Computer Networks & Topologies

1. A computer network is defined as:

o a) Two or more computers connected by cables

o b) A set of interconnected computers that share resources

o c) Computers working independently

o d) None of the above

Ans: b

2. Which of the following is not a component of a computer network?

o a) Transmission media

o b) Protocols

o c) Internet

o d) Network Interface Card

Ans: c

3. Which topology requires a central controller?

o a) Ring

o b) Star

o c) Mesh

o d) Bus
Ans: b

4. What is the main disadvantage of Bus topology?

o a) High cost

o b) Central hub failure

o c) Difficult to troubleshoot

o d) No redundancy
Ans: c

5. In which topology do all nodes have a point-to-point connection with

every other node?

o a) Bus

o b) Star

o c) Mesh
 o d) Ring
Ans: c

6. What is the benefit of using a Tree topology?

o a) Easy maintenance

o b) Highly scalable

o c) Cheap cabling

o d) Redundant path
Ans: b

7. A topology with a backbone and branches is called:

o a) Ring

o b) Tree

o c) Bus

o d) Star
Ans: b

8. MAN stands for:

o a) Maximum Area Network

o b) Metropolitan Area Network

o c) Medium Area Network

o d) Managed Access Network

Ans: b

9. LAN covers:

o a) A country

o b) A city

o c) A building or small campus

o d) Global area
Ans: c

10. WAN is most suitable for:

o a) Small homes

o b) Cities

o c) Office floors
 o d) International communication
Ans: d

Switching and Multiplexing

11. Circuit switching is typically used in:

o a) Internet

o b) Telephone networks

o c) Satellite systems

o d) Email
Ans: b

12. In packet switching, data is sent in:

o a) One continuous stream

o b) Random bits

o c) Packets

o d) Frames
Ans: c

13. Message switching requires:

o a) Dedicated path

o b) Store and forward

o c) Circuit setup

o d) None
Ans: b

14. What is the main disadvantage of message switching?

o a) High cost

o b) High delay

o c) Packet loss

o d) No store-forward mechanism
Ans: b

15. The relation between packet size and transmission time is:

o a) Inverse

o b) Linear
 o c) Constant

o d) Exponential
Ans: b

16. FDM uses:

o a) Different time slots

o b) Different frequencies

o c) Shared memory

o d) Same channel
Ans: b

17. TDM allocates:

o a) Separate frequency to each signal

o b) Different time slots to users

o c) Equal bandwidth

o d) Infinite resources
Ans: b

18. WDM is related to:

o a) Radio

o b) Optical fiber

o c) Satellite

o d) Ethernet
Ans: b

19. What type of switching is most used in modern internet?

o a) Circuit

o b) Message

o c) Packet

o d) Optical
Ans: c

20. Multiplexing increases:

o a) Bandwidth usage

o b) Errors
 o c) Cost

o d) Security
Ans: a

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UNIT II: Network Software & Standardization

21. The protocol layer responsible for providing communication

services to users is:

 a) Network layer

 b) Physical layer

 c) Application layer

 d) Transport layer
Ans: c

22. In protocol hierarchy, each layer is designed to:

 a) Perform a specific function

 b) Connect directly to the hardware

 c) Avoid protocols

 d) Act as a user interface

Ans: a

23. Which of the following is not a design issue for layers?

 a) Connection establishment

 b) Error control

 c) Routing
 d) Web page rendering
Ans: d

24. In layered architecture, each layer:

 a) Is dependent on all other layers

 b) Works independently of others

 c) Uses services of the layer below

 d) Directly accesses application programs

Ans: c

25. A drawback of layered architecture is:

 a) Modularity

 b) Simplicity

 c) Redundancy of functions

 d) Reusability
Ans: c

26. A service primitive used to initiate a connection is:

 a) CONNECT.request

 b) LISTEN.confirm

 c) DATA.request

 d) ACCEPT.response
Ans: a

27. The OSI model contains how many layers?

 a) 5

 b) 6

 c) 7

 d) 8
Ans: c

28. In OSI model, the Data Link Layer is:

 a) Layer 2

 b) Layer 3

 c) Layer 4
 d) Layer 5
Ans: a

29. The layer responsible for logical addressing is:

 a) Data Link

 b) Network

 c) Session

 d) Transport
Ans: b

30. The TCP/IP model has:

 a) 4 layers

 b) 5 layers

 c) 6 layers

 d) 7 layers
Ans: a

31. Which layer in TCP/IP is equivalent to OSI’s Session layer?

 a) Application

 b) Transport

 c) Internet

 d) Network Interface
Ans: a

32. The OSI model was developed by:

 a) ISO

 b) IEEE

 c) ITU

 d) W3C
Ans: a

33. TCP/IP model combines which OSI layers into a single

Application layer?

