Q1. Which of the following is not an applica on of computer networks?
(A) Email
(B) Video conferencing
(C) Word processing
(D) File sharing
Q2. In which topology does each node connect to exactly two other nodes, forming a single
con nuous pathway?
(A) Star
(B) Bus
(C) Ring
(D) Mesh
Q3. Which layer of the OSI model provides error detec on and correc on?
(A) Transport
(B) Data Link
(C) Network
(D) Session
Q4. Which of the following is connec on-oriented?
(A) IP
(B) TCP
(C) UDP
(D) ICMP
Q5. IPv4 address size is:
(A) 32-bit
(B) 64-bit
(C) 128-bit
(D) 16-bit
Q6. IPv6 uses how many bits for addressing?
(A) 32
(B) 64
(C) 128
(D) 256
Q7. Which rou ng algorithm uses least-cost path based on link-state informa on?
(A) Distance Vector
(B) Link State
(C) Flooding
(D) Bellman-Ford
Q8. UDP is suitable for:
(A) File Transfer
(B) Email
(C) Video streaming
(D) Remote login
Q9. Which is not a reliable data transfer method?
(A) Stop-and-Wait ARQ
(B) Go-Back-N ARQ
(C) Selec ve Repeat ARQ
(D) UDP
Q10. Which protocol is used for email retrieval?
(A) SMTP
(B) POP3
(C) FTP
(D) HTTP
Q11. Which protocol transfers files between systems?
(A) FTP
(B) SMTP
(C) POP3
(D) SNMP
Q12. In OSI model, encryp on and decryp on are handled by:
(A) Session layer
(B) Applica on layer
(C) Presenta on layer
(D) Data Link layer
Q13. TCP conges on control algorithm is known as:
(A) Slow Start
(B) Fast Start
(C) Sliding Window
(D) AIMD
Q14. Which layer ensures end-to-end communica on?
(A) Transport
(B) Network
(C) Session
(D) Data Link
Q15. The default size of IPv4 header is:
(A) 10 bytes
(B) 20 bytes
(C) 40 bytes
(D) 64 bytes
Q16. In which model are layers arranged into 5 layers: Applica on, Transport, Network, Data Link,
Physical?
(A) OSI
(B) TCP/IP
(C) Hybrid
(D) Peer-to-Peer
Q17. CSMA/CD is used in:
(A) Wi-Fi
(B) Token Ring
(C) Ethernet
(D) Bluetooth
Q18. What is the maximum header size of TCP?
(A) 20 bytes
(B) 40 bytes
(C) 60 bytes
(D) 80 bytes
Q19. Which protocol is used for remote login?
(A) SMTP
(B) FTP
(C) TELNET
(D) SNMP
Q20. Which of the following is NOT an applica on protocol?
(A) HTTP
(B) FTP
(C) ARP
(D) SMTP
Q21. Which is an example of a symmetric key encryp on algorithm?
(A) RSA
(B) DES
(C) Diffie-Hellman
(D) ECC
Q22. Firewalls operate mainly at which layer?
(A) Physical
(B) Network
(C) Transport
(D) Applica on
Q23. Which IP class provides 16 million hosts per network?
(A) Class A
(B) Class B
(C) Class C
(D) Class D
Q24. Which of the following is NOT a rou ng protocol?
(A) RIP
(B) OSPF
(C) BGP
(D) HTTP
Q25. Which one provides error detec on only?
(A) CRC
(B) Hamming code
(C) Parity bit
(D) Stop-and-Wait
Q26. Which addressing mode is used in Ethernet?
(A) IP addressing
(B) MAC addressing
(C) Port addressing
(D) Logical addressing
Q27. Which protocol is used for secure communica on over the internet?
(A) HTTP
(B) HTTPS
(C) FTP
(D) TELNET
Q28. SNMP is mainly used for:
(A) File transfer
(B) Network management
(C) Remote login
(D) Email sending
Q29. Which of the following can cause conges on in networks?
(A) Buffer overflow
(B) High traffic load
(C) Low bandwidth
(D) All of these
Q30. In sliding window protocol, window size is N. What is the sequence number range?
(A) 0 to N
(B) 0 to N-1
(C) 1 to N
(D) 0 to 2N-1
Q31. Which transport layer protocol is best suited for real- me applica ons?
(A) TCP
(B) UDP
(C) ICMP
(D) IP
Q32. ARP is used for:
(A) Finding IP from MAC
(B) Finding MAC from IP
(C) Finding hostname from IP
(D) Finding IP from hostname
Q33. Which one is not a perspec ve of communica on network?
(A) Performance
(B) Security
(C) Scalability
(D) Cooking
Q34. Which algorithm is used in Distance Vector Rou ng?
