1000+ Networking MCQ for IBPS Clerk [Solved]

1. Which layer of the OSI model does a switch operate in?
A. Physical
B. Data-link
C. Network
D. Transport
Answer : B

2. The generic domain name for air transport industry is ________.
A. biz
B. air
C. aero
D. fly
Answer : C

3. Internet e-mail system based on the ……………………………………………..
A. FTP
B. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
C. POP
D. Both SMTP and POP
Answer : B

4. What is the maximum distance of single-mode fiber (SMF)?
A. 300 meters
B. 500 meters
C. 2km
D. 850 meters
Answer : C

5. Which of the following protocols is not routable?
A. TCP/IP
B. IPX/SPX
C. AppleTalk
D. NetBEUI
Answer : D

6. In an active mode if any FTP client sends the port command "PORT 192,168,0,1,4,1" then
what will be the interpretation of port field?
A. 1024
B. 1025
C. 1023
D. 227
Answer : B

7. Which of the following is a simplex protocol?
A. Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP)
B. User datagram protocol(UDP)
C. Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP)
D. Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)
Answer : C

8. What is the default subnet mask for a class B network?
A. 255.0.0.0
B. 255.255.0.0
C. 255.255.255.0
D. 255.255.192.0
Answer : B

9. The packet transmit using standard Internet Protocol(IP) throughout the Internet by
A. Circuit switching
B. Packet switching
C. Message switching
D. None of the above.
Answer : B

10. Which of the following address supports 254 hosts on each of 2 million networks?
A. Class D addresses
B. Class A addresses
C. Class C addresses
D. Class B addresses
Answer : C

11. What is the length of MARKER field in BGP message header?
A. 1 byte
B. 2 byte
C. 16 byte
D. 19 byte
Answer : C

12. Which of these is a feature of hubs?
A. Hubs amplify the incoming signal.
B. Hubs understand frames, packets or headers
C. All lines coming into a Hub must operate at a same speed.
D. all of these
Answer : C

13. Which of the following protocol is used by Integrated Services for signaling of the
reservation messages?
A. Link state protocols
B. Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol (DVMRP)
C. Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP)
D. Static routing protocols
Answer : C

14. Which of the following is also known as IP masquerading?
A. Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)
B. Network Address Translation (NAT)
C. Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR)
D. None of the above
Answer : B

15. Which of the following can be used to transfer files from a Unix server?
A. FTP
B. Telnet
C. IPX
D. Netstat
Answer : A

16. Which of the following is used for establishing, configuring, and testing the data-link
Link Control Protocol (LCP)
A. Method
B. Network Control Protocols (NCPs)
C. Link Control Protocol (LCP)
D. File transfer protocol(FTP)
Answer : C

17. Which of the following algorithms are easy to implement and debug?
A. Hybrid algorithm
B. Path vector algorithm
C. Link state algorithm
D. Distance vector algorithms
Answer : D

18. You have a network card with the connector in question 43, and it also has a 9 pin female connector. What type of card is it?
A. ethernet
B. token ring
C. fiber optic
D. ipx/spx
Answer : B

19. 80 is the well-known port number for the HTTP service.
A. True.
B. False.
C.
D.
Answer : A

20. 127.0.0.1 address is reserved for internal loopback functions.
A. True.
B. False.
C.
D.
Answer : A

21. Which of the following algorithms are meant for establishing the paths through the network?
A. Unicast
B. Broadcast
C. Multicast
D. Any cast
Answer : C

22. What is the maximum length of thick Ethernet cable before a signal booster is needed?
A. 500 feet
B. 500 meters
C. 1000 feet
D. 2 miles
Answer : B

23. Which of the following transmission media suffers more from transmission impairment?
A. coaxial cable
B. Optical fiber
C. twisted pair
D. wave guides
Answer : C

24. What is 10baseT?
A. specification for twisted-pair cable
B. specification for cable terminators
C. 10 megawatt transceiver
D. 10 Mhz analog transfers
Answer : A

25. Which of the following SIP request terminates a call?
A. ACK
B. BYE
C. INVITE
D. CANCEL
Answer : B

26. …………………… have a single communication channel that is shared by all the users on the network.
A. Point-to-point
B. Broadcast networks
C. Protocol
D. PAN
Answer : B

27. What is the default port for Telnet?
A. 23
B. 21
C. 25
D. 80
Answer : A

28. Which of the following pieces of equipment will receive a packet from one port and forward that packet out the one port to which the destination computer is connected?
A. Hub
B. MAU
C. Switch
D. TDR
Answer : C

29. Which class of IP addressing was not brought in much use?
A. Class A addresses
B. Class D addresses
C. Class B addresses
D. Class C addresses
Answer : C

30. Which class does the IP address 202.119.22.31 belong to?
A. Class A
B. Class B
C. Class C
D. APIPA
Answer : C

31. Which of these cable is/are used to connect devices to hubs and switches.
A. crossover
B. straight-through
C. co-axial
D. both A) and B)
Answer : D

32. Which class does the IP address 202.119.22.31 belong to?
A. Class A
B. Class B
C. Class C
D. APIPA
Answer : C

33. Which is the port used by HTTPS?
A. 123
B. 143
C. 69
D. 443
Answer : D

34. What is attenuation?
A. cable noise
B. cable shortage
C. loss of signal strength
D. unwanted signals on the network
Answer : C

35. ………………….is a technique of conversion between the representation of digital data in user equipment and the corresponding signals transmitted over a communications channel.
A. Line coding
B. Demodulation
C. Modulation
D. Segmentation
Answer : C

36. Which of the following is required to communicate between two computers?
A. Communications software
B. Protocol
C. Communication hardware
D. All of the above including access to transmission medium
Answer : D

37. Class C network address class supports 65,534 hosts.
A. True.
B. False.
C.
D.
Answer : B

38. …………………………..combines characteristics of linear bus and star topologies.
A. Ring topology
B. A hybrid topology
C. A tree topology
D. mesh topology
Answer : C

39. Twisted-pair cable uses what type of connector?
A. RJ-11
B. XT-20
C. RJ-45
D. RJ-50
Answer : C

40. In flags message attribute, which of the following flag indicates that message has been
completed?
A. \Deleted
B. \Recent
C. \Flagged
D. \Draft
Answer : D

41. Destination physical address in ARP request is a ………………………….address.
A. Unicast
B. Broadcast
C. Multicast
D. Anycast
Answer : B

42. Class C network address class supports 65,534 hosts.
A. True.
B. False.
C.
D.
Answer : B

43. How many 64-Kbps channels are used on an ISDN BRI?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer : B

44. Which directory service is used in Windows 2000 Server?
A. Active Directory
B. SAM
C. NDS
D. Bindery
Answer : A

45. _______ Domain name corresponds to US military.
A. .us mili
B. .mili
C. .mil
D. .us
Answer : C

46. In 1996, 36.44% of _________ addresses were brought in use.
A. Class A
B. Class D
C. Class B
D. Class C
Answer : D

47. Which of the following protocols use a topology table to install routes into the IP routing
table?
A. Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
B. Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)
C. Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP)
D. Static routing protocols
Answer : B

48. What is the distance limitation of Cat5 UTP?
A. 1 km
B. 100 km
C. 100 m
D. 100 foot
Answer : C

49. Your Web server is also configured as an FTP server. What part of the data packet will tell the server which application the data is meant for?
A. Port
B. IP address
C. MAC address
D. Frame header
Answer : A

50. The special address 'THIS HOST' is referred to as
A. 0.0.0.0
B. 0.0.14.98
C. 127.0.0.127
D. 255.255.255.255
Answer : A