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DEPARTMENT OF ECE

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Assignment – II
B.Tech. - ECE Department
Course Category: Program core
Course Code/Course Title: 1151EC111/Data Communication Networks Semester: EVEN
Max. Marks: 5 Date of Submission:

Achievable Course Outcomes

CO3: Illustrate about reliable and non-reliable data transfer protocols in transport layer for
different applications - K2 level
CO4: Apply the knowledge of various network layer routing protocols to predict the shortest path
between the nodes - K3 level
CO5: . Infer about how error detection, flow control and error control is done in data link layer
Explain about different multiple access techniques used in Wired and Wireless Networks
- K2 level

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Assignment Topics/Questions Marks Level
Outcome

1 What difference does it make to the network layer if the

underlying data link layer provides a connection-oriented 3 CO4 K2
service versus a connectionless service?
2 Suppose transmission channels become virtually error-free.
3 CO5 K2
Is the data link layer still needed?
3 Does Ethernet provide connection-oriented or connectionless
3 CO5 K2
service?
4 Suppose a computer is moved from one department to
another. Does the physical address need to change? Does the
3 CO5 K2
IP address need to change? Does it make a difference if the
computer is a laptop?
5 Explain why it is useful for application layer programs to
3 CO3 K2
have a "well-known" TCP port number?
6 Explain the main idea of UDP? 3 CO3 K2
7 What are the different fields in pseudo header? 3 CO3 K2
8 Define TCP? 3 CO3 K2
9 Define Congestion Control? 3 CO3 K2
10 What is meant by segment? 3 CO3 K2
11 What is meant by segmentation? 3 CO3 K2
12 What is meant by Concatenation? 3 CO3 K2
13 What is rate based design? 3 CO3 K2
14 What is RED? 3 CO3 K2

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15 What are the three events involved in the connection? 3 CO3 K2

16 What is Silly Window Syndrome? 3 CO3 K2
17 Name one way in which distance vector is better than link
state routing, and name one way in which link state routing 3 CO4 K2
is better than distance vector routing.
18 Data link protocols almost always put the CRC in a trailer
3 CO5 K2
rather than in a header. Why?
19 What is a carrier sense protocol? Name and describe three
3 CO5 K2
CSMA protocols.
20 What is a virtual LAN and what is the differences and are the
3 CO5 K2
benefits over a non-virtual LAN?
21 Compare and contrast connection-oriented and
3 CO5 K2
connectionless protocols, name one of each.
22 Differentiate between ALOHA and CSMA 3 CO5 K2
23 What are the network support layers and the user support
3 CO4 K2
layers? Network support layers:
24 Write the keys for understanding the distance vector routing. 3 CO4 K2
25 What is meant by router? 3 CO4 K2
26 What is time-to-live or packet lifetime? 3 CO4 K2
27 Write the keys for understanding the link state routing. 3 CO4 K2
28 How the packet cost referred in distance vector and link state
3 CO4 K2
routing?
29 How the routers get the information about neighbor? 3 CO4 K2
30 What is token passing? 3 CO4 K2
31 What are the rules of non-boundary-level masking? 3 CO4 K2
32 What are the rules of boundary-level masking? 3 CO4 K2
33 What are the responsibilities of data link layer? 3 CO5 K2
34 Mention the types of errors. 3 CO5 K2
35 What is redundancy? 3 CO5 K2
36 List out the available detection methods. 3 CO5 K2
37 Write short notes on VRC. 3 CO5 K2
38 Write short notes on CRC. 3 CO5 K2
39 Write short notes on CRC generator. 3 CO5 K2
40 Write short notes on CRC checker. 3 CO5 K2
41 Define checksum. 3 CO5 K2
42 What are the steps followed in checksum generator? 3 CO5 K2
43 List out the steps followed is checksum checker side. 3 CO5 K2
44 Write short notes on error correction. 3 CO5 K2
45 Mention the types of error correcting methods. 3 CO5 K2
46 What is the purpose of hamming code? 3 CO5 K2
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47 What is the function of stop and wait flow control? 3 CO3 K2

48 Define ARQ. 3 CO3 K2
49 Mention the function of go-back N-ARQ. 3 CO3 K2
50 What is selective reject ARQ? 3 CO3 K2

K1-Remember K2-Understand K3-Apply K4-Analyze K5 –Evaluate K6 –Create

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