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CS601 Spring 2009 MidTerm

This document contains a midterm examination for a data communication course. It consists of 24 multiple choice and short answer questions testing knowledge of data communication concepts. The questions cover topics like data transmission methods, encoding techniques, network models, network topologies, protocols, and bandwidth/throughput definitions. The purpose is to evaluate students' understanding of key topics in data communication and networking.

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CS601 Spring 2009 MidTerm

This document contains a midterm examination for a data communication course. It consists of 24 multiple choice and short answer questions testing knowledge of data communication concepts. The questions cover topics like data transmission methods, encoding techniques, network models, network topologies, protocols, and bandwidth/throughput definitions. The purpose is to evaluate students' understanding of key topics in data communication and networking.

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MIDTERM EXAMINATION

Spring 2009
CS601- Data Communication (Session - 1)
Solved By: GULSHAN ALI
Hafizabad
Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
In RS 422 Balanced mode two lines carry ________ signals which are not identical to
each other.
same
different
digital
analog

Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


The __________ generates the data and passes it along with any control information to a
___________.
DTE; DCE
DCE; DTE
DCE; node
DTE; application

Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


In _____________ transmission, a start bit and a stop bit frame a character byte.
Asynchronous serial
Synchronous serial
Parallel
Asynchronous & Synchronous serial

Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


In _____________ transmission, bits are transmitted simultaneously, each across its own
wire.
Asynchronous serial
Synchronous serial
Parallel
Asynchronous & Synchronous serial

Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Asynchronous transmission is ___________
slow
costly
non-effective
fast

Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


In ____________ transmission the timing of the signal is unimportant.
Asynchronous
Synchronous
Polar
Bi-polar

Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


In 8QAM each signal shift or one baud represents ______.
4 bits
2 bits
5 bits
3 bits

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


PCM is the first process of PAM.
True
False

Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Bi phase encoding is a type of bipolar encoding in which we use two voltage levels.
True
False

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


The amplitude of a digital signal depends upon the________ to represent a bit.
phase
voltage
wavelength

Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Time domain plot show changes in signal phase with respect to time.
True
False

Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


OSI model was developed prior to TCP/IP model.
True
False

Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


The _________ layer is the layer closest to the transmission medium.
physical
data link
network
transport
Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Data chunk at data link layer is called________
frame
packet
datagram

Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


The internet model consists of _________ layers.
three
two
five
seven

Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


__________representation of links that connect nodes is called as physical topology.
geometrical
logical
physical

Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


_______ is a multipoint topology.
Ring
Mesh
Tree
Bus

Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


In mesh topology, if there are five nodes then there will be _______ links.
5
10
15
20

Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Non proprietary standard is also termed as de facto standard.
True
False

Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one


Effective network mean that the network has fast delivery, timeliness and
high bandwidth
duplex transmission
accurate transmission
low bandwidth

Question No: 21 ( Marks: 2 )


What is purpose of distributed processing?

Question No: 22 ( Marks: 3 )


What is HDB3.

Question No: 23 ( Marks: 5 )


Differentiates between the following terms. [10 marks]
(a) Syntax and Semantics of protocol.
(b) Network management and exchange management.
(c) Monolithic and structured.

Question No: 24 ( Marks: 10 )


Differentiate between the following terms.

a) Frequency spectrum and bandwidth.

(b) Bandwidth and throughput.

(c) Bit interval and bit rate.

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