Netwo1 Midterm- Reviewer TwT

1. This refers to the process of sending and receiving digital or analog data between devices over a network.

A) OSI Layer
B) TCP/IP Models
C) Data transmission
D) e Communication Protocols

2. Why Are Communication Protocols Important?. Except

A) Ensure data integrity, security, and proper sequencing.
B) Enable interoperability between different network devices.
C) Define rules for data exchange.
D) Increase network speed regardless of hardware limitations.

3. This is the process of adding headers (and sometimes trailers) to data as it moves down the OSI/TCP-IP layers.

A) De-Encapsulation
B) Encapsulation

4. TCP/IP model has how many layers?

A) four layers (Application, Transport, Internet, Network Access)
B) seven layers (Application, Presentation, Session, Transport, Network, Data Link, Physical)
C) seven layers (Application, Presentation, Session, Transport, Network, Data Link, Network Access)
D) four layers (Application, Transport, Internet, Presentation)

5. Happens at the receiving end, where headers and trailers are stripped off at each layer

A) Encapsulation
B) De-Encapsulation

6. This resolves IP addresses to MAC addresses

A) ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
B) OSPF (Open Shortest Path First)
C) ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)
D) BGP (Border Gateway Protocol)
E) RIP (Routing Information Protocol)

7. How does ARP work — except which one?

A) The destination device responds with an ARP Reply, providing its MAC address.
B) It checks its ARP cache to see if it already knows the MAC address.
C) A computer needs to send data to another device in the local network.
D) The ARP Request is sent only to the destination device using unicast.
E) If not, it sends an ARP Request to all devices in the network.

8. Which of the following is a security issue with ARP?

A) Static ARP Entries
B) ARP Spoofing
C) Dynamic ARP Inspection
D) ARP filtering

9. This is used for sending error messages and network diagnostics

A) OSPF (Open Shortest Path First)
B) ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
C) RIP (Routing Information Protocol)
D) BGP (Border Gateway Protocol)
E) ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)

10. This determines how data packets travel from source to destination.

A) DNS
B) ARP
C) ICMP
D) Routing

11. Which of the following is an example of a common ICMP message?

A) GET Request
B) Query
C) Handshake
D) Echo Request and Echo Reply

12. Manually configured by administrators.

A) Distance Vector Routing
B) Dynamic Routing
C) Static Routing
D) Default Routing

13. Uses protocols like RIP, OSPF, BGP.

A) Manual Routing
B) Dynamic Routing
C) Default Routing
D) Static Routing

14. Uses hop count to determine the best route. Best for small networks. Updates every 30 seconds, but slow convergence.

A) BGP (Border Gateway Protocol)
B) RIP (Routing Information Protocol)
C) OSPF (Open Shortest Path First)

15. Uses link-state information to find the fastest path. Best for medium to large networks. Faster and more efficient than RIP.

A) BGP (Border Gateway Protocol)
B) OSPF (Open Shortest Path First)
C) RIP (Routing Information Protocol)

16. Used on the Internet between ISPs. Controls traffic between different networks worldwide

A) RIP (Routing Information Protocol)
B) OSPF (Open Shortest Path First)
C) BGP (Border Gateway Protocol)

17. This is used when a destination is outside the local network.

A) Default gateway
B) Static gateway
C) Dynamic gateway

18. A home router connects devices in 192.168.1.0/24 to the internet using a default gateway (e.g., 192.168.1.1).

A) Dynamic gateway
B) Default gateway
C) Static gateway

19. These are unique numerical identifiers assigned to devices in a network to enable communication.

A) Subnet Masks
B) IP addresses
C) Port Numbers
D) MAC Addresses

20. Which of the following correctly describes the two main types of IP addresses used in networking?

A) MAC and Broadcast
B) Static and Dynamic
C) TCP and UDP
D) IPv4 and IPv6

21. A user sends an email. The message is encapsulated at the sender's computer, transmitted over the network, and de-encapsulated at the recipient's computer.

