COMPUTER NETWORKS – TOPIC-

WISE MCQs

A. OSI MODEL MCQs

1. How many layers are there in the OSI model?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
Answer: C

2. Which layer is responsible for routing?

A. Data Link
B. Transport
C. Network
D. Session
Answer: C

3. Which OSI layer performs encryption and

compression?
A. Application
B. Presentation
C. Session
D. Transport
Answer: B

4. Which layer establishes, manages, and terminates

sessions?
A. Session
B. Presentation
C. Application
D. Transport
Answer: A

5. Which layer uses MAC addresses?

A. Network
B. Transport
C. Physical
D. Data Link
Answer: D

6. Which OSI layer ensures reliable data delivery?

A. Transport
B. Network
C. Session
D. Data Link
Answer: A

7. Which layer is closest to the end user?

A. Transport
B. Presentation
C. Application
D. Session
Answer: C

8. Error detection is mainly done at which layer?

A. Network
B. Data Link
C. Physical
D. Application
Answer: B

B. TCP / IP MODEL MCQs

9. TCP/IP model consists of how many layers?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 7
Answer: B

10. Which TCP/IP layer corresponds to the OSI

Transport layer?
A. Application
B. Internet
C. Transport
D. Network Access
Answer: C

11. Which protocol provides reliable data transfer?

A. IP
B. UDP
C. TCP
D. ICMP
Answer: C

12. Which protocol is connectionless?

A. TCP
B. FTP
C. SMTP
D. UDP
Answer: D

13. Which protocol is used for error reporting in

TCP/IP?
A. ARP
B. ICMP
C. FTP
D. DNS
Answer: B

14. Which protocol maps IP address to MAC

address?
A. DNS
B. ICMP
C. ARP
D. RARP
Answer: C
15. Which protocol translates domain name to IP
address?
A. FTP
B. DNS
C. ARP
D. HTTP
Answer: B

C. NETWORK DEVICES MCQs

16. Which device works at the Physical layer?
A. Switch
B. Router
C. Hub
D. Gateway
Answer: C

17. Which device forwards data based on MAC

address?
A. Router
B. Switch
C. Hub
D. Modem
Answer: B
18. Which device connects two different networks?
A. Hub
B. Switch
C. Router
D. Bridge
Answer: C

19. Which device converts digital signals to analog?

A. Router
B. Modem
C. Switch
D. Bridge
Answer: B

20. Which device works at both Data Link and

Network layers?
A. Hub
B. Router
C. Switch
D. Gateway
Answer: D
 D. NETWORK PROTOCOLS MCQs
21. Which protocol is used for web browsing?
A. FTP
B. SMTP
C. HTTP
D. POP3
Answer: C

22. Which protocol is used to receive emails?

A. SMTP
B. HTTP
C. POP3
D. FTP
Answer: C

23. Which protocol is used for secure web

communication?
A. HTTP
B. FTP
C. HTTPS
D. TELNET
 Answer: C

24. Which protocol uses port number 21?

A. FTP
B. HTTP
C. SMTP
D. DNS
Answer: A

25. Which protocol uses port number 25?

A. FTP
B. POP3
C. SMTP
D. HTTP
Answer: C

26. Which protocol uses port number 80?

A. HTTPS
B. FTP
C. HTTP
D. TELNET
Answer: C
27. Which protocol is used for remote login?
A. FTP
B. TELNET
C. SMTP
D. POP3
Answer: B

28. Which protocol uses port number 443?

A. HTTP
B. FTP
C. HTTPS
D. SMTP
Answer: C
BASIC CONCEPTS
1. OSI model was developed by
A. IEEE
B. ISO
C. ANSI
D. ITU
Ans: B
2. OSI stands for
A. Open System Internet
B. Open Software Interface
C. Open Systems Interconnection
D. Operating System Interface
Ans: C
3. Number of layers in OSI model
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
Ans: C
4. Which layer is closest to the user?
A. Session
B. Presentation
C. Application
D. Transport
Ans: C
5. Which layer is closest to hardware?
A. Physical
B. Data Link
C. Network
D. Transport
Ans: A

PHYSICAL LAYER (L1)

6. Physical layer deals with
A. Routing
B. Encryption
C. Bit transmission
D. Error control
Ans: C
7. Which is a Physical layer device?
A. Switch
B. Router
C. Hub
D. Bridge
Ans: C
8. Physical layer defines
A. MAC address
B. IP address
C. Voltage levels
D. Port numbers
Ans: C
9. Data unit at Physical layer
A. Frame
B. Packet
C. Segment
D. Bit
Ans: D
10. Transmission media belongs to
A. Data Link
B. Physical
C. Network
D. Transport
Ans: B

DATA LINK LAYER (L2)

11. Data Link layer is divided into
A. TCP & UDP
B. LLC & MAC
C. ARP & RARP
D. IP & ICMP
Ans: B
12. Which address is used at Data Link layer?
A. IP
B. Port
C. MAC
D. URL
Ans: C
13. Error detection is done by
A. Network layer
B. Transport layer
C. Data Link layer
D. Session layer
Ans: C
14. Data unit at Data Link layer
A. Bit
B. Frame
C. Packet
D. Segment
Ans: B
15. Switch works at
A. Physical
B. Data Link
C. Network
D. Transport
Ans: B
16. Which protocol works at Data Link layer?
A. IP
B. TCP
C. ARP
D. HTTP
Ans: C
17. Framing is done at
A. Physical
B. Data Link
C. Network
D. Transport
Ans: B

NETWORK LAYER (L3)

