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This document provides instructions for an hourly exam on routing and switching. It specifies that students should submit their answers directly on the blackboard or as a word file by the due date of April 11. It lists formatting requirements and advises students to carefully check their submissions. The exam contains 3 questions - the first asks students to draw and label a spanning tree for a given network topology; the second asks students to explain the difference between reliability and availability and why network hubs are obsolete; the third provides a network diagram and asks several parts about spanning tree protocol and switch behavior.

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Routing and Switching Hourly 1

This document provides instructions for an hourly exam on routing and switching. It specifies that students should submit their answers directly on the blackboard or as a word file by the due date of April 11. It lists formatting requirements and advises students to carefully check their submissions. The exam contains 3 questions - the first asks students to draw and label a spanning tree for a given network topology; the second asks students to explain the difference between reliability and availability and why network hubs are obsolete; the third provides a network diagram and asks several parts about spanning tree protocol and switch behavior.

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Hourly Exam Spring-2021

Faculty of Engineering Sciences and Technology

Subject: Routing and Switching Submission Day: Sunday


Instructor: Ali Ahmad Siddiqui
Talib Abbas Submission Date: 04/11/21
Program: BSCS Max. Marks: 13

Please follow the instructions carefully:

1. Write your answers directly on the Black Board (recommended) or upload word file
before the due date on Blackboard.
2. Write your name and registration ID on the first page of your Word file.
3. Answer scripts can only be uploaded on Blackboard only during the submission time.
4. To avoid any unforeseen problems, you are advised to follow the Guide lines
communicated by the Faculty Members.
5. Submission of answer copy(ies) will be considered acceptable through Blackboard only.
Therefore, do not submit your document through email or any other medium.
6. Use 12 pt. font size and Times New Roman font style along with 1-inch page margins.
7. Follow the requirements of the word limit and the marking criteria while writing your
answers.
8. Provide relevant, original and conceptual answers, as this exam aims to test your ability to
examine, explain, modify or develop concepts discussed in class.
9. Do not copy answers from the internet or other sources. The plagiarism of your answers
may be checked through Turnitin.
10. Double check your word file before uploading it on BlackBoard to ensure that you have
uploaded the correct file with your answers.
Question #1 [05 Marks]
Create a spanning tree for the given topology. Label all ports with their status i.e. Root,
designated or block
Note: Switch port numbers are labeled and STP costs are shown in brackets

Question 2 [03 Marks]


In a computer network explain how the terms reliability and availability relate to each other.
Why a network HUB is obsolete and not in use anymore. Discuss in detail
Question #3 [05 Marks]

In a Local area network shown above, answer the following questions


a) If a computer 1a2b sends a broadcast message, what would be the consequences of it on
the network assuming Spanning tree is disabled. Discuss all possible issues network
could face
b) STP is enabled on all switches now. If a computer 3d4f sends a message to 5c5d, how
SW1, SW2 and SW3 will react assuming SW1 hasn’t learned the MAC address 5c5d yet
c) Now consider a scenario in which SW2 is replaced with a HUB and the redundant link on
port 5 is removed, MAC tables of both switches are complete. How SW1 and SW3 will
react if a message is sent from a computer 2b3c to the computer 3d4f. Discuss

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