NAT MCQs

Practice NAT MCQs with four options, answers and explanations for focused Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering revision.

Question 1

Computer & Networking BasicsNAT

NAT is commonly used at an IPv4 network edge to?

ATranslate between private and public address information
BConvert MAC addresses into passwords
CIncrease CPU clock frequency
DReplace Ethernet frames with analog audio

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Correct Answer: A. Translate between private and public address information

Explanation: Network Address Translation commonly allows privately addressed hosts to communicate through public IPv4 addressing at the network boundary.

Reference: Standard computer networking fundamentals: nat

Question 2

Computer & Networking BasicsNAT

PAT allows multiple private hosts to share a public IPv4 address primarily by distinguishing connections using?

ATransport-layer port numbers
BMonitor resolutions
CCable lengths
DCPU opcodes

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Correct Answer: A. Transport-layer port numbers

Explanation: Port Address Translation tracks flows using address and transport-port information so many internal connections can share one public address.

Reference: Standard computer networking fundamentals: nat