18. Routing is done at
A. Data Link
B. Network
C. Transport
D. Session
Ans: B
19. Router works at
A. Layer 1
B. Layer 2
C. Layer 3
D. Layer 4
Ans: C
20. Logical addressing is provided by
A. Data Link
B. Network
C. Transport
D. Application
Ans: B
21. Data unit at Network layer
A. Frame
B. Segment
C. Packet
D. Bit
Ans: C
22. IP protocol belongs to
A. Data Link
B. Network
C. Transport
D. Application
Ans: B
23. Path determination is done by
A. Switch
B. Hub
C. Router
D. Bridge
Ans: C

TRANSPORT LAYER (L4)

24. Transport layer ensures
A. Encryption
B. Routing
C. Reliable delivery
D. Framing
Ans: C
25. Which protocol is Transport layer protocol?
A. IP
B. ARP
C. TCP
D. ICMP
Ans: C
26. Data unit at Transport layer
A. Packet
B. Frame
C. Segment
D. Bit
Ans: C
27. Port numbers are used at
A. Network
B. Data Link
C. Transport
D. Application
Ans: C
28. Flow control is responsibility of
A. Network
B. Transport
C. Session
D. Application
Ans: B
29. Which layer does multiplexing?
A. Transport
B. Network
C. Data Link
D. Physical
Ans: A

SESSION LAYER (L5)

30. Session layer is responsible for
A. Routing
B. Encryption
C. Session management
D. Framing
Ans: C
31. Session layer establishes
A. Connections
B. Sessions
C. Frames
D. Packets
Ans: B
32. Checkpointing is done by
A. Transport
B. Network
C. Session
D. Presentation
Ans: C

PRESENTATION LAYER (L6)

33. Encryption is done at
A. Session
B. Transport
C. Presentation
D. Application
Ans: C
34. Data compression occurs at
A. Network
B. Presentation
C. Session
D. Transport
Ans: B
35. Syntax & semantics of data are handled by
A. Application
B. Presentation
C. Session
D. Network
Ans: B

APPLICATION LAYER (L7)

36. Which is Application layer protocol?
A. IP
B. TCP
C. HTTP
D. ARP
Ans: C
37. Application layer provides
A. End-user services
B. Routing
C. Framing
D. Error control
Ans: A
38. FTP belongs to
A. Transport
B. Network
C. Application
D. Data Link
Ans: C

LAYER ORDER & MATCHING

39. Correct OSI order (Top → Bottom)
A. Application → Physical
B. Physical → Application
C. Network → Physical
D. Transport → Application
Ans: A
40. Which layer converts data to bits?
A. Data Link
B. Network
C. Physical
D. Transport
Ans: C
41. Which layer breaks broadcast domains?
A. Switch
B. Hub
C. Router
D. Bridge
Ans: C
 TRICKY & EXAM MCQs
42. Which layer does not provide reliability?
A. Transport
B. Network
C. Data Link
D. Session
Ans: B
43. Which layer adds header to data?
A. All except Physical
B. Only Transport
C. Only Network
D. Only Data Link
Ans: A
44. End-to-end communication is
A. Network layer
B. Transport layer
C. Data Link layer
D. Physical layer
Ans: B
45. Which layer is responsible for dialog control?
A. Session
B. Presentation
C. Application
D. Transport
Ans: A
 MATCH THE FOLLOWING TYPE
46. Frame → ?
A. Network
B. Transport
C. Data Link
D. Physical
Ans: C
47. Packet → ?
A. Transport
B. Network
C. Data Link
D. Session
Ans: B
48. Segment → ?
A. Network
B. Physical
C. Transport
D. Application
Ans: C

ONE-LINER FACTS
49. MAC address belongs to
Data Link Layer
50. IP address belongs to
Network Layer
51. TCP works at
Transport Layer
52. Encryption is
Presentation Layer

ASSERTION STYLE
53. Switch uses IP address
A. True
B. False
Ans: B
54. Router uses MAC address only
A. True
B. False
Ans: B

FINAL SET (55–80)

55. Which layer provides user authentication?
A. Session
B. Presentation
C. Application
D. Transport
Ans: C
56. OSI model is
A. Hardware model
B. Software model
C. Conceptual model
D. Physical model
Ans: C
57. Which layer handles format conversion?
A. Presentation
B. Session
C. Application
D. Network
Ans: A
58. Which layer is responsible for segmentation?
A. Network
B. Transport
C. Data Link
D. Physical
Ans: B
59. Which layer reassembles data?
A. Transport
B. Network
C. Session
D. Application
Ans: A
60. Which OSI layer performs segmentation of data?
A. Network
B. Transport
C. Session
D. Data Link
Ans: B

61. Reassembly of data at receiver side is done by

A. Network layer
B. Transport layer
C. Session layer
D. Application layer
Ans: B

62. Which layer controls the dialog between two

communicating hosts?
A. Transport
B. Presentation
C. Session
D. Application
Ans: C

63. Which layer converts data into a format

acceptable to the network?
A. Application
B. Session
C. Presentation
D. Transport
Ans: C

64. Which layer is responsible for synchronization

and checkpointing?
A. Transport
B. Session
C. Presentation
D. Network
Ans: B

65. Which layer uses sequence numbers?

A. Network
B. Transport
C. Data Link
D. Physical
Ans: B

66. Which OSI layer handles congestion control?

A. Network
B. Transport
C. Data Link
D. Session
Ans: B
67. Which layer provides end-to-end delivery of
data?
A. Network
B. Transport
C. Session
D. Application
Ans: B

