Application Layer MCQs

Topic-wise practice questions for Computer Networks & Cloud Computing. Test your knowledge, check solutions on demand, and pace your preparation.

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Q11easy
What is an Authoritative Name Server in DNS?
Q12easy
What is a Mail Transfer Agent (MTA)?
Q13medium
You need to troubleshoot a website that is not resolving its domain name to an IP. Which command-line tool is specifically designed to query DNS servers?
Q14easy
In DNS, what is a TTL (Time to Live) value?
Q15easy
What is an HTTP Cookie used for?
Q16easy
What is the "Root Server" in the DNS hierarchy?
Q17easy
A web server has an A record and a AAAA record. What do they resolve to respectively?
Q18medium
You are downloading a large installation file using an FTP client. Which port is typically used for the FTP control connection?
Q19hard
In the context of DNS, what is Recursive Resolution?
Q20easy
A client tries to connect to a server via DHCP, but the server is down. What happens?