A Complete Chapter Quiz

Network Models

Compilation of all the quizzes (MCQs) for each and every chapters in the book of Data
Communications and Networking 4th Edition by Behrouz A. Forouzan.

1|P age
MCQs in Network Models
www.PinoyBIX.com
1. The ______ layer adds a header to the B) data link
packet coming from the upper layer that C) physical
includes the logical addresses of the D) none of the above
sender and receiver. 7. The _______ layer is responsible for
A) data link delivering data units from one station to
B) network the next without errors.
C) physical A) physical
D) none of the above B) data link
2. Which of the following is an application C) transport
layer service? D) network
A) File transfer and access 8. The session, presentation, and
B) Mail service application layers are the ____ support
C) Remote log-in layers.
D) All the above A) user
3. When data are transmitted from device B) network
A to device B, the header from A's layer C) both (a) and (b)
4 is read by B's _______ layer. D) neither (a) nor (b)
A) Transport 9. The physical, data link, and network
B) Application layers are the ______ support layers.
C) Physical A) network
D) None of the above B) user
4. __________ provides full transport C) both (a) and (b)
layer services to applications. D) neither (a) nor (b)
A) UDP 10. The ________ layer is responsible for
B) TCP the process-to-process delivery of the
C) ARP entire message.
D) none of the above A) transport
5. The process-to-process delivery of the B) physical
entire message is the responsibility of the C) network
_______ layer. D) data link
A) Transport 11. The _______ layer lies between the
B) Application network layer and the application layer.
C) Physical A) Data link
D) Network B) Transport
6. The ______ layer is responsible for C) Physical
moving frames from one hop (node) to D) None of the above
the next. 12. The Internetworking Protocol (IP) is a
A) transport ________ protocol.

2|P age
MCQs in Network Models
www.PinoyBIX.com
A) connection-oriented A) Transport
B) reliable B) Physical
C) both a and b C) Data link
D) none of the above D) Application
13. The _______ layer links the network 19. The ____ created a model called the
support layers and the user support Open Systems Interconnection, which
layers. allows diverse systems to communicate.
A) session A) IEEE
B) transport B) ISO
C) data link C) OSI
D) network D) none of the above
14. ICMPv6 includes _______. 20. The _______ layer changes bits into
A) IGMP electromagnetic signals.
B) ARP A) Physical
C) RARP B) Transport
D) a and b C) Data link
15. The ____ address uniquely defines a D) None of the above
host on the Internet. 21. IPv6 has _______ -bit addresses.
A) IP A) 128
B) port B) 32
C) specific C) 64
D) physical D) variable
16. The _______ layer coordinates the 22. The_____ address identifies a
functions required to transmit a bit stream process on a host.
over a physical medium. A) specific
A) data link B) port
B) transport C) IP
C) network D) physical
D) physical 23. The_________ layer is responsible
17. The ______ layer is responsible for for the delivery of a message from one
the source-to-destination delivery of a process to another.
packet across multiple network links. A) transport
A) network B) network
B) physical C) physical
C) data link D) none of the above
D) transport 24. The _________ layer enables the
18. Mail services are available to network users to access the network.
users through the _______ layer. A) application

3|P age
MCQs in Network Models
www.PinoyBIX.com
B) physical D) none of the above
C) data link 30. Ethernet uses a ______ physical
D) transport address that is imprinted on the network
25. The TCP/IP _______ layer is interface card (NIC).
equivalent to the combined session, A) 32-bit
presentation, and application layers of B) 6-byte
the OSI model. C) 64-bit
A) data link D) none of the above
B) network 31. The _______ layer is the layer
C) physical closest to the transmission medium.
D) application A) Network
26. When a host on network A sends a B) Transport
message to a host on network B, which C) Physical
address does the router look at? D) Data link
A) logical 32. The OSI model consists of _______
B) physical layers.
C) port A) eight
D) none of the above B) seven
27. As the data packet moves from the C) five
upper to the lower layers, headers are D) three
_______. 33. The ________ address, also known
A) Rearranged as the link address, is the address of a
B) Removed node as defined by its LAN or WAN.
C) Added A) IP
D) Modified B) port
28. The physical layer is concerned with C) specific
the movement of _______ over the D) physical
physical medium. 34. Layer 2 lies between the physical
A) dialogs layer and the _______ layer.
B) protocols A) Data link
C) bits B) Transport
D) programs C) Network
29. To deliver a message to the correct D) None of the above
application program running on a host, 35. Why was the OSI model developed?
the _______ address must be consulted. A) The rate of data transfer was
A) physical increasing exponentially
B) port B) Standards were needed to allow any
C) IP two systems to communicate

4|P age
MCQs in Network Models
www.PinoyBIX.com
C) Manufacturers disliked the TCP/IP D) updating and maintenance of routing
protocol suite. tables
D) None of the above 41. _______ is a process-to-process
36. In the OSI model, as a data packet protocol that adds only port addresses,
moves from the lower to the upper layers, checksum error control, and length
headers are _______. information to the data from the upper
A) removed layer.
B) added A) IP
C) rearranged B) TCP
D) modified C) UDP
37. In the OSI model, when data is D) none of the above
transmitted from device A to device B, 42. The ______ layer establishes,
the header from A's layer 5 is read by B's maintains, and synchronizes the
_______ layer. interactions between communicating
A) session devices.
B) physical A) session
C) transport B) physical
D) presentation C) transport
38. The seven-layer _____ model D) network
provides guidelines for the development 43. A port address in TCP/IP is ______
of universally compatible networking bits long.
protocols. A) 16
A) ISO B) 32
B) OSI C) 48
C) IEEE D) none of the above
D) none of the above 44. In the OSI model, encryption and
39. The Internet model consists of decryption are functions of the ________
_______ layers. layer.
A) Eight A) application
B) Seven B) presentation
C) Five C) session
D) Three D) transport
40. In the OSI model, what is the main 45. TCP/IP is a ______ hierarchical
function of the transport layer? protocol suite developed ____ the OSI
A) process-to-process message model.
delivery A) five-layer; before
B) node-to-node delivery B) six-layer; before
C) synchronization C) seven-layer; before

5|P age
MCQs in Network Models
www.PinoyBIX.com
D) five-layer; after
46. The ________ address, also known
as the link address, is the address of a
node as defined by its LAN or WAN.
A) logical
B) port
C) physical
D) none of the above
47. The _______ model shows how the
network functions of a computer ought to
be organized.
A) ANSI
B) CCITT
C) ISO
D) OSI
48. The _______ layer ensures
interoperability between communicating
devices through transformation of data
into a mutually agreed upon format.
A) network
B) presentation
C) transport
D) data link

6|P age
MCQs in Network Models
www.PinoyBIX.com