All Free Software Engineering MCQs with Answers
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- A. port
- B. pipe
- C. node
- D. none of these
Explanation: A TCP port identifies a transport service access point on a host, allowing TCP to deliver data to the correct application.
Correct answer: port1662. HTTP client requests by establishing a ____________ connection to a particular port on the server?
- A. user datagram protocol
- B. broader gateway protocol
- C. transmission control protocol
- D. none of these
Explanation: Traditional HTTP uses TCP to create a reliable connection to the server's port, commonly port 80 for HTTP.
Correct answer: transmission control protocol- A. domain name system
- B. routing information protocol
- C. network time protocol
- D. internet relay chat
Explanation: The Domain Name System, or DNS, resolves human-readable domain and host names into IP addresses.
Correct answer: domain name system- A. prior network
- B. chief network
- C. prime network
- D. overlay network
Explanation: An overlay network is built logically on top of an existing underlying network and uses that network to carry its traffic.
Correct answer: overlay network- A. connection oriented protocol
- B. uses a three way handshake to establish a connection
- C. recievs data from application as a single stream
- D. all of these
Explanation: TCP is connection-oriented, establishes the connection through a three-way handshake, and presents application data as a reliable ordered…
Correct answer: all of these- A. HTTP
- B. FTP
- C. Telnet
- D. None of these
Explanation: Telnet provides interactive remote login, allowing a user to connect to another host and send keystrokes to it.
Correct answer: Telnet- A. Loss-tolerant application
- B. Bandwidth-sensitive application
- C. Elastic application
- D. None of these
Explanation: E-mail is an elastic application because it can tolerate variable delay and bandwidth and does not require a continuous fixed-rate…
Correct answer: Elastic application- A. Keyboard
- B. Mouse
- C. Joystick
- D. Track ball
Explanation: The mouse is the standard pointing device in a graphical user environment because it controls the on-screen pointer and supports selection…
Correct answer: Mouse- A. network layer
- B. physical layer
- C. transport layer
- D. application layer
Explanation: The data link layer receives packets from the network layer and adds its own header and trailer to form frames.
Correct answer: network layer- A. sectioned
- B. partitioned
- C. inter-sectioned
- D. deleted
Explanation: A hard disk is first divided into logical sections called partitions, and each partition can then be formatted with a file system.
Correct answer: partitioned- A. broadcast network
- B. unicast network
- C. multicast network
- D. none of the mentioned
Explanation: In a broadcast network, all machines share the same communication channel and transmitted data can be received by every connected machine.
Correct answer: broadcast network- A. Database
- B. DBMS
- C. Data entry
- D. Data processor
Explanation: A digital device that accepts, manipulates, and produces data is called a data processor in these options.
Correct answer: Data processor- A. control bus
- B. parity unit
- C. control unit
- D. semiconductor
Explanation: Semiconductors are the materials used to manufacture integrated circuits and computer chips because their electrical conductivity can be…
Correct answer: semiconductor- A. bit-by-bit delivery
- B. process to process delivery
- C. application to application delivery
- D. none of these
Explanation: The physical layer transmits raw bits over a medium, so its delivery is described as bit-by-bit.
Correct answer: bit-by-bit delivery- A. individual
- B. department
- C. company
- D. city
Explanation: A personal computer is intended primarily for one user, unlike larger systems designed to serve a department, company, or city.
Correct answer: individual- A. line coding
- B. channel coding
- C. modulation
- D. all of these
Explanation: The physical layer converts bits into signals using techniques such as line coding and modulation, and it can also apply channel coding…
Correct answer: all of these- A. objects
- B. data
- C. ideas
- D. facts
Explanation: In basic computer terminology, input supplied to a computer is called data, which may later be processed into meaningful information.
Correct answer: data- A. Clip art
- B. Highlight
- C. Fetch
- D. Decode
Explanation: Dragging the pointer across text while selecting it causes the text to be highlighted, usually by displaying it with a contrasting…
Correct answer: Highlight- A. personal area network
- B. local area network
- C. virtual private network
- D. none of the mentioned
Explanation: Bluetooth creates a short-range network around an individual, such as between a phone, headset, and laptop, so it is a personal area…
Correct answer: personal area network- A. File transfer
- B. File download
- C. E-mail
- D. Internet telephony
Explanation: Internet telephony is time-sensitive because voice packets must arrive quickly and in order for conversation to remain understandable.
Correct answer: Internet telephony