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Q1Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSmedium
network layer is best defined as
Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step✓
Ba purely financial accounting entry only✓
Ca marketing slogan without technical meaning✓
Da computer networking concept, protocol or layer element✓
💡 Explanation:
network layer is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.
Q2Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSeasy
firewall packet filter is best defined as
Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step✓
Ba computer networking concept, protocol or layer element✓
Ca purely financial accounting entry only✓
Da marketing slogan without technical meaning✓
💡 Explanation:
firewall packet filter is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.
Q3hard
NAT translation is best defined as
Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step✓
Ba purely financial accounting entry only✓
Ca marketing slogan without technical meaning✓
Da computer networking concept, protocol or layer element✓
💡 Explanation:
NAT translation is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.
Q4medium
default gateway is best defined as
Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step✓
Ba purely financial accounting entry only✓
Ca marketing slogan without technical meaning✓
Da computer networking concept, protocol or layer element✓
💡 Explanation:
default gateway is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.
Q5Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSeasy
routing table is best defined as
Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step✓
Ba computer networking concept, protocol or layer element✓
Ca purely financial accounting entry only✓
Da marketing slogan without technical meaning✓
💡 Explanation:
routing table is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.
Q6hard
ARP protocol is best defined as
Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step✓
Ba purely financial accounting entry only✓
Ca computer networking concept, protocol or layer element✓
Da marketing slogan without technical meaning✓
💡 Explanation:
ARP protocol is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.
Q7medium
DHCP assignment is best defined as
Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step✓
Ba computer networking concept, protocol or layer element✓
Ca purely financial accounting entry only✓
Da marketing slogan without technical meaning✓
💡 Explanation:
DHCP assignment is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.
Q8Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSeasy
CIDR notation is best defined as
Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step✓
Ba computer networking concept, protocol or layer element✓
Ca purely financial accounting entry only✓
Da marketing slogan without technical meaning✓
💡 Explanation:
CIDR notation is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.
Q9hard
subnet mask is best defined as
Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step✓
Ba purely financial accounting entry only✓
Ca computer networking concept, protocol or layer element✓
Da marketing slogan without technical meaning✓
💡 Explanation:
subnet mask is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.
Q10medium
IP addressing is best defined as
Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step✓
Ba computer networking concept, protocol or layer element✓
Ca purely financial accounting entry only✓
Da marketing slogan without technical meaning✓
💡 Explanation:
IP addressing is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.
Q11Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSeasy
application layer is best defined as
Aa computer networking concept, protocol or layer element✓
Ban unrelated hardware manufacturing step✓
Ca purely financial accounting entry only✓
Da marketing slogan without technical meaning✓
💡 Explanation:
application layer is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.
Q12hard
transport layer is best defined as
Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step✓
Ba purely financial accounting entry only✓
Ca computer networking concept, protocol or layer element✓
Da marketing slogan without technical meaning✓
💡 Explanation:
transport layer is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.
Q13hard
circuit switching is best defined as
Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step✓
Ba purely financial accounting entry only✓
Ca computer networking concept, protocol or layer element✓
Da marketing slogan without technical meaning✓
💡 Explanation:
circuit switching is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.
Q14medium
packet switching is best defined as
Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step✓
Ba purely financial accounting entry only✓
Ca marketing slogan without technical meaning✓
Da computer networking concept, protocol or layer element✓
💡 Explanation:
packet switching is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.
Q15Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSeasy
latency vs bandwidth is best defined as
Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step✓
Ba purely financial accounting entry only✓
Ca computer networking concept, protocol or layer element✓
Da marketing slogan without technical meaning✓
💡 Explanation:
latency vs bandwidth is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.
Q16hard
load balancer network is best defined as
Aa computer networking concept, protocol or layer element✓
Ban unrelated hardware manufacturing step✓
Ca purely financial accounting entry only✓
Da marketing slogan without technical meaning✓
💡 Explanation:
load balancer network is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.
Q17medium
proxy server is best defined as
Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step✓
Ba purely financial accounting entry only✓
Ca marketing slogan without technical meaning✓
Da computer networking concept, protocol or layer element✓
💡 Explanation:
proxy server is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.
Q18Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSeasy
DNS resolution is best defined as
Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step✓
Ba computer networking concept, protocol or layer element✓
Ca purely financial accounting entry only✓
Da marketing slogan without technical meaning✓
💡 Explanation:
DNS resolution is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.
Q19hard
HTTPS protocol is best defined as
Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step✓
Ba computer networking concept, protocol or layer element✓
Ca purely financial accounting entry only✓
Da marketing slogan without technical meaning✓
💡 Explanation:
HTTPS protocol is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.
Q20medium
HTTP protocol is best defined as
Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step✓
Ba purely financial accounting entry only✓
Ca computer networking concept, protocol or layer element✓
Da marketing slogan without technical meaning✓
💡 Explanation:
HTTP protocol is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.
Q21Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSeasy
three-way handshake is best defined as
Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step✓
Ba purely financial accounting entry only✓
Ca computer networking concept, protocol or layer element✓
Da marketing slogan without technical meaning✓
💡 Explanation:
three-way handshake is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.
Q22hard
UDP protocol is best defined as
Aa computer networking concept, protocol or layer element✓
Ban unrelated hardware manufacturing step✓
Ca purely financial accounting entry only✓
Da marketing slogan without technical meaning✓
💡 Explanation:
UDP protocol is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.
Q23medium
TCP protocol is best defined as
Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step✓
Ba purely financial accounting entry only✓
Ca marketing slogan without technical meaning✓
Da computer networking concept, protocol or layer element✓
💡 Explanation:
TCP protocol is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.
Q24Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSeasy
data link layer is best defined as
Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step✓
Ba purely financial accounting entry only✓
Ca computer networking concept, protocol or layer element✓
Da marketing slogan without technical meaning✓
💡 Explanation:
data link layer is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.
Q25Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTShard
physical layer is best defined as
Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step✓
Ba computer networking concept, protocol or layer element✓
Ca purely financial accounting entry only✓
Da marketing slogan without technical meaning✓
💡 Explanation:
physical layer is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.
Q26Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSmedium
TCP/IP model is best defined as
Aan unrelated hardware manufacturing step✓
Ba computer networking concept, protocol or layer element✓
Ca purely financial accounting entry only✓
Da marketing slogan without technical meaning✓
💡 Explanation:
TCP/IP model is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.
Q27Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTSeasy
OSI model is best defined as
Aa computer networking concept, protocol or layer element✓
Ban unrelated hardware manufacturing step✓
Ca purely financial accounting entry only✓
Da marketing slogan without technical meaning✓
💡 Explanation:
OSI model is a recognized software engineering topic assessed in competitive exams.