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COMPUTER NETWORK MCQ_ANSWER

1) Which of these is a standard interface for serial data transmission?

a. ASCII
b. RS232C
c. 2
d. Centronics

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Answer: (b) RS232C

Explanation: The RS232C is a standard interface for serial data transmission that defines the
protocol and physical interface for transmitting serial data fairly easily between associated
appliances and computers.

2) Which type of topology is best suited for large businesses which must carefully control and
coordinate the operation of distributed branch outlets?

a. Ring
b. Local area
c. Hierarchical
d. Star

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Answer: (d) Star

Explanation: The star topology is the best network topology for large businesses because it is
simple to control and coordinate from the central computer.

3) Which of the following transmission directions listed is not a legitimate channel?

a. Simplex
b. Half Duplex
c. Full Duplex
d. Double Duplex

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Answer: (d) Double Duplex

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Explanation: Double duplex is not a legitimate channel for transmission in computer network.

4) "Parity bits" are used for which of the following purposes?

a. Encryption of data
b. To transmit faster
c. To detect errors
d. To identify the user

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Answer: (c) To detect errors

Explanation: The parity bit is also known as the check bit, and has a value of 0 or 1. It is used
for error detection for blocks of data.

5) What kind of transmission medium is most appropriate to carry data in a computer network
that is exposed to electrical interferences?

a. Unshielded twisted pair

b. Optical fiber
c. Coaxial cable
d. Microwave

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Answer: (b) Optical fiber

Explanation: The optical fiber is made of glass or plastic. In this cable, the transmission of data
occurs in the form of light rather than the electric current, so this cable provides higher data
transfer speed than other cables.

6) A collection of hyperlinked documents on the internet forms the ?.?

a. World Wide Web (WWW)

b. E-mail system

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c. Mailing list
d. Hypertext markup language

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Answer: (a) World Wide Web (WWW)

Explanation: World Wide Web (WWW) creates a collection of hyperlinked documents on the
Internet.

7) The location of a resource on the internet is given by its?

a. Protocol
b. URL
c. E-mail address
d. ICQ

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Answer: (b) URL

Explanation: A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is a database connection that describes the
database's location on a computer network and the retrieval process. A URL is a different form
of URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) although the two words are used interchangeably by many
people.

8) The term HTTP stands for?

a. Hyper terminal tracing program

b. Hypertext tracing protocol
c. Hypertext transfer protocol
d. Hypertext transfer program

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Answer: (c) Hypertext transfer protocol

Explanation: The term HTTP stands for Hypertext transfer protocol.

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9) A proxy server is used as the computer?

a. with external access

b. acting as a backup
c. performing file handling
d. accessing user permissions

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Answer: (a) with external access

Explanation: A proxy server is a computer that acts as a gateway between a user's computer and
the Internet. The proxy server is also called application level gateway. By this the client
computer can establish indirect network connection to another network.

10) Which one of the following would breach the integrity of a system?

a. Looking the room to prevent theft

b. Full access rights for all users
c. Fitting the system with an anti-theft device
d. Protecting the device against willful or accidental damage

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Answer: (b) Full access rights for all users

Explanation: None

11) Which software prevents the external access to a system?

a. Firewall
b. Gateway
c. Router
d. Virus checker

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Answer: (a) Firewall

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Explanation: A firewall is a network securing software that prevents unauthorized users and
dangerous elements from accessing the network. Software firewall acts as a filter for our network
which prevents harmful information.

12) Which one of the following is a valid email address?

a. [email protected]
b. gmail.com
c. [email protected]
d. annauniv@books

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Answer: (a) [email protected]

Explanation: A proper email address is a combination of the email prefix and email domain,
both in appropriate formats. The domain appears to the right side of the @ symbol and the prefix
appears to the left side of the @ symbol.

For example, in this email address [email protected], "annauniv" is the prefix, and "point.com" is
the domain.

13) Which of the following best describes uploading information?

a. Sorting data on a disk drive

b. Sending information to a host computer
c. Receiving information from a host computer
d. Sorting data on a hard drive

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Answer: (b) Sending information to a host computer

Explanation: None

14) Which one of the following is the most common internet protocol?

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a. HTML
b. NetBEUI
c. TCP/IP
d. IPX/SPX

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15) Software programs that allow you to legally copy files and give them away at no cost are
called which of the following?

a. Probe ware
b. Timeshare
c. Shareware
d. Public domain

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16) The term FTP stands for?

a. File transfer program

b. File transmission protocol
c. File transfer protocol
d. File transfer protection

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17) At what speed does tele-computed refer?

a. Interface speed
b. Cycles per second
c. Baud rate
d. Megabyte load

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Answer: (c) Baud rate

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Explanation: In telecommunication, baud rate is a specific unit of the speed rate. It is one of the
significant functions that determine the speed of the communication over the data channel.

