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Networking Quiz - Basic 01 to Basic 02

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does IP stand for?

a)

Internet Protocol

b)

Internal Protocol

c)

Internet Package

d)

Integrated Packet

2.

Which layer of the OSI model is responsible for end-to-end communication?

a)

Data Link Layer

b)

Transport Layer

c)

Session Layer

d)

Application Layer

3.

Which device operates at Layer 2 of the OSI model?

a)

Router

b)

Repeater

c)

Switch

d)

Firewall

4.

Which of the following is a valid IPv4 address?

a)

192.168.0.1

b)

300.168.1.1

c)

172.999.0.1

d)

192.168.0.999

5.

What is the port number for HTTP?

a)

443

b)

21

c)

80

d)

23

6.

Which command is used to check network connectivity?

a)

ls

b)

ping

c)

ps

d)

cat

7.

Which protocol is used to send emails?

a)

FTP

b)

HTTP

c)

SMTP

d)

POP

8.

What does DNS stand for?

a)

Direct Network Setup

b)

Domain Name System

c)

Data Name System

d)

Device Naming Server

9.

Which protocol is used for secure web browsing?

a)

HTTP

b)

FTP

c)

SSH

d)

HTTPS

10.

What is the full form of LAN?

a)

Local Area Network

b)

Large Area Node

c)

Linked Access Network

d)

Low Access Node

11.

Which address is used to identify a device on a local network?

a)

IP address

b)

URL

c)

MAC address

d)

DNS

12.

What is a subnet mask used for?

a)

To hide IP addresses

b)

To identify the host part of an IP address

c)

To secure the network

d)

To set domain names

13.

Which layer of the OSI model deals with data encryption?

a)

Network

b)

Data Link

c)

Presentation

d)

Physical

14.

What is the primary function of a router?

a)

Amplify signals

b)

Connect different networks

c)

Assign IP addresses

d)

Block packets

15.

Which command displays the IP address of a Linux machine?

a)

ipconfig

b)

ip show

c)

ifconfig

d)

netstat

16.

Which protocol is connection-oriented?

a)

UDP

b)

TCP

c)

FTP

d)

ICMP

17.

Which tool can be used to test DNS resolution?

a)

ping

b)

traceroute

c)

nslookup

d)

dig

18.

Which device connects different networks and chooses the best path?

a)

Switch

b)

Bridge

c)

Router

d)

Hub

19.

Which of the following is a public IP range?

a)

10.0.0.1

b)

192.168.1.1

c)

172.16.0.1

d)

8.8.8.8

20.

What is the function of ARP in a network?

a)

Maps MAC address to IP address

b)

Maps domain name to IP

c)

Assigns DNS name

d)

Encrypts packets

21.

Which protocol is used by ping to check connectivity?

a)

TCP

b)

UDP

c)

ICMP

d)

HTTP

22.

Which command in Linux shows routing table information?

a)

traceroute

b)

ip route

c)

netstat -n

d)

route add

23.

Which address type is used in IPv6 for one-to-many communication?

a)

Unicast

b)

Multicast

c)

Broadcast

d)

Anycast

24.

Which protocol resolves IP addresses to MAC addresses?

a)

DNS

b)

DHCP

c)

ARP

d)

ICMP

25.

What does MTU stand for in networking?

a)

Maximum Transmission Utility

b)

Minimum Transfer Unit

c)

Maximum Transfer Unit

d)

Maximum Transmission Unit

26.

What is the purpose of NAT (Network Address Translation)?

a)

Encrypt data

b)

Assign domain names

c)

Connect multiple public networks

d)

Map private IPs to public IPs

27.

Which protocol is used to dynamically assign IP addresses to devices?

a)

ARP

b)

DNS

c)

DHCP

d)

FTP

28.

Which port is used by SSH by default?

a)

20

b)

22

c)

80

d)

443

29.

What is a socket in networking?

a)

Physical port

b)

IP + Port combination

c)

Only a MAC address

d)

DNS record

30.

Which protocol ensures reliable data transfer in the transport layer?

a)

UDP

b)

TCP

c)

ARP

d)

FTP

31.

Which tool is used for packet analysis?

a)

ping

b)

curl

c)

traceroute

d)

Wireshark

32.

What is the loopback IP address in IPv4?

a)

255.255.255.255

b)

127.0.0.1

c)

0.0.0.0

d)

192.0.0.1

33.

Which DNS record maps a hostname to an IP address?

a)

CNAME

b)

TXT

c)

A

d)

MX

34.

Which of the following protocols is not part of the TCP/IP suite?

a)

SMTP

b)

FTP

c)

IPX

d)

UDP

35.

Which transport protocol is used in VoIP services like Skype?

a)

TCP

b)

FTP

c)

UDP

d)

ICMP

36.

Which Linux command shows open ports and listening services?

a)

lsof

b)

netstat -tuln

c)

ping

d)

who

37.

What is CIDR notation used for?

a)

Defining domain names

b)

IP address summarization and subnetting

c)

Setting file permissions

d)

DNS configuration

38.

Which protocol handles automatic redirection of packets when the MAC address is unknown?

a)

DNS

b)

DHCP

c)

ARP

d)

NTP

39.

Which of the following best describes a VPN?

a)

Internet filter

b)

Virtual firewall

c)

Encrypted private network over a public network

d)

Static IP manager

40.

In the OSI model, which layer ensures data is presented correctly between systems?

a)

Transport

b)

Presentation

c)

Network

d)

Application