1. If a computer on the network shares resources for others to use, it is called ____ a. Server b. Client c. Mainframe d.

Minicomputer Answer : a 2. SMTP is a protocol used in ------------------a. Application b. Network c. Physical d. Transport Answer : c 3. Terminators are used in ______ topology. a. Bus b. Star c. Ring d. token ring Answer : a 4. In _____ topology, if a computers network cable is broken, whole network goes down. a.Ring b. Star c. Bus d. token ring Answer : a 5. For large networks, _______ topology is used. a. Bus b. Star c. Ring d.Mesh Answer : b 6. ISO stands for a. International Standard Organization b. International Student Organization c. Integrated Services Organization d. Internal student organization Answer : a 7. ISO OSI model is used in a. Stand alone PC b. Network environment Answer : b 8. Network cable lies on _____ layer a. Application b. Network c. Physical d. Transport Answer : c 9. Expand ARPANET a. American research projects agency network b .Atlantic research projects agency network c. Antartic research projects agency network d. Advanced research projects agency network Answer : d 10. Print server uses ________ which is a buffer that holds data before it is send to the printer. a. Queue b. Spool c. Node Answer : b 11. What is the central device in star topology? a. STP server b. Hub/switch c. PDC d. Router Answer : b 12. In OSI network architecture, the dialogue control and token management are responsibility of a. session layer b. network layer c. transport layer d. data link layer Answer : a 13. In OSI network architecture, the routing is performed by

a. network layer b. data link layer c. transport layer d. session layer Answer : a 14. Which of the following performs modulation and demodulation? a. fiber optics b. satellite c. coaxial cable d. modem Answer : d 15. The process of converting analog signals into digital signals so they can be processed by a receiving computer is referred to as a. modulation b. demodulation c. synchronizing d. digitising Answer : d 15. Layer one of the OSI model is a. physical layer b. link layer c. transport layer d. Application layer Answer : a 16. Which of the following communication modes support two-way traffic but in only one direction at a time? a. simplex b. half duplex c. three-quarters duplex d. all of the above Answer : b 17. Which of the following is not a transmission medium? a. telephone lines b. coaxial cables c. modem d. microwave systems Answer : c 18. Which of the following is required to communicate between two computers? a. communications software b. protocol c. communication hardware d. all of above Answer : d 19.In a synchronous modem, the digital-to-analog converter transmits signal to the ------a. equalizer b. modulator c. demodulator d. terminal Answer : a 20. What is the minimum number of wires needed to send data over a serial communication link layer? a. 1 b. 2 c. 4 d. 6 Answer :b 21. Number of bits per symbol used in Baudot code is a. 7 b. 5 c. 8 d. 9 Answer :b 22. standards that have not been approved by an organized body but have been adopted as standards through widespread are ------------------------a. defacto b. dejure c.depure d.decapto Answer :a 23. A network with BW of 10 Mbps can pass only an average of 12000 frames per min. with each frame carrying an average of 10000 bits. What is the throughput of this network. a.5Mbps b.10Mbps c. 2Mbps d.100Mbps Answer :c 24. what is the propagation time if the distance between the 2 points is 12000km? Assume the

propagation speed to be 2.4 m/s a.0.05s b.1 sec c. 2sec d.100msec Answer :a 25. Which processes does TCP, but not UDP, use? a. Windowing b. Acknowledgements c. Source Port d. Destination Port Answer : b 26.What is the purpose of ARP? a. IP to host name resolution b. Host name to IP address resolution c. Mac to IP address resolution d. IP to Mac address resolution Answer : d 27. You are working with graphic translations. Which layer of the OSI model is responsible for code formatting and conversion and graphic standards. a. Network layer b. Session layer c. Transport layer d. Presentation layer Answer : d 28. Which of the following is considered a broad band communication channel? a. coaxial cable b. fiber optics cable c. microwave circuits d. all of above Answer : d 29.The synchronous modems are more costly than the asynchronous modems because a. they produce large volume of data b. they contain clock recovery circuits c. they transmit the data with stop and start bits d. they operate with a larger bandwidth Answer : b 30 Which of the following signal is not standard RS-232-C signal? a. VDR b. RTS c. CTS d. DSR Answer : a