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PING Stands for Packet InterNet Gopher. PING is used for connectivity checking
of any network or any host or device of any or other networks.
Routers are always preferable for routing services. Routers work at which
OSI layers?
Router works at network layer for providing routing services between or among
several networks.
What is a gateway?
A gateway acts a door for the packet to reach the ‘outside’ of the internal
network.
What are the differences among router, switch, bridge and hub?
Router, switch, bridge and hub are network devices. Yet there are some
differences among them. The main differences are:
• Router: A layer 3 device, can work on physical, data and network layer.
• Switch: A layer 2 device, can work on data link layer
• Bridge: A layer 2 device, can work on data link layer.
• Hub: A layer 1device, just a multi-port repeater and works on physical
layer
Tell an IP which has class C range. Also tell why that IP is an class C
address.
• IP of Class C: 193.1.1.1
• Why this is a class C address: Class C addresses have the range of 192 -
223
Name a device which can operate at physical layer of OSI model.
Hub.
Note: Remember, hub is the device that can work only into the physical layer of
OSI model. But switch, router can also be used instead of a hub. So, all the
answers hub, switch or router are all correct.
A router can divide the broadcast domain and collision domain. But a switch can
only divide the collision domain. Router can communicate among different
networks where as the switch can not communicate different networks.
Hub operates at which layers of OSI model? Is it wise to use a hub for huge
networks? Why or why not?
1. Application layer
2. Presentation layer
3. Session layer
4. Transport layer
5. Network layer
6. Data link layer
7. Physical layer
Note: You can remember the seven layer model by a simple sentence. Please
Do Not Touch Steven's Pet Alligator. See, the starting of each word forms the
layer.
Router can easily divide the broadcast domain and collision domain. So, to
communicate among several networks, routers are used.
OSI model also referred as OSI layered model, OIS layered technology, 7
layer model, OSI seven layer model, OSI reference model.
Frame
What is the functionality of network layer? Name the data unint of network
layer.
Physical layer, data link layer and network layer are treated as "Media Layers".
What is deadlock?
Deadlock is a situation when two or more processes are waiting indefinitely for
an event that can be caused by only one of the waiting processes. The
implementation of a semaphore with a waiting queue may result in this situation.
Advantages:
Disadvantage:
• Router is more expensive than any other networking devices like Hub,
Bridge & Switch.
• Router only work with routable protocols.
• Routing updates consume some bandwidth.
• Increase latency due to greater degree of packet
• filtering.
• Routers function as software based and so it's slower compared to switch.
240.0.0.0 255.255.255.255
255.255.255.0
Subnet mask is required to divide a large network into several small networks.
Tell the full name: DNS, FTP
DHCP works by four-steps: (1) IP request, (2) IP offer (3) IP selection and (d)
Acknowledgement.
POP stands for Post Office Protocol. This is used to describe how e-mail clients
interact with mail servers. The POP3 Server is a type of mail server used for
incoming mail. POP is only used to receive messages.
Layer 2 switch is based on MAC addresses which operates on Data Link Layer of
OSI mode. And Layer 3 switching is based on network topology table populated
and works on Network layer.
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Final words
In this page, I try to integreate some of the basic and useful questions which are
really helpful for your networking related jobs. I personally suggest to read at
least once before going to the written exam or interview of Networking related
jobs or Network Engineer jobs. Hope, you have a basic idea of the sample
questions. One thing, you can also add your own questions after interviewing
your job in the comment section. It will helpful for others also.