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This document contains questions about computer networks asked in an exam. It covers topics like network topologies, factors affecting network security, FDDI, hamming codes, virtual circuits, CRC, network masks, routing, link state databases, network attributes, transport layer duties, sockets, dynamic/active documents, storage area networks, ad-hoc networks, wireless network applications, peer-to-peer networks, network topologies, distance vector routing, UDP, congestion control, FTP, ad-hoc networks, storage area networks, wireless sensor networks, optical networks, and overlay networks. The questions are both short answer and long answer types assessing the examinee's knowledge of fundamental computer networking concepts.

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Computer Networks

This document contains questions about computer networks asked in an exam. It covers topics like network topologies, factors affecting network security, FDDI, hamming codes, virtual circuits, CRC, network masks, routing, link state databases, network attributes, transport layer duties, sockets, dynamic/active documents, storage area networks, ad-hoc networks, wireless network applications, peer-to-peer networks, network topologies, distance vector routing, UDP, congestion control, FTP, ad-hoc networks, storage area networks, wireless sensor networks, optical networks, and overlay networks. The questions are both short answer and long answer types assessing the examinee's knowledge of fundamental computer networking concepts.

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COMPUTER NETWORKS

PART-A
(20X2=40)
ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS
1. For n devices in a network what are the number of cable links required for bus, mesh, star and bus
topology?
2. Name the factors that affect the security of a network?
3. What are the advantages of FDDI over a basic token ring?
4. Define the access method used in IEEE 802.3.
5. List the three steps involved in spanning tree process?
6. What is the purpose of hamming code?
7. What are the two types of implementation of virtual circuit?
8. What does the CRC generator append to the data unit?
9. Define boundary level masking with suitable example.
10. What do you understand by network mask?
11. How the hierarchical routing is carried out?
12. What is the significance of link state database?
13. List out network related attributes.
14. What are the duties of transport layer?
15. Discuss about sockets.
16. What are dynamic documents? How they differ from active documents?
17. State two benefits of SAN.
18. How multihopping is achieved in ad-hoc networks?
19. Give some real time applications of wireless networks.
20. What is peer-peer?

PART-B
ANSWER ANY FIVE QUESTIONS
(5X12=60)
21. a) Explain any two topologies with its advantages and disadvantages in detail. (5)
b) Explain FDDI in detail. (7)
22. a) A receiver receives the code 11001100111 when it uses the hamming code encoding
algorithm the result is 0101, which bit is in error? What is the correct code?
(8)
b) Discuss about I-frame of HDLC. (4)
23. Mention the process involved in distance vector routing in detail. (12)
24. Briefly discuss the user datagram protocol with the frame format, and its operation in detail. (12)
25. What is congestion control? How it can be categorized? Explain with neat diagram. (12)
26. How FTP is used to transfer a file from one system to the other? Discuss with its model and
Connections involved. (12)
27. a) Define Ad-hoc network. Why do we need it? What are the various classifications of Ad-hoc
routing protocols.
b) Explain storage area network and its benefits in detail. (4)

28. Write short notes on the following:
a) Wireless sensor network.
b) Optical network.
c) Overlay network.

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