Technical Interview Questions

External Data Representation is a method of encoding data within an RPC message, used to ensure that the data is not system-dependent.

Frame relay is a packet switching technology. It will operate in the data link layer.

Hybrid devices that combine the features of both bridges and routers.

ICMP is Internet Control Message Protocol, a network layer protocol of the TCP/IP suite used by hosts and gateways to send notification of datagram problems back to the sender. It uses the echo test / reply to test whether a destination is reachable and responding. It also handles both control and error messages.

In a baseband transmission, the entire bandwidth of the cable is consumed by a single signal. In broadband transmission, signals are sent on multiple frequencies, allowing multiple signals to be sent simultaneously.

In a Ethernet network, between any two points on the network, there can be no more than five network segments or four repeaters, and of those five segments only three of segments can be populated.

In token Ring , hub is called Multistation Access Unit(MAU).

Interior gateways connect LANs of one organization, whereas exterior gateways connect the organization to the outside world.