Question Bank I

Course: B. Tech.
Branch: ECE
Semester and Session: 8th Semester, Jan. – May 2011
Subject Code and Name: CS402, Computer Networks
Subject Teacher: Amanpreet Sandhu, Rashpnder Kaur
Topics Covered:
Data communication concepts: Digital & Analog, Parallel & serial, Synchronous &
Asynchronous, Simplex, Half duplex & full duplex.

Computer Networks: Introduction, N/W Topology, Wired N/W Vs wireless

N/W.Classification of computer N/W’s- LAN, MAN, WAN. Internet, Intranet & Extranet.

Protocols & Protocol suits (eg TCP/IP, IPX/SPX), Need of Protocols & their
significance in Networking.

N/W Reference Models:- OSI reference Model, TCP/IP reference Model, comparison of
OSI & TCP/IP Ref Models
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Section A

Q1. Explain the concept of Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD) in wireless networks.
Q2. Draw and explain some possible topologies for a point-to-point subnet.
Q3. Define the term Distributed processing and explain its concept.
Q4. Explain Network Criteria and its applications.
Q5. What are the advantages of multipoint connection over a point-to-point
connection?.
Q6. What does the FCC have to do with communication?
Q7. What is the difference between passive and Active Hub?
Q8. What are the key elements of a protocol?
Q9. Define the three transmission modes.
Q10. Give your own Example of how the type of transmission medium can affect the
performance of the network.
Q11. How do layers of the internet model correlate to the layers of OSI model?
Q12.What are the responsibilities of the network layer in the internet model?
Q13. What is peer-to-peer process?
Q14. What is the difference between port addresses, logical address and physical
address?
Q15. What are headers and trailers and how do they get added and removed?
Q16. Explain the function of Network Layer.
Q17. Define Framing, Flow control,Error control and Access control.
Q18. Explain the Services of application layer.
Q19. What are the various responsibilities of presentation layer?
Q20 Explain addressing of TCP/IP.

Section B

Q1. How is topology related to line configuration?

Q2. Distinguish between a peer to peer relationship and a primary-secondary
relationship.
Q3. Which organization consists of computer scientists and engineers and is known for
its Development of LAN standards?
Q4. Which agency created standards for telephone communications and for network
interfaces and Public networks?
Q5. Which agency is the U.S. voting member to the ISO?
Q6. Which topology requires a central controller or a hub?
Q7. Difference between central and secondary Hub.
Q8. Which topology requires multipoint connection?
Q9. Which topology features a point-to point line configuration?
Q10. In which topology security and privacy are less of an issue?
Q11. In the OSI model, what is the main function of the transport layer?
Q12. How are OSI and ISO related to each other?
Q13. Explain the term Layered architecture.
Q14. Define the following:-SMTP,FTP,HTTP.
Q15. Define: ARP and RARP
Q16. Define Encryption and compression.
Q17. Difference between logical address and physical address
Q18. Define UDP.
Q19. what is access control.
Q20. Explain the concept of segmentation.

Section C (Multiple-Choice Questions)

1. A television transmission is an example of ___________________transmission.
2. In a ___________topology, if there are n devices in a network, each device has n-1
ports for cable.
3. A __________connection provides a dedicated link between two devices.
4. In a _________link, the only traffic between the two connected devices.
5. Viruses are a network _________ issue.
6. Protection of data from a natural disaster such as tornado is a network _______issue.
7. Five components of a data communication system are:_________________.
8. A network that contains multiple hubs is most likely configured in a ________
 topology.
9. A cable break in a _________topology stops all transmission.
10. Term Internet means ______________.
11.Before data can be transmitted, they must be transformed to ________.
12. _______ data have discrete states and take discrete values.
13. ________is the rate of change with respect to time.
14 The ______ layer is responsible for moving frames from one hop (node) to the
next..
15. The _______ layer is the layer closest to the transmission medium.
16. As the data packet moves from the upper to the lower layers, headers are
_______.
17. The _______ layer changes bits into electromagnetic signals.
18. The OSI model consists of _______ layers.
19. In the OSI model, encryption and decryption are functions of the ________
layer.
20. A port address in TCP/IP is ______ bits long.