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Switching, layering

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an Endpoint or Host?

a)

A unit of data transmission

b)

A machine running user application

c)

A physical communication channel

d)

A collection of interconnected machines

2.

What is a Packet?

a)

A unique name given to a machine

b)

A machine that processes packets

c)

A unit of data transmission

d)

A physical communication channel

3.

What is a Link?

a)

A machine running user application

b)

A unit of data transmission

c)

A physical communication channel

d)

A unique name given to a machine

4.

What is a Router?

a)

A machine that processes packets

b)

A collection of interconnected machines

c)

A unique name given to a machine

d)

A unit of data transmission

5.

What is a Network?

a)

A unique name given to a machine

b)

A collection of interconnected machines

c)

A machine running user application

d)

A physical communication channel

6.

What is an Address?

a)

A unit of data transmission

b)

A machine that processes packets

c)

A unique name given to a machine

d)

A physical communication channel

7.

What is one of the main topics covered in today's lecture?

a)

The history of the Internet

b)

How Internet communication works

c)

Internet security protocols

d)

Social media trends

8.

Which aspect of Internet communication involves understanding how data is moved between links?

a)

Links

b)

Endpoints

c)

Routers

d)

Servers

9.

What is a key focus when diving deeper into Internet communication?

a)

Designing websites

b)

Understanding physical communication links

c)

Creating mobile apps

d)

Developing software

10.

What is another topic mentioned in the lecture besides Internet communication?

a)

Internet history

b)

How to measure the Internet

c)

Cybersecurity

d)

Cloud computing

11.

How do digital computers communicate?

a)

With letters and numbers

b)

With 1s and 0s

c)

With images and sounds

d)

With colors and shapes

12.

What is a challenge in transmitting 1s and 0s in a network?

a)

Storage problem

b)

Encoding and decoding problem

c)

Power supply problem

d)

Speed problem

13.

What type of signaling is often used in physical transmission on a single link?

a)

Digital

b)

Analog

c)

Binary

d)

Optical

14.

What process is used to convert bits to signals in physical transmission?

a)

Decoding

b)

Demodulation

c)

Modulation

d)

Encryption

15.

What is the process of converting signals back to digital form called?

a)

Encoding

b)

Decoding

c)

Modulation

d)

Transmission

16.

What type of signaling is often used in physical transmission?

a)

Digital

b)

Binary

c)

Analog

d)

Quantum

17.

What process is used to convert bits to signals in physical transmission?

a)

Decoding

b)

Modulation

c)

Encryption

d)

Compression

18.

What is the process of converting signals back to digital called?

a)

Encoding

b)

Modulation

c)

Decoding

d)

Transcoding

19.

What type of signals are physical signaling methods like light and AC voltages often considered?

a)

Digital

b)

Analog

c)

Binary

d)

Optical

20.

What process is used to convert bits to signals through modulation of the physical characteristics of signals?

a)

Decoding

b)

Encryption

c)

Encoding

d)

Compression

21.

What is the process of converting signals back to digital by decoding physical signals called?

a)

Encoding

b)

Modulation

c)

Decoding

d)

Transmission

22.

What type of signals are physical signaling methods like light and AC voltages often classified as?

a)

Digital

b)

Analog

c)

Binary

d)

Optical

23.

What process is used to convert bits to signals by modifying the physical characteristics of signals?

a)

Decoding

b)

Demodulation

c)

Modulation

d)

Encryption

24.

What is the process of converting signals back to digital form called?

a)

Encoding

b)

Decoding

c)

Modulation

d)

Transmission

25.

What term is used to denote physically moving data from one link to another?

a)

Routing

b)

Switching

c)

Transmitting

d)

Broadcasting

26.

What do routers need to move data across links?

a)

Protocols

b)

Switching

c)

Encryption

d)

Compression

27.

What is the function of a router in a network?

a)

To store data

b)

To move data across links

c)

To encrypt data

d)

To compress data

28.

Which of the following is a method of switching used in host applications to transfer data?

a)

Circuit Switching

b)

Message Switching

c)

Packet Switching

d)

Data Switching

29.

