CBSE Class 12 Computer Science Question 84 of 159

Computer Networks - I — Question 16

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Question 16

A local telephone network is an example of a ............... network.

  1. Packet switched
  2. Circuit switched
  3. Message switched
  4. All of these
Answer

Circuit switched

Reason — When we make a telephone call, the switching equipment within the telephone system seeks out a physical copper path all the way from the sender's telephone to the receiver's telephone. Hence, an end-to-end path is set up before any data can be sent. Therefore, a local telephone network is an example of a circuit-switched network.