(A) Dijkstra
(B) Bellman-Ford
(C) Kruskal
(D) Prim
Q35. ICMP is mainly used for:
(A) Error repor ng
(B) File transfer
(C) Email
(D) Encryp on
Q36. Which type of a ack captures packets and reads sensi ve data?
(A) DoS a ack
(B) Packet sniffing
(C) Spoofing
(D) Worms
Q37. Which is not part of TCP header?
(A) Source port
(B) Des na on port
(C) Checksum
(D) TTL
Q38. Which is NOT a property of reliable data transfer?
(A) Error detec on
(B) Flow control
(C) Conges on control
(D) Faster-than-light transfer
Q39. Which IPv6 header field replaces the IPv4 TTL?
(A) Hop Limit
(B) Time Limit
(C) Age
(D) Counter
Q40. Which one of these protocols operates at Transport layer?
(A) IP
(B) TCP
(C) ARP
(D) ICMP
Q1. Which layer of OSI is responsible for encryp on and compression?
(A) Applica on
(B) Transport
(C) Presenta on
(D) Data Link
Q2. Which of the following is NOT an applica on layer protocol?
(A) HTTP
(B) FTP
(C) SMTP
(D) ARP
Q3. Full form of FTP is:
(A) Fast Transfer Protocol
(B) File Transfer Protocol
(C) File Transmission Process
(D) File Transport Program
Q4. Which OSI layer is responsible for logical addressing?
(A) Physical
(B) Data Link
(C) Network
(D) Transport
Q5. The unit of data at the Transport layer is called:
(A) Frame
(B) Segment
(C) Packet
(D) Bit
Q6. In TCP/IP model, which layer combines OSI’s Session, Presenta on, and Applica on?
(A) Network
(B) Transport
(C) Applica on
(D) Data Link
Q7. Which protocol is used for resolving IP address to MAC address?
(A) ARP
(B) RARP
(C) ICMP
(D) DHCP
Q8. Which of the following provides end-to-end reliability?
(A) TCP
(B) UDP
(C) IP
(D) Ethernet
Q9. In classful addressing, Class C network default subnet mask is:
(A) [Link]
(B) [Link]
(C) [Link]
(D) [Link]
Q10. Which class of IP is used for mul cas ng?
(A) Class A
(B) Class B
(C) Class C
(D) Class D
Q11. In classless addressing, subne ng helps in:
(A) Saving IP addresses
(B) Increasing IP addresses
(C) Removing IP fragmenta on
(D) Mul plying bandwidth
Q12. Circuit switching is mainly used in:
(A) Internet
(B) Telephone networks
(C) Wireless LAN
(D) Satellite networks
Q13. Which is NOT a packet switching technique?
(A) Datagram
(B) Virtual Circuit
(C) Store-and-Forward
(D) Telephone exchange
Q14. Which OSI layer handles error detec on and correc on?
(A) Transport
(B) Data Link
(C) Applica on
(D) Physical
Q15. Which transport protocol is used by DNS?
(A) TCP only
(B) UDP only
(C) Both TCP and UDP
(D) ICMP
Q16. Which OSI layer provides services like dialogue control and synchroniza on?
(A) Applica on
(B) Presenta on
(C) Session
(D) Transport
Q17. ICMP works at which layer?
(A) Network
(B) Data Link
(C) Transport
(D) Applica on
Q18. Which OSI layer adds physical addresses (MAC) to frames?
(A) Network
(B) Data Link
(C) Physical
(D) Transport
Q19. SNMP is used for:
(A) Error detec on
(B) Email transfer
(C) Network management
(D) Rou ng
Q20. In IPv4, the maximum number of hosts in Class B network is approximately:
(A) 254
(B) 65,534
(C) 16 million
(D) Unlimited
Q21. Which OSI layer is responsible for Flow Control?
(A) Transport
(B) Network
(C) Data Link
(D) Both A and C
Q22. Which applica on layer protocol uses port 25?
(A) SMTP
(B) POP3
(C) FTP
(D) HTTP
Q23. At which OSI layer are “packets” created?
(A) Data Link
(B) Transport
(C) Network
(D) Session
Q24. Which switching technique is delay-sensi ve?
(A) Circuit switching
(B) Packet switching
(C) Message switching
(D) Store-and-forward
Q25. DHCP stands for:
(A) Dynamic Host Control Protocol
(B) Dynamic Host Configura on Protocol
(C) Data Host Control Protocol
(D) Data Handling Configura on Process
Q26. Which protocol ensures reliable file transfer by retransmi ng lost packets?
(A) FTP
(B) TFTP
(C) HTTP
(D) TCP
Q27. SSL/TLS provides security at which layer?