 a) Application, Presentation, Session

 b) Transport and Network

 c) Physical and Data Link

 d) Network and Data Link
Ans: a

34. Which of the following is not a standard TCP/IP protocol?

 a) TCP

 b) IP

 c) FTP

 d) ISO
Ans: d

35. Which model is used more in practical networks?

 a) OSI

 b) TCP/IP

 c) Both equally

 d) None
Ans: b

36. Which protocol works at the Transport layer of TCP/IP?

 a) HTTP

 b) TCP

 c) IP

 d) Ethernet
Ans: b

37. Which protocol is responsible for routing packets?

 a) TCP

 b) IP

 c) SMTP

 d) FTP
Ans: b

38. FTP works on:

 a) Transport layer

 b) Network layer

 c) Application layer
  d) Session layer
Ans: c

39. HTTP and SMTP are protocols used in:

 a) Transport layer

 b) Network layer

 c) Application layer

 d) Link layer
Ans: c

40. OSI model ensures:

 a) Vendor independence

 b) Monolithic structure

 c) Proprietary communication

 d) No abstraction
Ans: a

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UNIT III: Data Link Layer & Network Layer

41–60: Data Link Layer

41. The main function of the Data Link Layer is:

 a) Routing

 b) Logical addressing

 c) Framing and error detection

 d) Application support
Ans: c
42. Framing is used to:

