Computer Networks Question Bank

Q1) Answer the following. [5 × 1 = 5]

A) Choose the correct option
1. The length of an IP address is ____ bits.
a) 46 b) 64
b) 32 d) 16
2. _____ type of noise is caused due to spikes.
a) Induced b) Crosstalk
b) Thermal d) Impulse
3. In token passing method, each station has a predecessor and ____.
a) First b) End
b) Successor d) None of the above
4. To compute checksum in IPv4, the value of the checksum field is set to
_____.
a) 1 b) 2
b) 5 d) 0
5. SCTP is a _____ transport layer protocol.
a) reliable b) connectionless
b) connection-oriented d) both (a) and (b)
6. In _____ method, one station is designated as a primary station and others
are secondary stations.
i) Token Passing ii) Channelization
iii) Polling iv) Reservation
7. Which topology requires multipoint connection?
Star ii) Bus
Ring iv) Mesh
8. Which type of noise is caused due to spikes?
Induced ii) Impulse
Thermal iv) Crosstalk
9. SMTP uses _____commands.
32 ii) 5
14 iv) 12
10. A _____IP address consists of network address and host address.
4 byte ii) 2 byte
 4 giga byte iv) 5 byte
11. Header size of UDP is ______.
a) 8 bytes b) 8 bits
c) 16 bytes d) 124 bytes
12. CIDR stands for ______.
a) Classful internet domain routing
b) Classless internet dynamic routing
c) Classless inter domain routing
d) Classful inter dynamic routing
13. A MAC address is of ______ bits.
a) 48 b) 32
c) 16 d) 64
14. When a data packet is transmitted to a subset of the network, it is _____.
a) Broadcasting b) Multicasting
c) Subcasting d) Unicasting
15. Which of the following method divides channel into separate bands?
a) TDMA b) FDMA
c) CDMA d) WDMA
16. ________ of the following is not function of data link layer.
a) Error control b) Signal Representation
c) Flow control d) Framing
17. A telephone network is an example of ______ network.
a) Circuit switched b) Packet switched
c) Message switched d) Virtual switched
18. _________ of the following technique does not make efficient use of
channel bandwidth.
a) Piggybacking b) Pipelining
c) Go back n d) Selective repeat
 19. For class A, address, ________ byte are taken as net-id.
a) 1 b) 2
c) 4 d) 8
20. "Total length" field in UDP packet header is the length of the _______.
a) Only UDP header b) Only data
c) Only checksum d) UDP header plus data
B) Answer the following : [5 × 1 = 5]
1. List the network layer services
2. What are the two forms of signaling
3. Define channelization
4. What is dotted decimal notation?
5. List out different UDP operations
6. Define netid and hostid.
7. List the framing methods in Data Link Layer.
8. Define bit interval and bit rate.
9. Define De-encapsulation.
10. Enlist any three categories of header.
11. What is unit of SNR?
12. List the layers of TCP/IP.
13. What is meant by internetwork?
14. Write address mask for 124.
15. What are port number ranges for well-known ports?
16. PAN is the largest type of network. State True/False and Justify.
17. List the causes of signal impairment.
18. What are different frame types in HDLC?
19. Identify the address class for the following IP address 140.25.1.100.
20. What is maximum size of TCP Header?
Q2) Attempt the following: (Any five) [5 × 3 = 15]
1. Write a short note on point-to-point network.
2. Explain three ports of IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority).
3. Explain different transmission modes in detail.
4. List different types of CSMA protocol. Explain any one in details.
5. Explain any three types of extension headers.
6. Write short note on Domain Namespace.
7. Compare between Synchronous and Asynchronous data transmission.
8. Write short note on HAM.
9. State the advantages and disadvantages of Stop-and -Wait Protocol.
 10. Explain IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) port number ranges.
11. Write a short note on UDP Datagram format.
12. Explain the fields in IPv4 Datagram.
13. What are the different types of services provided by physical layer?
14. Explain HDLC frame format.
15. What is mean by fragmentation? Which fields in datagram header related
with fragmentation?
