Networks quiz: 48 questions

48 questions from the 12 lessons of Computer Networks. Each answer is explained, with a link back to the lesson it comes from, and your best score stays on this device.

Test yourself

48 questions from this course's lessons, in a random order. See what you remember, then go back to the lessons behind the questions you missed.

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What the quiz covers

  1. How networks work: layers and packets (4 questions)
  2. Delay and throughput (4 questions)
  3. Detecting errors: parity, checksums and CRC (4 questions)
  4. Ethernet, MAC addresses and switches (4 questions)
  5. IP addresses (4 questions)
  6. Subnetting (4 questions)
  7. Routers and forwarding tables (4 questions)
  8. Routing algorithms: link state and distance vector (4 questions)
  9. Ports, UDP and TCP (4 questions)
  10. Reliable delivery: Go-Back-N and Selective Repeat (4 questions)
  11. TCP congestion control (4 questions)
  12. DNS and HTTP: the application layer (4 questions)