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1. Computers on a university campus are connected by a/an: 1. MAN 2. WAN 3. LAN

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Question

1. Computers on a university campus are connected by a/an:

1. MAN
2. WAN
3. LAN
4. INTERNET

2. The primary function of the network layer is:

1. Error detection
2. Set up a session
3. Routing
4. Encryption

3. Which of the following standards apply to logical linkcontrol?

1. IEEE 802.3
2. IEEE 802.2
3. IEEE 802.5
4. IEEE 802.4

19. Which organisation defines standards for telecommunication?

1. ITU
2. IEEE
3. EIA
4. ISO

4. Which of the following statements is a true description of fibreOptic Cable.

1. Fibre optic cables transfer data in a mesh
2. Fibre optic cables transfer data in light form
3. Fibre optic cables are similar to coaxial cables
4. Non of the above

5 Which of the following is not true of Switching technology?

1. Packet Switching
2. Link Switching
3. Packets are switched in the form of datagrams
4. Circuit Switching techniques

6. Which of the following is not a routing strategy?

1. Fixed routing
2. Adaptive routing
3. Random routing
4. Float routing

7. Which of the following is a true description of Multi-stageSwitching ?

1. More simple control
2. Increased number of crossed points
3. More complex control
4. Reduced Reliability

8. Flooding in networks and data communication has certainproperties. Which of the options below is a property offlooding?

1. All possible routes are tried
2. All paths are loaded
3. All nodes are linked
4. Can not be used to set up virtual circuit



9. Identify any of the following statements which truly describes avirtual circuit.

(a) Packets are forwarded more quickly and no routing decisions

(b) More reliable in functionality

(c) Call set up phases are present

1. Packets are centralised at random and more routing decisions aremade

10. Which of the following operating systems software is mostsuitable for wide area network?

1. DOS
2. OS/2
3. WINDOWS NT
4. NOVELL NETWARE

(11) Binding is an important function in establishing communicationbetween a Client and a Server. Which of the following statementstruly describes binding in protocols?

(a) Binding protocols to network interfaces specifies that theselected protocol can be sent and received through the selected LANinterface card.

(b) Binding is a function of the Network Operating SystemsSoftware

3. Binding is a configuration process in mail servermanagement.
4. Binding serves as a security layer in operating systems.

(12) In configuring Windows NT 4.0 for Network Access. There areseven (7) areas to be addressed. Identify from the options belowthe area that should not be addressed.

1. Protocols
2. Bindings
3. IP Address
4. Autoexec Management

(13) Which of the following is not a network adapter?

1. 3 com LP III
2. 3 com Etherlink III ISA
3. 3 com Etherlink II Adapter
4. 3 com 3C508 ISA 16 BIT



(14) Which of the following statement is true about an IPaddress?

1. IP address is based on your computer network card
2. IP address is issued by a computer vendor
3. IP address is a Transport Protocol
4. IP address is not used on the internet





(15) Which of the following is not associated with the sessionlayer

1. Control of dialogue between applications
2. Dialogue discipline
3. Data compression
4. Synchronisation

16. Which of the following is not true about the network layer

1. Provision of sufficient information to switch and route packetsto another station
2. Provides various routing internet protocols
3. Information units known as packets
4. Handles data formats and coding

17. What layer contains the logic needed to support the varioususer applications

1. Presentation
2. Session
3. Application
4. Network access

18. Which of these protocols does not guarantee delivery,preservation of sequence or protection against duplication

1. HTTP
2. FTP
3. UDP
4. SMTP

19. Choose the layer responsible for synchronisation and dialoguecontrol between networks

1. Network
2. Transport
3. Session
4. Data-link

20. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the OSImodel

1. Each layer performs a subset of the required communicationfunctions
2. Each layer does not rely on the next lower layer to perform moreprimitive functions
3. Each layer provides services to the next higher layer
4. Changes in one layer should not require changes in otherlayers

21. Which layer is responsible for decomposition of messages andgeneration of sequence numbers to ensure correct re-compositionfrom end to end of the network

1. Physical
2. Data-link
3. Transport
4. Application

Explanation / Answer

1LAN

2. Routing

3. 802.2

4. Fibre optic cables transfer data in light form
Organization that defines standards for telecommunication–ITU

5. Link switching

6. Float routing

7Increased number of crossed points
8. All possible routes are tried

9. Packets are forwarded more quickly and no routingdecisions

10. WINDOWS NT

11. Binding protocols to network interfaces specifies that theselected protocol can be sent and received through the selected LANinterface card.
12. Autoexec Management

13 3 com LP III

14 IP address is based on your computer network card

15 Data compression

16 Handles data formats and coding
17 Application

18 UDP

19 Session

20 Each layer does not rely on the next lower layer to performmore primitive functions

21 Data-link