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Networking Quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which layer of the OSI model is responsible for logical addressing?

a)

Physical

b)

Data Link

c)

Network

d)

Transport

2.

What is the primary purpose of the Transport layer?

a)

Encryption

b)

Routing

c)

Reliable data delivery

d)

Address resolution

3.

Which protocol is connection-oriented?

a)

UDP

b)

ICMP

c)

TCP

d)

ARP

4.

What is the default port number for HTTP?

a)

21

b)

25

c)

80

d)

443

5.

Which device operates at Layer 2 of the OSI model?

a)

Router

b)

Switch

c)

Repeater

d)

Hub

6.

What does IP stand for?

a)

Internet Process

b)

Internal Protocol

c)

Internet Protocol

d)

Interface Protocol

7.

Which IP class is used for multicast?

a)

Class A

b)

Class B

c)

Class C

d)

Class D

8.

Which command displays the route taken by packets?

a)

ping

b)

netstat

c)

tracert

d)

ipconfig

9.

Which address is used for broadcasting in IPv4?

a)

255.255.255.255

b)

0.0.0.0

c)

127.0.0.1

d)

192.168.0.1

10.

Which protocol maps IP addresses to MAC addresses?

a)

ARP

b)

DNS

c)

DHCP

d)

FTP

11.

DNS is used to:

a)

Transfer files

b)

Assign IP addresses

c)

Resolve domain names

d)

Encrypt data

12.

Which of the following is a private IP address?

a)

8.8.8.8

b)

172.16.0.1

c)

192.0.2.1

d)

198.51.100.1

13.

Which protocol uses three-way handshaking?

a)

UDP

b)

TCP

c)

FTP

d)

SMTP

14.

A switch can reduce:

a)

Bandwidth

b)

Collisions

c)

IP range

d)

Latency

15.

Which topology is most resistant to failure?

a)

Bus

b)

Ring

c)

Mesh

d)

Star

16.

What is the subnet mask of a /24 network?

a)

255.255.0.0

b)

255.255.255.0

c)

255.0.0.0

d)

255.255.255.255

17.

Which of the following operates on port 53?

a)

DHCP

b)

SMTP

c)

DNS

d)

FTP

18.

Which of these is a protocol for secure web communication?

a)

HTTP

b)

HTTPS

c)

FTP

d)

Telnet

19.

Which device connects two different networks?

a)

Switch

b)

Router

c)

Hub

d)

Bridge

20.

Which model is a competitor to the OSI model?

a)

HTTP

b)

TCP/IP

c)

SSL

d)

POP3

21.

Which command can be used to test if a host is reachable?

a)

telnet

b)

ping

c)

ssh

d)

traceroute

22.

To release and renew your IP address in Windows, use:

a)

ipconfig /renew

b)

ping /ip

c)

tracert /ip

d)

netstat /r

23.

Which command lists all current TCP connections?

a)

ping

b)

netstat

c)

arp

d)

ipconfig

24.

To assign a static IP on Windows manually, go to:

a)

Task Manager

b)

Command Prompt

c)

Network and Sharing Center

d)

BIOS

25.

Which tool can capture and analyze network packets?

a)

PuTTY

b)

WireShark

c)

VMware

d)

Outlook

26.

In Linux, which command shows your IP address?

a)

ifconfig

b)

netstat

c)

ping

d)

dnslookup

27.

What does the command tracert google.com do?

a)

Measures speed

b)

Displays path to server

c)

Logs into remote server

d)

Transfers files

28.

Which tool is used to configure routers?

a)

WordPad

b)

Cisco Packet Tracer

c)

Excel

d)

Notepad++

29.

Which protocol is typically used in remote access?

a)

FTP

b)

SSH

c)

SMTP

d)

DHCP

30.

You want to check DNS resolution. Which command is used?

a)

ping

b)

ipconfig

c)

nslookup

d)

arp

31.

Which command sets a static IP in Linux?

a)

ip link

b)

ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.10

c)

ssh eth0

d)

telnet ipconfig

32.

What does a red X on a network icon usually indicate?

a)

Fast connection

b)

Limited access

c)

No network access

d)

WiFi available

33.

Which of these is a CLI-based remote login method?

a)

Telnet

b)

HTTP

c)

FTP

d)

DNS

34.

To block all incoming connections on Windows Firewall:

a)

Turn off the firewall

b)

Disable all rules

c)

Select “Block all connections”

d)

Restart PC

35.

You want to share a file in a LAN. You should:

a)

Use ping

b)

Use FTP or File Sharing

c)

Use SSH

d)

Use nslookup

36.

Which file contains network configurations in Linux?

a)

/etc/ipconfig

b)

/etc/network/interfaces

c)

/root/ip

d)

/dev/eth0

37.

Which is a valid subnet for the IP 192.168.10.0/24?

a)

192.168.10.128

b)

192.168.11.1

c)

10.0.0.0

d)

192.168.9.255

38.

Which command will test port 22 on a remote server?

a)

telnet [ip] 22

b)

ping [ip]

c)

ftp [ip]

d)

netstat -an

39.

To set DNS manually in Windows, go to:

a)

Network Adapter Settings

b)

Windows Registry

c)

Task Scheduler

d)

File Explorer

40.

What is the maximum length of a CAT6 cable (in meters)?

a)

50

b)

100

c)

150

d)

200