16. Write note on NAT.
17. Explain transmission modes.
18. Explain advantage and disadvantage of OSI - ISO model.
19. Explain the types of data flow with examples.
20. Discuss the different levels of addresses used in networks.
21. Given a channel with intended capacity of 20 mbps. The bandwidth of
22. channel is 3MHz. What signal to noise ratio is required in order to achieve
this capacity?
23. Differentiate between pure and slotted ALOHA.
24. Write note on classful addressing.
25. Explain the types of DNS server.
Q3) Attempt the following : (Any five) [5 × 4 = 20]
1. Give the advantages of computer network.
2. Write functions of application layer.
3. Draw Graph for NRZ - L, NRZ - I for the following data-
a. 00000000 ii) 11111111
b. 01010101 iv) 00110011
4. Write a short note on ERROR Detecting code.
5. Write IPv 4 limitations.
6. Differentiate between TCP and UDP.
7. Define :
a. i) Netid ii) Hostid
b. iii) Subnetting iv) Supernetting
8. Write a note on subnetting and supernetting.
9. Enlist different switching techniques. Explain any one switching technique
in detail.
10. Explain UAN with its advantages and disadvantages.
11. Given the dataword 1010011110 and the divisor 10111.
i) Show the generation of the codeword at the sender site (using binary
division).
ii) Show the checking of the codeword at the receiver site (assume no error).
12. Explain TCP/IP protocol suite with diagram.
13. Explain Domain Name System (DNS) in brief.
 14. State advantages of IPv6
15. Explain TCP services.
16. Describe IPv6 packet format.
17. Draw graph for manchester and differential manchester for following data.
a. 00000000
b. 01011010
c. 10101010
d. 11111111
18. Explain difference between LAN, MAN, WAN.
19. Explain different techniques used by data link layer for framing.
20. State difference between IPv4 and IPv6.
21. Explain in brief function of TCP/IP model
22. Explain the characteristics of Data Communication.
23. Compare & contrast OSI and TCP/IP reference model.
24. Explain the criteria for measuring network performance.
25. Given a 12 bit sequence 100111010000 and divisor of 1001 find CRC.
26. Draw the structure of IPV4 datagram and explain its field.
27. Write note on SMTP.
28. For the given IP address 205.167.37.39/28 in some block of addresses,
calculate
a. Address mask
b. First address of block.
Q4) Attempt the following : (Any five) [5 × 5 = 25]
1. Define Topology. Explain any two topology.
2. Explain TCP/IP protocol suit diagrammatically.
3. Explain line coding characteristics.
4. Given the dataword 1010011110 and the divisor 10111.
i) Show the generation of the codeword at the sender site (using
binary division)
ii) Show the checking of the codeword at the receiver site (assume no
error)
5. State the difference between IPv4 and IPv6.
6. Write uses of UDP.
7. Explain the features of TCP.
8. Differentiate between TCP and UDP.
9. Define Topology. Enlist types of topologies. Explain any three types of
topologies.
10. Explain Data Link Layer framing concept in detail.
11. Write functions of Physical Layer.
12. Draw Graph for NRZ-L,NRZ-I for the following data.
 i) 00000000
ii) 11111111
iii) 01010101
iv) 00110011
13. Explain TCP features.
14. Write a short note on E-MAIL Architecture.
15. Define topology. Explain any two with its advantage and disadvantage.
16. Differentiate between TCP/IP and OSI - ISO model.
17. Which are the different criteria used to measure performance of network?
Explain.
18. Write a note on CSMA/CA.
19. Identify address classes for following IP address with reason.
i) 192.168.10.5
ii) 71.224.183.10
iii) 142.25.1.100
20. 10010111 11001101 10101010 11010111
21. 00111111 11010110 10110111 10101111
22. Explain HTTP request and response message with diagram.
23. Differentiate between TCP and UDP
24. Define Topology. Explain any two topology with its advantages and
disadvantages.
25. What is classless addressing?
26. Explain serial and parallel transmission modes.
27. Explain the go back n protocol with advantages & disadvantages.
28. Encode data stream 01101001 with the following methods :
i) Unipolar, NRZ-L - RZ, Manchester, Differential Manchester.
29. Differentiate between FDMA, TDMA and CDMA.
30. Explain UDP operations along with advantages & disadvantages.