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Data Link Layer Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the primary responsibility of the Data Link Layer?

a)

End-to-end data delivery

b)

Node-to-node data transfer

c)

Data encryption

d)

Data compression

2.

Which layer of the OSI model does the Data Link Layer correspond to?

a)

Second Layer

b)

First Layer

c)

Fourth Layer

d)

Third Layer

3.

What is the purpose of framing in the Data Link Layer?

a)

To encapsulate datagrams into frames

b)

To route data

c)

To encrypt data

d)

To compress data

4.

What type of addressing does the Data Link Layer use?

a)

Hierarchical Addressing

b)

Geographical Addressing

c)

Physical Addressing

d)

Logical Addressing

5.

Which of the following is a function of the Data Link Layer?

a)

Error detection and correction

b)

Session management

c)

Data encryption

d)

Routing

6.

What is the size of a typical MAC address?

a)

128 bits

b)

64 bits

c)

48 bits

d)

32 bits

7.

What does flow control in the Data Link Layer prevent?

a)

Data routing issues

b)

Data loss due to buffer overflow

c)

Data encryption

d)

Data compression

8.

Which technique is used for error detection in the Data Link Layer?

a)

Data compression

b)

Routing

c)

Checksum

d)

Data encryption

9.

What is the main advantage of fixed-size framing?

a)

Error correction

b)

Simplicity

c)

Flexibility

d)

Efficiency

10.

What is the purpose of bit stuffing in variable-size framing?

a)

To mark frame boundaries

b)

To compress data

c)

To encrypt data

d)

To prevent data loss

11.

Which error detection technique uses a parity bit?

a)

Checksum

b)

Cyclic Redundancy Check

c)

Parity Check

d)

Hamming Code

12.

What is the main function of the CSMA/CD protocol?

a)

To compress data

b)

To prevent data collisions

c)

To encrypt data

d)

To route data

13.

In which protocol does a token circulate among stations?

a)

CSMA/CD

b)

Token Ring

c)

ALOHA

d)

FDMA

14.

What does the term 'Hamming distance' refer to?

a)

The length of a MAC address

b)

The number of positions at which two codewords differ

c)

The size of a data packet

d)

The number of bits in a frame

15.

Which of the following is a characteristic of TDMA?

a)

Allows simultaneous transmission

b)

Divides the channel into frequency bands

c)

Uses time slots for transmission

d)

Uses a token for access

16.

What is the main disadvantage of the Stop-and-Wait ARQ protocol?

a)

High efficiency

b)

Low complexity

c)

Increased latency

d)

No error detection

17.

Which protocol allows multiple frames to be sent before waiting for an acknowledgment?

a)

Go-Back-N ARQ

b)

Stop-and-Wait ARQ

c)

Selective Repeat ARQ

d)

All of the above

18.

What is the main purpose of the sliding window protocol?

a)

To increase data security

b)

To encrypt data

c)

To compress data

d)

To allow multiple frames to be sent

19.

What happens in the Go-Back-N ARQ protocol when an error is detected?

a)

No frames are retransmitted

b)

All frames from the corrupted frame onward are retransmitted

c)

Only the corrupted frame is retransmitted

d)

The transmission is aborted

20.

Which of the following is NOT a type of MAC protocol?

a)

Random Access Protocols

b)

Controlled Access Protocols

c)

Channelization Protocols

d)

Data Encryption Protocols

21.

What is the main function of the Checksum error detection technique?

a)

To compress data

b)

To route data

c)

To add redundancy to data

d)

To encrypt data

22.

Which of the following protocols is used for error detection in Ethernet?

a)

Cyclic Redundancy Check

b)

Checksum

c)

Parity Check

d)

Hamming Code

23.

What is the main advantage of Selective Repeat ARQ over Go-Back-N ARQ?

a)

Simplicity

b)

Efficiency in bandwidth usage

c)

Lower latency

d)

Higher error detection rate

24.

What does the term 'polling' refer to in Controlled Access Protocols?

a)

A token circulating among devices

b)

Stations transmitting whenever they want

c)

A master device asking slave devices if they have data to send

d)

Dividing the channel into frequency bands

25.

What is the primary function of the Data Link Layer in a network?

a)

To route data packets

b)

To provide error-free transmission

c)

To manage user sessions

d)

To manage data encryption