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Introduction to Networking Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which OSI layer transmits raw bits over the network medium?

a)

Data Link

b)

Physical

c)

Network

d)

Transport

2.

Which device provides the physical connection between a computer and the network?

a)

Router

b)

Switch

c)

NIC

d)

Firewall

3.

Which medium uses light pulses to transmit data?

a)

UTP

b)

Coaxial

c)

Fiber-optic

d)

Copper

4.

Which physical layer metric measures the maximum data-carrying capacity of a medium?

a)

Latency

b)

Throughput

c)

Bandwidth

d)

Goodput

5.

Which physical issue weakens signals over long copper cables?

a)

Fragmentation

b)

Attenuation

c)

Collision

d)

Flooding

6.

Which OSI layer is responsible for encoding bits into electrical, light, or radio signals?

a)

Data Link

b)

Network

c)

Physical

d)

Transport

7.

Which OSI layer uses MAC addresses for communication?

a)

Physical

b)

Data Link

c)

Network

d)

Transport

8.

Which device primarily operates at the Data Link layer?

a)

Router

b)

Switch

c)

Server

d)

Modem

9.

Which protocol resolves an IPv4 address to a MAC address?

a)

DNS

b)

ICMP

c)

ARP

d)

DHCP

10.

Which Data Link sublayer controls access to the transmission medium?

a)

LLC

b)

MAC

c)

IP

d)

ARP

11.

What happens when a switch receives a frame with an unknown destination MAC address?

a)

Drops the frame

b)

Sends it to the router

c)

Floods it out all ports except the incoming port

d)

Sends an error message

12.

Which OSI layer drops frames with an incorrect Frame Check Sequence (FCS)?

a)

Physical

b)

Data Link

c)

Network

d)

Transport

13.

Which OSI layer is responsible for logical addressing?

a)

Data Link

b)

Network

c)

Transport

d)

Application

14.

Which device forwards packets based on IP addresses?

a)

Switch

b)

Hub

c)

Router

d)

NIC

15.

Which IPv4 address is used for loopback testing?

a)

169.254.1.1

b)

127.0.0.1

c)

192.168.1.1

d)

255.255.255.255

16.

Which IPv4 transmission sends data to all hosts in a subnet?

a)

Unicast

b)

Multicast

c)

Broadcast

d)

Anycast

17.

Which device stops broadcast traffic from moving between networks?

a)

Hub

b)

Switch

c)

Router

d)

Access Point

18.

Which IPv6 address type is NOT routable beyond the local link?

a)

Global Unicast

b)

Anycast

c)

Multicast

d)

Link-Local

19.

A host can communicate within the LAN but cannot reach other networks. Which OSI layer is MOST likely misconfigured?

a)

Physical

b)

Data Link

c)

Network

d)

Transport

20.

Which transport protocol is connection-oriented?

a)

UDP

b)

TCP

c)

IP

d)

ICMP

21.

Which transport protocol does NOT guarantee delivery?

a)

TCP

b)

FTP

c)

UDP

d)

SMTP

22.

Which Transport layer concept identifies applications on a host?

a)

IP address

b)

MAC address

c)

Port number

d)

Frame

23.

Which Transport layer feature ensures data is received in the correct order?

a)

Flow control

b)

Segmentation

c)

Sequencing

d)

Multiplexing

24.

Which Transport layer mechanism prevents a fast sender from overwhelming a slow receiver?

a)

Sequencing

b)

Congestion control

c)

Flow control

d)

Multiplexing

25.

Which protocol translates domain names into IP addresses?

a)

HTTP

b)

FTP

c)

DNS

d)

SMTP

26.

Which protocol is used to send emails?

a)

FTP

b)

SMTP

c)

HTTP

d)

SNMP

27.

Which protocol is used to transfer web pages?

a)

FTP

b)

DNS

c)

HTTP

d)

ICMP

28.

Which protocol automatically assigns IP addresses to hosts?

a)

DNS

b)

FTP

c)

DHCP

d)

HTTP

29.

A user can ping an IP address but cannot access a website using its domain name. Which OSI layer is MOST likely causing the issue?

a)

Physical

b)

Network

c)

Transport

d)

Application

30.

A company wants to ensure that data sent across the network cannot be read by unauthorized users, even if the data is intercepted. Which security principle is being enforced?

a)

Integrity

b)

Availability

c)

Confidentiality

d)

Authentication