18) Which one of the following is not a network topology?

a. Star
b. Ring
c. Bus
d. Peer to Peer

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Answer: (d) Peer to Peer

Explanation: Peer to Peer network is a network to which all computers are used the same
resources and rights as other computers. Its network designed primarily for the small local area.

19) The maximum length (in bytes) of an IPv4 datagram is?

a. 32
b. 1024
c. 65535
d. 512

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Answer: (c) 65535

Explanation: None

20) Which of the following statements could be valid with respect to the ICMP (Internet Control
Message Protocol)?

a. It reports all errors which occur during transmission.

b. A redirect message is used when a router notices that a packet seems to have been routed
wrongly.

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c. It informs routers when an incorrect path has been taken.

d. The "destination unreachable" type message is used when a router cannot locate the
destination.

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Answer: (b) A redirect message is used when a router notices that a packet seems to have been
routed wrongly.

Explanation: None

21) The IP network 192.168.50.0 is to be divided into 10 equal sized subnets. Which of the
following subnet masks can be used for the above requirement?

a. 255.243.240
b. 255.255.0.0
c. 255.255.0
d. 255.255.255

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Answer: (c) 255.255.255.0

Explanation: This address belongs to class C, so 8 bits are reserved for the host ID. 24 bits are
reserved for network ID.

22) When the mail server sends mail to other mail servers it becomes ___ ?

a. SMTP client
b. SMTP server
c. Peer
d. Master

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Answer: (a) SMTP client

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Explanation: The SMTP client is an organization that allows sending emails using the SMTP
server. SMTP servers can't send emails to other SMTP servers separately. It is based on client-
server architecture.

23) The length of an IPv6 address is?

a. 32 bits
b. 64 bits
c. 128 bits
d. 256 bits

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Answer: (c) 128 bits

Explanation: An IPv6 address is 128 bits long, which has 2^128 address space.

24) Consider the following:

1. Twisted pair cables

2. Microwaves and Satellite Signals
3. Repeaters
4. Analog Transmissions
5. Fiber optics

Which of the above is consider as (a) signal transmission medium is data communications?

a. (1) and (5)

b. (1) and (2)
c. (1) (2) and (5)
d. (1) (2) (3) and (5)

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Answer: (c) (1) (2) and (5)

Explanation: None

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25) Which of the following address belongs class A?

a. 121.12.12.248
b. 130.12.12.248
c. 128.12.12.248
d. 129.12.12.248

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Answer: (a) 121.12.12.248

Explanation: 121.12.12.248 address belongs the class A because the first octet value of this
address lies between 0 and 127.

26) Which of the following is correct IPv4 address?

a. 124.201.3.1.52
b. 01.200.128.123
c. 300.142.210.64
d. 10110011.32.16.8
e. 128.64.0.0

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Answer: (e) 128.64.0.0

Explanation: 128.64.0.0 is correct IPv4 address because IPv4 is a standard numbering system
that uses four integers from 0 to 255. The IP address is a group of numbers that identify user
system on the network.

27) Which of the following IP addresses can be used as (a) loop-back addresses?

a. 0.0.0.0
b. 127.0.0.1
c. 255.255.255.255
d. 0.255.255.255

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Answer: (b) 127.0.0.1

Explanation: A loopback address is a special IP address whose IP address is between 127.0.0.1

to 127.255.255.255. It is reserved for loopback. It doesn't require a physical connection to a
network.

28) The term WAN stands for?

a. Wide Area Net

b. Wide Access Network
c. Wide Area Network
d. Wide Access Net

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Answer: (c) Wide Area Network

Explanation: The term WAN stands for Wide Area Network.

29) Which of the following cannot be used as a medium for 802.3 ethernet?

a. A thin coaxial cable

b. A twisted pair cable
c. A microwave link
d. A fiber optical cable

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Answer: (c) A microwave link

Explanation: A microwave link cannot be used as a medium for 802.3 ethernets, because a
microwave link is a transmission network that utilizes a beam of radio waves in the microwave
frequency spectrum to relay video, audio, or data between two places.

30) What IP address class allocates 8 bits for the host identification part?

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a. Class A
b. Class B
c. Class C
d. Class D

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Answer: (c) Class C

Explanation: In class C only, 8 bits are reserved for the host ID, and 24 bits are reserved for
network ID.

31) The term IANA stands for?

a. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority

b. Internal Assigned Numbers Authority
c. Internet Associative Numbers Authoritative
d. Internal Associative Numbers Authority

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Answer: (a) Internet Assigned Numbers Authority

Explanation: The term IANA stands for Internet Assigned Numbers Authority.

