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ECE - DCN - Data Communication and Networking MCQ QUESTIONS, DCN MCQ QUESTIONS

 

DCN MCQ QUESTIONS


### ✅ **Unit I: Fundamentals of Data Communication (20 MCQs)**

1. **What is Data Communication?**
   A) Storing data
   B) Displaying data
   C) Transferring data from one device to another
   D) Encrypting data
   **Answer: C**

2. **Which of the following is NOT a component of data communication?**
   A) Message
   B) Sender
   C) Cable
   D) Browser
   **Answer: D**

3. **Which data flow mode allows transmission in both directions simultaneously?**
   A) Simplex
   B) Half Duplex
   C) Full Duplex
   D) None
   **Answer: C**

4. **Which type of network topology connects every device to every other device?**
   A) Star
   B) Ring
   C) Mesh
   D) Bus
   **Answer: C**

5. **Which is an example of LAN?**
   A) Internet
   B) Office network
   C) Telephone system
   D) Satellite system
   **Answer: B**

6. **The term 'Throughput' refers to:**
   A) Security level
   B) Number of bits sent in a second
   C) Distance between devices
   D) Cable quality
   **Answer: B**

7. **Which one is NOT a type of network connection?**
   A) Point-to-Point
   B) Multipoint
   C) Ring
   D) Mesh
   **Answer: D**

8. **Which topology has a central hub?**
   A) Ring
   B) Bus
   C) Mesh
   D) Star
   **Answer: D**

9. **Which device is considered as both sender and receiver?**
   A) Transceiver
   B) Repeater
   C) Hub
   D) Switch
   **Answer: A**

10. **Which is not part of ISO-OSI Model?**
    A) Application
    B) Transport
    C) Firewall
    D) Session
    **Answer: C**

11. **How many layers are in the OSI model?**
    A) 5
    B) 6
    C) 7
    D) 4
    **Answer: C**

12. **In the OSI model, routing is done at:**
    A) Physical layer
    B) Data link layer
    C) Network layer
    D) Application layer
    **Answer: C**

13. **Which model has only 4 layers?**
    A) OSI
    B) TCP/IP
    C) Both A and B
    D) None
    **Answer: B**

14. **TCP/IP is a \_\_\_\_\_\_ architecture.**
    A) Theoretical
    B) Practical
    C) Experimental
    D) Obsolete
    **Answer: B**

15. **Which layer is responsible for encryption and decryption in OSI model?**
    A) Session
    B) Transport
    C) Presentation
    D) Network
    **Answer: C**

16. **LAN stands for:**
    A) Long Area Network
    B) Local Access Network
    C) Local Area Network
    D) Large Area Network
    **Answer: C**

17. **A network that covers a city is called:**
    A) LAN
    B) WAN
    C) MAN
    D) PAN
    **Answer: C**

18. **Which of these is a type of data representation?**
    A) Distance
    B) Image
    C) Temperature
    D) Speed
    **Answer: B**

19. **Which of these is NOT a network topology?**
    A) Mesh
    B) Tree
    C) Chain
    D) Bus
    **Answer: C**

20. **Full Duplex communication means:**
    A) One way only
    B) Alternating turns
    C) Simultaneous both ways
    D) No communication
    **Answer: C**



### ✅ **Unit II: PHYSICAL LAYER (20 MCQs)**

1. **What is Multiplexing?**
   A) Data storage
   B) Combining signals for transmission
   C) Breaking messages
   D) Encrypting messages
   **Answer: B**

2. **FDM stands for:**
   A) Frequency Distribution Multiplexing
   B) Frequency Domain Management
   C) Frequency Division Multiplexing
   D) Frame Data Multiplexing
   **Answer: C**

3. **Which multiplexing uses different colors of light?**
   A) FDM
   B) TDM
   C) WDM
   D) CDMA
   **Answer: C**

4. **TDM is based on:**
   A) Amplitude
   B) Frequency
   C) Time slots
   D) Distance
   **Answer: C**

5. **Which is not a guided media?**
   A) Twisted Pair
   B) Coaxial Cable
   C) Fiber Optic
   D) Microwave
   **Answer: D**

6. **RJ-45 is commonly used with:**
   A) Coaxial cables
   B) Fiber cables
   C) UTP cables
   D) Optical switches
   **Answer: C**

7. **Which cable has BNC connectors?**
   A) Fiber-optic
   B) UTP
   C) STP
   D) Coaxial
   **Answer: D**

8. **Which cable offers highest bandwidth?**
   A) Twisted pair
   B) Coaxial
   C) Fiber-optic
   D) Parallel cable
   **Answer: C**

9. **Which connector is used in fiber-optic cables?**
   A) RJ-11
   B) SC
   C) BNC
   D) D-Sub
   **Answer: B**

