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Instructions to Candidates
3. The examination rules set out on the last page of the answer booklet are to be complied with.
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SECTION A
1. Please tick your answers in the box behind the front cover of the answer booklet. If you
have made a mistake, shade the wrong answer and tick the new answer, e.g.
(a) MAC/IP
(b) LLC/CD
(c) CSMA/CD
(d) TCP/IP
A3. Which one of the following factors is NOT affecting the rate of data communication?
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A5. A message block of synchronous protocol is shown in Figure A5. Which one of the
following is PDU of component A?
(a) Segment
(b) Packet
(c) Frame
(d) Binary
Figure A5
A6. Which one of the following is correct for a query of message transaction occurred in
Modbus communication?
A7. Which one of the following is correct for the HART communication?
A8. What is the maximum number of drivers and receivers that are allowed in RS485
interface standard?
(a) 64
(b) 48
(c) 32
(d) 24
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Figure A9
A10. Which one of the following methods is used in the operation of HART protocol?
A11. Which one of the following is NOT the feature of Foundation Fieldbus?
A12. What is the network device that is needed to provide the connectivity from one
Fieldbus network to another Fieldbus network?
(a) Repeater
(b) Switch
(c) Gateway
(d) Hub
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A13. Which one of the following is NOT correct for the physical layer of Foundation
Fieldbus?
A14. What is the maximum length of Foundation Fieldbus segment that is connected by
using typical twisted-pair wire of Type A?
A15. What is the standard used in the physical layer of Profibus PA system?
A16. All devices on a Fieldbus network are given a token to send ___________ messages
between transmissions of ___________ messages.
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Figure A18
A19. Refer to Table A19. Calculate the number of subnets and the number of available host
IP addresses for each subnet.
(a) 8, 14
(b) 6, 30
(c) 4, 62
(d) 2, 126
A20. Refer to Table A20. Calculate the available host IP addresses of subnet 2.
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(a) What are the roles of resistor and capacitor used in a terminator?
(4 marks)
(b) How many terminators are needed for the control of 4 network segments?
(3 marks)
(c) Describe one possible scenario occurring from wrong termination.
(3 marks)
B2. Refer to Figure B2. You are tasked to configure router DR, Host A and Host B.
(a) What are the network addresses to configure in RIP process of DR?
(4 marks)
(b) What are the gateway addresses to configure in Host A and Host B?
(2 marks)
(c) What are the IP address and the subnet mask to configure in Host B?
(4 marks)
Figure B2
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B3. Profibus system is used for Factory Automation (FA) and Process Automation (PA).
(a) What are the profile names of Profibus system used for FA and PA?
(2 marks)
(b) What is the minimum data transmission rate of PA profile?
(2 marks)
(c) What is the interface standard used in FA profile?
(2 marks)
(d) Explain how Profibus system provides multi-vendor interoperability.
(4 marks)
(a) What are the PDUs of (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)?
(4 marks)
(b) What are the protocols of (v), (vi), (vii) and (viii)?
(3 marks)
(c) What is the PDU that is generated at the end of encapsulation process?
(3 marks)
Figure B4
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C1. You are tasked to route networks of Fieldbus Clients shown in Figure C1. Refer to the
network information shown in Table C1.
Figure C1
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