2920301 DATA COMMUNICATION AND NETWORKING ‘November 2021 ‘Time: 3 Hours THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCEL, DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNO LOGY MODUL! La DATA COMMUNICA’ no AND NETWORKING eis INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES. This paper consists of EIGHT questions, Answer any FIVE of the EIGHT questions in the answer bookles provided Candidates should answer the questions in English, ‘This paper consists of 4 printed pages. Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all the pages are printed as indicated and that no questions are missing. {© 2021 The Kenya Nasional Eeaminations Cancil Turn overoh) (2) (b) te) id (b) (c) @ 2920/301 November 2021 Differentiate between analog and digital signals as used in data communication. (4 marks) Explain three functions of physical layer in OSI model. (6 marks) User Datagram Protocol header is made up of several fields. Explain three fields that could be found in the header, (6 marks) Mary intends to use command line network operating system for her computer network: Outline four advantages of the operating system that eould have influenced her choice, (4-marks) Outline four types of communication software that could be found in 2 computer. Wideo Comune! 4 (4 marks) ie eee For cach of the following sceriacios, suggest the most appropriate Intemet connection justifying your answer: 4) ahost server that is accessed by millions of users; mark) (ii) ahome office that uses existing telephone lines; (1 mark) (iil) a video chat on a mobile phone; (1 mark) (iv) connecting several branches of company located in various towns. (1 mark) () Outline two uses of a network baseline during network troubleshooting. (2 marks) ) Unipolar encoding scheme has sev roblems that makes i unpopular in modem digital transmission schemes. Explain twe such problems. (4 marks) 6) Outline two roles of Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP). (2 marks) Gi) Figure 1 shows.a coppeesivisted pair enble (STP), Use it to answer he question that follows: ee = t O @ gi Gy Figure | Ouiline the flinctions of the part labelled @), (i), (Hii) and (iv) (4 marks) Describe three organizations that regulates WLAN. (G marks} Kete designed a computer network that used hybrid network topdlogy. Outline four factors thal could have influenced her design, (4 marks) Differentiate between next- generation firewall and cloud firewall (4 marks) Dynamis Host Configuration Protocol (DEICP) is used to automate [P addressing in a network. Explain three components of this protocol. (6 marks)® @ @ ) tb) ) @ o) 2920/3901 Noverwber 2027 lain each of thy following terms as used in the Interact: @) attachment; (2. marks) Gi) favourite (2 marks) Peter wes advised by his friend to yse unattended insiallation for a network software, ‘Outline four advantages of this installation method. —— (4 marks) Judy discovered several network vulnicrabilites in her company's network. Qutline four examples ofthese vulnerabilities that sho could: have noted. (4 marks) @) Alice intends to use WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) to interconnect the two network branches located in-g town. Explain two ‘features of this transmission media that could have influenced her decision, (4 marks) Gi) Explain two challenges of a bus network topology. (4 marks) ‘Outline three challenges of a peer to peer network model. (G marks) Distinguish between a ub and a.swirch, (4 marks) (Outline three factors that determines the bandwidth of a transmission media. (G marks) (i) Betty intends to troubleshoot a computermetwork for a client. Oulline four common hardware troubleshoot wont she could use. G marks) During network design, networks are ized based on the number of nodes connected. Explain three such cate (marks) Cutline two parts of Hthemet MAC@address. (2 marks) For each of the following functions of Ethemet frame, identify the field responsible: (detects errors in an Ethernet frame; (mark (ii) desotibes which higher-level protacal is used; (1 mark) (iii) notifies the destination to get ready; (1 mark) (iv) shows frame MAC address of the origin. (1 mari) ‘Carrier Sense Media Access/Collusion Detection uses several steps that guarantee delivery of data packet from sender to receiver host. Outline four such steps. (4 marks) @) Outline four factors that should be considered before installing communication software in a computer, (4 marks) Gi) Margret was diagnosing a tablet that was not connecting to the company’s WIFI. ‘Oulline three possible causes and solutions for the probler, (6-marks) Desoribe two types of fibre-optic connectors. (4 marks) (i) Outline two disadvantages of time-division multiplexing scheme (TDM). (2 marks) (8) Distinguish between access rate and committed information rare as used in frame relay configurations. (4 marks) 3 Turn over(©) Joan was required to instal computer network to use the host current technology in data communication. Explain two challenges that she could have experienced during the installation, (4 marks) (4) Iniemet Service Providers (ISP) prefer using: Point-to-Point protocol when connecting their customers to WAN. Explain three. ‘advantages that could have influenced the trend. 8. (3) @)— Outline two characieristics of WAN. (ii) Distinguish between wasicast IPv6 address and anyeast IPV6 address. (6 marks) (2 marks) (4 marks) (b) Pant noted that Cyclic Redundaney Check (CRC) is. an error-detecting scheme that is commonly used in data communication systems. Outline four advantages that could be influcneing this trend, (4 marks) (8) Every Ethernet uses Address Resalution Protocol for it to function properly. Explain two functions of this protocol, (4 marks) (4) Figure 2 shows a TCP/P model, Use it to answer the questions that follows, [Application roe Internet | i: _jf—w® Figure 2 @ Explain the function ofthe ayers labelled (i) and (ii), (4 marks) (ti) List four protocols that could be used in the application layer. (2: marks) THIS IS THE LAST PRINTED PAGE. 2920/301 4 November 2020