Free Networking and Internet MCQs with Answers
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71. MODEM stands for ________?
- A. Modulation And Demodulation
- B. Modulator And Demodulator
- C. Modulator And Electronic Demodulator
- D. Modulator Or Digital Electronic Demodulator
Explanation: A modem combines a modulator, which converts digital data into transmittable signals, and a demodulator, which converts received signals back. Thus, Modulator and Demodulator is the intended expansion.
Correct answer: Modulator And Demodulator72. HTML stands for ________?
- A. Hyper Text Magic Line
- B. Hyper Text Markup Line
- C. Hyper Text Markup Language
- D. High Text Markup Language
Explanation: HTML means HyperText Markup Language, the markup language used to structure content on web pages. “Markup” describes the tags that identify headings, links, paragraphs, and other elements.
Correct answer: Hyper Text Markup Language73. TCP stands for ________?
- A. Transmission Centric Protocol
- B. Transfer Control Protocol
- C. Transmission Control Protocol
- D. Transmission Control Process
Explanation: TCP means Transmission Control Protocol and provides reliable, ordered delivery of data across networks. “Protocol” refers to the agreed rules for communication, not a transmission process.
Correct answer: Transmission Control Protocol74. NOS stands for ________?
- A. New Operating System
- B. Network Operating Source
- C. Network Operating System
- D. Network Original System
Explanation: NOS means Network Operating System, software that provides network services such as user management, shared resources, and network administration. “Source” and “original” do not describe this operating-system category.
Correct answer: Network Operating System75. IP stands for ________?
- A. Intranet Process
- B. Internet Process
- C. Intranet Protocol
- D. Internet Protocol
Explanation: IP means Internet Protocol, the network-layer protocol used to address and route packets between networks. “Internet Process” is a tempting but incorrect expansion.
Correct answer: Internet Protocol76. MAC stands for ________?
- A. Mass Access Control
- B. Media Access Control
- C. Mass Access Carraige
- D. Media Access Carraige
Explanation: MAC means Media Access Control, the data-link sublayer concerned with hardware addressing and access to the transmission medium. “Mass Access Control” is not a networking term.
Correct answer: Media Access Control77. FTP stands for ________?
- A. Fix Transfer Protocol
- B. File Transfer Procedure
- C. File Transfer Protocol
- D. First Transfer Protocol
Explanation: FTP means File Transfer Protocol, used to transfer files between a client and a server. “Protocol” identifies a defined set of communication rules, unlike the vague word “procedure.”
Correct answer: File Transfer Protocol78. NIC stands for
- A. Network Information center
- B. Network Identity Card
- C. Network Interface Card
- D. Network Internet Card
Explanation: NIC means Network Interface Card, the hardware that connects a computer to a network. It may also be called a network interface controller or adapter.
Correct answer: Network Interface Card79. RJ45 UTP cable has ______ cables.
- A. 2 pair
- B. 3 pair
- C. 4 pair
- D. 5 pair
Explanation: A standard RJ45 UTP Ethernet cable contains four twisted pairs, or eight individual wires. The pairs reduce electromagnetic interference between the conductors.
Correct answer: 4 pair80. In peer-to-peer networking:
- A. there is only one server and many clients
- B. there is only one client and many servers
- C. every computer is capable of playing the role of server
- D. every computer is capable of playing the role of client, server or both at the same time
Explanation: In peer-to-peer networking, there is no permanently dedicated central server. Each computer can act as a client, a server, or both, depending on the resource being requested or shared.
Correct answer: every computer is capable of playing the role of client, server or both at the same time