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2 Telnet (a) used to send email (b) uses telephone lines (c) is part of Netscape (d) is a
protocol that allows for remote login
4 A network that provides a constant bandwidth for the complete duration of a message
transfer is a:
a. packet switched network
b. Circuit switched network
c. Message switched network
5 A router:
a. forwards a packet to the next free outgoing link
b. forwards a packet to all outgoing links, except the link upon which the packet
originated.
c. determines on which outgoing link a packet is to be forwarded.
d. forwards a packet to all outgoing links.
7 A data link between the head office of a financial organization and one of its branches
runs continuously at 2.048 Mbps. Between the hours of 0900 and 1700 it is noted that
there are 295 bits received in error. Determine the bit error rate.
a. 5 x 10-9
b. 2 x 10-7
c. 2 x 10-10
d. 5 x 10-8
11 10-Base-T refers to (a) Ethernet using thin coaxial cable (b) Ethernet using thick
coaxial cable (c) Ethernet using unshielded twisted pair (utp) cabling (d) none of the
previous
12. 10-Base-2 refers to (a) Ethernet using thin coaxial cable (b) Ethernet using thick
coaxial cable (c) Ethernet using unshielded twisted pair (utp) cabling (d) none of the
previous
13. 10-Base-5 refers to (a) Ethernet using thin coaxial cable (b) Ethernet using thick
coaxial cable (c) Ethernet using unshielded twisted pair (utp) cabling (d) none of the
previous
14. The maximum recommended segment length for utp is (a) 200 metres (b) 100 metres
(c) 500 metres (d) 1000 metres
15 IP address is currently
a. 4 bytes long
b. available in plenty
c. 6 bytes long
d. not assigned as it is all used up
19 By an intranet we mean
a. a LAN of an organization
b. a Wide Area Network connecting all branches of an organization
c. a corporate computer network
d. a network connecting all computers of an organization and using the internet protocol
20 World Wide Web
a. is another name for internet
b. world wide connection for computers
c. a collection of linked information residing on computers connected by the internet
d. a collection of world wide information
22 A parity bit is
(a) used to indicate uppercase letters
(b) used to detect errors
(c) is the first bit in a byte
(d) is the last bit in a byte
23 What electronic signals are continuous waveforms that vary in frequency and
amplitude and can be used to represent information from sound and numerical data
a.Analog b. Digital c. Packet d.Hybrid
25. In the 1-persistent approach, when a station finds an idle line, it………
a.Waits .1s before sending
b. Waits 1s before sending
c. Waits a time equal to 1-p before sending
d. Sends Immediately
31. If the baud rate is 400 for a 4-PSK signal ,the bit rate is ……bps.
a. 100
b. 400
c. 800
d. 1600
33. When the angle of incidence is ………….the critical angle, the light beam bends
along the interface.
a. More than
b. Less than
c. Equal to
d. None of the above
35. When data and acknowledgement are sent on the same frame, this is called………
a. Piggybacking
b. Backpacking
c. Piggypacking
d. A good idea
A local area network operates Ethernet with CSMA/CD mechanism and runs at a
transmission rate of 8 Mbps and a one-way signal propagation time of 25 µs.
Answer Q.36 & 37
40. What is the bandwidth of a signal that ranges from 40 Khz to 4 MHz.
a. 36 Mhz
b. 360 KHz
c. 3.96 Mhz
d. 396 Khz
41. The Nyquist theorem specifies the minimum sampling rate to be………
a. Equal to the lowest frequency
b. Equal to the highest frequency
c. Twice the bandwidth of the signal
d. Twice the highest frequency of the signal.
48. In reservation access method, if there are 10 stations on a network, then there are
………..Reservation minislots in the reservation frame.
a. 5
b. 9.
c. 10
d. 11
49. When a primary device asks a secondary device if it has data to send , this is called
……
a. Polling
b. Selecting
c. Reserving
d. Backing off
50. If a TDMA network has eight stations, the medium bandwidth has …..bands.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 8
d.16