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CS8591 – COMPUTER NETWORKS

UNIT – I : FUNDAMENTALS & LINK LAYER

PART – A (2 Marks)

1. Define – Data Communication (or) What is meant by data communication?

(N/D11 – R08)
Data communication is defined as the exchange of data between two devices via some form of
transmission medium in whatever form that is agreed upon by the parties creating and using the data.

2. What are the three criteria necessary for an effective and efficient network?
The three criteria necessary for the effective and efficient networks are
a. Performance
b. Reliability
c. Security

3. What are the fundamental characteristics that determine the effectiveness of the data communication
system?
The fundamental characteristics that determines the effectiveness of data communication system are
a. Delivery
b. Accuracy
c. Timeliness
d. Jitter

4. What are the advantages of distributed processing?

The advantages of the distributed processing are
a. Security
b. Encapsulation
c. Distributed databases
d. Faster problem solving
e. Security through redundancy
f. Collaborative processing

5. Define – Protocol (M/J – 12 R08)

A protocol is a set of rules that govern data communication. It represents an agreement between the
communicating devices. Without a protocol, two devices may be connected but not communicating with
each other.

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6. For an ‘n’ device in a network, what is the number of cable links required for a mesh and ring topology?
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The link required for the number of cables for a mesh and ring topologies are Mesh topology: n (n-1)/2
(Duplex), n (n-1) (Simplex)

Ring Topology: n

7. What are the five important component of the data communication? (or) Name the various components of
data communication system. (N/D – 10 R09 MCA)
The five important components of the data communication are
a. Message
b. Sender
c. Receiver
d. Transmission Medium
e. Protocol

8. Name the four topologies used in the network. (A/M – 11 R08)

The four topologies of a network are
a. Ring
b. Star
c. Mesh
d. Bus

9. Define – Computer network (or) Define – Network (N/D – 11 R08 EEE)

A computer network is group of devices referred to as nodes connected by communication links. A
node can be a computer, printer, or any other device capable of sending and/or receiving data generated
by other nodes on the network.

10. What are the criteria to evaluate the transmission medium?

The criteria used to evaluate transmission medium are
a. Throughput
b. Propagation Speed
c. Propagation Time
d. Wavelength

11. What are the key elements of a protocol?

The Key elements of a protocol are
a. Syntax
b. Semantics
c. Timing

12. Assume 6 devices are arranged in the mesh topology. How many cables are needed? How many ports
are needed for each device?
The number of device: 6 Topology used: Mesh

Number of cables: n (n–1) / 2 = 6(6–1)/2 = 15 Number of ports per device: n – 1 = 6–1 = 5

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Link is a physical medium that transfers data from one device to another

14. List the types of Link. (N/D – 10 R08)(or) What are the two types of line configuration?
(N/D – 10 R08)
The types of link or line configuration are
a. Point to Point
i. Dedicated link between two devices
ii. Capacity reserved for two nodes
b. Multipoint (or) multidrop
i. More than two devices connected
ii. Link and Capacity shared either spatially or temporally

15. Define – Flow control (N/D – 11 R08 )

Flow Control refers to a set of procedures which is used to restrict the flow of data that the sender can
send before waiting for acknowledgment.

16. Define – Error control (N/D – 10 R08)

Error control in the data link layer refers primarily to methods of error detection and retransmission and
is based on automatic repeat request, which is the retransmission of data.

17. What are headers and trailers and how do they get removed?
Each layer in sending machine adds its own information to the message it receives from the layer just
above it and passes the whole packages to the layer just below it. This information is added in the form of
headers or trailers. Headers are added to the message at the layers 6, 5, 4, 3, 2. Trailers are added in
the layer 2. At the receiving machine, the headers or trailers attached to the data unit corresponding to
the sending layers are removed and appropriate actions are taken at the receiving layers.

18. The transport layer creates a communication between the source and destination. What are the three
events involved in the connection?

The three events involved in connection between the source and destination are
a. Connection Establishment
b. Data Transfer
c. Connection Release

19. What are the modes for propagating light along optical channels?
There are two modes for propagating light along optical channels, multimode and single mode.
Multimode: Multiple beams from a light source move through the core in different paths. Single mode:
Fiber with extremely small diameter that limits beams to a few angles, resulting in an almost horizontal
beam.

