Data Communication MCQs with Answers
Practice important Data Communication MCQs with answers and explanations.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q2361: Fill in the blank: PPP supports _______ for breaking and reassembling packets across multiple links.
- A: Link splitting
- B: Multilink PPP
- C: Sequence tracking
- D: Frame stacking
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B
Q2362: Which of the following is NOT provided by PPP?
- A: Authentication
- B: Sequence numbering
- C: Framing
- D: Link establishment
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B
Q2363: Which of the following services is excluded from PPP?
- A: Error detection
- B: Framing
- C: Flow control
- D: Authentication
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C
Q2364: PPP provides which of the following mechanisms for verifying users?
- A: Data encryption
- B: Authentication
- C: Flow control
- D: Header compression
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B
Q2365: What is the purpose of CRC in PPP?
- A: To correct transmission errors
- B: To detect transmission errors
- C: To improve flow
- D: To encrypt packets
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B
Q2366: Which feature makes PPP suitable for simple point-to-point communication?
- A: Absence of sequence numbering
- B: Use of IPv6 headers
- C: Packet fragmentation
- D: IP tunneling
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A
Q2367: Fill in the blank: PPP lacks _______ to reduce complexity in protocol design.
- A: authentication
- B: error detection
- C: sequence numbering
- D: CRC
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C
Q2368: Which service listed below is NOT part of PPP’s included features?
- A: Multilink support
- B: Sequence numbering
- C: Authentication
- D: Framing
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B
Q2369: Which of the following describes how PPP handles error correction?
- A: It uses acknowledgment and retransmission
- B: It ignores error correction but uses CRC for detection
- C: It uses parity bits
- D: It discards corrupted frames automatically
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B
Q2370: What type of communication does PPP enable between two nodes?
- A: Multicast
- B: Broadcast
- C: Point-to-point
- D: Loopback
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C