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Computer Networks MCQs

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601

WPA2 is used for security in _______

a ethernet
b bluetooth
c wi-fi
d e-mail
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602

Extensible authentication protocol is authentication framework frequently used in ______

a wired personal area network
b wireless networks
c wired local area network
d wired metropolitan area network
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603

Pretty good privacy (PGP) is used in ______

a browser security
b email security
c FTP security
d wifi security
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604

PGP encrypts data by using a block cipher called ______

a international data encryption algorithm
b private data encryption algorithm
c internet data encryption algorithm
d local data encryption algorithm
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605

When a DNS server accepts and uses incorrect information from a host that has no authority giving that information, then it is called _________

a DNS lookup
b DNS hijacking
c DNS spoofing
d DNS authorizing
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606

_________ public key is the hybrid of secret and public key.

a Vigner Cipher
b Diffie-Hellman
c RSA
d AES
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607

________ of individual hosts are useful for identifying some hidden costs.

a Configuring
b Performance
c Accounting
d Importing
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608

Security management is both a/an _______ and a/an _______ issue in information management.

a technical, administrative
b authoritative, non-administrative
c non-technical, administrative
d non-authoritative, administrative
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609

Firewalls use _________ as the primary technique of controlling undesired traffic.

a performance management
b cryptography
c packet filtering
d masquerading
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610

Which among the following algorithms implement secret key?

a AES
b DES
c RSA
d CRC
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611

The ________ module in Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) uses MD5 to generate a hash code of the message and encrypts it with the sender’s private key using an RSA algorithm.

a signature generation
b encryption
c email conversion
d compression
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612

What do you mean by integrity protection in Security management?

a It makes sure that the information has not tampered as it traverses between the source and the destination
b It validates the originator identification
c It is used to overcome some of the problems identified in packet filtering
d It reduces the risk of access to hosts from an external network by filtering insecure services
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613

Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) is also called as _____________

a Link state protocol
b Error-correction protocol
c Routing information protocol
d Border gateway protocol
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614

The computation of the shortest path in OSPF is usually done by ____________

a Bellman-ford algorithm
b Routing information protocol
c Dijkstra’s algorithm
d Distance vector routing
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615

Which of the following is false with respect to the features of OSPF?

a Support for fixed-length subnetting by including the subnet mask in the routing message
b More flexible link cost than can range from 1 to 65535
c Use of designated router
d Distribution of traffic over multiple paths that have equal cost to the destination
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616

In OSPF, which protocol is used to discover neighbour routers automatically?

a Link state protocol
b Error-correction protocol
c Routing information protocol
d Hello protocol
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617

Which of the following is not a type of OSPF packet?

a Hello
b Link-state request
c Link-state response
d Link-state ACK
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618

In OSPF header, which field is used to detect errors in the packet?

a Type
b Area ID
c Authentication type
d Checksum
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619

In OSPF database descriptor packet, if there are more database descriptor packets in the flow, ‘M’ field is set to ____________

a 1
b 0
c more
d -1
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620

In OSPF database descriptor packet, which field is used to indicate that the router is master?

a M
b MS
c I
d Options
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621

In OSPF database descriptor packet, which field is used to detect a missing packet?

a LSA header
b MS
c Database descriptor sequence number
d Options
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622

An OSPF router receives an LSA, the router checks its sequence number, and this number matches the sequence number of the LSA that the receiving router already has. What does the receiving router do with the LSA?

a Ignores the LSA
b Adds it to the database
c Sends newer LSU update to source router
d Floods the LSA to the other routers
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623

An OSPF router receives an LSA. The router checks its sequence number and finds that this number is higher than the sequence number it already has. Which two tasks does the router perform with the LSA?

a Ignores the LSA
b Adds it to the database
c Sends newer LSU update to source router
d Floods the LSA to the other routers
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624

An OSPF router receives an LSA. The router checks its sequence number and finds that this number is lower than the sequence number it already has. What does the router do with the LSA?

a ignores the LSA
b adds it to the database
c sends newer LSU update to source router
d floods the LSA to the other routers
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625

Each LSA has its own age timer. By default, how long does an LSA wait before requiring an update?

a 30 seconds
b 1 minute
c 30 minutes
d 1 hour
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626