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20. What is the main function of physical layer? (M/J – 11 R08)

The main functions of physical layer are
a. Physical characteristics of interfaces and media
b. Representation of bits
c. Data rate
d. Synchronization of bits
e. Line configuration
f. Physical topology
g. Transmission mode

21. What is TCP/IP? (N/D – 12 R08)

TCP/IP is a five-layer hierarchical protocol suite made up of interactive modules, developed before the
OSI model. It is the internet model. The five layers are
a. Physical
b. data link (Host to network)
c. Network (Internet)
d. Transport
e. Application (session, presentation and application)

22. What is meant by circuit switching? (N/D – 10 R08 )

A circuit switched network is made of a set of switches connected by physical links, in which each link
is divided into n channels. Circuit switching takes place at the physical layer. In circuit switching, the
resources need to be reserved during the setup phase. The resources remain dedicated for the entire
duration of data transfer phase until the teardown phase.

23. What is the role of DSL modem? (M/J – 12 R08)

The role of Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) modem, is to provide high speed access to the Internet over
the existing local loops. DSL technology is a set of technologies, each differing in the first letter (ADSL,
VDSL, HDSL, and SDSL).

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1. Explain in detail, the OSI-ISO reference model of a computer with neat diagram. (16)
(M-11)(N-12)(N-11)
2. Explain the TCP/IP reference model with neat sketch. (16) (M-13)

3. Explain the different types of switching networks and list out its advantages and disadvantages. (16)
(N-12)
4. Explain the four basic network topologies and explain with its relevant features. (16)
(N-10)
5. Distinguish between point-to-point links and multi-point links with relevant diagram. (16)
6. i) Compare connection oriented service with connection less service. (8)
ii) Compare the performance of TCP/IP (Internet model) with ISO/OSI reference model.
(8) (M-11)(M-15)
7. i) Differentiate guided media from unguided media. (8)
ii) How is cable TV used for data transfer? Explain in detail. (8)
8. What are the different types of transmission media available? Explain the various standards of guided
and unguided media. (16) (N-14 MCA)

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II : MEDIA ACCESS & INTERNETWORKING

PART – A (2 Marks)

1. What are the responsibilities of the Data Link Layer?

The responsibilities of data link layer are
a. Framing
b. Physical Addressing
c. Flow Control
d. Error Control
e. Access Control

2. Write short notes on error correction.

Error correction is the mechanism used to correct the error and it can be handled in two ways

a. When an error is discovered, the receiver can have the sender to retransmit the entire data
unit.
b. A receiver can use an error correcting code, which automatically corrects certain error.

3. Define – Flow control. (A/M – 11 R08)(N/D – 11 R08)

Flow Control refers to a set of procedures which is used to restrict the flow of data that the sender can
send before waiting for acknowledgment.

4. Define Error control. (A/M – 11 R08)

Error control in the data link layer refers primarily to methods of error detection and retransmission and
is based on automatic repeat request, which is the retransmission of data.

5. What is a buffer?
Buffer is a device which has a block of memory, reserved for storing incoming data until they are
processed.

6. What are the categories of flow control?

The two categories of flow control are
a. Stop and Wait
b. Sliding Window

7. What is the function of stop and wait protocol?

The function of stop and wait protocol is to transmit frame and wait for the acknowledgement before
sending the next frame.

8. What is selective reject ARQ?

In selective reject ARQ only specific damaged or lost frame is transmitted. If a frame is corrupted in
transit, a NAK (Negative Acknowledgement) is returned and the frame is resent out of sequence.
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9. Define Automatic Repeat Request (ARQ).

Error Control in the data link layer is based on the Automatic Repeat Request, which means
retransmission of data in three cases.
a. Damaged Frame
b. Lost Frame
c. Lost Acknowledgement

10. What is the function of go-back N ARQ?

The function of go-back-N ARQ is to control the error in the continuous transmission.

11. Define HDLC (or) What is HDLC? (M/J – 12 R08)

HDLC is a bit oriented protocol designed to support both half duplex and full duplex communication
over point to point and multipoint links.

