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51.

*/*_Select the wrong data communication system component:?

A. Medium
B. Protocol
C. Receiver
D. Transits
Answer» E.
Discussion
52.

*/*_Twisted pair wires, coaxial cable, optical fiber cables are the examples of:?

A. Wired Media
B. Wireless Media
C. Both A & B
D. None of these
Answer» B. Wireless Media
Discussion
53.

*/*_Number of Unguided Media is:?

A. 6
B. 5
C. 4
D. 3
Answer» E.
Discussion
54.

*/*_How many Character per sec(7bits + 1parity) can be transmitted over a 2400 bps line if the transfer is synchronous (1 "Start" and 1 "stop" bit)??

A. 300
B. 240
C. 250
D. 275
Answer» B. 240
Discussion
55.

*/*_The ________ measures the number of lost or garbled messages as a fraction of the total sent in the sampling period.?

A. Residual Error Rate.
B. Transfer Failure Probability.
C. Connection release failure probability.
D. Connection establish.
Answer» B. Transfer Failure Probability.
Discussion
56.

*/*_The Network topology that supports bi-directional links between each possible node is?

A. Ring
B. Star
C. Tree
D. Mesh
Answer» E.
Discussion
57.

_ The ________ measures the number of lost or garbled messages as a fraction of the total sent in the sampling period.$?

A. Residual Error Rate.
B. Transfer Failure Probability.
C. Connection release failure probability.
D. Connection establish.
Answer» B. Transfer Failure Probability.
Discussion
58.

_ How many Character per sec(7bits + 1parity) can be transmitted over a 2400 bps line if the transfer is synchronous (1 "Start" and 1 "stop" bit)?$?

A. 300
B. 240
C. 250
D. 275
Answer» B. 240
Discussion
59.

_ Twisted pair wires, coaxial cable, optical fiber cables are the examples of:$?

A. Wired Media
B. Wireless Media
C. Both A & B
D. None of these
Answer» B. Wireless Media
Discussion
60.

_ Select the wrong data communication system component:$?

A. Medium
B. Protocol
C. Receiver
D. Transits
Answer» E.
Discussion
61.

_ Correct method for full duplex mode of communication is:$?

A. Both stations can transmit and receive data at the
B. One device can send other device can only accepts.
C. One device sends and other device receives and vic
D. None of these
Answer» B. One device can send other device can only accepts.
Discussion
62.

_ The Network topology that supports bi-directional links between each possible node is$?

A. Ring
B. Star
C. Tree
D. Mesh
Answer» E.
Discussion
63.

_ Number of Unguided Media is:$?

A. 6
B. 5
C. 4
D. 3
Answer» E.
Discussion
64.

Maximum data rate of a channel for a noiseless 3-kHz binary channel is$?

A. 3000bps
B. 6000 bps
C. 1500 bps
D. None of these
Answer» C. 1500 bps
Discussion
65.

Unmodulated signal coming from a transmitter is know as$?

A. Carrier signal
B. Baseband signal
C. Primary signal
D. None of these
Answer» C. Primary signal
Discussion
66.

Select the correct cable that transport signals in the form of light:$?

A. Twisted-Pair cable
B. Fiber optic cable
C. Coaxial Cable
D. Shielded Twisted Pair cable
Answer» C. Coaxial Cable
Discussion
67.

Select correct type of line configuration:$?

A. Multi-point
B. Single point
C. Link
D. Dedicated point
Answer» B. Single point
Discussion
68.

For data communications to occur, the communicating devices must be part of a communication system made up of a combination of?$?

A. WAN and LAN
B. Hardware and software
C. Full duplex and half duplex
D. All of the above
Answer» C. Full duplex and half duplex
Discussion
69.

which of the following is not a field in the Ethernet Message packet?$?

A. Type
B. Data
C. Pin-code
D. Address
Answer» D. Address
Discussion
70.

Select the cable that uses copper conductor, accept and transport signals in the form of electric current?$?

A. Fiber-optic cable
B. Metallic cable
C. Twisted pair cable
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
Discussion
71.

The method of communication in which transmission takes place in both directions, but only one direction at a time is called

A. Simplex
B. Four wire circuit
C. Full Duplex
D. Half Duplex
Answer» E.
Discussion
72.

A terminal multiplexer has six 1200 bps terminals and 'n' 300bps terminals connected to it. The outgoing line is 9600bps. What is the maximum value of n?