What is the IP protocol number for OSPF packets?

a 89
b 86
c 20
d 76
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627

Which packet is NOT an OSPF packet type?

a LSU
b LSR
c DBD
d Query
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628

Which multicast address does the OSPF Hello protocol use?

a 224.0.0.5
b 224.0.0.6
c 224.0.0.7
d 224.0.0.8
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629

DBD packets are involved during which two states?

a Exstart and exchange
b Loading and Two-way
c Init and Full
d Down and Loading
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630

Which field is NOT a field within an OSPF packet header?

a Packet length
b Router ID
c Authentication type
d Maxage time
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631

Which two commands are required for basic OSPF configuration?

a “[Network mask] area [area-id]” and “Router ospf [process-id]”
b “[Wildcard-mask] area [area-id]” and “[Network mask] area [area-id]”
c Only “Router ospf [process-id]”
d “[Wildcard-mask] area [area-id]” and “Router ospf [process-id]”
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632

Which OSPF show command describes a list of OSPF adjacencies?

a Show ip ospf interface
b Show ip ospf
c Show ip route
d Show ip ospf neighbor
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633

How many categories are present in the autonomous systems?

a Stab and transit
b Stub, transit and multi-homed
c Multi-homed, stab and transit
d Multi-homed and stub
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634

Why a border gateway protocol (BGP) session is used in between routers?

a To transmit the packets
b To send the AS path
c To interchange the routing information
d To communicate with other AS
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635

Which type of BGP session can be established between 2 routers from different autonomous systems?

a I-BGP session
b E-BGP session
c W-BGP session
d O-BGP session
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636

What will happen if two networks choose the policy called peering in place of transit service that is given by a provider?

a Reduced traffic
b More transitive
c Increase traffic
d High bills
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637

Why border gateway protocol is called as path vector protocol?

a Router maintains table for each path
b Router keeps track of the path
c Router defines a path with prior knowledge
d Router selects the shortest path
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638

How a path can be defined in border gateway protocol?

a List of routers
b Sequence of autonomous systems
c List of Attributes
d List of routes
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639

What are the two broad categories of attributes of a path in border gateway protocol?

a Transitive and non-transitive
b Mandatory and discretionary
c Well-known and optional
d Mandatory and optional
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640

Which of the following is not a well-known mandatory attribute of path in border gateway protocol?

a Origin
b As_path
c Next-hop
d Next_AS
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641

Which application is not suitable to use broadcast routing?

a Radio programs
b Stock market
c Weather report
d Telephone network
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642

Which of the following sentence is incorrect about broadcast routing?

a Has list of destinations
b Slow
c Best use of bandwidth
d Multi-destination routing
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643

What kind of relation is in between source and destination in broadcast routing?

a One-to-many
b One-to-all
c One-to-one
d All-to-one
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644

Which of the following server is used to simulate the broadcast process while broadcast routing is being used?

a LAN emulation configuration server
b LAN emulation server
c Broadcast/multicast unknown server (BUS)
d LAN emulation client
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645

Which of the following routing saves more memory in case of storing information about routers in the network?

a Link state routing
b Hierarchical routing
c Broadcast routing
d Distance vector routing
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646

Which name is used for the parts in the network that are divided by hierarchical routing in two level hierarchy?

a Groups
b Zones
c Regions
d Clusters
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647

What is the number of entries in a router, if it belongs to a region with 11 routers and the network has 5 regions?

a 11
b 14
c 15
d 16
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648

What is the optimum number of levels(hierarchical) that are required for a network if it has M number of routers?

a Levels = ln M
b Levels = M
c Levels = M2
d Levels = M/2
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649

A network with two level hierarchy has total of 1600 routers and got divided into some parts, a router in the first part which consists of 500 routers has 503 entries in it. The second part and third part have routers with 303 and 603 entries respectively. What is the total no of regions in the network and how many routers are present in each part?

a 4; 500, 300, 600, 200
b 5; 400, 500, 200, 100, 400
c 3; 500, 600, 500
d 4; 500, 300, 500, 300
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650

Which of the following is a disadvantage of the hierarchical routing?

a It is simple
b Non-optimal
c Collision is avoided
d Fair channel allocation
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