68. Which OSI layer is responsible for framing?

A. Physical
B. Data Link
C. Network
D. Transport
Ans: B

69. Which layer breaks data into packets?

A. Transport
B. Network
C. Data Link
D. Physical
Ans: B

70. Which layer converts frames into bits?

A. Data Link
B. Network
C. Physical
D. Transport
Ans: C

71. Which OSI layer handles logical addressing?

A. Data Link
B. Transport
C. Network
D. Session
Ans: C

72. Which layer performs flow control?

A. Network
B. Transport
C. Session
D. Application
Ans: B

73. Which OSI layer is responsible for error

recovery?
A. Data Link
B. Network
C. Transport
D. Physical
Ans: C
74. Which OSI layer ensures data confidentiality?
A. Session
B. Presentation
C. Transport
D. Network
Ans: B

75. Which layer provides services like email and file

transfer?
A. Presentation
B. Transport
C. Application
D. Session
Ans: C

76. Which OSI layer works with sockets?

A. Network
B. Transport
C. Session
D. Application
Ans: B

77. Which OSI layer handles dialog control and

token management?
A. Transport
B. Network
C. Session
D. Presentation
Ans: C

78. Which OSI layer is responsible for formatting

multimedia data?
A. Application
B. Session
C. Presentation
D. Transport
Ans: C

79. Which layer checks frame synchronization?

A. Physical
B. Data Link
C. Network
D. Transport
Ans: B

80. Which OSI layer interacts directly with software

applications?
A. Presentation
B. Session
C. Transport
D. Application
Ans: D
BASIC CONCEPTS
1. TCP/IP model was developed by
A. ISO
B. IEEE
C. ARPANET (DARPA)
D. ITU
Ans: C
2. TCP/IP model has how many layers?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 7
Ans: B
3. TCP/IP stands for
A. Transmission Control Program / Internet Protocol
B. Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol
C. Transfer Control Protocol / Internal Protocol
D. Transmission Communication Protocol / IP
Ans: B
4. TCP/IP is a
A. Hardware model
B. Conceptual model
C. Protocol suite
D. Software architecture
Ans: C
5. TCP/IP model is used in
A. LAN only
B. WAN only
C. OSI model
D. Internet
Ans: D

TCP/IP LAYERS
6. Number of layers in TCP/IP model
A. 5
B. 6
C. 4
D. 7
Ans: C
7. Which is the topmost layer in TCP/IP model?
A. Transport
B. Application
C. Internet
D. Network Access
Ans: B
8. Which is the bottom layer of TCP/IP model?
A. Physical
B. Data Link
C. Network Access
D. Internet
Ans: C
9. TCP/IP Application layer corresponds to which
OSI layers?
A. Only Application
B. Application + Presentation
C. Application + Session
D. Application + Presentation + Session
Ans: D
10. TCP/IP Transport layer corresponds to OSI
A. Network
B. Transport
C. Session
D. Data Link
Ans: B

APPLICATION LAYER
11. Which protocol belongs to TCP/IP Application
layer?
A. TCP
B. IP
C. HTTP
D. ARP
Ans: C
12. FTP is used for
A. Email
B. File transfer
C. Remote login
D. Web browsing
Ans: B
13. Which protocol is used to send email?
A. POP3
B. SMTP
C. IMAP
D. FTP
Ans: B
14. DNS is used for
A. File transfer
B. Routing
C. Name resolution
D. Encryption
Ans: C
15. TELNET is used for
A. Secure browsing
B. File sharing
C. Remote login
D. Email
Ans: C

TRANSPORT LAYER
16. Which protocol provides reliable data transfer?
A. UDP
B. IP
C. TCP
D. ICMP
Ans: C
17. Which protocol is connectionless?
A. TCP
B. FTP
C. UDP
D. HTTP
Ans: C
18. Port numbers are used by
A. Application layer
B. Internet layer
C. Transport layer
D. Network Access layer
Ans: C
19. Which protocol is faster but unreliable?
A. TCP
B. UDP
C. IP
D. ARP
Ans: B
20. Which protocol uses three-way handshake?
A. UDP
B. IP
C. TCP
D. ICMP
Ans: C

INTERNET LAYER
21. Internet layer corresponds to OSI
A. Transport
B. Network
C. Data Link
D. Physical
Ans: B
22. Which protocol works at Internet layer?
A. TCP
B. FTP
C. IP
D. HTTP
Ans: C
23. Which protocol reports errors and diagnostics?
A. ARP
B. ICMP
C. TCP
D. UDP
Ans: B
24. Which protocol resolves IP to MAC address?
A. RARP
B. DNS
C. ARP
D. ICMP
Ans: C
25. IP provides
A. Reliable delivery
B. Flow control
C. Logical addressing
D. Encryption
Ans: C

NETWORK ACCESS LAYER

26. Network Access layer corresponds to OSI
A. Network
B. Transport
C. Data Link + Physical
D. Application
Ans: C
27. Which address is used at Network Access layer?
A. IP
B. Port
C. MAC
D. URL
Ans: C
28. Ethernet works at
A. Internet layer
B. Transport layer
C. Network Access layer
D. Application layer
Ans: C
29. Framing is done at
A. Transport layer
B. Internet layer
C. Network Access layer
D. Application layer
Ans: C
30. Which device works at Network Access layer?
A. Router
B. Switch
C. Gateway
D. Firewall
Ans: B

