1 An NIC (a) a Novell Interface Controller (b) used to control a printer (c) interfaces a

modem to a computer (d) connects a computer to a network

2 Telnet (a) used to send email (b) uses telephone lines (c) is part of Netscape (d) is a
protocol that allows for remote login

3 Telephone systems may be classified as:

a. simplex and asymmetrical.
b. simplex and symmetrical
c. duplex and asymmetrical.
d. duplex and symmetrical

4 A network that provides a constant bandwidth for the complete duration of a message
transfer is a:
a. packet switched network
b. Circuit switched network
c. Message switched network

5 A router:
a. forwards a packet to the next free outgoing link
b. forwards a packet to all outgoing links, except the link upon which the packet
originated.
c. determines on which outgoing link a packet is to be forwarded.
d. forwards a packet to all outgoing links.

6 The Internet is an example of a:

a. cell switched network.
b. packet switched network
c. circuit switched network.

7 A data link between the head office of a financial organization and one of its branches
runs continuously at 2.048 Mbps. Between the hours of 0900 and 1700 it is noted that
there are 295 bits received in error. Determine the bit error rate.
a. 5 x 10-9
b. 2 x 10-7
c. 2 x 10-10
d. 5 x 10-8

8 A file is downloaded to a home computer using a 56 kbps modem connected to an

Internet Service Provider. If the download completes in 2 minutes, estimate the maximum
size of data downloaded
a. 6.72 Mbit
b. 26.88 Mbit
c. 336 Kbit
d. 13.44 Mbit.

9 Manchester encoding is principally designed to:

a. increase the bandwidth of a signal transmitted on the medium.
b. Have more than one symbol per bit period
c. ensure that a transition occurs in the centre of each bit period
d. ensure that the line remains unbalanced.
10 A protocol data unit (PDU) is exchanged between the same layer in two separate
protocol stacks. It comprises the PDU passed from the layer immediately above and its
own protocol control information
a. True
b. False

11 10-Base-T refers to (a) Ethernet using thin coaxial cable (b) Ethernet using thick
coaxial cable (c) Ethernet using unshielded twisted pair (utp) cabling (d) none of the
previous

12. 10-Base-2 refers to (a) Ethernet using thin coaxial cable (b) Ethernet using thick
coaxial cable (c) Ethernet using unshielded twisted pair (utp) cabling (d) none of the
previous

13. 10-Base-5 refers to (a) Ethernet using thin coaxial cable (b) Ethernet using thick
coaxial cable (c) Ethernet using unshielded twisted pair (utp) cabling (d) none of the
previous

14. The maximum recommended segment length for utp is (a) 200 metres (b) 100 metres
(c) 500 metres (d) 1000 metres

15 IP address is currently
a. 4 bytes long
b. available in plenty
c. 6 bytes long
d. not assigned as it is all used up

16 IP addresses are converted to

a. a binary string
b. alphanumeric string
c. a hierarchy of domain names
d. a hexadecimal string

17 Internet data is broken up as

a. fixed length packets
b. variable length packets
c. not packetized
d. 64 bytes packets

18 The packets of an internet message

a. take a predetermined path
b. take a path based on packet priority
c. go along different paths based on path availability

d. take the shortest path from source to destination

19 By an intranet we mean
a. a LAN of an organization
b. a Wide Area Network connecting all branches of an organization
c. a corporate computer network
d. a network connecting all computers of an organization and using the internet protocol
20 World Wide Web
a. is another name for internet
b. world wide connection for computers
c. a collection of linked information residing on computers connected by the internet
d. a collection of world wide information

21 A web page is located using a

a. Universal Record Linking
b. Uniform Resource Locator
c. Universal Record Locator
d. Uniformly Reachable Links

22 A parity bit is
(a) used to indicate uppercase letters
(b) used to detect errors
(c) is the first bit in a byte
(d) is the last bit in a byte

23 What electronic signals are continuous waveforms that vary in frequency and
amplitude and can be used to represent information from sound and numerical data
a.Analog b. Digital c. Packet d.Hybrid

