Computer Networks
Concepts of Layering
Marks 1Marks 2
Data Link Layer and Switching
Marks 1Marks 2
Network Layer
Marks 1Marks 2
Application Layer Protocol
Marks 1Marks 2
Routing Algorithm
Marks 1Marks 2
TCP UDP Sockets and Congestion Control
Marks 1Marks 2
Lan Technologies and Wi-Fi
Marks 1Marks 2
Network Security
Marks 1Marks 2
1
GATE CSE 2024 Set 1
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.33

A user starts browsing a webpage hosted at a remote server. The browser opens a single TCP connection to fetch the entire webpage from the server. The webpage consists of a top-level index page with multiple embedded image objects. Assume that all caches (e.g., DNS cache, browser cache) are all initially empty. The following packets leave the user's computer in some order.

(i) HTTP GET request for the index page

(ii) DNS request to resolve the web server's name to its IP address

(iii) HTTP GET request for an image object

(iv) TCP SYN to open a connection to the web server

Which one of the following is the CORRECT chronological order (earliest in time to latest) of the packets leaving the computer?

A

(iv), (ii), (iii), (i)

B

(ii), (iv), (iii), (i)

C

(ii), (iv), (i), (iii)

D

(iv), (ii), (i), (iii)

2
GATE CSE 2020
Numerical
+1
-0
Assume that you have made a request for a web page through your web browser to a web server. Initially the browser cache is empty. Further, the browser is configured to send HTTP requests in non-persistent mode. The web page contains text and five very small images. The minimum number of TCP connections required to display the web page completely in your browser is ______.
Your input ____
3
GATE CSE 2016 Set 2
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.3
Identify the correct sequence in which the following packets are transmitted on the network by a host when a browser requests a webpage from a remote server, assuming that the host has just been restarted.
A
HTTP GET request, DNS query, TCP SYN
B
DNS query, HTTP GET request, TCP SYN
C
DNS query, TCP SYN, HTTP GET request
D
TCP SYN, DNS query, HTTP GET request
4
GATE CSE 2016 Set 1
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.3
Which one of the following protocols is NOT used to resolve one form of address to another one?
A
DNS
B
ARP
C
DHCP
D
RARP
GATE CSE Subjects
Theory of Computation
Operating Systems
Algorithms
Digital Logic
Database Management System
Data Structures
Computer Networks
Software Engineering
Compiler Design
Web Technologies
General Aptitude
Discrete Mathematics
Programming Languages
Computer Organization