Data Communication and Networking – Switching Methods – Packet Switching MCQs

1. There are two popular approaches to _______ switching: the datagram approach and the virtual circuit approach.

2. An SVC is a transmission path in _______ switching.

3. A PVC is a transmission path in _______ switching

4. In the virtual circuit approach to packet switching, _______ packets of a message follow the same route from sender to receiver.

5. In the _______ approach to packet switching, all packets of a message follow the same route from sender to receiver

6. In the _______ approach to packet switching, packets of the same message follow the same route from sender to receiver

7. A message from device A consists of packet X and packet Y. In the datagram approach to packet switching, packet Y's path _______ packet X's.

8. Switched virtual circuits or permanent virtual circuits implement the _______ approach to packet switching

9. _______ circuits are implementations to the virtual circuit approach to packet switching

10. In a _______ connection, the link between any two switches can also be used by other connections

11. _______ exists only for the duration of the specific exchange

12. _______ is a permanent connection for the duration of a lease

13. An SVC is comparable to a _______ line in circuit switching, while a PVC is comparable to a _______ line

14. An SVC requires _______.

15. Connection establishment is needed for _______.