 a) Detect IP address

 b) Identify the start and end of a data block

 c) Set frequency for transmission

 d) Compress the data

Ans: b

43. Which mechanism detects errors in frames?

 a) Flow control

 b) Routing

 c) CRC

 d) Framing
Ans: c

44. Flow control is needed to:

 a) Control the speed of routers

 b) Prevent frame duplication

 c) Prevent sender from overwhelming the receiver

 d) Adjust routing tables

Ans: c

45. A common flow control method is:

 a) CSMA

 b) Stop-and-wait

 c) Routing

 d) Framing
Ans: b

46. MAC sublayer stands for:

 a) Multiple Access Control

 b) Media Access Control

 c) Medium Array Controller

 d) Main Address Channel

Ans: b

47. The IEEE standard for Ethernet is:

 a) 802.3

 b) 802.5

 c) 802.11

 d) 802.15
Ans: a

48. Which protocol is used in wireless LANs?

 a) 802.3

 b) 802.5

 c) 802.11

 d) 802.1X
Ans: c

49. Token Ring follows which IEEE standard?

 a) 802.3

 b) 802.5

 c) 802.15

 d) 802.16
Ans: b

50. In Token Passing, which node can transmit data?

 a) All nodes at once

 b) The node holding the token

 c) Only the server

 d) The root node

Ans: b

51. Which of the following is not a service of the Data Link Layer?

 a) Framing

 b) Routing

 c) Error detection

 d) Flow control
Ans: b

52. Error control is done by:

 a) Sender only
 b) Receiver only

 c) Both sender and receiver

 d) Server
Ans: c

53. Which error detection technique uses checksum?

 a) CRC

 b) Parity check

 c) Stop-and-wait

 d) Internet protocols
Ans: d

54. What does ARQ stand for?

 a) Automatic Routing Queue

 b) Automatic Repeat Query

 c) Asynchronous Request Queue

 d) Address Routing Query

Ans: b

55. Which protocol uses ACK and NAK?

 a) Ethernet

 b) ARQ

 c) IP

 d) UDP
Ans: b

56. The sender waits for acknowledgment before sending the next
frame in:

 a) Stop-and-wait ARQ

 b) Go-Back-N

 c) Selective repeat

 d) Token ring
Ans: a

57. Selective Repeat ARQ:

 a) Retransmits all frames after error

  b) Sends only the errored frame again

 c) Ignores the error

 d) Reverses the frame

Ans: b

58. The sublayer responsible for frame addressing is:

 a) Logical link control

 b) Transport

 c) Physical

 d) Session
Ans: a

59. MAC addressing is used in:

 a) Network Layer

 b) Transport Layer

 c) Data Link Layer

 d) Application Layer
Ans: c

60. The main purpose of MAC protocol is:

 a) Decide who can transmit data on shared media

 b) Allocate IP addresses

 c) Encrypt messages

 d) Fragment packets
Ans: a

61–80: Network Layer

61. The primary function of the network layer is:

 a) Error control

 b) Flow control

 c) Routing

 d) Frame synchronization
Ans: c

62. IP is a protocol of which layer?

 a) Transport

 b) Data Link

 c) Network

 d) Application
Ans: c

63. The device operating at the network layer is:

 a) Switch

 b) Hub

 c) Router

 d) Repeater
Ans: c

64. Routing determines:

 a) Speed of transmission

 b) Cost of connection

 c) Optimal path to destination

 d) Packet size
Ans: c

65. Which routing algorithm updates itself dynamically?

 a) Static routing

 b) Flooding

 c) Distance vector

 d) None
Ans: c

66. The algorithm that uses shortest path first:

 a) Bellman-Ford

 b) Dijkstra

 c) AODV

 d) Flooding
Ans: b

67. Congestion occurs when:

 a) Network is idle
 b) Bandwidth is too high

 c) Load exceeds capacity

 d) Protocol is slow
Ans: c

68. Token-based congestion control uses:

 a) Drop tail

 b) Priority

 c) Token bucket

 d) Flood control
Ans: c

69. Non-token-based method of congestion control:

 a) Choke packet

 b) Token ring

 c) Stop-and-wait

 d) TDMA
Ans: a

70. TTL in IP header stands for:

 a) Time To Live

 b) Transmission Time Line

 c) Token Transfer List

 d) Time Tracking Layer

Ans: a

71. IP fragmentation occurs at:

 a) Source only

 b) Destination only

 c) Intermediate routers

 d) Data link layer

Ans: c

72. Which is not a valid IP version?

 a) IPv4

 b) IPv5
 c) IPv6

 d) IPv8
Ans: d

73. IPv4 address size is:

 a) 16-bit

 b) 32-bit

 c) 64-bit

 d) 128-bit
Ans: b

74. Fragmentation is used to:

 a) Encrypt data

 b) Route efficiently

 c) Fit data into smaller packets

 d) Filter packets
Ans: c

75. Internetworking involves:

 a) Connecting similar networks

 b) Connecting dissimilar networks

 c) Transmitting error-free data

 d) Sharing a single medium

Ans: b

76. Which layer handles internetworking?

 a) Transport

 b) Network

 c) Data link

 d) Session
Ans: b

77. Which protocol allows internetworking of multiple types of

networks?

 a) TCP

 b) IP
  c) FTP

 d) DNS
Ans: b

78. Datagram switching is used by:

 a) Circuit switching

 b) Token ring

 c) IP

 d) SMTP
Ans: c

79. Which layer deals with logical addressing?

 a) Data link

 b) Network

 c) Session

 d) Application
Ans: b

80. The key function of a router is to:

 a) Encode signals

 b) Assign MAC addresses

 c) Forward packets

 d) Prevent collisions
Ans: c

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UNIT IV: Data Communications

81–100: Fundamentals of Data Communication

81. The theoretical basis of data communication is derived from:

 a) Ohm’s law

 b) Boolean algebra

 c) Fourier analysis

 d) Binary trees
Ans: c

82. A band-limited signal has:

 a) Infinite frequency

 b) Zero frequency

 c) Limited range of frequencies

 d) Unstable amplitude
Ans: c

83. The maximum data rate of a channel is governed by:

 a) Shannon's Law

 b) Ohm's Law

 c) Nyquist Formula

 d) Both a and c
Ans: d

84. According to Nyquist theorem, maximum data rate depends

on:

 a) Bandwidth

 b) Signal-to-noise ratio

 c) Number of channels

 d) Attenuation
Ans: a

85. Which distortion occurs due to variation in signal amplitude?

 a) Delay distortion

 b) Dispersion

 c) Attenuation distortion
 d) Jitter
Ans: c

86. Delay distortion occurs when:

 a) All frequencies are delayed equally

 b) Different frequencies travel at different speeds

 c) Signal is not modulated

 d) Signal phase is constant

Ans: b

87. Dispersion in signals causes:

 a) Faster data transmission

 b) Signal strengthening

 c) Pulse spreading

 d) Increased bandwidth
Ans: c

88. Noise in communication refers to:

 a) Background music

 b) Useful signals

 c) Unwanted electrical signals

 d) Protocol mismatch
Ans: c

89. White noise is:

 a) Uniform across all frequencies

 b) Present only in FM signals

 c) Detectable only at high frequencies

 d) Irregular pulses
Ans: a

90. Crosstalk is a form of:

 a) Multiplexing

 b) Attenuation

 c) Interference
 d) Delay
Ans: c

91. Which mode transmits data in both directions simultaneously?

 a) Simplex

 b) Half duplex

 c) Full duplex

 d) Parallel
Ans: c

92. Half-duplex mode allows:

 a) Data transmission in one direction only

 b) Simultaneous two-way communication

 c) Two-way transmission, but one at a time

 d) Multiple users to share a channel

Ans: c

93. In simplex transmission:

 a) Data flows in both directions

 b) Data flows in one direction only

 c) Data is modulated before sending

 d) Multiplexing is mandatory
Ans: b

94. Serial transmission sends:

 a) Multiple bits at a time

 b) Bits in groups

 c) One bit at a time

 d) Only characters
Ans: c

95. Parallel transmission is suitable for:

 a) Long-distance transmission

 b) Error-free transmission

 c) Short-distance high-speed communication

 d) Slow-speed devices
Ans: c

96. Which transmission mode uses a clock signal to synchronize?

 a) Asynchronous

 b) Synchronous

 c) Duplex

 d) Serial
Ans: b

97. Asynchronous transmission uses:

 a) A start and stop bit

 b) Synchronous clocking

 c) A delay timer

 d) Multi-threading
Ans: a

98. In synchronous transmission:

 a) Start and stop bits are required

 b) Data is transmitted as bytes

 c) Data is transmitted as blocks

 d) Clock is not used

Ans: c

99. The main disadvantage of asynchronous transmission:

 a) Complex circuit

 b) Less error detection

 c) High overhead due to start and stop bits

 d) Slow bandwidth
Ans: c

100. Which of the following is not a transmission impairment?

 a) Attenuation

 b) Delay distortion

 c) Modulation
  d) Noise
Ans: c

101–120: Transmission Impairments & Data Rate Concepts

101. The main cause of attenuation is:

 a) Interference

 b) Signal amplification

 c) Resistance in the transmission medium

 d) Reflection
Ans: c

102. Thermal noise is also known as:

 a) Crosstalk

 b) White noise

 c) Intermodulation

 d) Shot noise
Ans: b

103. The measure of signal strength over distance is:

 a) Throughput

 b) Bandwidth

 c) Attenuation

 d) Propagation delay
Ans: c

104. Channel capacity refers to:

 a) Memory of a device

 b) Number of connections

 c) Maximum data rate of transmission

 d) Number of bits per second

Ans: c

105. In data transmission, baud rate is:

 a) Number of bits per second

 b) Number of signal units per second

 c) Speed of the CPU

 d) Throughput
Ans: b

106. A signal with 4 levels and 1000 baud has a bit rate of:

 a) 2000 bps

 b) 4000 bps

 c) 1000 bps

 d) 8000 bps
Ans: b
(Bit Rate = Baud × log₂(L) = 1000 × 2 = 2000 bps)

107. In FSK, data is encoded by:

 a) Amplitude variation

 b) Frequency changes

 c) Phase shifting

 d) Voltage pulse
Ans: b

108. A signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of 30 dB means:

 a) Signal is 30 times stronger than noise

 b) SNR = 1000

 c) SNR = 10

 d) Bandwidth = 30 Hz

(30 dB = 10 × log₁₀(S/N) ⇒ S/N = 10³ = 1000)