10. **Which is NOT a fiber-optic connector?**
    A) SC
    B) ST
    C) RJ-45
    D) LC
    **Answer: C**

11. **Microwaves are:**
    A) Used for underwater communication
    B) A type of guided media
    C) A type of wireless media
    D) Always used in LAN
    **Answer: C**

12. **Infrared is used in:**
    A) Underwater cables
    B) TV remotes
    C) Fiber cables
    D) LAN cables
    **Answer: B**

13. **Which media is used in satellites?**
    A) Twisted pair
    B) Fiber
    C) Microwave
    D) Coaxial
    **Answer: C**

14. **Which media is immune to electromagnetic interference?**
    A) Coaxial
    B) Fiber-optic
    C) UTP
    D) STP
    **Answer: B**

15. **Which media is most cost-effective?**
    A) Fiber-optic
    B) Microwave
    C) Coaxial
    D) UTP
    **Answer: D**

16. **Circuit switching is used in:**
    A) Internet
    B) Email
    C) Telephone networks
    D) VoIP
    **Answer: C**

17. **In packet-switched networks, data is sent in:**
    A) Circuits
    B) Streams
    C) Packets
    D) Cables
    **Answer: C**

18. **Datagram approach is associated with:**
    A) Circuit switching
    B) TDM
    C) Packet switching
    D) FDM
    **Answer: C**

19. **Virtual circuit networks are a feature of:**
    A) Circuit switching
    B) Packet switching
    C) Hybrid networks
    D) Bus networks
    **Answer: B**

20. **Unguided media includes all except:**
    A) Radio wave
    B) Microwave
    C) Twisted pair
    D) Infrared
    **Answer: C**

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### ✅ **Unit III: DATA LINK LAYER (20 MCQs)**

1. **What is framing in data link layer?**
   A) Breaking the cable
   B) Arranging devices
   C) Dividing stream into frames
   D) Encrypting data
   **Answer: C**

2. **Which is not a type of framing?**
   A) Fixed size
   B) Variable size
   C) Dynamic size
   D) Byte stuffing
   **Answer: C**

3. **What is the purpose of flow control?**
   A) Increase errors
   B) Improve security
   C) Match sender and receiver speeds
   D) Break transmission
   **Answer: C**

4. **Stop-and-wait protocol is used for:**
   A) Circuit switching
   B) Flow control
   C) Frequency control
   D) Multiplexing
   **Answer: B**

5. **Which protocol handles noisy channels with retransmission?**
   A) Stop-and-Wait ARQ
   B) Go-Back-N
   C) Selective Repeat
   D) All of the above
   **Answer: D**

6. **In Go-Back-N ARQ, if error is found:**
   A) Only that frame is resent
   B) All frames from error are resent
   C) All previous frames are resent
   D) No frame is resent
   **Answer: B**

7. **Which ARQ protocol is most efficient?**
   A) Stop-and-Wait ARQ
   B) Go-Back-N
   C) Selective Repeat
   D) FDM
   **Answer: C**

8. **Which is an error-detection technique?**
   A) Parity check
   B) CRC
   C) Checksum
   D) All
   **Answer: D**

9. **Which of these is an error-correcting code?**
   A) Hamming code
   B) CRC
   C) Parity
   D) Bit stuffing
   **Answer: A**

10. **Which protocol sends multiple frames before waiting for ACK?**
    A) Stop-and-Wait
    B) Go-Back-N
    C) TDM
    D) CRC
    **Answer: B**

11. **Which protocol handles lost or corrupted frames efficiently?**
    A) Selective Repeat
    B) Go-Back-N
    C) Stop-and-Wait
    D) FDM
    **Answer: A**

12. **ARQ stands for:**
    A) Automatic Response Query
    B) Automatic Repeat Query
    C) Analog Repeat Query
    D) Advanced Repeat Quality
    **Answer: B**

13. **Which layer is responsible for error detection?**
    A) Transport
    B) Network
    C) Data Link
    D) Application
    **Answer: C**

14. **Bit stuffing is used in:**
    A) Framing
    B) Flow control
    C) Error detection
    D) Transmission media
    **Answer: A**

15. **Framing helps in:**
    A) Addressing
    B) Identifying message boundaries
    C) Security
    D) DNS resolution
    **Answer: B**

16. **Fixed-size frames are easier to:**
    A) Process
    B) Encrypt
    C) Route
    D) Compress
    **Answer: A**

17. **Which protocol uses a sliding window concept?**
    A) Go-Back-N
    B) Selective Repeat
    C) Both A & B
    D) Stop-and-Wait
    **Answer: C**

18. **In which protocol is ACK required for every frame?**
    A) Go-Back-N
    B) Selective Repeat
    C) Stop-and-Wait
    D) TDM
    **Answer: C**