PORTS & FACTS

31. HTTP uses port
A. 21
B. 23
C. 80
D. 443
Ans: C
32. HTTPS uses port
A. 80
B. 25
C. 21
D. 443
Ans: D
33. FTP uses port
A. 21
B. 23
C. 25
D. 110
Ans: A
34. SMTP uses port
A. 110
B. 21
C. 25
D. 143
Ans: C
35. POP3 uses port
A. 80
B. 110
C. 143
D. 443
Ans: B

TRUE / FALSE TYPE

36. TCP/IP model is older than OSI model
A. True
B. False
Ans: A
37. UDP provides flow control
A. True
B. False
Ans: B
38. IP is reliable protocol
A. True
B. False
Ans: B

EXAM-TRICKY MCQs
39. Which protocol is used for secure remote login?
A. TELNET
B. FTP
C. SSH
D. SMTP
Ans: C
40. Which protocol is used for streaming?
A. TCP
B. UDP
C. IP
D. ARP
Ans: B
41. Which layer is responsible for routing?
A. Transport
B. Internet
C. Application
D. Network Access
Ans: B
42. Which protocol uses best-effort delivery?
A. TCP
B. UDP
C. IP
D. FTP
Ans: C

MATCHING & ONE-LINERS

43. TCP → ?
A. Reliable
B. Fast
C. Unreliable
D. Connectionless
Ans: A
44. UDP → ?
A. Reliable
B. Connection-oriented
C. Fast
D. Encrypted
Ans: C
45. DNS belongs to
A. Transport
B. Application
C. Internet
D. Network Access
Ans: B

FINAL QUESTIONS (46–60)

46. Which protocol uses checksum?
A. IP
B. TCP
C. UDP
D. All
Ans: D
47. Which protocol uses sequence numbers?
A. UDP
B. IP
C. TCP
D. ICMP
Ans: C
48. Which layer handles end-to-end communication?
A. Internet
B. Transport
C. Application
D. Network Access
Ans: B
49. TCP/IP model is
A. Theoretical only
B. Practical implementation
C. Hardware-based
D. Obsolete
Ans: B
50. Which protocol is used for network diagnostics?
A. FTP
B. DNS
C. ICMP
D. SMTP
Ans: C
51. Which protocol uses echo request/reply?
A. ARP
B. ICMP
C. TCP
D. UDP
Ans: B
52. Which protocol assigns IP automatically?
A. DNS
B. FTP
C. DHCP
D. ARP
Ans: C
53. DHCP belongs to
A. Transport
B. Application
C. Internet
D. Network Access
Ans: B
54. Which protocol is used to translate MAC to IP?
A. ARP
B. RARP
C. DNS
D. ICMP
Ans: B
55. Which protocol is stateless?
A. TCP
B. FTP
C. UDP
D. SMTP
Ans: C
56. Which protocol uses sliding window?
A. UDP
B. TCP
C. IP
D. ICMP
Ans: B
57. Which protocol ensures ordered delivery?
A. UDP
B. IP
C. TCP
D. ARP
Ans: C
58. Which protocol uses acknowledgements?
A. UDP
B. IP
C. TCP
D. DNS
Ans: C
59. Which protocol is used in VoIP?
A. TCP
B. UDP
C. FTP
D. SMTP
Ans: B
60. TCP/IP model is
A. Layer-independent
B. Protocol-dependent
C. Standard Internet model
D. OSI replacement only
Ans: C
BASIC DEVICES
1. Which device works at the Physical layer?
A. Switch
B. Router
C. Hub
D. Bridge
Ans: C

2. Which device broadcasts data to all ports?

A. Switch
B. Router
C. Hub
D. Bridge
Ans: C

3. Which device forwards data based on MAC

address?
A. Hub
B. Router
C. Switch
D. Repeater
Ans: C

4. Which device works at Network layer?

A. Hub
B. Switch
C. Router
D. Bridge
Ans: C

5. Which device is used to regenerate signals?

A. Router
B. Switch
C. Repeater
D. Gateway
Ans: C

HUB / SWITCH / BRIDGE

6. Hub works in
A. Full duplex
B. Half duplex
C. Simplex
D. Both B & C
Ans: B

7. Switch operates in
A. Half duplex
B. Simplex
C. Full duplex
D. Broadcast mode only
Ans: C

8. Which device breaks collision domain?

A. Hub
B. Switch
C. Repeater
D. Cable
Ans: B

9. Which device breaks broadcast domain?

A. Switch
B. Hub
C. Router
D. Bridge
Ans: C

10. Bridge works at which OSI layer?

A. Physical
B. Data Link
C. Network
D. Transport
Ans: B
 ROUTER
11. Router uses which address for forwarding?
A. MAC
B. Port
C. IP
D. URL
Ans: C

12. Router connects

A. Two computers
B. Two LANs
C. Two processes
D. Two cables
Ans: B

13. Which routing is manually configured?

A. Dynamic
B. Static
C. Default
D. Hybrid
Ans: B

14. Which protocol is used by router to exchange

routing info?
A. HTTP
B. FTP
C. RIP
D. SMTP
Ans: C

15. Which routing protocol uses hop count?

A. OSPF
B. BGP
C. RIP
D. EIGRP
Ans: C

MODEM / GATEWAY
16. Modem stands for
A. Modulate Demodulate
B. Module Demodule
C. Mode Demode
D. Modem Decoder
Ans: A

