COPA Module 9: Network Communication & Concepts – all 25 MCQ questions with answers

  1. What is the full form of TCP?

    Answer: Transmission Control Protocol – TCP = Transmission Control Protocol – it delivers data reliably and in the correct order.

  2. Which is an example for WAN?

    Answer: Internet – The Internet is the largest WAN, connecting networks all over the world.

  3. What is the main advantage of intranet over than Internet?

    Answer: Secured – An intranet is a private network for one organisation, so it is more secure than the Internet.

  4. Which defines the packet filtering firewall rules?

    Answer: Access control list – A packet-filtering firewall allows or blocks packets using an Access Control List (ACL).

  5. What is the full form of ADSL?

    Answer: Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line – ADSL = Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line – broadband over telephone lines, faster download than upload.

  6. What is required for real time audiovideo conferencing using two way communication?

    Answer: Receivers and senders – Two-way real-time conferencing needs every side to both send and receive audio/video.

  7. Which device is used for modulation and de-modulation?

    Answer: Modem – A MODEM (MOdulator-DEModulator) converts digital signals to analog and back.

  8. Which is the default network mask for class A?

    Answer: 255.0.0.0 – Class A default subnet mask is 255.0.0.0 (B = 255.255.0.0, C = 255.255.255.0).

  9. How many pairs of wires are there in category 5 UTP cable?

    Answer: 4 – A Cat-5 UTP cable has 8 wires twisted in 4 pairs.

  10. Which cable transmits messages in the form of light waves?

    Answer: Optical fibre cable – Optical fibre carries data as pulses of light through thin glass fibres.

  11. What is the full form of HTTP?

    Answer: Hyper Text Transfer Protocol – HTTP = HyperText Transfer Protocol – used to transfer web pages.

  12. What type of firewall is typically connected between a device and a network connecting to the Internet?

    Answer: Hardware firewall – A hardware firewall is a separate device placed between the network and the Internet.

  13. Which is required for video conferencing and streaming, live chat and web based courses?

    Answer: Online development – Online development (e-learning) uses video conferencing, streaming, live chat and web courses.

  14. What Is full form of WAN?

    Answer: Wide Area Network – WAN = Wide Area Network – covers cities, countries or the whole world.

  15. Which device connects multiple network segments along with the data link layer?

    Answer: Bridge – A bridge works at the data link layer and joins two or more network segments.

  16. Which data communication system spans states, countries or the entire world?

    Answer: WAN – A WAN spans states, countries or the entire world.

  17. What is wired equivalent privacy?

    Answer: Security algorithm for wireless network – WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is a security algorithm for Wi-Fi (wireless) networks.

  18. Which of the following attacks to protects by firewall?

    Answer: Denial of service – A firewall can block Denial-of-Service traffic; phishing and shoulder surfing need user awareness.

  19. What is the full form of SIP in voice over IP?

    Answer: Session Initiation Protocol – SIP = Session Initiation Protocol – starts, manages and ends VoIP calls.

  20. What the twisted pair wires, Co-axial cable and Optical fiber cable are?

    Answer: Wired media – Twisted pair, coaxial and optical fibre are all cables, i.e. wired (guided) media.

  21. What is the full form of IP?

    Answer: Internet Protocol – IP = Internet Protocol – gives every device an address and routes packets.

  22. What is the full form of WWW?

    Answer: World Wide Web – WWW = World Wide Web, invented by Tim Berners-Lee.

  23. Which transmission media has the highest transmission speed in a network?

    Answer: Optical fiber – Optical fibre gives the highest speed because data travels as light.

  24. Which server load reduces by proxy server?

    Answer: Primary server – A proxy server caches and answers requests, reducing load on the primary (main) server.

  25. Which type of network connection is used to cover 10 Km to 1000 Km area?

    Answer: WAN – As per the question bank, 10–1000 km coverage is a WAN (MAN usually covers a city).