Data Communication and Computer Network ITec2102 Model Exam Questions
Data Communication and Computer Network ITec2102 Model Exam Questions
COLLEGE OF INFORMATICS
Department of Information Technology
Data communication and computer network (ITec2102) Model Exam Questions
1. Assume: the company bout a 206.15.143.0 network address. The company want to use it for
4 different labs (sub network). How many hosts can be assigned/configured in each subnet?
A. 32
B. 30
C. 254
D. 192
Answer: B
2. For class B subnet musk 255.255.0.240/28, how many subnets can be created?
A. 2046
B. 4096
C. 1022
D. 4094
Answer: D
3. Assume: the company bought 196.201.55.0 network address from an ISP and need to subnet
it to 5. What will be the first subnet address of the company?
A. 255.255.255.240
B. 196.201.55.0
C. 192.201.55.32
D. 192.201.55.30
Answer: C
4. During the invention of networking, the first interconnecting devices was _______.
A. Network Control Protocol (NCP)
B. Interface Message Processor (IMP)
C. Transfer Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
D. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Answer: B
5. Which of the following parameter cannot be used for measuring a company’s network?
A. Performance
B. Security
C. Reliability
D. Integrity
Answer: D
6. Failure of a central concentrator (hub) makes down the entire network in ____ topology.
A. Star
B. Ring
C. Bus
D. Mesh
Answer: A
7. If laboratories of IT from University of Gondar Connected to Wachamo University IT
laboratory and share resources, in which category of network considered them?
A. LAN
B. WAN
C. MAN
D. LMAN
Answer: C
8. One of the following is wrong about the advantage of client-server architecture?
A. Security applies to only a single resource at a time
B. Provide centralized control over NW resource
C. Providing fault-tolerant hardware
D. Used for networks with more users, where resources are used heavily
Answer: A
9. Which of the following element of a communication doesn’t consider as a
major/fundamental element?
A. Source(Sender)
B. Encoder/decoder
C. Media(Channel)
D. Destination(Receiver
Answer: B
10. ____ is a transmission impairment which characterized be losing the signal energy.
A. Noise
B. Distortion
C. Attenuation
D. Thermal noise
Answer: C
11. __________ is an internetworking device that enable to segment large network into pieces to
administer/manage easily.
A. Router
B. Switch
C. Active hub
D. Bridge
Answer: D
12. Dialogue Control and Synchronization is the responsibility of session layer in OSI reference
model. Which layer does this function in TCP/IP Protocol suit?
A. Transport
B. Presentation
C. Application
D. Internet
Answer: C
13. One of the following is not the role of data-link layer.
A. Packet creation
B. Error control
C. Framing
D. Physical addressing
Answer: A
14. _______ is a medium access method which reacts when collisions occur, it is normally a
protocol/access method implemented on half-duplex device/network.
A. CSMA/CA
B. Token Passing
C. FDMA
D. CSMA/CD
Answer: D
15. _________ is a security concern which ensures for unauthorized modification of resources of
a network.
A. Confidentiality
B. Availability
C. Integrity
D. Authenticity
Answer: C