17. Modem converts

A. Digital to Digital
B. Analog to Analog
C. Digital ↔ Analog
D. Optical to Electrical
Ans: C

18. Gateway works at

A. Only Network layer
B. Only Transport layer
C. Multiple layers
D. Only Physical layer
Ans: C

19. Gateway is used to connect

A. Similar networks
B. Different protocols
C. LANs only
D. WANs only
Ans: B

20. Which device is a protocol converter?

A. Router
B. Switch
C. Hub
D. Gateway
Ans: D
 WIRELESS & SECURITY DEVICES
21. Wireless Access Point works similar to
A. Hub
B. Switch
C. Router
D. Gateway
Ans: B

22. Which device filters traffic based on rules?

A. Hub
B. Switch
C. Firewall
D. Repeater
Ans: C

23. Firewall works mainly at

A. Physical layer
B. Data Link layer
C. Network layer
D. Application layer
Ans: C

24. Which device prevents unauthorized access?

A. Router
B. Switch
C. Firewall
D. Bridge
Ans: C

25. IDS stands for

A. Internet Detection System
B. Intrusion Detection System
C. Internal Defense System
D. Integrated Data System
Ans: B

DOMAIN & TRAFFIC

26. Switch creates how many collision domains?
A. 1
B. 2
C. Equal to number of ports
D. Zero
Ans: C

27. Router creates how many broadcast domains?

A. 1
B. 2
C. Equal to number of interfaces
D. Zero
Ans: C

28. Hub creates how many collision domains?

A. One
B. Two
C. Multiple
D. Zero
Ans: A

29. Which device reduces network traffic?

A. Hub
B. Switch
C. Repeater
D. Cable
Ans: B

30. Which device operates using routing table?

A. Switch
B. Router
C. Bridge
D. Hub
Ans: B
 ADVANCED & EXAM MCQs
31. Which device works at Layer 2 & 3?
A. Hub
B. Router
C. Switch
D. Gateway
Ans: D

32. Which switch uses IP address also?

A. Layer 2 switch
B. Layer 3 switch
C. Hub
D. Bridge
Ans: B

33. Which device amplifies signals?

A. Router
B. Switch
C. Repeater
D. Gateway
Ans: C

34. Which device connects LAN to Internet?

A. Hub
B. Switch
C. Router
D. Bridge
Ans: C

35. Which device has ARP table?

A. Switch
B. Router
C. Hub
D. Repeater
Ans: B

TRUE / FALSE TYPE

36. Hub is an intelligent device
A. True
B. False
Ans: B

37. Switch is faster than hub

A. True
B. False
Ans: A
38. Router works only with MAC address
A. True
B. False
Ans: B

MATCHING & ONE-LINERS

39. Switch → ?
A. Broadcast
B. MAC-based forwarding
C. IP routing
D. Signal regeneration
Ans: B

40. Router → ?
A. MAC address
B. Port number
C. IP address
D. Cable
Ans: C

FINAL QUESTIONS (41–60)

41. Which device divides LAN into multiple
segments?
A. Hub
B. Bridge
C. Repeater
D. Cable
Ans: B

42. Which device operates transparently?

A. Router
B. Switch
C. Bridge
D. Gateway
Ans: C

43. Which device supports VLAN?

A. Hub
B. Switch
C. Repeater
D. Modem
Ans: B

44. Which device uses CAM table?

A. Router
B. Switch
C. Hub
D. Gateway
Ans: B
45. Which device works at OSI Layer 1 only?
A. Switch
B. Hub
C. Router
D. Bridge
Ans: B

46. Which device is most expensive?

A. Hub
B. Switch
C. Router
D. Gateway
Ans: D

47. Which device allows full-duplex communication?

A. Hub
B. Switch
C. Repeater
D. Bridge
Ans: B

48. Which device provides NAT?

A. Hub
B. Switch
C. Router
D. Repeater
Ans: C

49. Which device can block specific ports?

A. Hub
B. Switch
C. Firewall
D. Repeater
Ans: C

50. Which device converts protocol?

A. Router
B. Switch
C. Gateway
D. Hub
Ans: C

51. Which device works at all layers?

A. Hub
B. Router
C. Gateway
D. Switch
Ans: C
52. Which device uses routing algorithms?
A. Switch
B. Hub
C. Router
D. Bridge
Ans: C

53. Which device reduces collisions?

A. Hub
B. Switch
C. Cable
D. Repeater
Ans: B

54. Which device stores MAC address table?

A. Hub
B. Router
C. Switch
D. Modem
Ans: C

55. Which device does not need IP address to work?

A. Router
B. Switch
C. Hub
D. Firewall
Ans: C

56. Which device provides Wi-Fi connectivity?

A. Modem
B. Switch
C. Access Point
D. Bridge
Ans: C

57. Which device is used in WAN?

A. Hub
B. Switch
C. Router
D. Bridge
Ans: C

58. Which device separates networks logically?

A. Hub
B. Switch
C. Router
D. Repeater
Ans: C
59. Which device can act as DHCP server?
A. Hub
B. Switch
C. Router
D. Repeater
Ans: C

60. Which device is known as intelligent device?

A. Hub
B. Switch
C. Repeater
D. Cable
Ans: B

WEB PROTOCOLS
1. Which protocol is used for web browsing?
A. FTP
B. SMTP
C. HTTP
D. TELNET
Ans: C
2. Default port number of HTTP is
A. 21
B. 23
C. 80
D. 443
Ans: C

3. HTTPS uses which port?

A. 80
B. 21
C. 25
D. 443
Ans: D

4. HTTPS provides
A. Speed only
B. Encryption
C. Compression
D. Routing
Ans: B

5. Which protocol is used for secure remote login?

A. TELNET
B. FTP
C. SSH
D. SMTP
Ans: C

FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOLS

6. FTP stands for
A. File Transfer Program
B. File Transfer Protocol
C. Fast Transfer Protocol
D. File Transport Protocol
Ans: B

