Computer Networks MCQs with Answers
Practice important Computer Networks MCQs with answers and explanations.
Chapter: 40
Q1241:
Why can't all routers in the Internet exchange routing information directly?
A. It would overwhelm the backbone networks
B. It is too expensive
C. There is no routing protocol for this
D. It is not allowed by law
Correct Answer:
A
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Q1242:
To handle scalability in Internet routing, routers and networks are divided into ________.
A. groups
B. singles
C. routers
D. links
Correct Answer:
A
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Q1243:
Within a group, routers exchange routing information and at least one router ________ information before sending it to other groups.
A. summarizes
B. splits
C. ignores
D. deletes
Correct Answer:
A
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Q1244:
An Autonomous System is a set of networks and routers under ________.
A. a single administrative authority
B. multiple unrelated authorities
C. different countries
D. various ISPs
Correct Answer:
A
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Q1245:
An Autonomous System can represent a(n) ________.
A. organization
B. corporation
C. education institution
D. All of the above
Correct Answer:
D
Chapter: 40
Q1246:
Why is an Autonomous System needed in Internet routing?
A. Because no routing protocol can scale to the entire Internet
B. To improve security
C. To reduce the number of routers
D. To increase speed
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 40
Q1247:
Autonomous Systems choose a routing protocol to exchange routing information which is then ________ before passing to another group.
A. summarized
B. split
C. ignored
D. deleted
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 40
Q1248:
What are the two broad classes of Internet routing protocols?
A. Interior Gateway Protocols and Exterior Gateway Protocols
B. Static and Dynamic Routing
C. TCP and UDP
D. RIP and OSPF
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 40
Q1249:
Interior Gateway Protocols (IGPs) are used ________.
A. within an autonomous system
B. between autonomous systems
C. across the entire Internet
D. for external communication
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 40
Q1250:
Exterior Gateway Protocols (EGPs) are used ________.
A. between autonomous systems
B. within an autonomous system
C. only for private networks
D. for internal communication
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 40
Q1251:
The destinations of IGPs lie ________.
A. within the autonomous system
B. throughout the Internet
C. outside the network
D. only on local machines
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 40
Q1252:
The destinations of EGPs lie ________.
A. throughout the Internet
B. only inside an autonomous system
C. within local networks
D. only on host machines
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 40
Q1253:
The term ________ refers to a group of networks and routers under one administrative authority.
A. Autonomous System
B. Router
C. Group
D. Network
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 40
Q1254:
To solve Internet routing scalability, routers are divided into ________.
A. groups
B. pairs
C. triplets
D. chains
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 40
Q1255:
The two main classes of Internet Routing Protocols are ________ and Exterior Gateway Protocols.
A. Interior Gateway Protocols
B. Dynamic Routing
C. Static Routing
D. Link State Protocols
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 40
Q1256:
Interior Gateway Protocols (IGPs) operate ________.
A. inside autonomous systems
B. between autonomous systems
C. across the whole Internet
D. for external communications
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 40
Q1257:
Exterior Gateway Protocols (EGPs) operate ________.
A. between autonomous systems
B. inside autonomous systems
C. only in private networks
D. only for LANs
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 40
Q1258:
Routers summarize routing information before sending it to ________.
A. other groups
B. local hosts
C. only their neighbors
D. only the backbone
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 40
Q1259:
An Autonomous System can correspond to an entire ________.
A. institution
B. city
C. country
D. device
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 40
Q1260:
Exterior Gateway Protocols are used to route traffic across ________.
A. the Internet
B. private networks
C. intranets
D. local networks
Correct Answer:
A