MCQ, S OF COMMUNICATION NETWORK

Q1
The
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

is the physical path over which a message travels.

Protocol
Medium
Signal
All of the above

Q2
Frequency of failure and network recovery time after a failure are measures of the
of a network.
(a)
Performance
(b)
Reliability
(c)
Security
(d)
feasibility
Q3
The performance of a data communication network depends on
(a)
The no. of users
(b)
The transmittion media
(c)
The hardware and software
(d)
All of the above

Q4
Viruses are a network
(a)
Performance
(b)
Reliability
(c)
Security
(d)
All of the above

issue.

Q5
Protection of a data from natural disaster such as a tornado is a network
(a)
Performance
(b)
Reliability
(c)
Security
(d)
Management

issue.

Q6
The information to be communicated in the data communication system is the
(a)
Protocol
(b)
Medium
(c)
Message
(d)
Transmission
Q7
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Is the division of one task among multiple computers.

Distributed processing
Distributed messaging
Distributed telephony
Electronic messaging

Q8
If a protocol specifies that data should be sent at 100M bps , this is a
(a)
Syntax
(b)
Semantics
(c)
Timing
(d)
None of the above

issue.

Q9
When a protocol specifies that the address of the sender must occupy the first four bytes
of a message, this is
issue.
(a)
Syntax
(b)
Semantics
(c)
Timing
(d)
None of the above
Q10
When we are communicating actually we are sharing
(a)
Information
(b)
Cables
(c)
Files
(d)
components

Q11
In the context of computer information systems data are represented
(a)
By binary information units
(b)
In figure
(c)
In digits
(d)
By timing manner

Q12
The effectiveness of data communication depends upon the following fundament
characteristics except
(a)
Delivery
(b)
Accuracy
(c)
Time line
(d)
Distance
Q13
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

is a set of rules that govern data communication.

Protocol
Data
Standard
Medium

Q14
Which topology requires a central controller or hub?
(a)
Mesh
(b)
Star
(c)
Bus
(d)
Ring
Q15
Which topology requires a multipoint connection?
(a)
Mesh
(b)
Star
(c)
Bus
(d)
Ring
Q16
Communication between a computer and a key board involves transmission
(a)
Simplex
(b)
Half- duplex
(c)
Full- duplex
(d)
Automatic

Q17
A tree topology is a variation of which topology?
(a)
Mesh
(b)
Star
(c)
Bus
(d)
Ring
Q18
A television broadcast is an example of
(a)
Simplex
(b)
Half- duplex
(c)
Full- duplex
(d)
Automatic

transmission

Q19
In which topology if there are n devices in a network ,each device has n-1ports for cables.
(a)
Mesh
(b)
Star
(c)
Bus
(d)
ring
Q20
A
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

connection provides a dedicated link between two devices.

Point to- point
Multipoint
Primary
Secondary

In a
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

connection , more than two devices can share a single link.

Point to- point
Multipoint
Primary
Secondary

Q21

Q22
In which transmission the channel capacity is shared by both communicating devices at
all times.
(a)
Simplex
(b)
Half- duplex
(c)
Full- duplex
(d)
Half simplex
Q23
For connection between two countries located in different continents is
(a)
LAN
(b)
WAN
(c)
MAN
(d)
None
Q24
Which topology features a point to point line configuration?
(a)
Mesh
(b)
Star
(c)
Ring
(d)
All of the above

Q25
In which link, the only traffic is between the two connected devices.
(a)
Secondary
(b)
Primary
(c)
Dedicated
(d)
None of the above
Q26
The OSI model consists of
(a)
Two
(b)
four
(c)
Seven
(d)
Five

layers.

Q27
The
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

layer decides the location of synchronization points.

Transport
Session
Presentation
Application

Q28
End to end delivery of entire message is the responsibility of which layer?
(a)
Session
(b)
Transport
(c)
Data link layer
(d)
presentation layer
Q29
Node to Node Delivery of the data unit is the responsibility of the
(a)
Physical
(b)
Data link
(c)
Transport
(d)
Network

layer.

Q30
Mail services and directory services are available to network users through the
layer.
(a)
Data link
(b)
session
(c)
Transport
(d)
application
Q31
As the data packets moves from lower to upper layers, headers are
(a)
Added
(b)
Subtracted
(c)
Rearranged
(d)
Modified
Q32
The layer
(a)
Physical
(b)
Data link
(c)
Application
(d)
transport

lies between the network layer and session layer .

Q33
Translation from One Character Code to Another Occurs In
(a)
Transport
(b)
Session
(c)
Presentation
(d)
Application
Q34
Which layer changes bits into electromagnetic signals.
(a)
Physical
(b)
Session
(c)
Network
(d)
Data link
Q35
What is main function of the transport layer?
(a)
End to end message delivery
(b)
Point to point delivery
(c)
Synchronization
(d)
Updating
Q36
Which of the following are the application layer services?
(a)
Network virtual terminal
(b)
File transfer, asses, and management
(c)
Mail services
(d)
All of the above
Q37
Information fist transformed in to
(a)
Periodic signals
(b)
A periodic signals
(c)
Electromagnetic signals
(d)
Low freq signal

before transmission.

Q/N
O
1

ANSWERS
Medium

Q/N
O
20

Point to- point

2
3

Reliability
The no. of users

21
22

Multipoint
Half- duplex

Security

23

Reliability

24

6
7
8

Message
Distributed processing
Timing

25
26
27

Dedicated
Seven
Session

9
10

Syntax
Information

28
29

Transport
Network

11

By binary information
units
Distance

30

application

Protocol
Star
Bus

31
32
33
34

Added
transport
Presentation
Physical

16

Simplex

35

17
18

Star
Full- duplex

36
37

19

Mesh

12
13
14
15

ANSWERS

End to end message

delivery
All of the above
Electromagnetic signals