COMPUTER NETWORKS IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
UNIT-1
1. Explain in detail about the uses of Computer Networks? Explain with respective of
real world applications?
2. Explain in detail about Network Hardware (OR) Computer network Components?
3. Explain in detail about types of Networks? ****
4. Explain in detail about OSI Reference Model? ****
5. Explain in detail about TCP/IP Reference Model? ***
6. Explain in detail about different topologies of networks? ****
7. Explain in detail about transmission guided media? **
8. Differences b/w ISO/OSI reference model with the TCP/IP reference model? **
9. Explain in detail about Protocol Hierarchy in Network Software? **
UNIT-2.1 (DLL)
1. Explain in detail about design issues in data link layer? ***
2. Explain in detail about Error Detection techniques? ***
3. Explain in detail about Error Correction codes? ***
4. Explain in detail about elementary data link layer protocols? ***
5. Differences between Go-Back-N ARQ and Selective Repeat?
UNIT-2.2 (MAC)
1. Explain in detail about Medium Access Control Sub-layer?
2. Explain in detail about channel allocation Problem? ***
3. Explain in detail about Multiple Access Protocols? (*** Random access protocols and
channelization(or)Division protocols)
4. Evolution of Ethernet (Or) Types of ETHERNET ***
5. MAC Frame structure for IEEE802.3 Ethernet? ***
6. Explain wireless LAN (Or) WLAN (Or) 802.11 and its architecture? ***
7. Explain MAC sub layer frame structure of IEEE 802.11 (Or) WLAN?
UNIT-3
1. Explain all the Network layer design issues**
2. Explain Routing Algorithms with an example ***
3. Explain Congestion control algorithms**
4. Explain Quality Of Service(QOS) in Computer Networks
5. IPV4 and IPV6 Header structures *****
6. Explain briefly about IP Addresses and classes? **
7. Explain Classless Inter Domain Routing(CIDR)**
UNIT-4
1. Elements of Transport Protocols **
2. Explain UDP and its header ****
3. Explain UDP and its header ****
4. TCP connection Management(mainly Connection establishment and release)***
5. TCP connection management finite state machine with diagram **
UNIT-5
1. Components and architecture of E-Mail and its services *****
2. Explain POP3 and IMAP (***POP3)
3. Explain about Domain Name Service(DNS) ***
4. Difference between POP3 and IMAP *
5. Explain architecture of www **
6. Explain URL and also URL structure ***
7. Explain cookie and Types of cookies **
Note: All are important questions. Marking with stars are more important. But don’t
neglect to read non-star marked questions.