12. List the types of stations in HDLC.

The types of stations present in the HDLC are
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Combined

13. Why Ethernet is said to be an I-persistent protocol? (N/D – 12 R08)

Ethernet uses I-persistent protocol as the access method. In the I-persistent method, after the station
finds the line idle, it sends its frame immediately with probability 1. This method has the highest chance of
collision because two or more stations may find the line idle and send their frames immediately.
(or)

The Ethernet is said to be I-persistent protocol because a station with a frame to send transmits with
probability 1 whenever a busy line goes idle.

14. What is CSMA/CD? (N/D – 11 R08 )

Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD) augments the algorithm to handle
the collision. In this method, a station monitors the medium after it sends a frame to see if the
transmission was successful. If so, the station is finished. If there is a collision, the frame is sent again.

15. What are the differences between fast Ethernet and gigabit Ethernet? (M/J – 12 R08)
Fast Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet
Fast Ethernet is an improvement of Ethernet, which Gigabit Ethernet Network is an upgrade on Fast
provides 100Mbps speed Ethernet. Gigabit Ethernet provides 1000Mbps
transmission in full-duplex and half-duplex.

Speed improvement over Ethernet is achieved by Although Gigabit Ethernet uses the same CSMA/CD
reducing the bit time (time taken to transmit one bit) and Ethernet framing format, it shows significant
to 0.01 microseconds differences like slot time.
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16. Define – Bluetooth (N/D – 12 R08)

Bluetooth is a wireless LAN technology designed to connect devices of different functions such as
telephones, notebooks, computers (desktop and laptop), cameras, printers etc. A Bluetooth LAN is an ad
hoc network. Bluetooth communicates over short distance of 10m.

17. Define – Error detection and correction (N/D – 11 R08 )

Error detection and error correction are mechanisms of Error control. Error detection is a mechanism
for detecting corrupted segments, lost segments, out-of-order segments, and duplicated segments. Error
control also includes a mechanism for correcting errors after they are detected. Error detection and
correction is achieved through the use of three simple tools: checksum, acknowledgment, and time-out.

18. What is the purpose of Network Interface Card? (M/J – 13 R08)

A network interface controller (NIC, also known as a network interface card, network adapter, LAN
adapter) is a computer hardware component that connects a computer to a computer network.
Every network controller for an IEEE 802 network such as Ethernet, Wi-Fi, or Token Ring, and every
FDDI network controller, has a unique 48-bit serial number called a MAC address, which is stored in
read-only memory.

19. What are Virtual LANs? (M/J – 13 R08)

Virtual local area network (VLAN) is a local area network configured by software, not by physical wiring.
VLANs group stations belonging to one or more physical LANs into broadcast domains. The stations in a
VLAN communicate with one another as though they belonged to a physical segment.

20. Define – Configuration

The configuration refers to the relationship between the hardware of a device on a link.

21. List the types of station configuration.

The stations are configured in three ways
a. Unbalanced Configuration
b. Symmetrical Configuration
c. Balanced Configuration
22. What are the different communication modes in HDLC?
The different communication modes in HDLC are
a. Normal Response Mode (NRM)
b. Asynchronous Response Mode (ARM)
c. Asynchronous Balanced Mode (ABM)

23. List the types of frames in HDLC.

The types of frames available in HDLC are
a. Information Frames (I-Frames)
b. Supervisory Frames (S-Frames)
c. Unnumbered Frames (U-Frames)
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24. What are the uses of I, S and U frames?

The uses of I, S and U frames are
a. I frames: used to transport user data and control information relating to user data.
b. S frames: used only to transport control information, primarily data link layer and error controls.
c. U frames: reserved for systems management.

25. What is meant by bit stuffing?

Bit stuffing is the process of adding one extra 0 whenever there are 5 consecutive ones in the data so
that the receiver doesn’t mistake data for a flag.

26. Define – LAN

A Local Area Network (LAN) is a data communication system that allows a number of independent
devices to communicate directly with each other in a limited geographic area.