A. 4
B. 16
C. 8
D. 28
Answer» D. 28
Discussion
73.

Start and stop bits are used in serial communication for

A. Error detection
B. Error correction
C. Synchronization
D. Slowing down the communication
Answer» D. Slowing down the communication
Discussion
74.

OSI model means:

A. Open systems interconnection
B. Operating system interconnection
C. Open source interconnection
D. Operating source interconnection
Answer» B. Operating system interconnection
Discussion
75.

00 represents a pixel that pixel is known as :

A. Black pixel
B. Light gray
C. White pixel
D. Dark gray pixel
Answer» B. Light gray
Discussion
76.

What is Unicode?

A. Represents symbol or characters used in any langua
B. Only few languages are supported
C. Supports only few characters
D. Characters from A to Z
Answer» B. Only few languages are supported
Discussion
77.

Which of the following ISO level is more closely related to the physical communications facilities?

A. Application
B. Session
C. Networking
D. Data Link
Answer» E.
Discussion
78.

Which network is a cross between circuits switched network and a data-gram network?

A. Circuit-switched network
B. Virtual-circuit network
C. Virtual-circuit identifier
D. None of these
Answer» C. Virtual-circuit identifier
Discussion
79.

Protocols are

A. Agreements on how communication components and DTE
B. Logical communication channels used for transferri
C. Physical communication channels used for transferr
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Logical communication channels used for transferri
Discussion
80.

The number of cross point needed for 10 lines in a cross point switch which is full duplex in nature and there are no self connection is

A. 100
B. 45
C. 50
D. 90
Answer» C. 50
Discussion
81.

"BAUD" rate means

A. The number of bits transmitted per unit time.
B. The number of bytes transmitted per unit time.
C. The rate at which the signal changes.
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
Discussion
82.

If one link fails, only that link is affected. All other links remain active. Which topology does this?

A. Mesh topology
B. Star topology
C. Bus topology
D. Physical topology
Answer» C. Bus topology
Discussion
83.

A data communications system has:

A. 4 components
B. 5 components
C. 6 components
D. 7 components
Answer» C. 6 components
Discussion
84.

Which network has connectivity range up to 10 meters?

A. LAN
B. PAN
C. MAN
D. WAN
Answer» C. MAN
Discussion
85.

A high speed communication equipment typically would not be needed for

A. E-mail
B. Transferring large volume of data
C. Supporting communication between nodes in a LAN
D. All of these
Answer» B. Transferring large volume of data
Discussion
86.

What is Cladding?

A. Cables with shield
B. Coxial Cable
C. A typical optical fiber consists of a very narrow
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
Discussion
87.

What is the full form of The Acronym ISDN in Networking Miscellaneous?

A. Indian Standard Digital Network
B. Integrated Services Digital Network
C. Intelligent Services Digital Network
D. Integrated Services Data Network
E. None of the above
Answer» C. Intelligent Services Digital Network
Discussion
88.

Which switch is a multistage switch with micro switches at each stage that route the packets based on the output port represented as a binary string?

A. Banyan switch
B. Crossbar switch
C. Multistage crossbar
D. Packet switch
Answer» B. Crossbar switch
Discussion
89.

Which is also known as a connectionless protocol for a packet-switching network that uses the Datagram approach?

A. IPV5
B. IPV4
C. IPV6
D. None of these
Answer» C. IPV6
Discussion
90.

The transport layer protocol is connectionless.

A. NVT
B. FTP
C. TCP
D. UDP
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
91.

A distributed network configuration in which all data/information pass through a central computer is

A. bus network
B. star network
C. ring network
D. Point-to-point network
E. None of the above
Answer» C. ring network
Discussion
92.

With telecommunications and a personal computer you can

A. "download" free public domain programs
B. send letters to be printed and delivered by the post office
C. order goods at a substantial discount
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
Discussion
93.

CSMA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access) is

A. a method of determining which device has access to the transmission medium at any time
B. a method access control technique for multiple-access transmission media.
C. a very common bit-oriented data link protocol issued by ISO.
D. network access standard for connecting stations to a circuit-switched network
E. None of the above
Answer» C. a very common bit-oriented data link protocol issued by ISO.
Discussion
94.

Which application allows a user to access and change remote files without actual transfer?

A. TELNET
B. NFS
C. FTP
D. DNS
E. None of the above
Answer» C. FTP
Discussion
95.

A communications device that combines transmissions from several I/O devices into one line is a:

A. concentrator
B. modifier
C. multiplexer
D. full-duplex line
E. None of the above
Answer» D. full-duplex line
Discussion