7. FTP uses port number

A. 20 & 21
B. 21 only
C. 80
D. 25
Ans: A

8. Which protocol is secure version of FTP?

A. TFTP
B. FTPS
C. SMTP
D. POP3
Ans: B
9. TFTP uses which protocol?
A. TCP
B. UDP
C. IP
D. ICMP
Ans: B

10. TFTP uses port number

A. 21
B. 22
C. 69
D. 110
Ans: C

EMAIL PROTOCOLS
11. Which protocol is used to send emails?
A. POP3
B. SMTP
C. IMAP
D. FTP
Ans: B
12. SMTP uses port
A. 25
B. 80
C. 110
D. 443
Ans: A

13. POP3 is used for

A. Sending mail
B. Receiving mail
C. Encrypting mail
D. Routing mail
Ans: B

14. Default port of POP3 is

A. 25
B. 110
C. 143
D. 587
Ans: B

15. IMAP default port is

A. 21
B. 25
C. 110
D. 143
Ans: D

NAME & CONFIGURATION PROTOCOLS

16. DNS stands for
A. Domain Name Service
B. Domain Naming System
C. Domain Name System
D. Data Name Service
Ans: C

17. DNS uses port

A. 53
B. 67
C. 68
D. 161
Ans: A

18. DHCP uses ports

A. 20 & 21
B. 25
C. 67 & 68
D. 110
Ans: C
19. DHCP works at which layer?
A. Transport
B. Internet
C. Application
D. Network Access
Ans: C

20. Which protocol assigns IP automatically?

A. ARP
B. DNS
C. DHCP
D. ICMP
Ans: C

REMOTE ACCESS PROTOCOLS

21. TELNET uses port
A. 21
B. 22
C. 23
D. 25
Ans: C
22. TELNET is
A. Secure
B. Encrypted
C. Unencrypted
D. Compressed
Ans: C

23. SSH uses port

A. 21
B. 22
C. 23
D. 80
Ans: B

24. Which protocol replaced TELNET?

A. FTP
B. HTTP
C. SSH
D. SMTP
Ans: C

NETWORK MANAGEMENT
25. SNMP stands for
A. Simple Network Management Protocol
B. System Network Management Protocol
C. Secure Network Management Protocol
D. Small Network Management Protocol
Ans: A

26. SNMP uses port

A. 53
B. 67
C. 161
D. 443
Ans: C

27. SNMP works at which layer?

A. Transport
B. Internet
C. Application
D. Network Access
Ans: C

TRANSPORT & CONTROL PROTOCOLS

28. TCP is
A. Connectionless
B. Reliable
C. Fast only
D. Unreliable
Ans: B

29. UDP is
A. Reliable
B. Slow
C. Connectionless
D. Encrypted
Ans: C

30. Which protocol uses three-way handshake?

A. UDP
B. TCP
C. IP
D. ICMP
Ans: B

INTERNET LAYER PROTOCOLS

31. IP stands for
A. Internet Program
B. Internet Protocol
C. Internal Protocol
D. Interconnected Program
Ans: B
32. ICMP is used for
A. File transfer
B. Error reporting
C. Email
D. Web browsing
Ans: B

33. Which protocol uses echo request/reply?

A. ARP
B. TCP
C. ICMP
D. UDP
Ans: C

34. ARP is used for

A. IP to MAC mapping
B. MAC to IP mapping
C. Name to IP mapping
D. Error reporting
Ans: A

35. RARP is used for

A. IP → MAC
B. MAC → IP
C. Name → IP
D. Port → Service
Ans: B

SECURITY & STREAMING

36. Which protocol is used in VoIP?
A. TCP
B. UDP
C. FTP
D. SMTP
Ans: B

37. Which protocol is used for live streaming?

A. TCP
B. UDP
C. ARP
D. ICMP
Ans: B

38. Which protocol provides best-effort delivery?

A. TCP
B. UDP
C. IP
D. FTP
Ans: C

MATCHING & ONE-LINERS

39. FTP → ?
A. Email
B. File Transfer
C. Web
D. Routing
Ans: B

40. SMTP → ?
A. Receive mail
B. Send mail
C. File transfer
D. Web
Ans: B

TRICKY EXAM MCQs

41. Which protocol uses port 443?
A. HTTP
B. FTP
C. HTTPS
D. TELNET
Ans: C

42. Which protocol uses port 69?

A. FTP
B. SMTP
C. TFTP
D. POP3
Ans: C

43. Which protocol uses UDP and port 53?

A. FTP
B. DNS
C. SMTP
D. HTTP
Ans: B

44. Which protocol is stateless?

A. TCP
B. UDP
C. FTP
D. SMTP
Ans: B
45. Which protocol supports flow control?
A. UDP
B. IP
C. TCP
D. ICMP
Ans: C

FINAL QUESTIONS (46–70)