32) How many versions available of IP?

a. 6 version
b. 4 version
c. 2 version
d. 1 version

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Answer: (c) 2 version

Explanation: There are only two IP versions are avilable in the present: IP version 4 (IPv4) and
IP version 6 (IPv6).

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33) Which layer of the TCP / IP stack corresponds to the OSI model transport layer?

a. Host to host
b. Application
c. Internet
d. Network Access

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Answer: (a) Host to Host

Explanation: The host to host layer conforms the transport layer of the OSI model. This layer is
responsible for the final correspondence and error-free distribution of data.

34) An Aloha network uses an 18.2 kbps channel for sending message packets of 100 bits long
size. Calculate the maximum throughput.

a. 5999
b. 6900
c. 6027
d. 5027

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Answer: (c) 0.6027

Explanation: In Pure Aloha, Efficiency = 18.4%

Usable bandwidth for 18.2 kbps = 18.2 * 0.18 = 3.276 kbps

Therefore, the maximum throughput of Pure Aloha

= 1/2e * 3.276

= (18.4 * 3.276) / 100

= 0.6027

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35) On a simplex data link, which of the following is a possible error recovery technique?

a. Backward error correction (BEC)

b. The use of hamming codes
c. Automatic Repeat Request (ARQ)
d. Downward error correction (DEC)

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Answer: (b) The use of hamming codes

Explanation: The hamming codes is an error recovery technique that can be used to detect and
correct the errors. It was developed by R.W. Hamming.

36) Which of the statement is correct with regard to Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) and its
variants?

a. Statistical TDM makes efficient use of the bandwidth only if the arrival pattern of the
data stream is probabilistic.
b. TDM requires the transmitter and receiver to be synchronized periodically.
c. TDM performs efficiently if the arrival pattern of the data stream is probabilistic.
d. Statistical TDM is efficient if the data stream is deterministic.

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Answer: (a) and (b)

Explanation: None

37) The term IPv4 stands for?

a. Internet Protocol Version 4

b. Internet Programming Version 4
c. International Programming Version 4
d. None of these

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Answer: (a) Internet Protocol Version 4

Explanation: The term IPv4 stands for Internet Protocol Version 4.

38) The term LAN stands for?

a. Local Area Net

b. Local Aera Network
c. Local Array Network
d. Local Array Net

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Answer: (b) Local Area Network

Explanation: The term LAN stands for Local Area Network.

39) Which of the through is share the data of two computer?

a. Library
b. Network
c. Grouping
d. Integrated system

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Answer: (b) Network

Explanation: There are many ways to share data between two computers, but a network
connection is established before data sharing.

40) In specific, if the systems use separate protocols, which one of the following devices is used
to link two systems?

a. Repeater
b. Gateway

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c. Bridge
d. Hub

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Answer: (b) Gateway

Explanation: If the system used separate protocols, gateway device is used to link two systems.

41) How many digits of the Data Network Identification Code (DNIC) identify the country?

a. first three
b. first four
c. first five
d. first six
e. None of the above

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Answer: (a) first three

Explanation: The first three digits of the Data Network Identification Code (DNIC) is identify
the country (first digit to identify a zone and other two digits to identify the country within the
zone).

42) Which of the following methods is used to broadcast two packets on the medium at a time?

a. Collision
b. Synchronous
c. Asynchronous
d. None of the above

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Answer: (a) Collision

Explanation: A collision occurs when two or more computers are attempting to transfer data
across a network at a time.

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43) Which of the following is true with regard to the ping command?

a. Ping stands for Packet Internet Generator.

b. The ping command checks the port level connectivity between source destinations end
points.
c. Ping summarizes the packet loss and round-trip delay between two IP end points.
d. The ping command activates the RARP protocol of the IP layer.

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Answer: (c) Ping summarizes the packet loss and round-trip delay between two IP end points.

Explanation: None

44) The private key in asymmetric key cryptography is kept by?

a. Sender
b. Receiver
c. Sender and Receiver
d. None of the these

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Answer: (b) Receiver

Explanation: Only the receiver keeps the private key. Its purpose is to ensure that the message
can only be decrypted by the intended receiver.

45) Which of the following algorithms is not used in asymmetric-key cryptography?

a. RSA algorithm
b. Diffie-Hellman algorithm
c. Electronic code book algorithm
d. None of the mentioned

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Answer: (c) Electronic code book algorithm

Explanation: An electronic code book algorithm is a mode of operation for a block cipher,
where each frame of text in an encrypted document refers to a data field. In other terms, the same
plaintext value would also give the same value for ciphertext.

