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Computer Networks MCQs

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201

In SMTP, the command to write receiver’s mail address is written with the command _______

a SEND TO
b RCPT TO
c MAIL TO
d RCVR TO
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202

The underlying Transport layer protocol used by SMTP is ________

a TCP
b UDP
c Either TCP or UDP
d IMAP
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203

Choose the statement which is wrong incase of SMTP?

a It requires message to be in 7bit ASCII format
b It is a pull protocol
c It transfers files from one mail server to another mail server
d SMTP is responsible for the transmission of the mail through the internet
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204

Typically the TCP port used by SMTP is _________

a 25
b 35
c 50
d 15
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205

A session may include ________

a Zero or more SMTP transactions
b Exactly one SMTP transactions
c Always more than one SMTP transactions
d Number of SMTP transactions cant be determined
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206

Which of the following is an example of user agents for e-mail?

a Microsoft Outlook
b Facebook
c Google
d Tumblr
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207

When the sender and the receiver of an email are on different systems, we need only _________

a One MTA
b Two UAs
c Two UAs and one MTA
d Two UAs and two MTAs
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208

User agent does not support this ___________

a Composing messages
b Reading messages
c Replying messages
d Routing messages
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209

Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) utilizes _________ as the transport layer protocol for electronic mail transfer.

a TCP
b UDP
c DCCP
d SCTP
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210

SMTP connections secured by SSL are known as _____________

a SMTPS
b SSMTP
c SNMP
d STARTTLS
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211

SMTP uses which of the following TCP port?

a 22
b 23
c 21
d 25
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212

Which of the following protocol is not used to receive mail messages?

a SMTP
b Post Office Protocol (POP)
c Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
d FTP
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213

What is on-demand mail relay (ODMR)?

a protocol for SMTP security
b an SMTP extension
c protocol for web pages
d protocol for faster mail transfer
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214

An email client needs to know the _________ of its initial SMTP server.

a IP address
b MAC address
c URL
d Name
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215

SMTP defines _______

a message transport
b message encryption
c message content
d message password
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216

Which one of the following is an SMTP server configured in such a way that anyone on the internet can send e-mail through it?

a open mail relay
b wide mail reception
c open mail reception
d short mail reception
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217

SMTP is not used to deliver messages to ______

a user’s terminal
b user’s mailbox
c user’s word processor
d user’s email client
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218

The entire hostname has a maximum of ___________

a 255 characters
b 127 characters
c 63 characters
d 31 characters
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219

A DNS client is called _________

a DNS updater
b DNS resolver
c DNS handler
d none of the mentioned
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220

Servers handle requests for other domains _______

a directly
b by contacting remote DNS server
c it is not possible
d none of the mentioned
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221

DNS database contains _______

a name server records
b hostname-to-address records
c hostname aliases
d all of the mentioned
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222

If a server has no clue about where to find the address for a hostname then _______

a server asks to the root server
b server asks to its adjcent server
c request is not processed
d none of the mentioned
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223

Which one of the following allows client to update their DNS entry as their IP address change?

a dynamic DNS
b mail transfer agent
c authoritative name server
d none of the mentioned
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224

The right to use a domain name is delegated by domain name registers which are accredited by _______

a internet architecture board
b internet society
c internet research task force
d internet corporation for assigned names and numbers
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225

The domain name system is maintained by _______

a distributed database system
b a single server
c a single computer
d none of the mentioned
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226

Which one of the following is not true?

a multiple hostnames may correspond to a single IP address
b a single hostname may correspond to many IP addresses
c a single hostname always corresponds to a single IP address
d none of the mentioned
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227

Secure shell (SSH) network protocol is used for __________

a secure data communication
b remote command-line login
c remote command execution
d all of the mentioned
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228

SSH can be used in only _____________

a unix-like operating systems
b windows
c both unix-like and windows systems
d none of the mentioned
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229

SSH uses ___________ to authenticate the remote computer.

a public-key cryptography
b private-key cryptography
c any of public-key or private-key
d both public-key & private-key
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230

Which standard TCP port is assigned for contacting SSH servers?

a port 21
b port 22
c port 23
d port 24
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231

Which one of the following protocol can be used for login to a shell on a remote host except SSH?

a telnet
b rlogin
c both telnet and rlogin
d none of the mentioned
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232

Which one of the following is a file transfer protocol using SSH?

a SCP
b SFTP
c Rsync
d All of the mentioned
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233

Which one of the following feature was present in SSH protocol, version 1?

a password changing
b periodic replacement of session keys
c support for public-key certificates
d none of the mentioned
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234

SCP protocol is evolved from __________ over SSH.

a RCP protocol
b DHCP protocol
c MGCP protocol
d GCP protocol
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235

Which one of the following authentication method is used by SSH?

a public-key
b host based
c password
d all of the mentioned
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236

DHCP (dynamic host configuration protocol) provides __________ to the client.

a IP address
b MAC address
c Url
d None of the mentioned
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237

DHCP is used for ________

a IPv6
b IPv4
c Both IPv6 and IPv4
d None of the mentioned
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238

The DHCP server _________

a maintains a database of available IP addresses
b maintains the information about client configuration parameters
c grants a IP address when receives a request from a client
d all of the mentioned
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239

IP assigned for a client by DHCP server is

a for a limited period
b for an unlimited period
c not time dependent
d none of the mentioned
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240

DHCP uses UDP port _________ for sending data to the server.

a 66
b 67
c 68
d 69
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241

The DHCP server can provide the _______ of the IP addresses.

a dynamic allocation
b automatic allocation
c static allocation
d all of the mentioned
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242

After obtaining the IP address, to prevent the IP conflict the client may use _________

a internet relay chat
b broader gateway protocol
c address resolution protocol
d none of the mentioned
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243

What is DHCP snooping?

a techniques applied to ensure the security of an existing DHCP infrastructure
b encryption of the DHCP server requests
c algorithm for DHCP
d none of the mentioned
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244

If DHCP snooping is configured on a LAN switch, then clients having specific ______ can access the network.

a MAC address
b IP address
c Both MAC address and IP address
d None of the mentioned
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245

IPSec is designed to provide security at the _________

a Transport layer
b Network layer
c Application layer
d Session layer
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246

In tunnel mode, IPSec protects the ______

a Entire IP packet
b IP header
c IP payload
d IP trailer
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247

Which component is included in IP security?

a Authentication Header (AH)
b Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)
c Internet key Exchange (IKE)
d All of the mentioned
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248

WPA2 is used for security in _______

a Ethernet
b Bluetooth
c Wi-Fi
d Email
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249

An attempt to make a computer resource unavailable to its intended users is called ______

a Denial-of-service attack
b Virus attack
c Worms attack
d Botnet process
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250

Pretty good privacy (PGP) is used in ______

a Browser security
b Email security
c FTP security
d WiFi security
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