GATE Practice - Computer Networks & Communications

Practice questions for GATE exam covering Computer Networks, Data Communications, Digital Electronics, and Antenna Theory topics

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

  1. FDM is preferred for analog signals over TDM.
  2. TDM requires synchronisation.
  3. Full available bandwidth of channels can be utilised for each channel in FDM.
  4. FDM stands for frequency division multiplexing.
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Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find the 2’s complement of the value 85H.

  1. 8BH
  2. 7BH
  3. 7AH
  4. BH
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following options is correct for asynchronous communication?

  1. It is exactly the opposite of serial data communication.
  2. Asynchronous communication transfers a single byte at a time.
  3. Asynchronous communication transfers a block of data at a time.
  4. It is possible within a single computer.
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Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Calculate the bandwidth of an antenna for 110 MHz having Q = 70.

  1. 157.1 MHz
  2. 1.571 MHz
  3. 77 x 10 MHz
  4. 77 MHz
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Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How are the carry flag (CY) and parity flag (PF) affected by the following instructions?

MOV A, #0F5H ADDA, #0BH

  1. CY = 0; PF = 0
  2. CY = 1; PF = 0
  3. CY = 1; PF = 1
  4. CY = 0; PF = 1
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following pairs of 'Network - Working Principle' is correctly matched?

  1. LAN - Broadcasting and Switching
  2. WAN - Broadcasting and Switching
  3. MAN - Broadcasting
  4. None of these
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Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a network-connecting device?

  1. Token ring
  2. Bridge
  3. Gateway
  4. Hub
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Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What are the IEEE standards for Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) and Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detect (CSMA/CD)?

  1. MAN – IEEE 802.3; CSMA/CD – IEEE 802.14
  2. MAN – IEEE 802.14; CSMA/CD – IEEE 802.6
  3. MAN – IEEE 802.6; CSMA/CD – IEEE 802.3
  4. MAN – IEEE 802.3; CSMA/CD – IEEE 802.13
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Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In End Fire Arrays,

  1. the number of identical antennas are spaced equally along the line
  2. individual antennas are fed with current of varying magnitude
  3. individual antennas are fed in with current in phase
  4. the entire arrangement is substantially bidirectional
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Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

For a Hamming distance = 5, how many errors can be detected at the most?

  1. 4
  2. 12
  3. 2
  4. 5
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Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Calculate the throughput for stop-and-wait flow control mechanism if the frame size is 4800 bits, bit rate is 9600 bps, distance between the devices is 2000 km and speed of propagation over the transmission is 200,000 km/s.

  1. 89%
  2. 96%
  3. 50%
  4. 100%
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Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A 100 km long cable runs at T1 data speed. The propagation speed in the cable is 2/3rd of the speed of light. How many bits will fit in the cable?

  1. 800
  2. 672
  3. 772
  4. 1544000
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Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When the field behind a screen with an opening is added to the field of a complementary screen, the sum is equal to the field when there is no screen. Which of the following explains the above statement?

  1. Babinet’s principle
  2. Field equivalence principle
  3. Hansen–Woodyard principle
  4. None of these
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Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An ATM network uses a token bucket scheme for traffic shaping. A new token is put into the bucket every 5 microseconds. What is the maximum substantial net data rate (excluding the header bits)?

  1. 60.5 Mbps
  2. 50.2 Mbps
  3. 42.8 Mbps
  4. None of these
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