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FRAMING,Bit Stuffing, PPP,HDLC,

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Byte stuffing means adding a special byte to the data section of the frame when there is a character with the same pattern as the ______.

a)

trailer

b)

flag

c)

header

d)

none of the choices

2.

In _________, the configuration is balanced. The link is point-to-point, and each station can function as a primary and a secondary.

a)

ARM

b)

ABM

c)

NBM

d)

NRM

3.

The most common protocol for point-to-point access is the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), which is a _________protocol.

a)

byte-oriented

b)

bit-oriented

c)

character-oriented

d)

none of the choices

4.

_________framing uses two categories of protocols: character-oriented and bit-oriented.

a)

Standard

b)

Fixed-size

c)

Variable-size

d)

none of the choices

5.

In a ________ protocol, the data section of a frame is a sequence of characters.

a)

bit-oriented

b)

character-oriented

6.

In _______ framing, there is no need for defining the boundaries of frames.

a)

standard

b)

fixed-size

c)

variable-size

d)

none of the choices

7.

In a _________ protocol, the data section of a frame is a sequence of bits.

a)

bit-oriented

b)

byte-oriented

8.

In ________ framing, we need a delimiter (flag) to define the boundary of two frames.

a)

standard

b)

fixed-size

c)

variable-size

d)

none of the choices

9.

High-level Data Link Control (HDLC) is a _______ protocol for communication over point-to-point and multipoint links.

a)

byte-oriented

b)

bit-oriented

c)

character-oriented

d)

none of the choices

10.

Bit stuffing means adding an extra 0 to the data section of the frame when there is a sequence of bits with the same pattern as the ________.

a)

trailer

b)

flag

c)

header

d)

none of the choices

11.

Data link control deals with the design and procedures for ______ communication.

a)

node-to-node

b)

process-to-process

c)

host-to-host

d)

none of the above

12.

In _________ protocols, we use ________.

a)

bit-oriented; character stuffing

b)

character-oriented; bit stuffing

c)

character-oriented; byte stuffing

d)

none of the choices

13.

In _________, the station configuration is unbalanced. We have one primary station and multiple secondary stations.

a)

ARM

b)

NBM

c)

NRM

d)

ABM

14.

_______ in the data link layer separates a message from one source to a destination, or from other messages going from other sources to other destinations.

a)

Controlling

b)

Framing

c)

Digitizing

d)

none of the above

15.

In a data link protocol, the frame delimiter flag is given by 0111. Assuming that bit stuffing is employed, the transmitter sends the data sequence 01110110 as

a)

01101011

b)

011010110

c)

011101100

d)

0110101100

16.

In an HDLC (a)   configuration, both stations are of the combined type.

17.

AN HDLC (a)   station sends both commands and responses.

18.

Which category of HDLC frames undergoes error and flow control mechanisms by comprising send and receive sequence numbers?

a)

U-frames

b)

I-frames

c)

S-frames

d)

All of the above

19.

In Point to Point Protocol, the framing techniques done according to the

a)

Bit oriented Protocol

b)

Byte oriented Protocol

c)

High-level Data Link Protocol

d)

Link Control Protocol

20.

Which one of the following is a data link protocol?

a)

point to point protocol

b)

hdlc

c)

all of the mentioned