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1.

LAN stands for

   A.) Location access network
   B.) Local anti network
   C.) Local area network
   D.) Location area network

Answer: Option 'C'

Local area network

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2.

WAN stands for

   A.) Wide area network
   B.) World area network
   C.) Wonder area network
   D.) None of these

Answer: Option 'B'

Wide area network

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3.

A __________ is a group of independent computers attached to one another through communication media.

   A.) Internet
   B.) E-mail
   C.) Network
   D.) All the above

Answer: Option 'C'

Network

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4.

The first network to implement TCP/IP are

   A.) ARPANET
   B.) INTERNET
   C.) MANET
   D.) MODEM

Answer: Option 'A'

ARPANET

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5.

What type of RJ45 UTP cable is used between switches?

   A.) Crossover cable
   B.) Straight-through
   C.) Crossover with a router in between the two switches
   D.) Crossover with a CSU/DSU

Answer: Option 'A'

Crossover cable

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6.

Which of the following are unique characteristics of half-duplex Ethernet when compared to full-duplex Ethernet? 
1. Half-duplex Ethernet operates in a shared collision domain.
2. Half-duplex Ethernet operates in a private collision domain.
3. Half-duplex Ethernet has higher effective throughput.
4. Half-duplex Ethernet has lower effective throughput.

   A.) 2 only
   B.) 1,2 and 3
   C.) 1 and 4
   D.) 4 only

Answer: Option 'C'

Half-duplex Ethernet operates in a shared collision domain.
Half-duplex Ethernet has lower effective throughput.

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7.

Mosaic is a

   A.) Program language
   B.) Operating system
   C.) Web browser
   D.) None of these

Answer: Option 'C'

Web browser

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8.

For transferring files from one host to another host over a tcp network which protocol we use

   A.) SMPT
   B.) FTP
   C.) A and B
   D.) None of these

Answer: Option 'B'

FTP

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9.

Mini computers are used as a server in

   A.) LAN
   B.) MAN
   C.) WAN
   D.) PROM

Answer: Option 'A'

LAN

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11.

________ uses asynchronous time –division multiplexing and encodes data into small, Fixed-size cells

   A.) BIOS
   B.) ATM
   C.) SONET
   D.) IBS

Answer: Option 'B'

ATM

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12.

Every node on the network is connected through a central device is called _____ topology.

   A.) Ring
   B.) Bus
   C.) Star
   D.) Mesh

Answer: Option 'C'

Star

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13.

When data is encapsulated, which is the correct order?

   A.) Data, frame, packet, segment, bit
   B.) Data, segment, packet, frame, bit
   C.) Segment, data, packet, frame, bit
   D.) Data, segment, frame, packet, bit

Answer: Option 'B'

Data, segment, packet, frame, bit

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14.

Segmentation of a data stream happens at which layer of the OSI model?

   A.) Physical
   B.) Network
   C.) Data Link
   D.) Transport

Answer: Option 'D'

Transport

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________ is a system in which computers are connected to share information and resources

   A.) Computer organization
   B.) Computer software
   C.) Computer networks
   D.) None

Answer: Option 'C'

Computer networks

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16.

Web browser is an example of a

   A.) Client agent
   B.) Server agent
   C.) User agent
   D.) None

Answer: Option 'C'

User agent

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17.

MIME full form

   A.) Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
   B.) Multiple Internet Mail Extension
   C.) Multipurpose Internal Mail Extension
   D.) Multidimensional Internet Mail Extension

Answer: Option 'A'

Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension

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18.

Password is a

   A.) Dynamic
   B.) Case insensitive
   C.) Static
   D.) Case sensitive

Answer: Option 'D'

Case sensitive

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19.

How to implement a network medium that is not susceptible to EMI. Which type of cabling should you use?

   A.) Fiber-optic cables
   B.) Category 5 UTP cable
   C.) Thinnet coax
   D.) Thicknet coax

Answer: Option 'A'

Fiber-optic cable

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20.

What type of RJ45 UTP cable do you use to connect a PC's COM port to a router or switch console port?

   A.) Straight-through
   B.) Crossover cable
   C.) Rolled
   D.) Crossover with a CSU/DSU

Answer: Option 'C'

Rolled

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21.

What is the use of compilers?

   A.) Translates source code from a high level programming language to lower level language
   B.) Convert word document to pdf document
   C.) Translates machine level to object level language
   D.) None

Answer: Option 'A'

Translates source code from a high level programming language to lower level language

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22.

Twisted pairs are used in

   A.) Organizations
   B.) Business purpose
   C.) Telecommunications
   D.) None of these

Answer: Option 'C'

Telecommunications

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23.

The IEEE standard of LAN is

   A.) IEEE 802.1
   B.) IEEE 802.12
   C.) IEEE 802
   D.) IEEE 802.9

Answer: Option 'C'

IEEE 802

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24.

Fourth layer of OSI reference model is

   A.) Physical layer
   B.) Data link layer
   C.) Network layer
   D.) Transport layer

Answer: Option 'D'

Transport layer

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25.

________ allow you to communicate with other computers using a phone line

   A.) cable
   B.) Inter net
   C.) Software
   D.) Modem

Answer: Option 'D'

Modem

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26.

