OSI Model Questions (MCQ's) – Part1

(Open System Interconnection Model)

1. A Server at a company called ATech is using TCP/IP protocol to connect to the Network & is running multiple
applications. At which layer of OSI Model is this Server operating:
A) Application Layer
B) Physical Layer
C) Network Layer
D) Transport Layer

Answer: A

2. How does TCP differ from UDP? (Choose two.)

A) TCP provides best effort delivery.
B) TCP provides synchronized communication.
C) TCP segments are essentially datagrams.
D) TCP provides sequence numbering of packets.

Answer: B, D

3. Layer that is used to deal with mechanical and electrical specifications is:
A) Physical Layer
B) Data Link Layer
C) Network Layer
D) Transport Layer

Answer: A

4. Application layer provides basis for:

A) Email services
B) Frame Division
C) File Making
D) None of the above

Answer: A

5. Segmentation and reassembly is responsibility of:

A) 7th Layer
B) 6th Layer

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C) 5th Layer
D) 4th layer

Answer: D

6. OSI stands for

A) Open System Interconnection
B) Operating system interface
C) Optical service implementation
D) None of the mentioned

Answer: A

7. The OSI model has _______ layers.

A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 7

Answer: D

8. TCP/IP model does not have ______ layer but OSI model has this layer.
A) Session layer
B) Transport layer
C) Application layer
D) None of the mentioned

Answer: A

9. Which layer links the network support layers and user support layers
A) Session layer
B) Data link layer
C) Transport layer
D) Network layer

Answer: C

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10. Which address is used in an internet model employing the TCP/IP protocols?
A) Physical address
B) Port address
C) Logical address
D) All of the mentioned

Answer: D

11. TCP/IP model was developed _____ the OSI model

A) Prior to
B) After
C) Simultaneous to
D) none of the mentioned

Answer: A

12. Which address identifies a process on a host?

A) Physical address
B) Logical address
C) Port address
D) Specific address

Answer: C

13. Which layer provides the services to user?

A) Application layer
B) Session layer
C) Presentation layer
D) None of the mentioned

Answer: A

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14. Transmission data rate is decided by
A) Network layer
B) Physical layer
C) Data link layer
D) Transport layer

Answer: B

15. Mail services are available to network users through the _______ layer
A) Data link
B) Physical
C) Transport
D) Application

Answer: D

16. As the data packet moves from the upper to the lower layers, headers are _______
A) Added
B) Removed
C) Rearranged
D) Modified

Answer: B

17. The _______ layer lies between the network layer and the application layer.
A) Physical
B) Data link
C) Transport
D) None of the above

Answer: C

18. Layer 2 lies between the physical layer and the _______ layer
A) Network
B) Data link
C) Transport
D) None of the above

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Answer: A

19. Protocols are?

A) Agreements on how communication components and DTE’s are to communicate
B) Logical communication channels for transferring data
C) Physical communication channels sued for transferring data
D) None of above

Answer: A

20. Which data communication method is used to transmit the data over a serial communication link?
A) Simplex
B) Half-duplex
C) Full duplex
D) All of above

Answer: C

21. The method of communication in which transaction takes place in both directions, but only in one direction
at a time, is called?
A) Simplex
B) Four wire circuit
C) Full duplex
D) Half-duplex

Answer: D

22. In communication satellite, multiple repeaters are known as?

A) Detectors
B) Modulators
C) Stations
D) Transponders

Answer: D

23. Error detection at the data link layer is achieved by?

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A) Bit stuffing
B) Cyclic redundancy codes
C) Hamming codes
D) Equalization

Answer: B

24. Loss in signal power as light travels down the fiber is called?
A) Attenuation
B) Propagation
C) Scattering
D) Interruption

Answer: A

25. The topology with highest reliability is ?

A) Bus topology
B) Star topology
C) Ring Topology
D) Mesh Topology

Answer: D

26. Baud means?

A) The number of bits transmitted per unit time
B) The number of byted transmitted per unit time
C) The rate at which the signal changes
D) None of above

Answer: C

27. In OSI model dialogue control and token management are responsibilities of ?
A) Session Layer
B) Network layer
C) Transport layer
D) Data link layer

Answer: A

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28. Under mark parity, each parity bit is?
A) Alternated between 0 and 1
B) Always set to 0
C) Always set to 1
D) Not used

Answer: C

29. Which three statements are true about the operation of a full-duplex Ethernet network? (Choose two.)
A) There are no collisions in full-duplex mode.
B) A dedicated switch port is required for each full-duplex node.
C) Ethernet hub ports are preconfigured for full-duplex mode.
D) In a full-duplex environment, the host network card must check for the availability of the network media before
transmitting.

Answer: A, B

30. Which OSI layer header contains the address of a destination host that is on another network?
A) Application
B) Session
C) Transport
D) Network

Answer: D

31. Which layer of the TCP/IP stack combines the OSI model physical and data link layers?
A) Internet layer
B) Transport layer
C) Application layer
D) Network access layer

Answer: D

32. Which protocol uses a connection-oriented service to deliver files between end systems?
A) TFTP
B) DNS
C) FTP
D) SNMP

Answer: C

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33. Which statements accurately describe CDP? (Choose two)
A) CDP is an IEEE standard protocol.
B) CDP is a Cisco proprietary protocol.
C) CDP is a datalink layer protocol.
D) CDP is a network layer protocol.

Answer: B, C.

34. How does a switch differ from a hub?

A) A switch does not induce any latency into the frame transfer time.
B) A switch tracks MAC addresses of directly-connected devices.
C) A switch operates at a lower, more efficient layer of the OSI model.
D) A switch decreases the number of broadcast domains.

Answer: B

35. What must occur before a workstation can exchange HTTP packets with a web server?
A) A UDP connection must be established between the workstation and its default gateway.
B) A UDP connection must be established between the workstation and the web server.
C) A TCP connection must be established between the workstation and its default gateway.
D) A TCP connection must be established between the workstation and the web server.

Answer: D

36. Which layer of the OSI model controls the reliability of communications between network devices using flow
control, sequencing and acknowledgments?
A) Physical
B) Data-link
C) Transport
D) Network

Answer: C

37. Parameter that is normally achieved through a trailer added to end of frame is
A) Access Control
B) Flow Control
C) Error Control
D) Physical addressing.

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Answer: C

38. Application layer provides basis for

A) Email services
B) Frame Division
C) File Making
D) None of the above

Answer: A

39. Segmentation and reassembly is responsibility of

A) 7th Layer
B) 6th Layer
C) 5th Layer
D) 4th layer

Answer: D

40. Layer that are used to deal with mechanical and electrical specifications are
A) Physical Layer
B) Data Link Layer
C) Network Layer
D) Transport Layer

Answer: A

41. Network layer is responsible for the

A) Node to node communication
B) Source to destination
C) Hop to hop communication
D) Both b and c

Answer: B

42. TCP is a(n) _______ transport protocol

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A) Protocol delivery
B) Reliable
C) Best-effort delivery
D) Effortless delivery

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