Computer Networks Fundamentals

Covers basic networking concepts including topologies, IEEE standards (802.3, 802.4, 802.5, 802.11), routing methods, network hardware, and cabling types.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Token Ring is related to which of the following IEEE standards?

  1. 802.3
  2. 802.5
  3. 802.4
  4. 802.11
  5. 802.6
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which network topology is considered to be the most reliable?

  1. Mesh topology
  2. Star topology
  3. Bus topology
  4. Ring topology
  5. Tree toplogy
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following topologies provides each device a point to point connection with every other device in the network?

  1. Star topology
  2. Mesh topology
  3. Bus topology
  4. Ring topology
  5. Tree topology
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following devices can be used to remove unwanted noise from an incoming signal?

  1. Repeaters
  2. Bridges
  3. Routers
  4. Protocols
  5. Switch
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which of the following network topology schemes, some of the devices are wired to only those devices with which they exchange most of the data?

  1. Partial mesh topology
  2. Full mesh topology
  3. Star topology
  4. Ring topology
  5. Bus topology
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An approach in which the router discards one or more packets before the buffer becomes full is known as _________.

  1. jitter control
  2. random early detection
  3. selective flooding
  4. congestion control
  5. load shedding
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which method are packets transmitted to only those links that are in the right direction?

  1. Selective flooding
  2. Flooding
  3. Multicasting
  4. Unicasting
  5. Broadcasting
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which routing method are the data transmitted to multidestinations simultaneously?

  1. Broadcasting
  2. Hierarchical routing
  3. Multicast routing
  4. Distance vector routing
  5. Link state routing
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Multiple hubs are found in _______.

  1. ring topology
  2. bus topology
  3. tree topology
  4. star topology
  5. mesh topology
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following topologies requires a multipoint connection?

  1. Tree topology
  2. Mesh topology
  3. Bus topology
  4. Star topology
  5. Ring topology
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

W-LAN is known with ________ IEEE standard.

  1. 802.5
  2. 802.4
  3. 802.11
  4. 802.6
  5. 802.3
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is also known as thicknet?

  1. 10 base T
  2. 10 base 5
  3. 10 base 2
  4. 10 base F
  5. RG-6
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following topologies requires a central controller or a hub?

  1. Star topology
  2. Bus topology
  3. Ring topology
  4. Mesh topology
  5. Partial mesh topology
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following methods is used to join fibre optic cables?

  1. Crimping
  2. Slicing
  3. Punching
  4. Splicing
  5. Routing
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Token bus is known with _________ IEEE standard.

  1. 802.4
  2. 802.3
  3. 802.5
  4. 802.11
  5. 802.6