Which fields are contained within an IEEE Ethernet frame header?
1. Source and destination MAC address
2. Source and destination network address
3. Source and destination MAC address and source and destination network address
4. FCS field

   A.) 1 and 4
   B.) 2 only
   C.) 2 and 3 only
   D.) 3 only

Answer: Option 'A'

1 and 4

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27.

Acknowledgments, sequencing, and flow control are characteristics of which OSI layer?

   A.) Layer 2
   B.) Layer 3
   C.) Layer 4
   D.) Layer 7

Answer: Option 'C'

Layer 4

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28.

A technique that reduce the size of saved file by elimination or encoding redundancies is called

   A.) Command
   B.) Clip board
   C.) Compression
   D.) None of these

Answer: Option 'C'

Compression

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29.

______ is commonly used data format for exchanging information between computers or programs

   A.) ASCII
   B.) HTML
   C.) XML
   D.) DHTML

Answer: Option 'A'

ASCII

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30.

In computer binary system is used for

   A.) Saving the documents
   B.) Modify the data
   C.) Process the data
   D.) Maintaining the data

Answer: Option 'C'

Process the data

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31.

One can transmit and other can receive is called

   A.) Network
   B.) Full duplex
   C.) Half duplex
   D.) Simplex

Answer: Option 'D'

Simplex

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32.

_______ is example of Full duplex

   A.) Walkie-talkies
   B.) Monitor
   C.) Keyboard
   D.) Telephone

Answer: Option 'D'

Telephone

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33.

Which of the following types of connections can use full duplex?
1. Hub to hub
2. Switch to switch
3. Host to host
4. Switch to hub
5. Switch to host

   A.) 1, 2 and 4
   B.) 3 and 4
   C.) 3 and 5
   D.) 2, 3 and 5

Answer: Option 'D'

2, 3 and 5

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34.

What are two purposes for segmentation with a bridge? 
1. To add more broadcast domains.
2. To create more collision domains.
3. To add more bandwidth for users.
4. To allow more broadcasts for users.

   A.) 1 only
   B.) 2 and 3
   C.) 2 and 4
   D.) 4 only

Answer: Option 'B'

2 and 3

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35.

Set of rules that governs data communication is called

   A.) Internet
   B.) Topology
   C.) Protocol
   D.) None

Answer: Option 'C'

Protocol

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36.

_______ is the process of dividing a link, the physical medium, into logical channels for better efficiency

   A.) Switching
   B.) Data Transmission
   C.) Multiplexing
   D.) Digital Signal

Answer: Option 'C'

Multiplexing

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37.

The range of frequencies that a medium can pass is called

   A.) Bit
   B.) Bit Rate
   C.) Bit Interval
   D.) Bandwidth

Answer: Option 'D'

Bandwidth

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38.

________ is one of the examples of guided media

   A.) Topologies
   B.) Network
   C.) Coaxial Cable
   D.) None of these

Answer: Option 'C'

Coaxial Cable

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39.

The concept of sending extra bits for use in error detection is called

   A.) Errors
   B.) Monitor
   C.) Keyboard
   D.) Telephone

Answer: Option 'D'

Telephone

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40.

Which of the following are types of flow control?
1. Buffering
2. Cut-through
3. Windowing
4. Congestion avoidance

   A.) Errors
   B.) Monitor
   C.) Keyboard
   D.) Telephone

Answer: Option 'D'

Telephone

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41.

The concept of sending extra bits for use in error detection is called

   A.) Errors
   B.) Monitor
   C.) Keyboard
   D.) Telephone

Answer: Option 'D'

Telephone

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42.

To send data/message to and from computers the network software puts the message information in a

   A.) NIC
   B.) trailer
   C.) Packet
   D.) header

Answer: Option 'C'

Packet

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43.

Hub is associated with .......... network.

   A.) bus
   B.) ring
   C.) star
   D.) mesh

Answer: Option 'C'

star

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44.

Wi-Fi uses

   A.) optic fiber
   B.) phase line
   C.) radio-waves
   D.) sound-waves

Answer: Option 'C'

radio-waves

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45.

Multiplexing involves ............... path and ............. channel.

   A.) one, one
   B.) one, multiple
   C.) multiple, one
   D.) multiple, multiple

Answer: Option 'B'

one, multiple

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46.

The advabtage of LAN is

   A.) sharing peripherals
   B.) banking up your data
   C.) saving all your data
   D.) accessing the web

Answer: Option 'A'

sharing peripherals

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47.

Which type of network would use phone lines?

   A.) WAN
   B.) LAN
   C.) WWAN
   D.) Wireless

Answer: Option 'A'

WAN

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48.

Servers are those computers which provide resouces to other computers connected by

   A.) network
   B.) client
   C.) mainframe
   D.) super computer

Answer: Option 'A'

network

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49.

A combination of hardware and software that allows communication and electronic transfer of information between computers is a

   A.) backup system
   B.) network
   C.) server
   D.) peripheral

Answer: Option 'B'

network

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50.

Typical data transfer rate in LAN are of the order of

   A.) bits per second
   B.) kilo bits per second
   C.) mega bits per second
   D.) tera bits per seconds

Answer: Option 'C'

mega bits per second

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