46. Which protocol uses sliding window?
A. UDP
B. IP
C. TCP
D. FTP
Ans: C

47. Which protocol ensures ordered delivery?

A. UDP
B. TCP
C. IP
D. ICMP
Ans: B

48. Which protocol uses acknowledgements?

A. UDP
B. IP
C. TCP
D. DNS
Ans: C

49. Which protocol is used for network diagnostics?

A. FTP
B. SMTP
C. ICMP
D. HTTP
Ans: C

50. Which protocol assigns IP dynamically?

A. DNS
B. ARP
C. DHCP
D. FTP
Ans: C

51. Which protocol uses ports 67 and 68?

A. DNS
B. FTP
C. DHCP
D. SNMP
Ans: C
52. Which protocol works on TCP port 143?
A. POP3
B. SMTP
C. IMAP
D. FTP
Ans: C

53. Which protocol works on TCP port 587?

A. SMTP (submission)
B. POP3
C. FTP
D. HTTP
Ans: A

54. Which protocol uses port 161?

A. DHCP
B. DNS
C. SNMP
D. HTTPS
Ans: C

55. Which protocol uses port 22?

A. TELNET
B. SSH
C. FTP
D. SMTP
Ans: B

56. Which protocol works at Application layer?

A. TCP
B. UDP
C. FTP
D. IP
Ans: C

57. Which protocol works at Transport layer?

A. DNS
B. FTP
C. TCP
D. ICMP
Ans: C

58. Which protocol is unreliable but fast?

A. TCP
B. UDP
C. FTP
D. SMTP
Ans: B
59. Which protocol uses checksum only?
A. TCP
B. UDP
C. IP
D. All
Ans: D

60. Which protocol is used in ping command?

A. TCP
B. UDP
C. IP
D. ICMP
Ans: D

61. Which protocol uses best-effort delivery?

A. TCP
B. UDP
C. IP
D. FTP
Ans: C

62. Which protocol supports multicast?

A. TCP
B. UDP
C. FTP
D. SMTP
Ans: B

63. Which protocol uses no flow control?

A. TCP
B. UDP
C. FTP
D. SMTP
Ans: B

64. Which protocol uses encryption by default?

A. HTTP
B. TELNET
C. HTTPS
D. FTP
Ans: C

65. Which protocol is used for file sharing over web?

A. FTP
B. HTTP
C. SMTP
D. ICMP
Ans: B
66. Which protocol works on port 20?
A. FTP Data
B. FTP Control
C. SMTP
D. DNS
Ans: A

67. Which protocol uses both TCP and UDP?

A. FTP
B. DNS
C. SMTP
D. TELNET
Ans: B

68. Which protocol uses port 110?

A. SMTP
B. POP3
C. IMAP
D. FTP
Ans: B

69. Which protocol uses port 143?

A. POP3
B. IMAP
C. SMTP
D. FTP
Ans: B

70. Which protocol is used for secure file transfer?

A. FTP
B. TFTP
C. SFTP
D. SMTP
Ans: C
WEB PROTOCOLS
1. Which protocol is used for web communication?
A. FTP
B. HTTP
C. SMTP
D. TELNET
Ans: B

2. Default port number of HTTP is

A. 21
B. 23
C. 80
D. 443
Ans: C
3. Secure web communication uses
A. HTTP
B. FTP
C. HTTPS
D. TELNET
Ans: C

4. Default port of HTTPS is

A. 21
B. 80
C. 25
D. 443
Ans: D

5. Which protocol is stateless?

A. FTP
B. HTTP
C. SMTP
D. TELNET
Ans: B

FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOLS

6. FTP uses which ports?
A. 20 & 21
B. 21 & 22
C. 23 & 25
D. 80 & 443
Ans: A

7. Which protocol is used for secure file transfer?

A. FTP
B. TFTP
C. SFTP
D. HTTP
Ans: C

8. TFTP uses port number

A. 20
B. 21
C. 22
D. 69
Ans: D

9. FTP is a
A. Stateless protocol
B. Connectionless protocol
C. Connection-oriented protocol
D. Routing protocol
Ans: C
10. Which protocol uses UDP instead of TCP?
A. FTP
B. TFTP
C. SFTP
D. FTPS
Ans: B

EMAIL PROTOCOLS
11. Which protocol is used to send email?
A. POP3
B. IMAP
C. SMTP
D. FTP
Ans: C

12. SMTP uses port number

A. 21
B. 23
C. 25
D. 110
Ans: C
13. Which protocol is used to receive email?
A. SMTP
B. FTP
C. POP3
D. TELNET
Ans: C

14. POP3 uses port number

A. 80
B. 110
C. 143
D. 443
Ans: B

15. IMAP uses port number

A. 110
B. 25
C. 143
D. 21
Ans: C

REMOTE LOGIN PROTOCOLS

16. TELNET uses port number
A. 21
B. 22
C. 23
D. 25
Ans: C

17. Secure remote login uses

A. TELNET
B. FTP
C. SSH
D. SMTP
Ans: C

18. SSH uses port number

A. 21
B. 22
C. 23
D. 25
Ans: B

19. TELNET is
A. Encrypted
B. Secure
C. Plain text
D. Compressed
Ans: C
20. SSH provides
A. Encryption
B. Authentication
C. Secure communication
D. All of the above
Ans: D

NETWORK MANAGEMENT & UTILITY

PROTOCOLS
21. DNS uses port number
A. 21
B. 23
C. 53
D. 110
Ans: C

22. DNS uses which protocol?

A. TCP only
B. UDP only
C. Both TCP and UDP
D. ICMP
Ans: C
23. DHCP uses port numbers
A. 53 & 67
B. 67 & 68
C. 20 & 21
D. 80 & 443
Ans: B

24. DHCP is used for

A. Name resolution
B. IP assignment
C. Email
D. Routing
Ans: B

25. ICMP is used for

A. File transfer
B. Error reporting
C. Web browsing
D. Email
Ans: B

TRANSPORT & NETWORK LAYER

PROTOCOLS
26. TCP is
A. Connectionless
B. Reliable
C. Fast only
D. Unreliable
Ans: B