Ans: b

109. Delay in data transmission can be caused by:

 a) Slow CPU

 b) Routing complexity

 c) Protocol mismatch

 d) All of the above

Ans: d

110. Jitter in transmission is:

 a) Signal amplitude distortion

 b) Delay variation between packets

 c) Echo effect

 d) Excessive noise
Ans: b

111. A communication channel that allows both sending and

receiving at the same time is:

 a) Full-duplex

 b) Half-duplex

 c) Simplex

 d) Asynchronous
Ans: a

112. A noise that affects only analog signals:

 a) White noise

 b) Impulse noise

 c) Quantization noise

 d) Crosstalk
Ans: c

113. Which of the following causes bit errors in transmission?

 a) Attenuation

 b) Noise

 c) Delay

 d) Synchronization
Ans: b

114. Equalization in transmission systems is used to:

 a) Increase attenuation

 b) Reduce noise

 c) Compensate for delay distortion

 d) Adjust bandwidth
Ans: c

115. An example of synchronous protocol:

 a) USB
 b) Ethernet

 c) HDLC

 d) SMTP
Ans: c

116. Bandwidth of a channel is expressed in:

 a) Hz

 b) dB

 c) m/s

 d) Bits
Ans: a

117. One reason for using encoding schemes in data transmission:

 a) Reduce bandwidth

 b) Improve security

 c) Synchronize transmission

 d) All of the above

Ans: d

118. A high-frequency carrier is used in data transmission to:

 a) Reduce the signal

 b) Modulate the data

 c) Filter the noise

 d) Synchronize clocks
Ans: b

119. The Fourier Transform is used to:

 a) Encrypt signals

 b) Transform a signal from time to frequency domain

 c) Amplify signals

 d) Reduce jitter
Ans: b

120. Bandwidth-delay product defines:

 a) Attenuation level

 b) Latency of the channel

  c) Data capacity of the channel

 d) Packet length
Ans: c

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UNIT V: Transmission Medium

121–140: Guided Transmission Media

121. Transmission medium refers to:

 a) Network protocols

 b) Physical path between transmitter and receiver

 c) Software configuration

 d) Topology design
Ans: b

122. Guided media is also called:

 a) Wireless media

 b) Bounded media

 c) Free-space media

 d) Mobile media
Ans: b

123. Unguided media is also known as:

 a) Wired media

 b) Optical cable

 c) Unbounded media
 d) Twisted pair
Ans: c

124. Which of the following is a guided medium?

 a) Microwave

 b) Radio wave

 c) Optical fiber

 d) Infrared
Ans: c

125. Twisted pair cables are primarily used in:

 a) Satellite communication

 b) LAN

 c) Submarine cables

 d) Mobile networks
Ans: b

126. Twisting the wires in a twisted pair cable:

 a) Increases speed

 b) Reduces cost

 c) Cancels electromagnetic interference

 d) Reduces bandwidth
Ans: c

127. UTP stands for:

 a) Uniform Twisted Path

 b) Ultra Transmission Protocol

 c) Unshielded Twisted Pair

 d) Uninterruptible Transfer Power

Ans: c

128. STP cables provide better:

 a) Durability

 b) Shielding against interference

 c) Data rate
 d) Network addressing
Ans: b

129. Which of the following is not a twisted pair category?

 a) Cat3

 b) Cat5e

 c) Cat6

 d) Cat9
Ans: d

130. Coaxial cables are mostly used in:

 a) High-frequency wireless links

 b) Cable TV and early Ethernet

 c) Fiber optics

 d) Satellite uplinks
Ans: b

131. Coaxial cable consists of:

 a) One single copper wire

 b) Two insulated wires

 c) Central conductor, insulating layer, and outer shield

 d) Optical core and cladding

Ans: c

132. Which of the following offers the highest bandwidth?

 a) Twisted pair

 b) Coaxial cable

 c) Optical fiber

 d) Infrared
Ans: c

133. Optical fiber uses:

 a) Electrical signals

 b) Light signals

 c) Microwave signals
 d) Infrared signals
Ans: b

134. In optical fiber, light travels through:

 a) Refraction

 b) Dispersion

 c) Reflection

 d) Total internal reflection

Ans: d

135. Which part of optical fiber reflects light?

 a) Core

 b) Cladding

 c) Jacket

 d) Buffer
Ans: b

136. Single-mode fiber allows:

 a) One beam of light to propagate

 b) Multiple light beams

 c) Signal reflection

 d) Magnetic fields
Ans: a

137. Which of the following is a benefit of fiber optic cables?

 a) Low cost

 b) High attenuation

 c) High bandwidth and low signal loss

 d) Requires no repeater
Ans: c

138. Which fiber type is best for long-distance transmission?

 a) Multimode

 b) Single-mode

 c) Plastic fiber
  d) Coreless fiber
Ans: b

139. The primary disadvantage of fiber optics is:

 a) Expensive installation

 b) Low bandwidth

 c) Susceptibility to interference

 d) Bulky size
Ans: a

140. Fiber optics is immune to:

 a) Physical damage

 b) Electromagnetic interference

 c) Heat

 d) Light refraction
Ans: b

141–160: Unguided Transmission Media (Wireless)

