Advanced Computer Networks
Test your knowledge of advanced computer networking concepts including TCP/IP protocols, routing protocols (RIP, BGP, DVRMP), data link layer, network topologies, and network services such as DHCP and ICMP.
Questions
Which of the following functions is considered as the most important function of the network layer in TCP/IP protocol?
- Collision
- Data collection
- Networking
- Routing
- Error handling
Which of the following fields in IPV4 internet protocol uses 32-bit addressing called an IP address?
- Header checksum
- Address field
- Option field
- Total length
- Identification field
Which of the following fields in TCP header format is a 4-bit field that specifies the size of TCP header in 32-bit words?
- Data offset
- Acknowledgement number
- Sequence number
- Source port
- Destination port
Which of the following types of frames in HDLC frame format has the control field and is used for link management?
- I frame
- Supervisory frame
- U frame
- Receive ready
- Selective reject
Which of the following protocols in data link layer is a byte-oriented protocol which oragnises data into blocks of 512 characters?
- Asynchronous DLC protocol
- Synchronous DLC protocol
- High level DLC protocol
- Binary synchronous protocol
- Routing protocol
Which of the following types of topologies is a network design in which each node is directly connected to a central network hub or concentrator?
- Star topology
- Bus topology
- Ring topology
- Tree topology
- Switch
Which of the following fields of Routing Information Protocol (RIP) is a 32-bit field and defines the hop count from the advertising router to the destination network?
- Command
- Version
- Family
- Distance
- Network address
Which of the following entities of Inter Domain Routing Protocol is the one in which there is a collection of routers that have been grouped locally?
- End system
- Area
- Intermediate system
- Domain
- Size
Which of the following types of messages in Broader Gateway Routing Protocol (BGP) is the one in which message is used for providing routing updates to other BGP systems?
- Open message
- Update message
- Notification message
- Keep alive message
- Error message
Which of the following elements in Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol (DVRMP) is the one in which the subnet mask is assigned by the source subnet?
- Subnet mask
- Source subnet
- From gateway
- TTL
- MOSPF
Which of the following is a server particularly used to handle commands issued by foreign hosts and transfers orders to subordinate virtual machines for job execution in remote execution?
- Telnet
- REXECD
- NVT
- FTP
- SMTP
Which of the following parameters, in controlling congestion control in ATM networks, refers to the maximum amount of traffic that can be submitted by a source to an ATM network?
- Peak cell rate
- Sustained cell rate
- Maximum burst size
- Burstiness
- MOSPF
Which of the following fields in ICMP message format is an 8-bit field and is used to specify parameters of the message that can be encoded in one or a few bits?
- Type
- Code
- Checksum
- Parameter
- Error code
Which of the following terms in networking refers to the practice of dividing a network into two or more networks?
- Port number
- Subnetting
- Sliding window protocol
- ICMP
- UDP
Which of the following categories in DHCP message format refers to message from client to server indicating that the offered address is already in use?
- DHCPDISCOVER
- DHCPOFFER
- DHCPDECLINE
- DHCPRELEASE
- DHCPACK
Which of the following terms refers to the communication link betweeen two processes in Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD)?
- Socket
- Association
- Half-association
- Conversation
- Well-known