Computer Networks MCQs with Answers
Practice important Computer Networks MCQs with answers and explanations.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q861: The ARP standard defines two basic message types:
- A: Request and Response
- B: Send and Receive
- C: Query and Reply
- D: Find and Answer
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A
Q862: An ARP Request message contains an ________ and requests the corresponding hardware address.
- A: IP address
- B: MAC address
- C: Protocol address
- D: Port address
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A
Q863: An ARP Response message contains both the IP address sent in the request and the ________.
- A: Hardware address
- B: Subnet mask
- C: Protocol address
- D: Default gateway
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A
Q864: The ARP message is usually used to bind a 32-bit IP address to a ________ Ethernet address.
- A: 64-bit
- B: 48-bit
- C: 32-bit
- D: 16-bit
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B
Q865: The process of placing a message inside a hardware frame for transport is called ________.
- A: Framing
- B: Encapsulation
- C: Decapsulation
- D: Packaging
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B
Q866: The type field in an Ethernet frame carrying an ARP message must contain the hexadecimal value ________.
- A: 0x806
- B: 0x800
- C: 0x0800
- D: 0x8064
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A
Q867: ARP software stores received responses in a ________ to reduce network traffic.
- A: Queue
- B: Cache
- C: Buffer
- D: Stack
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B
Q868: When an ARP message arrives, the receiver first extracts the sender's address binding and checks if it is present in the ________.
- A: Memory
- B: Cache
- C: Queue
- D: Buffer
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B
Q869: If the ARP message is a request, the receiver compares the TARGET PADDR field with the local ________ address.
- A: Protocol
- B: Hardware
- C: IP
- D: MAC
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C
Q870: ARP is a function of the ________ layer in the network stack.
- A: Transport
- B: Network
- C: Network Interface
- D: Application
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C