19. **Which error occurs due to extra or missing bits?**
    A) Burst error
    B) Single-bit error
    C) Redundancy
    D) Hamming
    **Answer: A**

20. **Which of these is NOT used for error detection?**
    A) CRC
    B) Parity
    C) Hamming
    D) Checksum
    **Answer: C**



### ✅ **Unit IV: NETWORK LAYER (20 MCQs)**

1. **Which device operates at the network layer?**
   A) Hub
   B) Switch
   C) Router
   D) Repeater
   **Answer: C**

2. **Which device is used to connect different networks with different protocols?**
   A) Switch
   B) Hub
   C) Bridge
   D) Gateway
   **Answer: D**

3. **Which addressing format is used in IPv4?**
   A) Hexadecimal
   B) Octal
   C) Dot-decimal
   D) Binary
   **Answer: C**

4. **Which class of IP address has a default subnet mask of 255.255.255.0?**
   A) Class A
   B) Class B
   C) Class C
   D) Class D
   **Answer: C**

5. **What is the main reason for moving to IPv6?**
   A) Faster speeds
   B) Security
   C) More address space
   D) Simpler headers
   **Answer: C**

6. **IPv6 uses how many bits for addressing?**
   A) 32
   B) 64
   C) 128
   D) 256
   **Answer: C**

7. **Which of the following is NOT an IPv4 class?**
   A) Class A
   B) Class B
   C) Class D
   D) Class F
   **Answer: D**

8. **Which protocol resolves IP address to MAC address?**
   A) ICMP
   B) ARP
   C) RARP
   D) DNS
   **Answer: B**

9. **Which protocol helps assign IP addresses to devices without manual configuration?**
   A) ARP
   B) ICMP
   C) DHCP
   D) FTP
   **Answer: C**

10. **What is IGMP used for?**
    A) Address translation
    B) Email transfer
    C) Managing group memberships
    D) File transfer
    **Answer: C**

11. **ICMP is used for:**
    A) Sending files
    B) Error reporting and diagnostics
    C) Encrypting data
    D) Domain name resolution
    **Answer: B**

12. **What is the function of a bridge?**
    A) Connects different networks
    B) Connects similar networks
    C) Converts analog to digital
    D) Encrypts messages
    **Answer: B**

13. **A switch operates at which OSI layer?**
    A) Network
    B) Data Link
    C) Physical
    D) Transport
    **Answer: B**

14. **Which IP address class supports 16 million hosts?**
    A) Class A
    B) Class B
    C) Class C
    D) Class D
    **Answer: A**

15. **A static IP address is:**
    A) Changed frequently
    B) Assigned temporarily
    C) Fixed and manually configured
    D) Invalid
    **Answer: C**

16. **RARP is used to:**
    A) Translate MAC to IP
    B) Translate IP to MAC
    C) Encrypt data
    D) Route data
    **Answer: A**

17. **Subnetting helps to:**
    A) Combine networks
    B) Divide large networks into smaller ones
    C) Encrypt data
    D) Convert analog to digital
    **Answer: B**

18. **Which address is assigned dynamically?**
    A) Static IP
    B) Loopback IP
    C) Dynamic IP
    D) Broadcast IP
    **Answer: C**

19. **Which protocol is used to find MAC address from IP?**
    A) ICMP
    B) RARP
    C) ARP
    D) DNS
    **Answer: C**

20. **A router uses which addressing scheme?**
    A) Physical
    B) Logical
    C) Symbolic
    D) Manual
    **Answer: B**

---

### ✅ **Unit V: TRANSPORT LAYER, APPLICATION LAYER & NETWORK SECURITY (20 MCQs)**

1. **Which protocol provides reliable connection-oriented service?**
   A) UDP
   B) IP
   C) TCP
   D) FTP
   **Answer: C**

2. **Which protocol is used for fast, connectionless communication?**
   A) FTP
   B) TCP
   C) UDP
   D) ICMP
   **Answer: C**

3. **The TCP segment header includes:**
   A) Source & destination ports
   B) MAC address
   C) IP address
   D) URL
   **Answer: A**

4. **Which transport protocol is best for video streaming?**
   A) TCP
   B) UDP
   C) FTP
   D) ICMP
   **Answer: B**

5. **Which of the following uses port 80?**
   A) FTP
   B) DNS
   C) HTTP
   D) SMTP
   **Answer: C**

6. **Which protocol is used to send emails?**
   A) SMTP
   B) FTP
   C) HTTP
   D) DHCP
   **Answer: A**

7. **Which protocol helps in file transfer?**
   A) FTP
   B) HTTP
   C) SMTP
   D) ICMP
   **Answer: A**

