GATE CSE 2012 | Network Layer Question 15 | Computer Networks

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GATE CSE 2012

MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

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In the IPv4 addressing format, the number of networks allowed under Class C addresses is

2¹⁴

2⁷

2²¹

2²⁴

GATE CSE 2010

MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

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One of the header fields in an IP datagram is the Time to Live (TTL) field. Which of the following statements best explains the need for this field?

It can be used to prioritize packets

It can be used to reduce delays

It can be used to optimize throughput

It can be used to prevent packet looping

GATE CSE 2006

MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

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For which one of the following reasons does Internet Protocol (IP) use the time-to-live (TTL) field in the IP datagram header?

Ensure packets reach destination within that time

Discard packets that reach later than that time

Prevent packets from looping indefinitely

Limit the time for which a packet gets queued in intermediate routers.

GATE CSE 2005

MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

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An organization has a class B network and wishes to form subnets for 64 departments. The subnet mask would be

255.255.0.0

255.255.64.0

255.255.128.0

255.255.252.0

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GATE CSE Subjects

Theory of Computation

Undecidability Finite Automata and Regular Language Push Down Automata and Context Free Language Recursively Enumerable Language and Turing Machine

Operating Systems

Process Concepts and Cpu Scheduling Synchronization and Concurrency File System IO and Protection Deadlocks Memory Management

Algorithms

Complexity Analysis and Asymptotic Notations Searching and Sorting Divide and Conquer Method Greedy Method Dynamic Programming P and NP Concepts

Digital Logic

Number Systems Boolean Algebra K Maps Combinational Circuits Sequential Circuits

Database Management System

Er Diagrams Functional Dependencies and Normalization Structured Query Language Relational Algebra Transactions and Concurrency File Structures and Indexing

Data Structures

Trees Hashing Arrays Linked List Graphs Stacks and Queues

Computer Networks

Network Security Data Link Layer and Switching Application Layer Protocol Network Layer Routing Algorithm Concepts of Layering Lan Technologies and Wi-Fi TCP UDP Sockets and Congestion Control

Software Engineering

Compiler Design

Lexical Analysis Parsing Syntax Directed Translation Code Generation and Optimization

Web Technologies

General Aptitude

Verbal Ability Numerical Ability

Discrete Mathematics

Mathematical Logic Probability Set Theory & Algebra Combinatorics Linear Algebra Graph Theory Calculus

Programming Languages

Basic of Programming Language Function and Recursion Pointer and Structure in C

Computer Organization

Computer Arithmetic Memory Interfacing Pipelining Machine Instructions and Addressing Modes Alu Data Path and Control Unit IO Interface Secondary Memory