Question : Which packet switching approach is connection-oriented and uses a fixed path during communication?
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Correct Answer : Virtual Circuit Switching
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Question : Which of the following is a major disadvantage of circuit switching?
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Correct Answer : Inefficient use of bandwidth
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Question : Which switching technique uses a store-and-forward mechanism where the entire message must be received before forwarding?
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Correct Answer : Message Switching
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Question : In which switching technique does each packet travel independently and may follow different routes?
Solution :
Correct Answer : Datagram Packet Switching
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Question : Which switching technique establishes a dedicated communication path before data transmission?
Solution :
Correct Answer : Circuit Switching
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Question : Which switching mode may forward corrupted or collided frames due to lack of error detection?
Solution :
Correct Answer : Cut-through
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Question : Which of the following is a major advantage of store-and-forward switching?
Solution :
Correct Answer : High reliability due to error checking
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Question : In cut-through switching, the switch starts forwarding the frame after reading:
Solution :
Correct Answer : Destination MAC address
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Question : Which switching mode has the lowest latency but does not perform error checking?
Solution :
Correct Answer : Cut-through
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Question : Which switching mode checks the entire frame and performs error detection before forwarding?
Solution :
Correct Answer : Store-and-forward
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Question : Which switching mode provides maximum reliability but higher latency due to full frame checking?
Solution :
Correct Answer : Store-and-forward switching
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Question : Which of the following is a key characteristic of packet switching?
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Correct Answer : Divides data into smaller packets that may follow different paths
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Question : Which switching technique sends the entire message as a single unit and stores it at each intermediate node?
Solution :
Correct Answer : Message Switching
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Question : In which layer of the OSI model does a network switch primarily operate?
Solution :
Correct Answer : Data Link Layer
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Question : Which of the following best explains the primary function of a network switch?
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Correct Answer : Forward data to the correct device using MAC address
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