(A) Applica on
(B) Presenta on
(C) Transport
(D) Network
Q28. A router works at which OSI layer?
(A) Data Link
(B) Network
(C) Transport
(D) Physical
Q29. Ethernet works at which two OSI layers?
(A) Network + Transport
(B) Data Link + Physical
(C) Transport + Applica on
(D) Physical + Session
Q30. The main role of Session layer is:
(A) Rou ng
(B) Error control
(C) Dialog management
(D) Encryp on
Q31. Which layer in OSI model converts bits into signals?
(A) Data Link
(B) Network
(C) Physical
(D) Transport
Q32. In IPv6, loopback address is:
(A) [Link]
(B) [Link]
(C) ::1
(D) FFFF::
Q33. Which is NOT a service of Applica on layer?
(A) File transfer
(B) Remote login
(C) Rou ng decision
(D) Email
Q34. Which switching method may block en re path before data transfer?
(A) Packet switching
(B) Circuit switching
(C) Message switching
(D) Store-and-forward
Q35. SSL/TLS is most commonly used with:
(A) HTTP
(B) FTP
(C) SMTP
(D) TELNET
Q36. Which OSI layer ensures reliable process-to-process communica on?
(A) Applica on
(B) Transport
(C) Session
(D) Data Link
Q37. In packet switching, store-and-forward happens at:
(A) Source
(B) Intermediate nodes
(C) Des na on
(D) All of these
Q38. IPv4 header field "Time to Live" is used to:
(A) Count number of routers crossed
(B) Ensure reliability
(C) Encryp on
(D) Authen ca on
Q39. Which class IP provides maximum hosts per network?
(A) Class A
(B) Class B
(C) Class C
(D) Class D
Q40. Which OSI layer is responsible for defining cables, connectors, and voltages?
(A) Data Link
(B) Network
(C) Physical
(D) Presenta on
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Q1. Which are responsibili es of the Presenta on layer?
(A) Data compression
(B) Data encryp on
(C) File transfer
(D) Data transla on
Q2. Which protocols work at Applica on layer?
(A) HTTP
(B) SMTP
(C) FTP
(D) ARP
Q3. Which are func ons of the Data Link layer?
(A) Framing
(B) Physical addressing
(C) Rou ng
(D) Error detec on
Q4. Which are characteris cs of TCP?
(A) Connec on-oriented
(B) Reliable delivery
(C) Provides error correc on
(D) Faster than UDP always
Q5. Which protocols are connec onless?
(A) UDP
(B) IP
(C) ICMP
(D) TCP
Q6. Which are examples of Network layer devices?
(A) Router
(B) Switch
(C) Gateway
(D) Bridge
Q7. Which are du es of Transport layer?
(A) Mul plexing
(B) Flow control
(C) Error recovery
(D) Encryp on
Q8. Which of the following are part of an IPv4 header?
(A) Source IP address
(B) Des na on port number
(C) Time To Live (TTL)
(D) Protocol field
Q9. Which protocols use TCP as their transport layer protocol?
(A) HTTP
(B) SMTP
(C) DNS (some mes)
(D) FTP
Q10. Which protocols use UDP as their transport layer protocol?
(A) DHCP
(B) DNS (some mes)
(C) TFTP
(D) HTTP
Q11. Which switching methods are used in networks?
(A) Circuit switching
(B) Packet switching
(C) Message switching
(D) Store-and-forward
Q12. Which protocols are related to Network management?
(A) SNMP
(B) ICMP
(C) ARP
(D) RARP
Q13. Which are valid transport layer port numbers?
(A) 80
(B) 21
(C) 443
(D) [Link]
Q14. Which OSI layer is responsible for establishing, managing, and termina ng sessions?
(A) Applica on
(B) Session
(C) Transport
(D) Network
Q15. Which are advantages of Packet switching over Circuit switching?
(A) Efficient use of bandwidth
(B) Low latency in real- me calls
(C) No dedicated path required
(D) Be er for bursty traffic
Q16. Which of the following are Class B IP addresses?
(A) [Link]
(B) [Link]
(C) [Link]
(D) [Link]
Q17. Which services are provided by the Applica on layer?
(A) Email
(B) File transfer
(C) Web browsing
(D) Rou ng decisions
Q18. Which are examples of error detec on techniques?
(A) Parity bit
(B) CRC
(C) Checksum
(D) Bellman-Ford algorithm
Q19. Which fields are in TCP header?
(A) Source port
(B) Sequence number
(C) Acknowledgment number
(D) MAC address
Q20. Which services are provided by Physical layer?
(A) Transmission of bits
(B) Define cables and voltages
(C) Error correc on
(D) Data framing