QoS & Traffic Shaping interview questions

24 real QoS & Traffic Shaping questions from the Networking bank, as asked in Indian campus drives and tech interviews. Every question has a verified answer and an AI-tutor explanation on placd — free to start.

1. What is Quality of Service (QoS)?

Junior
  1. A.setting the Differentiated Services field in the IP header to classify a packet's priority
  2. B.enforcing a rate limit by dropping or remarking packets that exceed a threshold
  3. C.the set of techniques that prioritize certain traffic to meet latency and bandwidth requirements
  4. D.the maximum data rate a link can carry, typically measured in bits per second
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2. Which term means: "the set of techniques that prioritize certain traffic to meet latency and bandwidth requirements"?

Junior
  1. A.Low-latency queuing (LLQ)
  2. B.DSCP marking
  3. C.Traffic shaping
  4. D.Quality of Service (QoS)
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3. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.Quality of Service (QoS) — enforcing a rate limit by dropping or remarking packets that exceed a threshold
  2. B.Quality of Service (QoS) — the set of techniques that prioritize certain traffic to meet latency and bandwidth requirements
  3. C.Quality of Service (QoS) — the maximum data rate a link can carry, typically measured in bits per second
  4. D.Quality of Service (QoS) — a strict-priority queue that services delay-sensitive traffic like voice ahead of others
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4. What is Bandwidth?

Junior
  1. A.the set of techniques that prioritize certain traffic to meet latency and bandwidth requirements
  2. B.smoothing bursts by buffering excess packets and releasing them at a configured rate
  3. C.enforcing a rate limit by dropping or remarking packets that exceed a threshold
  4. D.the maximum data rate a link can carry, typically measured in bits per second
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6. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.Bandwidth — setting the Differentiated Services field in the IP header to classify a packet's priority
  2. B.Bandwidth — the variation in packet arrival delay that degrades real-time voice and video
  3. C.Bandwidth — the maximum data rate a link can carry, typically measured in bits per second
  4. D.Bandwidth — the set of techniques that prioritize certain traffic to meet latency and bandwidth requirements
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7. What is Jitter?

Junior
  1. A.the set of techniques that prioritize certain traffic to meet latency and bandwidth requirements
  2. B.the variation in packet arrival delay that degrades real-time voice and video
  3. C.the maximum data rate a link can carry, typically measured in bits per second
  4. D.smoothing bursts by buffering excess packets and releasing them at a configured rate
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9. Which statement is correct?

Junior
  1. A.Jitter — the set of techniques that prioritize certain traffic to meet latency and bandwidth requirements
  2. B.Jitter — enforcing a rate limit by dropping or remarking packets that exceed a threshold
  3. C.Jitter — a scheduler that allocates bandwidth among flows in proportion to assigned weights
  4. D.Jitter — the variation in packet arrival delay that degrades real-time voice and video
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10. What is DSCP marking?

Mid
  1. A.setting the Differentiated Services field in the IP header to classify a packet's priority
  2. B.enforcing a rate limit by dropping or remarking packets that exceed a threshold
  3. C.smoothing bursts by buffering excess packets and releasing them at a configured rate
  4. D.the variation in packet arrival delay that degrades real-time voice and video
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12. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.DSCP marking — the maximum data rate a link can carry, typically measured in bits per second
  2. B.DSCP marking — a strict-priority queue that services delay-sensitive traffic like voice ahead of others
  3. C.DSCP marking — the set of techniques that prioritize certain traffic to meet latency and bandwidth requirements
  4. D.DSCP marking — setting the Differentiated Services field in the IP header to classify a packet's priority
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13. What is Traffic policing?

Mid
  1. A.setting the Differentiated Services field in the IP header to classify a packet's priority
  2. B.enforcing a rate limit by dropping or remarking packets that exceed a threshold
  3. C.the variation in packet arrival delay that degrades real-time voice and video
  4. D.the maximum data rate a link can carry, typically measured in bits per second
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15. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.Traffic policing — the variation in packet arrival delay that degrades real-time voice and video
  2. B.Traffic policing — enforcing a rate limit by dropping or remarking packets that exceed a threshold
  3. C.Traffic policing — a scheduler that allocates bandwidth among flows in proportion to assigned weights
  4. D.Traffic policing — the set of techniques that prioritize certain traffic to meet latency and bandwidth requirements
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16. What is Traffic shaping?

Mid
  1. A.the variation in packet arrival delay that degrades real-time voice and video
  2. B.smoothing bursts by buffering excess packets and releasing them at a configured rate
  3. C.the maximum data rate a link can carry, typically measured in bits per second
  4. D.a strict-priority queue that services delay-sensitive traffic like voice ahead of others
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18. Which statement is correct?

Mid
  1. A.Traffic shaping — the maximum data rate a link can carry, typically measured in bits per second
  2. B.Traffic shaping — the variation in packet arrival delay that degrades real-time voice and video
  3. C.Traffic shaping — the set of techniques that prioritize certain traffic to meet latency and bandwidth requirements
  4. D.Traffic shaping — smoothing bursts by buffering excess packets and releasing them at a configured rate
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19. What is Weighted fair queuing (WFQ)?

Senior
  1. A.enforcing a rate limit by dropping or remarking packets that exceed a threshold
  2. B.a scheduler that allocates bandwidth among flows in proportion to assigned weights
  3. C.smoothing bursts by buffering excess packets and releasing them at a configured rate
  4. D.a strict-priority queue that services delay-sensitive traffic like voice ahead of others
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20. Which term means: "a scheduler that allocates bandwidth among flows in proportion to assigned weights"?

Senior
  1. A.Low-latency queuing (LLQ)
  2. B.Weighted fair queuing (WFQ)
  3. C.Traffic shaping
  4. D.Quality of Service (QoS)
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21. Which statement is correct?

Senior
  1. A.Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) — setting the Differentiated Services field in the IP header to classify a packet's priority
  2. B.Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) — enforcing a rate limit by dropping or remarking packets that exceed a threshold
  3. C.Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) — the set of techniques that prioritize certain traffic to meet latency and bandwidth requirements
  4. D.Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) — a scheduler that allocates bandwidth among flows in proportion to assigned weights
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22. What is Low-latency queuing (LLQ)?

Senior
  1. A.enforcing a rate limit by dropping or remarking packets that exceed a threshold
  2. B.a scheduler that allocates bandwidth among flows in proportion to assigned weights
  3. C.a strict-priority queue that services delay-sensitive traffic like voice ahead of others
  4. D.smoothing bursts by buffering excess packets and releasing them at a configured rate
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24. Which statement is correct?

Senior
  1. A.Low-latency queuing (LLQ) — a strict-priority queue that services delay-sensitive traffic like voice ahead of others
  2. B.Low-latency queuing (LLQ) — the variation in packet arrival delay that degrades real-time voice and video
  3. C.Low-latency queuing (LLQ) — smoothing bursts by buffering excess packets and releasing them at a configured rate
  4. D.Low-latency queuing (LLQ) — setting the Differentiated Services field in the IP header to classify a packet's priority
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