27. List the types of architecture in a LAN.

The various LAN architectures are:
a. Ethernet
b. Token Bus
c. Token Ring
d. Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)

28. What is IEEE Standard 802.3?

IEEE 802.3 supports LAN standards originally developed by Xerox and extended by a joint venture
between digital equipment operations, Intel Corporation and Xerox. This is called an Ethernet. 802.3 is a
standard for wired LAN

29. List the most common kinds of Base Band in 802.3 LAN.
The common kinds of base band for 802.3 LAN are
a. 10 Base 5
b. 10 Base 2
c. 10 Base T
d. 1 Base 5
e. 100 Base T

30. List the types of Ethernet Networks.

The types of Ethernet Networks are
a. Switched Ethernet
b. Fast Ethernet
c. Gigabit Ethernet

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31. Name any two standards/specifications for 802.11 wireless LAN.
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The standards/specifications for 802.11 wireless LAN are
a. 802.11 FHSS - 2.4 GHz, FSK, 1 and 2 Mbps
b. 802.11 DSSS- 2.4 GHz, PSK, 1 and 2 Mbps
c. 802.11 Infrared – PPM, 1 and 2 Mbps
d. 802.11a OFDM - 5.725 GHz, PSK or QAM, 6 to 54 Mbps
e. 802.l1b DSSS 2.4 GHz, PSK, 5.5 and 11 Mbps
f. 802.1Ig OFDM 2.4 GHz, Different, 22 and 54 Mbps

32. What is piggy backing?

Piggybacking means, combining data to be sent and acknowledgement of the frame to be received in
one single frame. It can save bandwidth because the overhead from a data frame and an ACK frame can
be combined into just one frame.

33. Name the four types of S-frames.

The four types of S-frames are
a. Receive Ready (RR)
b. Receive Not Ready (RNR)
c. Reject (REJ)
d. Selective Reject (SREJ)

34. Name the five categories of U-frame.

The five categories of the U-frame are
a. Mode Setting
b. Unnumbered Exchange
c. Disconnection
d. Initialization Mode
e. Miscellaneous Mode

35. What are the functions of bridges? (N/D – 10 R08 )(N/D – 11 R08) or What is meant by bridge?(N/D–11 R08 )

A bridge is a device that can connect segments of a network. A bridge operates in both the physical
and the data link layer. The functions of bridges are:
a. As a physical layer device, it regenerates the signal it receives.
b. As a data link layer device, the bridge check the physical (MAC) addresses (source and
destination) contained in the frame.

36. What are the functions of MAC?

The functions of MAC layer are
a. It resolves the contention for the shared media.
b. It contains the synchronization, flag, flow and error control specification necessary to move
information from one place to another, as well as the physical address of the next station to
receive and route a packet.

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The data unit in the LLC level is called as Protocol Data Unit. It contains four fields. Those four fields
are
a. Destination Service Point Address (DSAP)
b. Source Service Access Point (SSAP)
c. Control Field
d. Information Field
e. DSAP SSAP Control Information

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1. Explain the functioning of Wireless LANs in detail.(16) (N-10)

2. List out the types of Ethernet. Explain in detail standard Ethernet and fast Ethernet in detail. (16)
(N-12)(N-11)

3. Explain the flow and error control mechanisms in data link control. (16) (N-11)

4. i) Explain the stop and wait protocol with a neat diagram. (8) (M-13)
ii) Write short notes on Bluetooth technology. (8) (N-11)

5. i) Compare the dore rakes of standard Ethernet, fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet and Ten-
Gigabit Ethernet. (6) (M-13)

ii) Explain piconet and scatter net with diagrams. (10) (M-13)
6. Explain the architecture and layers of ATM. (16) (N-12)
7. Explain the architecture of a frame relay network with a neat sketch.(16) (M-13)

8. Explain the random access protocols in data link layer.(16) (N-15)

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PART – A (2 Marks)

1. What are network support layers and user support layers?

Network Support Layers: The network support layers are Physical, Data Link and Network Layers.
These layers deal with the electrical specifications, physical connection, transport timing and reliability.
User Support Layers: The user support layers are Session, Presentation and Application Layers. These
allow interoperability among the unrelated software systems.

2. State the goals of Network layer (Or) What are the responsibilities of the network lay (N/D – 10 R08 MCA)
The Network Layer is responsible for the source to destination delivery of packet across multiple
network links. The specific responsibilities of network layer includes
a. Logical Addressing
b. Routing

3. Define – ICMP (N/D – 12 R08)

ICMP is a mechanism used by host and gateways to send query and error messages to the source of
the datagram.

4. Find the class of each address. (A/M – 11 R08)

00000001 00001011 00001011 11101111
14.23.120.8
00000001 00001011 00001011 11101111 – Class A
14.23.120.8 – Class A

5. What is internetworking? (N/D – 11 R08 EEE)

Internetworking is the process or technique of connecting different networks by using intermediary
devices such as routers or gateway devices.

