A Complete Chapter Quiz

Switching

Compilation of all the quizzes (MCQs) for each and every chapters in the book of Data
Communications and Networking 4th Edition by Behrouz A. Forouzan.

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1. Packet-switched networks can also be C) circuit-switched
divided into ______subcategories: D) none of the above
virtual-circuit networks and datagram 7. In a three-stage space division switch,
networks. if N = 200, the number of crosspoints is
A) five ______.
B) three A) 40,000
C) two B) less than 40,000
D) four C) greater than 40,000
2. In __________, each packet is treated D) greater than 100,000
independently of all others. 8. A ________ network is made of a set
A) circuit switching of switches connected by physical links,
B) datagram switching in which each link is divided into n
C) frame switching channels.
D) none of the above A) circuit-switched
3. Based on the Clos criteria, if N = 200, B) line-switched
then k must be equal to or greater than C) frame-switched
______. D) none of the above
A) 19 9. In a banyan switch, for 8 inputs and 8
B) 21 outputs, we have _____ microswitches at
C) 31 each stage.
D) 41 A) 2
4. In _________, resources are allocated B) 3
on demand. C) 4
A) circuit switching D) 8
B) datagram switching 10. In _________, there is no resource
C) frame switching allocation for a packet.
D) none of the above A) circuit switching
5. In _______ switching, the paths in the B) datagram switching
circuit are separated from one another C) frame switching
spatially. D) none of the above
A) time-division 11. A _________ network is a cross
B) two-dimensional between a circuit-switched network and a
C) space-division datagram network. It has some
D) three-dimensional characteristics of both.
6. In a ________ network, two types of A) packet-switched
addressing are involved: global and local. B) frame-switched
A) datagram C) virtual-circuit
B) virtual-circuit D) none of the above

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12. The most popular technology in time- D) none of the above
division switching is called the 18. Traditionally, _____ methods of
_________. switching have been important.
A) TSI A) six
B) STI B) five
C) ITS C) four
D) none of the above D) three
13. A switched WAN is normally 19. The network layer in the Internet is
implemented as a _______ network. designed as a __________ network.
A) virtual-circuit A) circuit-switched
B) datagram B) datagram
C) circuit-switched C) virtual-circuit
D) none of the above D) none of the above
14. We can say that a packet switch has 20. A ________ switch combines space-
_______ types of components. division and time-division technologies to
A) four take advantage of the best of both.
B) three A) SSS
C) two B) TST
D) none of the above C) TTT
15. In a one-stage space division switch, D) none of the above
if N = 200, the number of crosspoints is 21. In _______, the resources need to be
______. reserved during the setup phase; the
A) 20,000 resources remain dedicated for the entire
B) 40,000 duration of data transfer phase until the
C) 30,000 teardown phase.
D) 10,000 A) frame switching
16. In a banyan switch, for 8 inputs and 8 B) datagram switching
outputs, we have _____ stages. C) circuit switching
A) 2 D) none of the above
B) 3 22. Based on the Clos criteria, if N = 200,
C) 4 then n must be equal to or greater than
D) 8 ____.
17. A switch in a datagram network uses A) 40
a routing table that is based on the B) 30
______ address. C) 20
A) destination D) 10
B) source 23. Circuit switching takes place at the
C) local ________ layer.

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A) physical C) local
B) data line D) none of the above
C) network 29. Based on the Clos criteria, if N = 200,
D) transport then the minimum number of crosspoints
24. A ________ switch combines is greater than or equal to _______.
crossbar switches in several (normally A) 42,000
three) stages. B) 20,000
A) multiple path C) 18,000
B) multiple crossbar D) 15,200
C) multistage 30. The simplest type of switching fabric
D) none of the above is the ______ switch.
25. In _______ there are no setup or A) crossbar
teardown phases. B) crosspoint
A) circuit switching C) TSI
B) datagram switching D) STS
C) frame switching
D) none of the above
26. We can divide today's networks into
____ broad categories.
A) five
B) four
C) three
D) two
27. A ________ switch is a multistage
switch with microswitches at each stage
that route the packets based on the
output port represented as a binary
string.
A) TSI
B) banyan
C) crossbar
D) none of the above
28. The _______ address in the header
of a packet in a datagram network
normally remains the same during the
entire journey of the packet.
A) destination
B) source

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