A) De-Encapsulation
B) Encapsulation

22. Which of the following best describes the structure of an IPv4 address?

A) 128-bit hexadecimal address separated by colons
B) 32-bit address divided into 4 octets separated by dots (.)
C) 16-bit address divided into 2 bytes separated by colons (:)
D) 64-bit binary address used only in private networks

23. Which of the following IPv4 address classes is used for multicast groups?

A) Class B (128–191)
B) Class D (224–239)
C) Class E (240–255)
D) Class C (192–223)
E) Class A (1–126)

24. Which IPv4 address class supports very large networks such as ISPs and uses a default subnet mask of 255.0.0.0?

A) Class C (192–223)
B) Class B (128–191)
C) Class D (224–239)
D) Class E (240–255)
E) Class A (1–126)

25. Which IPv4 address class is typically used by medium-sized organizations like universities and uses the subnet mask 255.255.0.0?

A) Class A (1–126)
B) Class C (192–223)
C) Class E (240–255)
D) Class B (128–191)
E) Class D (224–239)

26. Which class of IPv4 addresses is designed for small networks (e.g., home or office LANs) and uses a default subnet mask of 255.255.255.0?

A) Class B (128–191)
B) Class C (192–223)
C) Class E (240–255)
D) Class D (224–239)
E) Class A (1–126)

27. Which IPv4 address class is reserved for experimental purposes and is not used for general network communication?

A) Class A (1–126)
B) Class E (240–255)
C) Class C (192–223)
D) Class B (128–191)
E) Class E (240–255)

28. Used in internal networks (cannot be routed on the internet)

A) Public IPs
B) Private IPs
C) Loopback Address
D) Subnet Mask

29. This divides a larger network into smaller subnets to improve efficiency, security, and network performance.

A) Switching
B) Bridging
C) Subnetting
D) Routing

30. What determines the network and host portions of an IP address?

A) Default Gateway
B) Subnet Mask
C) MAC Address
D) DNS Server

31. 255.255.255.0 (CIDR: /24) means the first 3 octets represent the network, and the last octet is for hosts.

A) Subnet Mask
B) MAC Address
C) DNS Server
D) Default Gateway

32. Which subnetting technique allows for different subnet sizes within the same network to optimize IP address usage?

A) DHCP
B) CIDR
C) VLSM
D) NAT

33. What is the default subnet mask for a Class C IP address (e.g., 192.168.1.0)?

A) /24 or 255.255.255.0
B) /16 or 255.255.0.0
C) /32 or 255.255.255.255
D) /8 or 255.0.0.0

34. If the subnet mask is /26, how many bits have been borrowed from the host portion of the address?

A) 8 bits
B) 6 bits
C) 4 bits
D) 2 bits

35. If a network uses a /26 subnet mask, how many bits are used for the network portion and how many bits are left for the host portion?

A) 26 bits for the network, 6 bits for the host
B) 16 bits for the network, 16 bits for the host
C) 24 bits for the network, 8 bits for the host
D) 32 bits for the network, 0 bits for the host

36. How does IPv6 simplify the process of subnetting compared to IPv4?

A) By using hierarchical addressing, eliminating the need for complex subnetting
B) By reducing the number of available subnets
C) By using larger subnet masks only
D) By using only private IP addresses

37. Step 1 of subnetting a class C network

A) Identify the Number of Subnets
B) Calculate the Number of Hosts per Subnet
C) Find the Subnet Increments
D) List the Subnets and Ranges

38. Last Step of subnetting a class C network

A) Calculate the Number of Hosts per Subnet
B) Identify the Number of Subnets
C) List the Subnets and Ranges
D) Find the Subnet Increments

39. What is the primary function of the subnet mask in an IP address?

A) It defines the MAC address of the device.
B) It defines the gateway IP address.
C) It determines the port number for network services.
D) It determines the network and host portions of an IP address.

40. If the subnet mask is 255.255.255.224, what is the corresponding CIDR notation?

A) /24
B) /27
C) /25
D) /26

Students who took this test also took :

Cprog Reviewer Finals (Python)
UTS reviewer Final pt1
UTS reviewer Final pt2

Created with That Quiz — a math test site for students of all grade levels.