Forouzan: MCQ in Switching

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This is the MCQ in Switching from the book Data Communications and Networking 4th
Edition by Behrouz A. Forouzan. If you are looking for a reviewer in datacom, a topic in
Electronics Systems and Technologies (Communications Engineering) this will definitely help
you before taking the Board Exam.In this particular topic you have learned the three
fundamental switching methods: circuit switching, packet switching, and message switching.
If you skip the summary visit Switching which is a method in which communication devices
are connected to one another efficiently.
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Practice Exam Test Questions

Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.

1. Packet-switched networks can also be divided into _________ subcategories: virtual-

circuit networks and datagram networks.

A)   five

B)   three

C)   two

D)   four

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

2. In __________, each packet is treated independently of all others.

A)   circuit switching

B)   datagram switching

C)   frame switching

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D)   none of the above

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

3. Based on the Clos criteria, if N = 200, then k must be equal to or greater than _________.

A)   19

B)   21

C)   31

D)   41

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

4. In _________, resources are allocated on demand.

A)   circuit switching

B)   datagram switching

C)   frame switching

D)   none of the above

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

5. In _______ switching, the paths in the circuit are separated from one another spatially.

A)   time-division

B)   two-dimensional

C)   space-division

D)   three-dimensional

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

6. In a ________ network, two types of addressing are involved: global and local.

A)   datagram

B)   virtual-circuit

C)   circuit-switched

D)   none of the above

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

7. In a three-stage space division switch, if N = 200, the number of crosspoints is ______.

A)   40,000

B)   less than 40,000

C)   greater than 40,000

D)   greater than 100,000

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

8. A ________ network is made of a set of switches connected by physical links, in which

each link is divided into n channels.

A)   circuit-switched

B)   line-switched

C)   frame-switched

D)   none of the above

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Answer: Option A

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Solution:

9. In a banyan switch, for 8 inputs and 8 outputs, we have _____ micro-switches at each
stage.

A)   2

B)   3

C)   4

D)   8

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

10. In _________, there is no resource allocation for a packet.

A)   circuit switching

B)   datagram switching

C)   frame switching

D)   none of the above

View Answer:
Answer: Option B

Solution:

11. A _________ network is a cross between a circuit-switched network and a datagram

network. It has some characteristics of both.

A)   packet-switched

B)   frame-switched

C)   virtual-circuit

D)   none of the above

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

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12. The most popular technology in time-division switching is called the _________.

A)   TSI

B)   STI

C)   ITS

D)   none of the above

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

13. A switched WAN is normally implemented as a _______ network.

A)   virtual-circuit

B)   datagram

C)   circuit-switched

D)   none of the above

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

14. We can say that a packet switch has _______ types of components.

A)   four

B)   three

C)   two

D)   none of the above

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

15. In a one-stage space division switch, if N = 200, the number of crosspoints is ______.

A)   20,000

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B)   40,000

C)   30,000

D)   10,000

View Answer:
Answer: Option B

Solution:

16. In a banyan switch, for 8 inputs and 8 outputs, we have _____ stages.

A)   2

B)   3

C)   4

D)   8

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

17. A switch in a datagram network uses a routing table that is based on the ______
address.

A)   destination

B)   source

C)   local

D)   none of the above

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

18. Traditionally, _____ methods of switching have been important.

A)   six

B)   five

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C)   four

D)   three

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Answer: Option D

Solution:

19. The network layer in the Internet is designed as a __________ network.

A)   circuit-switched

B)   datagram

C)   virtual-circuit

D)   none of the above

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

20. A ________ switch combines space-division and time-division technologies to take

advantage of the best of both.

A)   SSS

B)   TST

C)   TTT

D)   none of the above

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

21. In _______, the resources need to be reserved during the setup phase; the resources
remain dedicated for the entire duration of data transfer phase until the teardown phase.

A)   frame switching

B)   datagram switching

C)   circuit switching

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D)   none of the above

View Answer:
Answer: Option C

Solution:

22. Based on the Clos criteria, if N = 200, then n must be equal to or greater than ____.

A)   40

B)   30

C)   20

D)   10

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Answer: Option D

Solution:

23. Circuit switching takes place at the ________ layer.

A)   physical

B)   data line

C)   network

D)   transport

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

24. A ________ switch combines crossbar switches in several (normally three) stages.

A)   multiple path

B)   multiple crossbar

C)   multistage

D)   none of the above

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

25. In _______ there are no setup or teardown phases.

A)   circuit switching

B)   datagram switching

C)   frame switching

D)   none of the above

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

26. We can divide today’s networks into ____ broad categories.

A)   five

B)   four

C)   three

D)   two

View Answer:
Answer: Option C

Solution:

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

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Answer: Option B

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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

C)   local

D)   none of the above

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

29. Based on the Clos criteria, if N = 200, then the minimum number of crosspoints is greater
than or equal to _______.

A)   42,000

B)   20,000

C)   18,000

D)   15,200

View Answer:
Answer: Option D

Solution:

30. The simplest type of switching fabric is the ______ switch.

A)   crossbar

B)   crosspoint

C)   TSI

D)   STS

View Answer:
Answer: Option A

Solution:

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