COMPUTER NETWORK MCQS

1) If you wish to extend the length of the network without having the signal degrade you would use a 
 A. Resonance
 B. Router
 C. Gateway
 D. Switch
 Ans:-  C

2) Connection or link to other documents or web pages that contain related information is called 
 A. Dial up
 B. Electronic commerce
 C. Hyperlink
 D. E cash
 Ans:- C

3) __ are attempts by individuals to obtain confidential information from you by falsifying their identity. 
 A. Phishing
 B. Computer viruses
 C. Spyware scams
 D. Viruses
 Ans:-D

4) Network components are connected to the same computer in the ____ topology. 
 A. Star
 B. Ring
 C. Bus
 D. Mesh
Ans:-C

5) ---------- are devices used to transmit data over telecommunication lines. 
 A. Drives
 B. Device bays
 C. Modems
 D. Platforms
Ans:-C

6) Conference ,Netmeeting enables 
 A. Sharing voice on the net
 B. Live textual conferencing
 C. Live audio conferencing
 D. Live real time conferencing
Ans:-D

7) Exchange of text messages and computer files over network either local network as LAN or over internet as WAN is called as 
 A. Chatting
 B. FTP
 C. Download
 D. None of these
Ans:-D

8) Traffic in a VPN is not 
 A. Invisible from public networks
 B. Logically separated from other traffic
 C. Accessible from unauthorized public networks
 D. Restricted to a single protocol IP Sec
Ans:-B

9) If you wanted to locate the hardware address of a local device,which protocol would you use? 
 A. ARP
 B. RARP
 C. ICMP
 D. PING
Ans:-D

10) Hackers often use data thrown in bin to get information.This is 
 A. Scavenging
 B. Data hiding
 C. Piggybacking
 D. Both a and b
Ans:-A

11) The web server can be addressed by either its domain name or by the address in numerical 
 A. Network host
 B. IRC Network
 C. Archie
 D. Gopher
Ans:- A

12)Usenet discussion groups have their own system of organization to help you find things just as: 
 A. Internet Excel
 B. Gopher
 C. Archie
 D. All of the above
Ans:-A 

13) For small web site ,one needs to buy space from the 
 A. Network administrator
 B. Telephone Exchange
 C. ISP
 D. Internet Society
Ans:- C

14) The server on the internet is also known as 
 A. Repeater
 B. Host
 C. Gateway
 D. ISP
Ans:-C 

15) Which of the following cables can transmit data at high speeds? 
 A. Co axial cables
 B. Optical fibre cables
 C. UTP
 D. Twisted Pair Cable
Ans:-B

16) Maximum bandwidth supported by any channel is 
 A. 20 MB
 B. 1 GB
 C. 2 GB
 D. 100 GB
Ans:-D

17) Which of the following is not a network device 
 A. Router
 B. Switch
 C. Modem
 D. Bridge
Ans:-C

18) An inter company network which used to distribute information , document files and database is called as 
 A. LAN
 B. Extranet
 C. WAN
 D. MAN
Ans:-B

19) A permanent virtual circuit involves 
 A. Connection establishment
 B. Data transfer
 C. Connection release
 D. All of the above
 Ans:-A

20) Which type of switching uses the entire capacity of a dedicated link? 
 A. Circuit switching
 B. Virtual Circuit Packet Switching
 C. Datagram Packet Switching
 D. Message switching
Ans:-C