6. What is a virtual circuit?

A virtual circuit is defined as a circuit that is made between the sender and the receiver after
handshaking. All the packets of the sender and the receiver pair travel in the same path and it is
dedicated for the entire session.

7. What is datagram approach?

In datagram approach, each packet is treated independently from all others. Even when a packet
represents part of a multipacket transmission, the network treats it as if it exists alone. The individual
packets travel different path. Packets in this technology are referred as datagram.

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The two types of implementation formats in virtual circuits are
a. Switched Virtual Circuit
b. Permanent Virtual Circuit

9. What is a router? (Or) What is the function or role of a router? (M/J – 12 R08)
A router is a three layer device that routes packets based on their logical addresses i.e. host to host
addressing. A router normally connects LANs and WANs in the internet and has a routing table that is
used for making decisions about the route.
The function of a router is to
a. Find a path between nodes in a network
b. Route the packets across the path to their final destination
c. router that connects to the internet uses one private address and one global address.

10. Why is IPV6 preferred than IPV4? (M/J – 12 R08)(M/J – 13 R08)

IPV6 is preferred than IPV4 due to some deficiencies in IPV4 which becomes unsuitable for fast
growing internet
The deficiencies in IPv4 are
a. Address depletion is a long term problem in the internet.
b. Lack of accommodation for real-time audio and video transmission.
c. Lack of encryption and authentication of data for some application

11. What is IPv6? (N/D – 11 R08 EEE)

IPv6 is the second network layer standard protocol that follows IPv4 for computer communications
across the Internet and other computer networks. IPv6 offers several compelling functions that IPv4
cannot provide.

12. What is the use of Network Address Translation? (M/J – 13 R08)

NAT (Network Address Translation) enables a user to have a large set of addresses internally and one
address, or a small set of addresses, externally (public network). The traffic inside can use the large set,
the traffic outside can use the small set.

13. What is meant by hop count?

Hop count is defined as the pathway requiring the smallest number of relays, in which every link is
considered to be of equal length and give the value one.

14. How can a routing be classified?

The routing can be classified into two types
a. Adaptive Routing
b. Non Adaptive Routing

15. What is the time-to-live (TTL) or packet life time?

The time-to-live determines the life time of a packet. The time-to-live field of each such packet is
marked with a life time. It is usually the number of hops that are allowed before a packet is considered
lost and accordingly, destroyed.
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16. Write the keys for understanding the distance vector routing. (N/D – 12 R08)
The keys for understanding the algorithm are
a. Knowledge about the neighbourhood.
b. Routing only to immediate neighbours.
c. Information (routing table) sharing at regular intervals.
d. The shortest route is the route with minimum hop count.

17. Write the keys to understand the link state routing. (N/D11 – R08)
The keys for understanding algorithm are:
a. Knowledge about the whole networks.
b. Routing to all neighbours.
c. Information sharing where there is a change.
d. The shortest route is the route with minimum cost metric.

18. How is the packet cost referred in distance vector and link state routing?
In distance vector routing, cost refer to the hop count while in the case of link state routing, cost is a
weighted value based on a variety of factors such as security levels, traffic or the state of link.

19. How do routers get the information about the neighbours?

A router gets its information about the neighbours by periodically sending them short gesturing packets.
If the neighbourhood responds to the greeting as expected, it is assumed to be alive and functioning. If it
does not, a change is assumed to have occurred and the sending router alerts the rest of the network in
its next LSP (Link State Packet).

20. What are the four internetworking device?

The four internetworking devices are
a. Repeaters
b. Bridges
c. Routers
d. Gateway

21. Define – IP address

IP address is a unique global logical address in the network. It is a 4-digit (32 bit in IPV4) number
representing a host or a system in the network. One portion of the IP address indicates a networking and
other represents the host in the network.

22. Define – Masking

Masking is the process that extracts the address of the physical network from an IP address.

23. Define – Gateway

Gateway is defined as a device used to connect two separate networks that use different
communication protocols.
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Link State Packet (LSP) is a small packet containing routing information sent by a router to all other
router in a link state routing.

