routing table – shortest path tree
d Shortest path tree – flooding – calculating routing table -creating LSP
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481

Which algorithm is used by the router in the link state routing to find the shortest paths?

a OSPF
b RIP
c Dijkstra algorithm
d BGP
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482

Which of the following is an advantage of the link state routing?

a Uses more memory
b Flood of advertisements
c Less routing loops
d Need for administrator
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483

What is the full form of LSA in link state routing, which is used to exchange information between routers?

a Line state autonomy
b Line state advertisement
c Link state advertisement
d Link sate for autonomous
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484

What is the other name for distance vector routing algorithm?

a Ford and Fullman algorithm
b Bellman – Ford algorithm
c Ford and Fulkerson algorithm
d Bellman – Fulkerson algorithm
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485

How tables are updated in the distance vector routing algorithm?

a Using flooding technique
b By retrieving the information from all the nodes directly
c By interchanging the information with neighbour nodes
d By exchanging the information with a central device
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486

Which of the following is not a similarity between flooding and distance vector routing?

a Finding shortest paths
b Using less setup
c Using local knowledge
d Using hop count metric
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487

Which statement is correct about routing tables in distance vector routing?

a Routing tables have entry for only immediate neighbouring nodes
b Routing tables have entry for all the nodes in the network
c Routing tables have entry for those nodes who have minimum distance
d Routing tables have entry for those nodes who have maximum distance
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488

What is the default distance between two nodes in the initial routing table, if these two nodes are not immediate neighbors in distance vector routing?

a Maximum distance in the routing table of the node
b Minimum distance in the routing table of the node
c Infinite distance that is unreachable
d Total sum of the distances in the routing table
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489

Which protocols are considered as intra-domain routing protocols?

a Distance vector and link state routing
b Distance vector and path vector routing
c Path vector and link state routing
d Only a path vector routing
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490

Which technique can be used in multicast routing to overcome the problem of count-to-infinity which occurs in distance vector routing?

a Reverse path multi-casting
b Flooding
c Reverse path forwarding
d Reverse path broadcasting
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491

Which routing does not permit the router to send its routing table to its neighboring nodes?

a Link state routing
b Unicast distance vector routing
c Multicast distance vector routing
d Multiple routing
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492

Which of the following is the broadcast address for a Class B network ID using the default subnetmask?

a 172.16.10.255
b 255.255.255.255
c 172.16.255.255
d 172.255.255.255
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493

You have an IP address of 172.16.13.5 with a 255.255.255.128 subnet mask. What is your class of address, subnet address, and broadcast address?

a Class A, Subnet 172.16.13.0, Broadcast address 172.16.13.127
b Class B, Subnet 172.16.13.0, Broadcast address 172.16.13.127
c Class B, Subnet 172.16.13.0, Broadcast address 172.16.13.255
d Class B, Subnet 172.16.0.0, Broadcast address 172.16.255.255
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494

If you wanted to have 12 subnets with a Class C network ID, which subnet mask would you use?

a 255.255.255.252
b 255.255.255.255
c 255.255.255.240
d 255.255.255.248
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495

The combination of _________ and __________ is often termed the local address of the local portion of the IP address.

a Network number and host number
b Network number and subnet number
c Subnet number and host number
d Host number
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496

_________ implies that all subnets obtained from the same subnet mask.

a Static subnetting
b Dynamic subnetting
c Variable length subnetting
d Dynamic length subnetting
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497

__________ is a high performance fiber optic token ring LAN running at 100 Mbps over distances upto 1000 stations connected.

a FDDI
b FDDT
c FDDR
d FOTR
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498

Which of the following are Gigabit Ethernets?

a 1000 BASE-SX
b 1000 BASE-LX
c 1000 BASE-CX
d All of the mentioned
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499

_________ is a collective term for a number of Ethernet Standards that carry traffic at the nominal rate of 1000 Mbit/s against the original Ethernet speed of 10 Mbit/s.

a Ethernet
b Fast Ethernet
c Gigabit Ethernet
d Gigabyte Ethernet
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500

_________ is another kind of fiber optic network with an active star for switching.

a S/NET
b SW/NET
c NET/SW
d FS/NET
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