Data Communication and networking MCQs

☣ Today I am provides you Basic (Introduction) MCQ SET-1 on Data Communication and networking

Q.1 When did the early foundations of the Internet start?

  • A) 1960
  • B) 1965
  • C) 1970
  • D) None

Q.2 Who is widely recognized as the 'Father of the Internet'?

  • A) Robert
  • B) William Inmon
  • C) Vint Cerf
  • D) None

Q.3 Which of the following best describes computer communications?

  • A) Process in which two or more devices transfer data, instructions, and information
  • B) Travelling a Message
  • C) Both A & B
  • D) None

Q.4 How many primary types of communication are typically categorized in computing?

  • A) 1
  • B) 2
  • C) 3
  • D) None

Q.5 Who is credited with the invention of telephone communication?

  • A) William Inmon
  • B) Vint Cerf
  • C) Alexander Graham Bell
  • D) None

Q.6 In which year did telephone communication officially begin?

  • A) 1895
  • B) 1876
  • C) 1865
  • D) None

Q.7 A modern Communication System consists of?

  • A) Software
  • B) Hardware
  • C) Both A & B
  • D) None

Q.8 What is the nature of a signal in data communication?

  • A) Electrical
  • B) Electromagnetic current
  • C) Both A & B
  • D) None

Q.9 How many primary types of signals are used in computer systems?

  • A) 1
  • B) 2
  • C) 3
  • D) None

Q.10 What does the acronym DCN stand for in networking?

  • A) Data communication Net
  • B) Data common Network
  • C) Data communication Networking
  • D) None

Q.11 In a data communications system, the information to be communicated is called the?

  • A) Transmission
  • B) Medium
  • C) Message
  • D) None

Q.12 What is the meaning of 'Transmission Mode'?

  • A) Transferring data between zero devices
  • B) Transferring data between one device
  • C) Mechanism of transferring data between two connected devices
  • D) None

Q.13 Which of the following was the world's first operational packet-switching network?

  • A) CNNET
  • B) ARPANET
  • C) ASAPNET
  • D) None

Q.14 A Computer Network can be defined as a?

  • A) Collection of hardware and computers
  • B) Interconnected by communication channels
  • C) System for sharing resources and information
  • D) All of the Above

Q.15 How many distinct types of Transmission Modes are there in data communication?

  • A) 1
  • B) 2
  • C) 3
  • D) None

Q.16 Watching TV News is an example of which transmission mode?

  • A) Simplex
  • B) Half Duplex
  • C) Full Duplex
  • D) None

Q.17 Listening to the Radio is an example of which transmission mode?

  • A) Simplex
  • B) Half Duplex
  • C) Full Duplex
  • D) None

Q.18 Using a walkie-talkie is an example of which transmission mode?

  • A) Simplex
  • B) Half Duplex
  • C) Full Duplex
  • D) None

Q.19 Modern Mobile phone conversation is an example of which transmission mode?

  • A) Simplex
  • B) Half Duplex
  • C) Full Duplex
  • D) None

Q.20 Which of the following transmission modes is strictly unidirectional?

  • A) Simplex
  • B) Half Duplex
  • C) Full Duplex
  • D) None

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