24 In fiber optic cable, binary data flow through

a. as microscopic pits
b. by magnetic arrangement of the surface
c. as pulses of light
d. by the presence or absence of an electrical charge

25. In the 1-persistent approach, when a station finds an idle line, it………
a.Waits .1s before sending
b. Waits 1s before sending
c. Waits a time equal to 1-p before sending
d. Sends Immediately

26. What is the main function of transport layer

a. Node to Node delivery
b. Process to process delivery
c. Synchronization
d. Updating & maintenance of routing Table

27. Which of the following is an application layer serive

a. Remote Log-in
b. FTP
C. Mail service
d. All the above

28. ………….encoding has a transition at the middle of each bit.

a. RZ
b. Manchester
c. Differential Manchester
d. All the above
29. If the minimum value is -31 and maximum is 31 of a PCM signal ,how many bits
were used for coding?
a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
d. 7

30 RZ encoding involves ------------signal levels.

a. 2
b.3
c. 4
d. 5

31. If the baud rate is 400 for a 4-PSK signal ,the bit rate is ……bps.
a. 100
b. 400
c. 800
d. 1600

32. In 16-QAM, there are 16……..

a. Combinations of phase and amplitude
b. Amplitude
c. Phases
d. bps

33. When the angle of incidence is ………….the critical angle, the light beam bends
along the interface.
a. More than
b. Less than
c. Equal to
d. None of the above

34.The shortest frame in HDLC protocol is usually…………frame.

a. Information
b. Supervisory
c. Management
d. None of the above

35. When data and acknowledgement are sent on the same frame, this is called………
a. Piggybacking
b. Backpacking
c. Piggypacking
d. A good idea

A local area network operates Ethernet with CSMA/CD mechanism and runs at a
transmission rate of 8 Mbps and a one-way signal propagation time of 25 µs.
Answer Q.36 & 37

36. What is the minimum transmitted frame length (bits)?

A: 300 B: 500 C: 800 D: 200 E:3 400 F: None of them
37 How long (µs) has a station to wait before trying to access the channel again, after
experiencing 5 successively collisions?
A: 125 B: 625 C: 800
D:3 1 600 E: 3 200 F: None of them

38. In…………..transmission, the channel capacity is shared by both the communicating

parites…
a. Simplex
b. Half Duplex
c. Full Duplex
d. None

39. The …………layer changes bits into electromagnetic signals.

a. Physical
b. Data link
c. Transport
d. None of the above

40. What is the bandwidth of a signal that ranges from 40 Khz to 4 MHz.
a. 36 Mhz
b. 360 KHz
c. 3.96 Mhz
d. 396 Khz

41. The Nyquist theorem specifies the minimum sampling rate to be………
a. Equal to the lowest frequency
b. Equal to the highest frequency
c. Twice the bandwidth of the signal
d. Twice the highest frequency of the signal.

42. For large networks, _______ topology is used.

a. Bus
b. Star
c. Ring

43. Network cable lies on _____ layer

a. Application
b. Network
c. Physical

44. What is the maximum cable length for thick Ethernet

a. 1500 meters
b. 2000 meters
c. 2500 meters
d. 3000 meters

45. RJ-45 connectors are used by ………….cable.

a. cat 5
b. cat 3
c. co-axial
d. Fiber optic
46. If the data unit is 111111, the divisor 1010, and the remainder 110, what is the
dividend at the receiver?
a. 111111011
b. 111111110
c. 101010101
d. 110111111
47. The shortest frame in HDLC protocol is usually the ………….frame.
a. Information
b. Supervisory
c. Management
d. None of the above

48. In reservation access method, if there are 10 stations on a network, then there are
………..Reservation minislots in the reservation frame.
a. 5
b. 9.
c. 10
d. 11

49. When a primary device asks a secondary device if it has data to send , this is called
……
a. Polling
b. Selecting
c. Reserving
d. Backing off

50. If a TDMA network has eight stations, the medium bandwidth has …..bands.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 8
d.16