27. UDP is
A. Reliable
B. Connection-oriented
C. Unreliable
D. Encrypted
Ans: C

28. Which protocol uses port numbers?

A. IP
B. ICMP
C. TCP/UDP
D. ARP
Ans: C

29. Which protocol uses three-way handshake?

A. UDP
B. IP
C. TCP
D. ARP
Ans: C
30. Which protocol provides best-effort delivery?
A. TCP
B. UDP
C. IP
D. FTP
Ans: C

ROUTING & ADDRESSING PROTOCOLS

31. RIP uses which metric?
A. Bandwidth
B. Delay
C. Hop count
D. Cost
Ans: C

32. OSPF uses which algorithm?

A. Bellman-Ford
B. Distance vector
C. Link state
D. Flooding
Ans: C
33. BGP is used for
A. Interior routing
B. Exterior routing
C. LAN routing
D. Static routing
Ans: B

34. ARP is used to find

A. IP from MAC
B. MAC from IP
C. Port from IP
D. URL from IP
Ans: B

35. RARP is used to find

A. MAC from IP
B. IP from MAC
C. Port from IP
D. Domain from IP
Ans: B

SECURITY & MISCELLANEOUS

36. Which protocol provides secure web access?
A. HTTP
B. FTP
C. HTTPS
D. TELNET
Ans: C

37. Which protocol is used for network diagnostics

(ping)?
A. DNS
B. FTP
C. ICMP
D. SMTP
Ans: C

38. Which protocol is used for voice/video

streaming?
A. TCP
B. UDP
C. FTP
D. SMTP
Ans: B

39. Which protocol is used for time synchronization?

A. FTP
B. DNS
C. NTP
D. SMTP
Ans: C

40. NTP uses port number

A. 53
B. 69
C. 123
D. 161
Ans: C

NETWORK MANAGEMENT
41. SNMP uses port number
A. 53
B. 123
C. 161
D. 443
Ans: C

42. SNMP is used for

A. File transfer
B. Network management
C. Routing
D. Web browsing
Ans: B
43. Which protocol uses port 162?
A. FTP
B. SNMP
C. SMTP
D. DNS
Ans: B

44. Which protocol is used to send trap messages?

A. FTP
B. SMTP
C. SNMP
D. ICMP
Ans: C

EXAM TRICKY MCQs

45. Which protocol uses both TCP & UDP?
A. FTP
B. HTTP
C. DNS
D. TELNET
Ans: C
46. Which protocol is faster but unreliable?
A. TCP
B. UDP
C. FTP
D. HTTP
Ans: B

47. Which protocol uses sliding window?

A. UDP
B. IP
C. TCP
D. ICMP
Ans: C

48. Which protocol ensures ordered delivery?

A. UDP
B. IP
C. TCP
D. FTP
Ans: C

49. Which protocol uses acknowledgements?

A. UDP
B. IP
C. TCP
D. ARP
Ans: C

50. Which protocol is connectionless?

A. TCP
B. FTP
C. UDP
D. SMTP
Ans: C

FINAL SET (51–70)

51. Which protocol uses port 443?
A. HTTP
B. HTTPS
C. FTP
D. SMTP
Ans: B

52. Which protocol uses port 22?

A. TELNET
B. SSH
C. FTP
D. SMTP
Ans: B
53. Which protocol uses port 69?
A. FTP
B. TFTP
C. DNS
D. SNMP
Ans: B

54. Which protocol uses port 110?

A. POP3
B. IMAP
C. SMTP
D. FTP
Ans: A

55. Which protocol uses port 143?

A. POP3
B. IMAP
C. SMTP
D. FTP
Ans: B

56. Which protocol uses port 25?

A. SMTP
B. FTP
C. HTTP
D. DNS
Ans: A

57. Which protocol uses port 53?

A. DNS
B. DHCP
C. FTP
D. SMTP
Ans: A

58. Which protocol uses port 123?

A. SNMP
B. NTP
C. FTP
D. ICMP
Ans: B

59. Which protocol uses port 161?

A. SNMP
B. FTP
C. SMTP
D. DNS
Ans: A
60. Which protocol uses port 67/68?
A. DNS
B. DHCP
C. FTP
D. HTTP
Ans: B

61. Which protocol uses port 20?

A. FTP (Data)
B. FTP (Control)
C. SMTP
D. TELNET
Ans: A

62. Which protocol uses port 21?

A. FTP (Control)
B. FTP (Data)
C. TELNET
D. HTTP
Ans: A

63. Which protocol uses port 23?

A. SSH
B. TELNET
C. FTP
D. SMTP
Ans: B

64. Which protocol is used for secure email

retrieval?
A. POP3
B. IMAP
C. IMAPS
D. SMTP
Ans: C

65. Which protocol uses port 993?

A. IMAP
B. IMAPS
C. POP3
D. POP3S
Ans: B

66. Which protocol uses port 995?

A. POP3
B. IMAP
C. POP3S
D. SMTP
Ans: C
67. Which protocol uses TLS/SSL for security?
A. HTTP
B. FTP
C. HTTPS
D. TELNET
Ans: C

68. Which protocol is used in IoT messaging?

A. HTTP
B. FTP
C. MQTT
D. SMTP
Ans: C

69. MQTT works on port

A. 80
B. 1883
C. 443
D. 21
Ans: B

70. Which protocol is used for file sharing in

Windows?
A. FTP
B. SMB
C. TELNET
D. SMTP
Ans: B