KOLEJ UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN FACULTY OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018 JANUARY/FEBRUARY EXAMINATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BAIT2164 COMPUTER NETWORKS MONDAY, 5 FEBRUARY 2018 TIME: 9.00 AM ~ 11.00 AM (2 HOURS) BACHELOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (HONOURS) IN INFORMATION SECURITY BACHELOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (HONOURS) IN INTERNET TECHNOLOGY BACHELOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (HONOURS) SOFTWARE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT Instructions to Candidates: Answer AILL questions. All questions carry equal marks This question paper consists of 4 questions on 6 printed pages.BAIT2164 COMPUTER NETWORKS Question 1 You have been appointed as the network associate in a company. You and your team members have configured VLANs for the company as shown in Figure 1 a) b) ae wana wan / Figure 1: A network topology Explain TAREE (3) benefits of using VLANs. (9 marks) Identify the FastEthernet ports in Switch A and Switch B that are configured as “switchport mode access” and “switchport mode trunk”. (S marks) @ di) Based on Figure 1, PCs and laptops within the same VLANS are able to communicate with each other but not with PCs and laptops from different VLANs. What is the most likely caused of this problem? (3 marks) Propose ONE (1) device to be added into the network topology as shown in Figure 1 and explain FOUR (4) operations that need to be performed in the proposed device for laptops in VIAN 22 to communicate with PCs in VLAN 11. (8 marks) [Total: 25 marks} ‘This question paper consists of 4 questions on 6 printed pages.BAIT2164 COMPUTER NETWORKS Question 2 4) Illustrate how PC-A and respective routers send packets from one network to another network when PC-A pings to PC-B. Your illustrations include FOUR (4) points and based on the network topology shown in Figure 2, Router 172.3621 s0/0/3 coz 172I6.3.1, Thaas.2.0704 A726. 172.16.3.0/24 172.16.1.0/24 ree PCA 1724638 t7216.10 re 172.16.1.10 Server I2A6AS Figure 2: A network topology (8 marks) b) Illustrate THREE (3) IP address’s information that must be configured on a PC-A in order for packets to be sent to a remote destination. °) Illustrate ONE (1) feature that distinguishes routers from Layer 2 switches, 4) _ List and describe THREE (3) router's information stored in the routing table. (6 marks) (2 marks) (9 marks) (Total: 25 marks] This question paper consists of 4 questions on 6 printed pages.BAIT2164 COMPUTER NETWORKS Question 3 a) With reference to Figure 3-1 and Figure 3-2 below, differentiate the three types of static routes. (10 marks) pce imevig ear] 15° > Zeyoy0 200,200720070 30 Figure 3-1: A network topology RouterAA# show ip route Gateway of last resort is 0.0.0.0 to network 0.0.0.0 10.0.0.0/8 is variably subnetted, 8 subnets, 3 masks C 10.1.1.0/24 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/1 L 10.1.1.1/32 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/1 S 10.1.3.0/24 is directly connected, Serial0/0/1 $ 10.1.4.0/24 [1/0] via 10.1.5.14 C 10.1.5.0/30 is directly connected, Serial0/0/0 L 10.1.5.1/32 is directly connected, Serial0/0/0 C 10.1.5.12/30 is directly connected, Serial0/0/1 L 10.1.5.13/32 is directly connected, Serial0/0/1 S* 0.0.0.0/0 is directly connected, Serial0/0/0 Figure 3-2: Partial output of “show ip route” This question paper consists of 4 questions on 6 printed pages.BAIT2164 COMPUTER NETWORKS b) You are planning to restructure MyNetwork Sdn, Bhd. company’s network into multiple subnets by using Variable-Length Subnet Masks (VLSM). The network address allocated is 172.18.48.0/20. Remember to start with your largest groups first. Figure 3-3: MyNetwork Sdn.Bhd. network topology Based on the network requirement shown in Figure 3-3, calculate and document the network addressing scheme using the following format in the answer booklet. Remember to work from largest to smallest. (15 marks) Hosts Network Subnet Mask First Usable | Last Usable | Broadcast Required | Address (@dotted-decimal | Address Address Address format) [Total: 25 marks} Question 4 2) (@_ Give ONE (1) example of link-state routing protocol and ONE (1) example of distance vector routing protocol. (2 marks) Gi) _ Illustrate THREE (3) benefits of link-state routing protocol over distance vector routing protocol. (9 marks) This question paper consists of 4 questions on 6 printed pages.BAIT2164 COMPUTER NETWORKS b) ion 4 (Continued) ‘Compute a summary route that RI will use to send data to R2 for the three networks as shown ire 4-1, Show all the steps with explanations to compute the summary route. (8 marks) 172.1.4.024 17.15.0224 aL Ra 172.1.6.024 Figure 4-1: Route summarization Alll routers R1, R2 and R3 are using OSPF¥3 to communicate with each other, 2o01:db6:cafe:2:/64 PC? 82 Ro. 20ot:dbercafe:2001::/64/ 2Ooy:dbarcafe 2002/64 2001: 468: St ft FEB0::3 Pct Figure 4-2: Network Topology Explain the communications among routers RI, R2 and R3 using the following addresses: (Link-Local addresses G marks) (ii) TPv6 global unicast address. G marks) [Total: 25 marks] This question paper consists of 4 questions on 6 printed pages.