25. What is meant by multicasting? (N/D – 10 R08 )(N/D – 11 R08 )

Multicasting is the delivery of a message or information to a group of destination computers
simultaneously in a single transmission from the source. It is communication between one source and
many destinations.

26. Define – Subnetting (N/D – 11 R08 )

Subnetting is dividing the large block of addresses into several contiguous groups and assigning each
group to smaller networks called subnets. Subnetting increases the number of 1’s in the mask.

27. What is multitasking? (N/D – 11 R08 )

The simultaneous execution of multiple tasks i.e. programs under the control of an interrupt driven
operating system is called multitasking.

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1. Write short notes on the following: (N-12)(N-11)

(i) BOOTP (8)
(ii) Multicast routing, Multicast routing protocol (8)
2. a) Explain the different classes of IP addressing (12) (M-12)
b) What is the need for an IP address? (4) (M-12)
3. Explain in detail the IPV6 addressing schemes, notation, representation and address
space in detail. (16) (N-10)
4. Explain in detail the ICMP message format and error reporting in detail. (16) (M-13)
5. Define bridge. Explain the features and types of bridges. (16) (N-11)
6. Draw the IPV4 header format and explain the various components and its role in that format. (16)
(M-12)
7. Explain in detail any one routing algorithm. (8) (M-14)
8. Explain in detail the role of ARP and RARP. (8) (M-15)

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PART – A (2 Marks)

1. What is function of transport layer?

The functions of transport layer protocols are
a. It takes care of the delivery of data from one application program (service) on one device to an
application program on another device.
b. They act as a link between the upper layer protocols and the services provided by the lower
layer.

2. What are the duties of the transport layer? (N/D – 11 R08)

The duties of the transport layer are
a. End (Process) -to - end delivery
b. Port Addressing
c. Reliable delivery
d. Flow control
e. Multiplexing
f. Segmentation and Reassembly

3. What are the four aspects related to the reliable delivery of data?
The four aspects related to the reliable delivery of the data are
a. Error control
b. Sequence control
c. Loss control
d. Duplication control

4. What is a segment? (N/D – 11 R08)

TCP divides long transmissions into smaller data units. It packages each into a frame called a
segment.
When the size of the data unit received from the upper layer is too long for the network layer datagram
or data link layer frame to handle, the transport protocol divides it into smaller usable blocks. The dividing
process is called segmentation.

5. What is UDP? (N/D – 12 R08)

User Datagram Protocol (UDP) is a connectionless, unreliable transport protocol. It does not add
anything to the IP services. It provides process-to-process communication and performs limited error
checking.

6. What are the advantages of using UDP over TCP? (N/D – 10 R08 )
The advantages of using UDP over TCP are
a. UDP is a very simple protocol using a minimum overhead.
b. UDP is used to send a small message without reliability.
c. UDP has less interaction between the sender and receiver while sending small messages,
than using TCP or SCTP.
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7. What is TCP? www.AUNewsBlog.net (N/D – 11 R08 )
TCP is a connection-oriented, reliable protocol. It creates a virtual connection between two TCP’s to
send data. TCP uses flow and error control mechanisms at the transport level.

8. List the services of TCP from the application program point of view. (N/D – 10 MCA)
The services of TCP from the application program point of view are
a. Process-to-process communication
b. Stream delivery service
c. Sending and receiving buffers
d. Segments
e. Full-duplex communication

9. What is segmentation?
When the size of the data unit received from the upper layer is too long for the network layer datagram
or data link layer frame to handle, the transport protocol divides it into smaller usable blocks. The dividing
process is called segmentation.

10. What is Concatenation?

The size of the data unit belonging to a single session are so small that several can fit together into a
single datagram or frame, the transport protocol combines them into a single data unit. The combining
process is called concatenation.

11. What are the types of multiplexing?

The types of multiplexing are
a. Upward multiplexing
b. Downward multiplexing

12. What are the two possible transport services?

Two basic types of transport services are
a. Connection service
b. Connectionless services

13. The transport layer creates the connection between source and destination. What are the three events
involved in the connection?
The three events involved in the connection are
a. Connection establishment
b. Data transfer
c. Connection release

14. What are the techniques used in multiplexing?

The three basic techniques of multiplexing are
a. Frequency-division multiplexing
b. Time-division multiplexing
c. Wave-division multiplexing

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Congestion is the blockage in the network which reduces the throughput. Congestion in a network
occurs if load on the network is greater than the capacity of the network.