141. Unguided media transmits signals through:

 a) Electrical wires

 b) Optical cables

 c) Air or vacuum

 d) Shielded copper
Ans: c

142. Examples of unguided media include:

 a) Twisted pair

 b) Microwave

 c) Optical fiber

 d) Coaxial cable
Ans: b

143. Which of the following is used in mobile communication?

 a) Infrared

 b) Radio waves
 c) Coaxial cable

 d) Fiber optics
Ans: b

144. Infrared transmission is mostly used for:

 a) Internet backbone

 b) TV remote controls

 c) Cell towers

 d) Fiber optic networking

Ans: b

145. Which frequency is used in microwave transmission?

 a) < 1 GHz

 b) 1 GHz to 30 GHz

 c) 30 GHz to 300 GHz

 d) Above 300 GHz

Ans: b

146. Microwave communication requires:

 a) Cables

 b) Repeaters

 c) Line-of-sight transmission

 d) Optical switches
Ans: c

147. Satellite communication uses:

 a) Guided media

 b) Line-of-sight radio signals

 c) Twisted pair

 d) Fiber optic cable

Ans: b

148. Which orbit is used for communication satellites?

 a) Polar

 b) Equatorial

 c) Geostationary
 d) Retrograde
Ans: c

149. The main drawback of satellite communication:

 a) Low bandwidth

 b) High latency

 c) Narrow coverage

 d) Limited frequency
Ans: b

150. Which wave travels longer distances with lower attenuation?

 a) Infrared

 b) Microwave

 c) Radio wave

 d) Visible light
Ans: c

151. Bluetooth technology works on:

 a) Infrared

 b) 2.4 GHz radio frequency

 c) Satellite

 d) Fiber
Ans: b

152. Which wireless communication type requires no physical

alignment?

 a) Infrared

 b) Microwave

 c) Radio

 d) Laser
Ans: c

153. Which device amplifies signals in long-distance wireless

communication?

 a) Router

 b) Switch
 c) Repeater

 d) Encoder
Ans: c

154. Antennas are used in:

 a) Wired networks

 b) Unguided transmission

 c) Only optical fiber

 d) Coaxial cable
Ans: b

155. Terrestrial microwave links use:

 a) Fiber links

 b) Coaxial cables

 c) Tower-mounted dish antennas

 d) Undersea cables
Ans: c

156. Wireless LANs typically use:

 a) Optical fiber

 b) Coaxial cable

 c) Radio frequency

 d) Satellite signals
Ans: c

157. Which of the following is least suitable for wireless

transmission?

 a) Satellite

 b) Laser

 c) Optical fiber

 d) Microwave
Ans: c

158. What is the frequency range of infrared waves?

 a) 3 kHz – 300 MHz

 b) 3 GHz – 30 GHz
  c) 300 GHz – 430 THz

 d) 430 THz – 750 THz

Ans: d

159. Laser transmission is a form of:

 a) Infrared

 b) Radio communication

 c) Optical wireless transmission

 d) Microwave communication
Ans: c

160. Which is used for very short-range communication?

 a) Bluetooth

 b) Wi-Fi

 c) Satellite

 d) Microwave
Ans: a

161–200: Comparison & Characteristics

161. Which media is most immune to electromagnetic

interference?

