Application Layer - Electronic Engineering (MCQ) questions & answers

1)   Which intermediaries are more likely to get involved during the transfer function of an e-mail system?

a. Storage and forwarding of e-mail for certain addresses
b. Act as gateways to other e-mail or messaging systems
c. Both a & b
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both a & b

Explanation:
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2)   Which among the below mentioned protocols provides a mechanism of acquiring an IP address without manual intervention in addition to plug and play type of networking?

a. BOOTP
b. DHCP
c. Both a & b
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: DHCP

Explanation:
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3)   Which field of cookie in WWW represents the server's directory structure by identifying the utilization of part associated with server's file tree?

a. Domain
b. Path
c. Content
d. Secure
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Path

Explanation:
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4)   Which language in WWW specifies a web's way by describing three-dimensional objects?

a. HTML
b. VRML
c. XML
d. UML
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: VRML

Explanation:
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5)   Which URL method of HTTP performs similar function as that of PUT method only with an exception of request comprising a list of differences that exhibit the necessity to get implemented in the existing file?

a. POST
b. GET
c. PATCH
d. OPTION
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: PATCH

Explanation:
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6)   Consider the assertions given below. Which among them prove to be beneficial for Persistent HTTP connections?

a. Reduction in latency over the sub-sequent requests
b. Pipeline-oriented connection over the requests and responses
c. Increase in number of packets due to TCP opens
d. Prevention in opening and closing of some TCP connections


a. A & B
b. C & D
c. A & C
d. B & D
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: A & B

Explanation:
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7)   Which phase/s of POP3 allow/s an user agent to retrieve the messages as well as to mark the messages for deletion purpose?

a. Authorization Phase
b. Transaction Phase
c. Update Phase
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Transaction Phase

Explanation:
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8)   Which among the below specified illustrations belongs to the category of GUI based user agents?

a. Mail
b. Pine
c. Outlook & Netscape
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Outlook & Netscape

Explanation:
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9)   Which application-level protocol plays a crucial role in carrying out the data definition and manipulation in addition to X-500 features?

a. TCP
b. LDAP
c. FTP
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: LDAP

Explanation:
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10)   Which DNS client maps an address to a name or a name to an address especially when required by a host?

a. Resolver
b. Mapper
c. Primary Server
d. Secondary Server
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Resolver

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!