Routing and Switching MCQs with Answers
Practice important Routing and Switching MCQs with answers and explanations.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q251: Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of IP?
- A: Connectionless
- B: Best Effort
- C: Media Independent
- D: Connection-oriented
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C
Q252: What happens during de-encapsulation at the network layer?
- A: The IP header is added to the PDU
- B: The IP header is removed from the packet
- C: The packet is routed to the destination host
- D: The PDU is converted into a frame
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B
Q253: Fill in the blank: The network layer protocols are primarily responsible for specifying the ________ used to carry data between hosts.
- A: packet structure
- B: connection type
- C: session management
- D: data encoding
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A
Q254: What are the two main parts of an IPv4 packet?
- A: IP Header and Payload
- B: Header and Data
- C: Header and Segment
- D: Data and Payload
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A
Q255: What does the Version field in the IPv4 header identify?
- A: The IP packet version
- B: The payload type
- C: The source IP address
- D: The destination IP address
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A
Q256: Fill in the blank: The Differentiated Services (DS) field was formerly known as the ________ field.
- A: Type of Service (ToS)
- B: Version Information
- C: Protocol Type
- D: TTL Field
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A
Q257: Which field in the IPv4 header helps determine the priority of each packet?
- A: Differentiated Services (DS)
- B: Time-to-Live (TTL)
- C: Protocol
- D: Source IP Address
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A
Q258: Fill in the blank: The Protocol field in the IPv4 header indicates the type of ________ that the packet is carrying.
- A: data payload
- B: IP address
- C: header
- D: TTL value
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A
Q259: What is the function of the Time-to-Live (TTL) field in an IPv4 packet?
- A: To limit the lifetime of a packet and prevent routing loops
- B: To specify the type of data in the packet
- C: To determine the priority of the packet
- D: To indicate the packet version
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A
Q260: Fill in the blank: If the TTL field in an IPv4 packet decrements to zero, the router will ________.
- A: discard the packet and send an ICMP Time Exceeded message to the source address
- B: forward the packet to the next hop
- C: reduce the TTL value and forward the packet
- D: update the source IP address
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B