 a) Twisted pair

 b) Coaxial cable

 c) Optical fiber

 d) Radio wave
Ans: c

162. Which media is the cheapest?

 a) Coaxial

 b) Optical fiber

 c) Twisted pair

 d) Microwave
Ans: c

163. Which is best suited for high-speed LAN?

 a) Twisted pair

 b) Coaxial

 c) Optical fiber

 d) Satellite
Ans: c

164. A disadvantage of coaxial cable is:

 a) Low cost

 b) Susceptibility to noise

 c) Limited bandwidth

 d) Bulky installation
Ans: d

165. Multimode fiber has:

 a) One propagation mode

 b) Multiple paths for light

 c) Core < 9 µm

 d) Low dispersion
Ans: b

166. Media suitable for outdoor long-distance cabling:

 a) UTP

 b) STP

 c) Coaxial

 d) Optical fiber
Ans: d

167. Which transmission medium is most difficult to tap into?

 a) Twisted pair

 b) Coaxial cable

 c) Optical fiber

 d) Microwave
Ans: c

168. Most secure medium for data transmission:

 a) Radio wave
  b) Optical fiber

 c) Twisted pair

 d) Satellite
Ans: b

169. Which transmission media offers the lowest latency?

 a) Optical fiber

 b) Satellite

 c) Coaxial

 d) Microwave
Ans: a

170. Wireless communication requires:

 a) Bound cable

 b) Shared bus

 c) Free space

 d) Switches
Ans: c

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Here are the final 30 MCQs (171–200) based on Computer Networks

UNIT V: Transmission Medium—focusing on comparison,
characteristics, scenarios, and theoretical understanding:

171–180: Scenario-Based & Conceptual

171. If a company needs to install a long-distance high-speed

network with minimal interference, the best choice is:
 a) Twisted pair

 b) Coaxial cable

 c) Optical fiber

 d) Satellite link
Ans: c

172. Which medium would be ideal for establishing a temporary

network at an event location?

 a) Optical fiber

 b) Twisted pair

 c) Wireless

 d) Coaxial
Ans: c

173. Which of the following is most vulnerable to electromagnetic

interference?

 a) UTP cable

 b) STP cable

 c) Optical fiber

 d) Microwave link
Ans: a

174. Which medium is ideal for streaming high-definition video

within a data center?

 a) Coaxial

 b) Fiber optic

 c) Twisted pair

 d) Infrared
Ans: b

175. A twisted pair cable with a shield that reduces interference is

known as:

 a) STP

 b) UTP

 c) FTP
 d) UHF
Ans: a

176. What causes signal dispersion in optical fibers?

 a) Electromagnetic waves

 b) Multi-path propagation

 c) Reflection

 d) Noise
Ans: b

177. Which type of fiber offers the least modal dispersion?

 a) Single-mode

 b) Multimode step-index

 c) Multimode graded-index

 d) Plastic optical fiber

Ans: a

178. A major drawback of satellite communication in real-time apps

is:

 a) Limited bandwidth

 b) Line-of-sight requirement

 c) Latency

 d) Short coverage
Ans: c

179. Which medium is highly immune to crosstalk?

 a) Coaxial cable

 b) Twisted pair

 c) Optical fiber

 d) Wireless LAN
Ans: c

180. The cost of installation and repair is highest in:

 a) Twisted pair

 b) Coaxial

 c) Optical fiber
  d) Wireless
Ans: c

181–190: Fill-in-the-Blanks Style

181. ________ transmission uses cables and physical media for

communication.
Ans: Guided

182. Wireless communication requires ________ line of sight in most

cases.
Ans: clear

183. In optical fiber, the light signal travels through the ________ of
the fiber.
Ans: core

184. ________ cables are typically used in telephone networks.

Ans: Twisted pair

185. Microwave transmission uses ________ frequency waves.

Ans: high

186. The outer layer in coaxial cable that blocks interference is the
________.
Ans: shield

187. ________ signals have better penetration through obstacles

than microwaves.
Ans: Radio

188. Laser transmission requires very ________ alignment.

Ans: precise

189. Single-mode fiber has a ________ core than multimode fiber.

Ans: smaller

190. ________ and delay distortion affect long-distance data

transmission.
Ans: Attenuation

191–200: True/False Type

191. Twisted pair cables are always shielded.

 Ans: False

192. Optical fiber is not affected by external electromagnetic fields.

 Ans: True

193. Radio waves require direct line-of-sight for communication.

 Ans: False

194. Laser transmission works well in foggy or dusty environments.

 Ans: False

195. Coaxial cable offers higher bandwidth than twisted pair cable.

 Ans: True

196. UTP cables are cheaper but more vulnerable to interference.

 Ans: True

197. Fiber optic cables use electrical pulses for data transmission.

 Ans: False

198. Infrared communication cannot penetrate walls.

 Ans: True

199. Wireless media is typically easier to install than wired media.

 Ans: True

200. Satellite communication provides extremely low-latency

connections.

 Ans: False