8. **DNS is used for:**
   A) Encrypting data
   B) Converting IP to hostname
   C) Mapping domain names to IP
   D) Managing FTP connections
   **Answer: C**

9. **WWW stands for:**
   A) Wide World Web
   B) Web With Wire
   C) World Wide Web
   D) Web World Work
   **Answer: C**

10. **Which layer is responsible for end-to-end delivery?**
    A) Network
    B) Data Link
    C) Application
    D) Transport
    **Answer: D**

11. **TCP provides:**
    A) No guarantee of delivery
    B) Only encryption
    C) Reliable byte stream
    D) Broadcast only
    **Answer: C**

12. **UDP is mainly used in:**
    A) File Transfer
    B) Email
    C) Streaming
    D) Database
    **Answer: C**

13. **What is the primary goal of network security?**
    A) Increase bandwidth
    B) Reduce latency
    C) Protect data
    D) Build cables
    **Answer: C**

14. **Which of the following is used for encryption?**
    A) ICMP
    B) FTP
    C) DNS
    D) AES
    **Answer: D**

15. **Decryption is the process of:**
    A) Encrypting again
    B) Encoding data
    C) Converting ciphertext to plaintext
    D) Sending mail
    **Answer: C**

16. **Which of these is NOT an application layer protocol?**
    A) HTTP
    B) SMTP
    C) DNS
    D) TCP
    **Answer: D**

17. **Which one is NOT a transport layer protocol?**
    A) TCP
    B) UDP
    C) IP
    D) SCTP
    **Answer: C**

18. **Which is a feature of TCP but not of UDP?**
    A) Speed
    B) Reliability
    C) Connectionless
    D) Broadcast
    **Answer: B**

19. **Which protocol uses 3-way handshake?**
    A) UDP
    B) ICMP
    C) TCP
    D) FTP
    **Answer: C**

20. **Application layer works closest to the:**
    A) Hardware
    B) Operating system
    C) User
    D) Transport layer
    **Answer: C**

 

 

 Data Communication and Networking

 Unit I FUNDAMENTALS OF DATA COMMUNICATION

 Data Communication: Definition of Data and Data communication, Components of Data Communication, Data Representation (Text, Image, Numbers, Audio, Video), Data Flow (Simplex, Half Duplex, Full Duplex) 

Network: Network Criteria: Performance (Throughput and Delay), Reliability, Security -Types of Network Connections (Point-to-Point and Multipoint) - Network Topologies: Star, Bus, Ring, Mesh - Network Categories (LAN, MAN, WAN) and Interconnection of networks 

Network Architecture: Layered Approach : ISO-OSI Model & TCP/IP Model – functions of each layer 

Unit II PHYSICAL LAYER

 Multiplexing: Definition of Mulitplexing - Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM),Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM), Synchronous Time-Division Multiplexing (TDM) 

Transmission media: Guided Media: Twisted pair – UTP and connectors (RJ-45 Male and Female connectors), STP cables, Coaxial cable and connectors (BNC connector), Fiber-optic cables, cable sizes and connectors (SC, MT-RJ, ST, LC, FC) - Performance, and applications of UTP, Coaxial and Fiber-Optic cables - Unguided Media (Wireless Media): Radio waves, Microwaves, Infrared and their applications 

Switching: Circuit-Switched Network, Packet Switched Network (Datagram approach), Virtual Circuit network 

Unit III DATA LINK LAYER 

Framing of data: Definition, Types: Fixed Size and Variable Size framing– Flow and Error control 

Flow Control: Noiseless Channel: Definition, Stop and Wait protocol – Concepts and Flow Diagram - Noisy Channel: Definition, Stop-and-Wait ARQ protocol, Go-Back–N ARQ Protocol, Selective Repeat ARQ Protocol - Concepts and Flow Diagram only 

Error Control: Concepts of Error Detection and Error Correction – types of error detecting and error correcting codes (definition only)

Unit IV NETWORK LAYER 

Network Devices: Hub, Switch, Router, Bridge, Gateway (definition only) 

Logical addressing: IP Addressing: Dot-Decimal Notation of IPv4 – Classful and Classless addressing – IPv4 datagram format - Basics of IPv6 - Need for transition from IPv4 to IPv6 – IPv6 datagram format - Subnetting (only definition and subnet masks for each IP class) – Static IP and Dynamic IP: Definition and applications 

Network Layer Protocols: IGMP, ICMP, ARP, RARP (definitions and functions only) 

Unit V TRANSPORT LAYER, APPLICATION LAYER AND NETWORK SECURITY 

Transport Layer: Connection-oriented and Connectionless Services - TCP Features - TCP segment format - User datagram format (UDP packet) 

Application Layer: Concepts of DNS – SMTP – FTP - HTTP – WWW (World Wide Web) 

Network Security: Data Encryption and Decryption

 


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