Leela Education Society.

S.A.V.Acharya Institute of Management Studies.

University of Mumbai
MMS- II Year (Sem - III)
Subject: Networking & Communication
Duration: 3 hrs.

Total marks: 60

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------N.B. 1) Q.N0.1 is compulsory and carries 20 marks

2) Solve Any Four questions from Q.2 to Q.7
3) Each of the question (other than question 1) has internal choice (a) or
(b).
Q.1) CASE STUDY: Bandwidth Blues

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Alferd is a do-it-yourself entrepreneur who built up his fortune in trading. He traded in anything
and everything and kept close control of every activity. That was how he had grown to indulge in
his one dream to build a college in his home town. A college that would be at par to the ones in
the better cities, that ones in which he could not study himself.
Work started a year back and the buildings were coming along well. He himself did not use
computers much and became hooked to the Internet and e mail only recently. He was
determined to provide a PC with Internet connectivity to every students and faculty member. He
was currently engrossed in plans for the 100 seater computer lab.
What was confusing him was the choice of internet connectivity. He had about a dozen
quotations in front of him. Recommendations ranged from 64 kbps ISDN all the way to 1 Gbps
leased line to Guwahati, which was almost 200kms away.
Prices ranged from slightly under a lakh all the way upto Rs.25 lakh and beyond.
He did not understand most of the equipments quoted firewall , proxy server, cache appliance.
Nor was he sure what the hidden cost were. Although it went against his very nature, he would
have to identify trustworthy consultant who would help him make sense of the whole thing.
Q.1:
(a) In the context of the given case, what managerial issues need to be addressed by
Alfred? Why is it important for managers to be tech savvy?
(b) What is the importance of a System consultant to an organization?
What skills should he/she posses?

Q.2. (a) What is a network? What are necessary components of networks?

(10)
OR
(b)What are the benefits of using networks? Explain the main application areas of network?
Q.3. (a) What is unbounded media? Explain the terrestrial microwave and satellite transmission?
OR
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(b) What is website? How it is useful for internet?
Q.4. (a) What is Internet? Explain the components of Internet.
OR
(b) Explain DAMA & TDMA.

(10)

Q.5. (a) What is DNS server? Explain the elements of DNS.

OR
(b) Explain. (i) Hub (ii) Switch (iii) Router

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Q.6. (a) What is fiber optic? How refraction happen in fiber optics and it is useful than others?
OR
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(b) What is topology? Explain the star and mesh topology with diagram.
Q.7.(a) Explain telecom technologies and services offered in market place?
OR
(b) Explain communication technologies.

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