Module 1 - Fundamentals of Network Communication

Practice Assessment - Communication Networks and Services

Question 1 Which of the following networks use store-and-forward switching operation?

    Telegraph networks
    Computer networks

Question 2 There are similarities between message switching and packet switching. Which of following that applies to packet switching but not to message switching?

    Supporting multiple applications

Question 3 Which of the following networks can be connection-oriented?

    Computer networks
    Telephone networks

Question 4 A protocol is a set of precise and unambiguous rules that governs

    All of the above

Question 5 DNS is a domain-name-service that responds to queries of domain name to IP address or IP address to domain name. DNS uses services provided by

    UDP

Question 6 A network used to join the individual networks at different sites into one extended network is called

    VPN

Question 7 Upon receipt of a bad segment, UDP?

    It does not do flow and error control

Graded Assessment - Communication Networks and Services

Question 1 Which of following protocol is HTTP built upon?

    TCP

Question 2 Which of following requirements are necessary for packet networks to support multiple and diverse applications?

    All of the above

Question 3 What was the concern of the telephone system that motivated the ARPANET design?

    Vulnerability

Question 4 Which of the following is an application layer protocol?

    HTTP

Question 5 Which of the following are features of ARPANET design?

    All of the above

Question 6 Bluetooth is an example of

    Personal Area Network

Question 7 In the layer hierarchy as the data packet moves from the upper to the lower layers, headers are

    Added

Question 8 The ________ is the physical path over which a message travels

    Medium

Question 9 Three or more devices share a link in ________ connection

    Multipoint

Question 10 Which of the following is true for Transport Control Protocol

    Connection oriented