16. Why does congestion occur in network?

Congestion occurs because the switches in a network have a limited buffer size to store arrived
packets before and after processing.

17. How can the congestion be avoided?

The congestion can be avoided by two bits. The two bits are
a. BECN - Backward Explicit Congestion Notification
b. FECN - Forward Explicit Congestion Notification

18. What is the function of BECN BIT?

The BECN bit warns the sender that there is congestion in network. The sender can respond to this
warning by simply reducing the data rate.

19. What is the function of FECN?

The FECN bit is used to warn the receiver that there is congestion in the network. The sender and
receiver are communicating with each other and are using some types of flow control at a higher level.

20. What is Quality of Service (QoS)? (N/D – 12 R08)

The Quality of Service (QoS) defines a set of attributes related to the performance of the connection.
For each connection, the user can request a particular attribute; each service class is associated with a
set of attributes. The attributes are
a. Reliability
b. Delay
c. Jitter
d. Bandwidth

21. Name the parameters of Quality of Service (QoS) in a network. (M/J – 12 R08)
The parameters of Quality of Service (QoS) in a network are
a. Reliability
b. Delay
c. Jitter
d. Bandwidth

22. What are the two categories of QoS attributes?

The two main categories of QoS are
a. User Oriented
b. Network Oriented

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Packets from different flows arrive at a switch or router for processing. The routers and switches have
queues (buffers) that hold the packets before and after processing. The scheduling method of processing
the packets waiting in a queue is called as queuing.
Three types of queuing are FIFO queuing, priority queuing, and weighted fair queuing.

24. What are the techniques used to improve QOS in process-to-process delivery? (A/M – 11 R08)
The techniques used to improve QOS are
a. Scheduling
b. Traffic shaping
c. Admission control
d. Resource reservation

25. What is a frame?

One complete cycle of time slots, including one or more slot dedicated to each sending device is known
as frame.

26. What is interleaving?

Interleaving is the process in which the switch moves from device to device at a constant rate and fixed
order.

27. What is framing bits?

One or more synchronization bits are usually added to the beginning of each frame. These bits are
called framing bits.

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1. Explain the segment formats for TCP and UDP. (16) (N-12)
2. How is connection established and released in TCP? Explain with neat sketch. (8)
(M-13) (M-12)
3. Explain the congestion control mechanism and transmission control protocol with neat sketches. (16)
(N-11) (N-12) (M-12)

4. Explain in detail, the TCP congestion avoidance algorithm. (8) (N-11) (N-11)
5. Explain the default timer mechanism followed in TCP. (8) (M-13)
6. Explain the leaky bucket and token bucket algorithm with flow charts. (8) (N-11)
7. Explain in detail the techniques to improve QOS. (8) (N-11)
8. Explain in detail the user datagram protocol (UDP) in detail. (8) (N-12)
9. Explain in detail, the transmission control protocol. (8) (N-13)
10. Explain the following characteristics (4x4 = 16) (M-14)
i) Reliability
ii) Delay
iii) Jitter
iv) Bandwidth.

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UNIT - V : APPLICATION LAYER

PART – A (2 Marks)

1. What is the purpose of Domain Name System? (Or)State the role of DNS. (M/J – 12 R08)
Domain Name System maps a name to an address (IP address) and conversely an address to name.

2. What is cryptanalysis? (M/J – 12 R08)

Cryptanalysis refers to the science and art of breaking ciphers to gain as much information as possible
about the original messages.

3. Define – Cryptography (N/D – 11 R08 EEE)

Cryptography refers to the science and art of transforming messages to make them secure and
immune to attack.

4. What is PGP? (N/D – 11 R08 EEE)(N/D – 10 R08 )

Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) protocol provides security at the application layer. PGP is designed to
create authenticated and confidential e-mails.

5. What is HTTP? (N/D – 11 R08 EEE)

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is a protocol which is used to access data on the World Wide
Web (WWW). It functions as a combination of File transfer protocol (FTP) and Simple mail transfer
protocol (SMTP).

