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The document outlines the structure and content of the End of Second Semester Examinations for the 2018/2019 academic year at All Nations University College, specifically for the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. It includes instructions for the exam, divided into two sections with various questions covering topics such as network protocols, data communication, and routing. Students are required to answer all questions in Section A and select questions from Section B.

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Data Communication - Computer Network Sum 19

The document outlines the structure and content of the End of Second Semester Examinations for the 2018/2019 academic year at All Nations University College, specifically for the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. It includes instructions for the exam, divided into two sections with various questions covering topics such as network protocols, data communication, and routing. Students are required to answer all questions in Section A and select questions from Section B.

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ALL NATIONS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (ANUC)

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME

END OF SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS: 2018/2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

ALL NATIONS UNIVERSITY ENGINEERING SCHOOL

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

LEVEL 300

STUDENT ID No: ..........................................................................

INSTRUCTIONS:
THERE ARE TWO SECTIONS TO THIS PAPER.

SECTION A: Answer all questions from this section (20 marks)


SECTION B:Answer ……………………………………………………. (80 Marks)
DO NOT TURN OVER THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD TO
DO SO BY THE INVIGILATOR

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SECTION A

1. What is a protocol data unit (PDU)? (2mrks)

2. What is a protocol architecture? (2mrks)

3. What is TCP/IP? (2mrks)


4. What tasks are performed by the transport layer? (2mrks)

5. What is attenuation? (2mrks)

6. Write two advantages and disadvantages of networks. (2mrks)

7. What is MAC address? (2mrks)

8. What is IP address? (2mrks)

9. What is meant by topology? Name some popular topologies. (2mrks)

10. Give two fundamental characteristics on which the effectiveness of data


communication depends on? (2mrks)

SECTION B

QUESTION 1

I. According to the ISO standards, networks have been divided into 7 layers
depending on the complexity of the functionality each of these layers provided.
Explain the functionalities of each of this layers (10mrks)

II. Explain the TCP header (5mrks)

III. Explain the UDP header (5mrks)


QUESTION 2

I. Explain the following


a) Asynchronous serial transmission (5mrks)
b) Synchronous serial transmission (5mrks)
II. With the aid of a diagram explain line coding (5mrks)
III. Define topology and explain three types. (5mrks)

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QUESTION 3

I. Identify the five components of a data communication system. (5mrks)


II. What is the difference between half duplex and full duplex transmission modes give
an example of each? (3mrks)
III.
a).What advantages do TCP have over UDP? (5mrks)

b). What are the features, which make TCP a reliable protocol? (2mrks)

c). Explain the following as associated to network security. (5mrks)

I. Interruption
II. Privacy-Breach
III. Authenticity

QUESTION 4

I. `Explain the following


a) Frequency Division Multiplexing (2.5mrks)
b) Time Division Multiplexing. (2.5mrks)
II. What is a Modem? What is the need of MODEM in data communication? (5mrks)
III. With the aid of a neat and a well labelled diagram explain the following

a) Unicast Routing (2.5mrks)


b) Broadcast Routing (2.5mrks)
c) Multicast Routing (2.5mrks)
d) Explain the concept of MODEM. (2.5mrks)

QUESTION 5.

I. Explain the functionality of data link layer. (5mkr)


II. Explain Two types of mechanisms can be deployed for flow control. (5mrks)
III. There are two kinds of routing protocols available to route unicast packets.
Explain the two types of protocol. (10mrks)

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