This set of Data communication and Networking Multiple Choice Questions and Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Networking and Internetworking Devices – Repeater / Bridge / Router / Gateway ”.
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1. A repeater recognizes ___________ layer addresses.
- data link
- network
- transport
- none of the above
A. data link
2. A bridge recognizes ___________ layer addresses.
- data link
- network l
- transport
- none of the above
A. data link
3. A router recognizes ___________ layer addresses.
- data link
- data link and network
- transport
- none of the above
B. data link and network
4. A gateway recognizes ___________ layer addresses.
- data link
- data link and network
- data link, network, and transport
- none of the above
C. data link, network, and transport
5. A repeater operates at layer(s) _________ of the OSI model.
- 1
- 1 and 2
- 1, 2, and 3
- 1 through 7
A. 1
6. A bridge operates at layer(s) _________ of the OSI model.
- 1
- 1 and 2
- 1, 2, and 3
- 1 through 7
B. 1 and 2
7. A router operates at layer(s) _________ of the OSI model.
- 1
- 1 and 2
- 1, 2, and 3
- 1 through 7
C. 1, 2, and 3
8. A gateway operates at layer(s) _________ of the OSI model.
- 1
- 1 and 2
- 1, 2, and 3
- 1 through 7
D. 1 through 7
9. If we need to split a 10BASE5 LAN because the signal is very weak at the end of the line, we need a ____________.
- repeater
- bridge
- router
- gateway
A. repeater
10. If we need to split a 10BASE5 LAN because the traffic is heavy, we need a ____________.
- repeater
- bridge
- router
- gateway
B. bridge
11. If we need to split a 10BASE5 LAN into two independent LANs, we need a ____________.
- repeater
- bridge
- router
- gateway
C. router
12. If we need to split a 10BASE5 LAN into two independent LANs with each LAN using different higher level protocols, we need a ____________.
- repeater
- bridge
- router
- gateway
D. gateway
13. A repeater installed between two segments of a LAN has _________ physical addresses.
- 1
- 2
- 3
- none of the above
B. 2
14. A bridge installed between three segments of a LAN has _________ physical addresses.
- 1
- 2
- 3
- none of the above
C. 3
15. A station on a 10BASE5 LAN can act as a _____________.
- repeater
- bridge
- a or b
- none of the above
D. none of the above
16. A station on a 10BASE-T LAN can act as a _____________.
- repeater
- bridge
- a or b
- none of the above
C. a or b
17. A station on a Token Ring LAN can act as a _____________.
- repeater
- bridge
- a or b
- none of the above
C. a or b
18. The table of a router normally contains addresses belonging to ____________ protocol(s).
- a single
- two
- multiple
- none of the above
A. a single
19. The table of a multiprotocol router normally contains addresses belonging to ____________ protocol(s).
- a single
- two
- multiple
- none of the above
C. multiple
20. A multiprotocol router connecting an IP LAN to a Novell LAN should have at least _________ routing table(s).
- one
- two
- three
- none of the above
B. two
21. A brouter supports two protocols. If it receives a packet related to one of these protocol, it acts as a ___________.
- repeater
- bridge
- router
- none of the above
C. router
22. A brouter supports two protocols. If it receives a packet not related to any of these protocol, it acts as a ___________.
- repeater
- bridge
- router
- none of the above
B. bridge