46) In the cryptography, the sequence of the letters is rearranged by?

a. Transposition ciphers
b. Substitution ciphers
c. Both a and b
d. None of these

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Answer: (a) Transposition ciphers

Explanation: A predefined technique shuffles the sequence of letters in a plaintext message in

the transposition ciphers.

47) Which of the following statement is true about error detection techniques used on
communications link?

a. Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) sequence can detect as well as correct errors.
b. Error detection cannot be used on simplex links.
c. Hamming code can detect up to 3-bit errors.
d. All of the these

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Answer: (d) All of the these

Explanation: None

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48) The correct order of corresponding OSI layers for having functionalities of routing and
reconciling machine representation differences with shared access resolution and ASCII test
protocol is?

a. Network, Physical, Transport, Data link

b. Network, Physical, Data link, Application
c. Network, Presentation, Data link, Application
d. Network, Presentation, Physical, Transport

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Answer: (c) Network, Presentation, Data link, Application

Explanation: None

49) Bluetooth is an example of

(A) Wide area network

(B) Virtual private network

(C) Local area network

(D) Personal area network

Ans: D

Personal area network

50) The default connection type used by HTTP is _____

• A. Persistent

• B. Non-persistent

• C. Either of the mentioned

• D. None of the mentioned

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

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Explanation:
None.

51) The HTTP request message is sent in ____ part of three-way handshake.

• A. First

• B. Second

• C. Third

• D. None of the mentioned

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C
52) In the process of fetching a web page from a server the HTTP request/response takes
______ RTTs.

• A. 2

• B. 1

• C. 4

• D. 3

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

53) The first line of HTTP request message is called ____

• A. Request line

• B. Header line

• C. Status line

• D. Entity line

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A
Explanation:

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The line followed by request line are called header lines and status line is the initial part of
response message.

54) The values GET, POST, HEAD etc are specified in ____ of HTTP message

• A. Request line

• B. Header line

• C. Status line

• D. Entity body

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A
Explanation:
It is specified in the method field of request line in the HTTP request message

55) The ______ method when used in the method field, leaves entity body empty.

• A. POST

• B. GET

• C. Both of the mentioned

• D. None of the mentioned

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B
Explanation:
None.

56) Transport layer aggregates data from different applications into a single stream before
passing it to:

• A. network layer

• B. data link layer

• C. application layer

• D. physical layer

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Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A
Explanation:
None.

57) Which one of the following is a transport layer protocol used in internet?

• A. TCP

• B. UDP

• C. both (a) and (b)

• D. none of the mentioned

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

58) User datagram protocol is called connectionless because:

• A. all UDP packets are treated independently by transport layer

• B. it sends data as a stream of related packets

• C. both (a) and (b)

• D. none of the mentioned

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

59) An endpoint of an inter-process communication flow across a computer network is called:

• A. socket

• B. pipe

• C. port

• D. none of the mentioned

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

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60) Socket-style API for windows is called:

• A. wsock

• B. winsock

• C. wins

• D. none of the mentioned

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

61) A _____ is a TCP name for a transport service access point.

• A. port

• B. pipe

• C. node

• D. none of the mentioned

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

62) Transport layer protocols deals with:

• A. application to application communication

• B. process to process communication

• C. node to node communication

• D. none of the mentioned

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

63) Which one of the following is a transport layer protocol?

• A. stream control transmission protocol

• B. internet control message protocol

• C. neighbor discovery protocol

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• D. dynamic host configuration protocol

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A
64)
Ethernet frame consists of:

• A. MAC address

• B. IP address

• C. both (a) and (b)

• D. none of the mentioned

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

65) MAC address is of:

• A. 24 bits

• B. 36 bits

• C. 42 bits

• D. 48 bits

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D

66) Ethernet in metropolitan area network (MAN) can be used as:

• A. pure ethernet

• B. ethernet over SDH

• C. ethernet over MPLS

• D. all of the mentioned

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D

67) A point-to-point protocol over ethernet is a network protocol for:

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• A. encapsulating PPP frames inside ethernet frames

• B. encapsulating ehternet frames inside PPP frames

• C. for security of ethernet frames

• D. for security of PPP frames

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

68) High speed Ethernet works on:

• A. coaxial cable

• B. twisted pair cable

• C. optical fiber

• D. none of the mentioned

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

69) What is interframe gap?

• A. idle time between frames

• B. idle time between frame bits

• C. idle time between packets

• D. none of the mentioned

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

70) An ethernet frame that is less than the IEEE 802.3 minimum length of 64 octets is called:

• A. short frame

• B. run frame

• C. mini frame

• D. man frame

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Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

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