What is circuit switching?

a)

A method of data transmission where the full path of connected links is set up from the origin to the destination.

b)

A method of data transmission where data is sent in packets without a dedicated path.

c)

A method of data transmission using wireless signals.

d)

A method of data transmission that uses satellite links.

30.

Which of the following is an example of circuit switching?

a)

Telephone network

b)

Internet

c)

Satellite communication

d)

Radio broadcasting

31.

What is the first step in circuit switching?

a)

Data transmission begins

b)

Control message sets up a path from origin to destination

c)

Source releases the circuit

d)

Entire path remains allocated to the transmission

32.

What happens after the accept signal in circuit switching?

a)

Control message sets up a path

b)

Source releases the circuit

c)

Data transmission begins

d)

Entire path remains allocated to the transmission

33.

What remains allocated to the transmission in circuit switching?

a)

Only the used path

b)

Entire path

c)

No path

d)

Partial path

34.

What occurs when the transmission is complete in circuit switching?

a)

Data transmission begins

b)

Control message sets up a path

c)

Source releases the circuit

d)

Accept signal informs source

35.

What does the header in message switching typically include?

a)

Source address

b)

Destination address

c)

Message content

d)

Network protocol

36.

How does a message travel through a network in message switching?

a)

All links are reserved at the same time

b)

It hops from node to node

c)

It uses a single dedicated path

d)

It broadcasts to all nodes

37.

What is the analogy used for message switching?

a)

Telephone service

b)

Internet browsing

c)

Postal service

d)

Television broadcasting

38.

What happens when the entire message is received at a router in message switching?

a)

The message is discarded

b)

The next step and link in its journey are selected

c)

The message is sent back to the sender

d)

The message is encrypted

39.

What occurs if the selected link is busy in message switching?

a)

The message is lost

b)

The message is sent to another router

c)

The message waits in a queue

d)

The message is split into smaller parts

40.

In store and forward switching, what does the router do before sending the first bit of the message on the outgoing link?

a)

Encrypts the message

b)

Waits for all bits of a message to arrive on the incoming link

c)

Compresses the message

d)

Sends the message immediately

41.

What is the alternative to store and forward switching?

a)

Packet switching

b)

Circuit switching

c)

Cut-through switching

d)

Message switching

42.

What is the main concept illustrated in the diagram?

a)

Message Switching

b)

Circuit Switching

c)

Packet Switching

d)

Frequency Switching

43.

What type of delay is shown in the diagram related to message switching?

a)

Propagation Delay

b)

Store and Forward Delay

c)

Transmission Delay

d)

Processing Delay

44.

What are messages split into in packet switching?

a)

Bytes

b)

Packets

c)

Frames

d)

Segments

45.

What is a characteristic of packets in packet switching?

a)

Packets are sent all at once

b)

Packets are not numbered

c)

Packets have a maximum length

d)

Packets are not addressed

46.

What does pipelining in packet switching provide?

a)

Lower utilization of link resources

b)

Higher utilization of link resources

c)

No utilization of link resources

d)

Equal utilization of link resources

47.

What is the main concept illustrated in the diagram?

a)

Circuit switching

b)

Packet switching

c)

Message switching

d)

Frequency switching

48.

What type of delay is shown in the diagram?

a)

Propagation delay

b)

Transmission delay

c)

Store and forward delay

d)

Processing delay

49.

What type of packet switching does the Internet use?

a)

Circuit switching

b)

Store-and-forward packet switching

c)

Message switching

d)

Virtual circuit switching

50.

What is a characteristic of circuit switching compared to packet switching?

a)

Circuit switching can start transmitting data right away.

b)

Circuit switching does not require admission control.

c)

Circuit switching incurs an initial delay in setting up resources.

d)

Circuit switching makes resource reservation decisions per packet.

51.

Which type of switching does not reserve resources for the conversation?

a)

Circuit switching

b)

Packet switching

c)

Message switching

d)

Telephone switching

52.

Why are telephone networks harder to build compared to packet-switched networks?

a)

They require fewer guarantees.

b)

They are less reliable.

c)

They need more guarantees and reliability.

d)

They use packet switching.