Computer Knowledge

Computer Networks

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Computer networks involve the architecture, protocols, and security measures used for digital communication. This collection covers OSI model layers, IP addressing, data transmission, and cryptographic standards. These concepts are vital for the computer knowledge sections of banking and government exams.

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Computer Networks Questions

Multiple choice
  1. Session layer

  2. Data Link layer

  3. Application layer

  4. Physical layer

  5. Presentation layer

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The physical layer consists of the basic networking hardware transmission technologies of a network. It is a fundamental layer underlying the logical data structures of the higher level functions in a network.

Multiple choice
  1. Application

  2. Host-to-Host

  3. Transport

  4. Network

  5. Internet

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

The internet layer or IP layer is a group of internetworking methods, protocols, and specifications in the Internet protocol suite that are used to transport datagrams (packets) from the originating host across network boundaries, if necessary, to the destination host specified by a network address (IP address) which is defined for this purpose by the Internet Protocol (IP).

Multiple choice
  1. IP

  2. TCP

  3. UDP

  4. ARP

  5. ICMP

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The User Datagram Protocol (UDP) is one of the core members of the Internet protocol suite With UDP, computer applications can send messages, in this case referred to as datagrams, to other hosts on an Internet Protocol (IP) network without prior communications to set up special transmission channels or data paths.

Multiple choice
  1. FTP

  2. Telnet

  3. SMTP

  4. DNS

  5. RTP

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical distributed naming system for computers, services, or any resource connected to the Internet or a private network. It associates various information with domain names assigned to each of the participating entities.

Multiple choice
  1. NCP

  2. LCP

  3. ISDN

  4. HDLC

  5. X.25

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

The X.25 protocol, adopted as a standard by the Consultative Committee for International Telegraph and Telephone (CCITT), is a commonly-used network protocol. The X.25 protocol allows computers on different public networks to communicate through an intermediary computer at the network layer level.

Multiple choice
  1. processing the delivery

  2. segmentation and reassembly

  3. routing

  4. logical addressing

  5. both 1 and 2

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

Both 1 and 2 are the functions of transport layer.