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Computer Networks MCQs with Answers

Practice important Computer Networks MCQs with answers and explanations.

Multiple Choice Questions

Q1131: The goal of congestion control is to avoid adding ________ to an already congested network.
  • A: retransmissions
  • B: delays
  • C: errors
  • D: routing loops
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A

Q1132: Congestion control reduces the ________ quickly in response to lost messages.
  • A: buffer size
  • B: window size
  • C: packet size
  • D: segment size
View Answer
B

Q1133: In congestion control, it is assumed that packet loss is due to ________.
  • A: congestion
  • B: link failure
  • C: security attack
  • D: packet corruption
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A

Q1134: If congestion control is not done carefully, the network may ________.
  • A: swing wildly between congestion and under utilization
  • B: remain stable
  • C: increase speed
  • D: drop packets only
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A

Q1135: TCP uses the term ________ to refer to a message sent between machines.
  • A: packet
  • B: segment
  • C: frame
  • D: datagram
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B

Q1136: Network Address Translation (NAT) was motivated by the exhaustion of ________.
  • A: IP address space
  • B: MAC address space
  • C: DNS entries
  • D: IPv6 addresses
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A

Q1137: NAT allows multiple computers to share a ________ IP address.
  • A: private
  • B: unique
  • C: global
  • D: subscribed
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C

Q1138: NAT requires a device that performs ________ translation.
  • A: packet
  • B: address
  • C: port
  • D: data
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B

Q1139: Implementations of NAT can be found in ________.
  • A: stand-alone hardware devices
  • B: IP routers with NAT embedded
  • C: firewalls
  • D: both A and B
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D

Q1140: A site with more than one computer obtains a single valid ________ address.
  • A: private
  • B: global
  • C: loopback
  • D: multicast
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B

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