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III Semester B.C.A. Examination, May 2012 Data Communication

This document appears to be an exam for a data communications course, outlining the structure and questions. It is divided into three parts: Part A contains short answer and multiple choice questions worth 1-2 marks each, testing basic concepts like the differences between half and full duplex, error types, common networking implementations, the purpose of network interface cards and wireless LAN access methods. Part B contains longer answer questions worth 5 marks each, requiring explanations of topics like communication channel characteristics, signaling rates, multiplexing techniques, framing formats and networking standards. Part C features the largest and most in-depth questions worth 10 marks, requiring detailed explanations of topics such as line coding, network media, channel noise,

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III Semester B.C.A. Examination, May 2012 Data Communication

This document appears to be an exam for a data communications course, outlining the structure and questions. It is divided into three parts: Part A contains short answer and multiple choice questions worth 1-2 marks each, testing basic concepts like the differences between half and full duplex, error types, common networking implementations, the purpose of network interface cards and wireless LAN access methods. Part B contains longer answer questions worth 5 marks each, requiring explanations of topics like communication channel characteristics, signaling rates, multiplexing techniques, framing formats and networking standards. Part C features the largest and most in-depth questions worth 10 marks, requiring detailed explanations of topics such as line coding, network media, channel noise,

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*BCA31* BCA 31
III Semester B.C.A. Examination, May 2012
DATA COMMUNICATION
Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 80
Instructions : 1) Answer all questions in Part A, 6 out of 8 questions in Part B
and 3 out of 5 questions in Part C.
2) Part A : Questions from 1 to 8 carries 1 mark and 9 to 14
carries 2 marks each.
3) Part B : Each question carries 5 marks.
4) Part C : Each question carries 10 marks.
PART A
1. Give the difference between half-duplex and full-duplex.
2. How does a single-bit error differ from a burst error ?
3. What are the common Fast Ethernet implementations ?
4. What is the purpose of an NIC ?
5. What is the access method used by wireless LANs ?
6. Name the ATM layers.
7. List the different versions of ARQ protocol.
8. What is the purpose of the NAV ?
9. Give the differences between amplitude shift keying and phase shift keying.
10. What are the differences between parallel transmission and serial transmission ?
11. What is fixed-size framing and variable-size framing ?
12. Define piggy backing and its uses.
13. Why is there no need for CSMA/CD on a full-duplex Ethernet LAN ?
14. Give the MAC layers in IEEE 802.11 standard.
BCA 31 *BCA31*
PART B
1. Explain the characteristics of communication channels.
2. Explain the Nyquist Signaling Rate.
3. Explain Frequency Division Multiplexing and Wavelength Division Multiplexing.
4. Explain Pulse Code Modulation.
5. Explain HDLC frame format.
6. Explain Time-Division Multiple Access (TDMA) and Code-Division Multiple Access
(CDMA).
7. Explain the concept of Fast Ethernet.
8. Compare and contrast IEEE 802.3 and 802.11 standards.
PART C
1. Explain the different line coding methods.
2. Explain different types of guided media.
3. Explain different types of noisy channels.
4. Explain different types of Random Access.
5. Explain Token-ring protocol.
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