6. List the multimedia applications. (N/D – 11 R08 EEE)

The multimedia applications are
a. Streaming stored audio/video
b. Streaming live audio/video
c. Real time interactive audio/video

7. What is TELNET? (N/D – 11 R08 )

TErminaLNETwork (TELNET) is the standard TCP/IP protocol for virtual terminal service as proposed
by ISO. TELNET is a general-purpose client/server application program
It enables the establishment of a connection to a remote system in such a way that the local terminal
appears to be a terminal at the remote system.

8. What are the functionalities of TELNET? (N/D – 11 MCA) (Or)Name the function of TELNET.
(N/D – 10 MCA)
TELNET enables the establishment of a connection to a remote system in such a way that the local
terminal appears to be a terminal at the remote system.

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Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a framework used for managing devices in an
internet using the TCP/IP protocol suite. It provides a set of fundamental operations for monitoring and
maintaining an internet.
10. Why is POP3 or IMAP4 needed for E-mail? (A/M – 11 R08)
POP3 or IMAP4 is a client-server protocol. POP3 or IMAP4 for E-mail is needed by the client to pull
messages i.e. retrieve messages from the server. The direction of the bulk data is from the server to the
client. The POP3 or IMAP4 are message access agent protocols.

11. What is SMTP? (N/D – 10 R08 )

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is a system for sending messages to other computer users
based on e-mail addresses. It provides mail exchange between users on the same or different
computers. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is a formal protocol that defines the Message Transfer
Agent (MTA) client and server in the internet. The mail transfer is done through MTA.

12. What are the three main division of the domain name space? (N/D – 12 R08)
Three main division of the domain name space are generic domains, country domains and inverse
domain.
a. Generic domain: Define registered hosts according to their generic behaviour, uses generic
suffixes.
b. Country domain: Uses two characters to identify a country as the last suffix.
c. Inverse domain: Finds the domain name given the IP address.

13. Explain the TCP connections needed in FTP.

FTP establishes two connections between the hosts. One connection is used for data transfer, the
other for control information. The control connection uses very simple rules of communication. The data
connection needs more complex rules due to the variety of data types transferred.

14. What is the difference between a user agent (UA) and a mail transfer agent (MTA)?
The UA prepares the message, creates the envelope, and puts the message in the envelope. The MTA
transfers the mail across the Internet.

15. How does MIME enhance SMTP?

MIME is a supplementary protocol that allows non-ASCII data to be sent through SMTP. MIME
transforms non-ASCII data at the sender site to NVT ASCII data and delivers it to the client SMTP to be
sent through the Internet. The server SMTP at the receiving side receives the NVT ASCII data and
delivers it to MIME to be transformed back to the original data.

16. What are the three types of WWW documents?

The three types of WWW documents are static, dynamic and active.
a. Static: Fixed-content documents that are created and stored in a server.
b. Dynamic: Created by web server whenever a browser requests the document.
c. Active: A program to be run at the client side.

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HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) is a computer language for creating web pages. It specifies the
contents and format of a web document. It allows additional text to include codes that define fonts,
layouts, embedded graphics and hypertext links.

18. Define – CGI (Common Gateway Interface)

CGI is a set of standard that defines how a dynamic document is written, how data are input to the
program, and how the output result is used. It is used for communication between HTTP servers and
executable programs. It is used in creating dynamic documents.

19. Name four factors needed for a secure network.

The four factor that are needed for the secure network are
a. Privacy: The sender and the receiver expect confidentiality.
b. Authentication: The receiver is sure of the sender’s identity and that an imposter has not sent
the message.
c. Integrity: The data must arrive at the receiver exactly as it was sent.
d. Non-Reputation: The receiver must able to prove that a received message came from a
specific sender.

20. How is a secret key (symmetric) different from public key? (N/D – 12 R08)
In secret (symmetric) key, the same key is used by both parties. The sender uses this key and an
encryption algorithm to encrypt data. The receiver uses the same key and the corresponding decryption
algorithm to decrypt the data.
In public key, there are two keys, a private key and a public key. The private key is kept by the receiver.
The public key is announced to the public.

21. What is a digital signature? (N/D – 11 R08)(M/J – 13 R08)

Digital signature is a method to authenticate the sender of a message. Digital signature is a signature
on a document, when verified, is a sign of sender.

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1. Explain in detail, DNS and its frame format. (8)

(N-11) (N-10) (M-12) (N-12)
2. What is the role of the local name server and the authoritative name server in DNS? What is the
resource record maintained in each of them? (16) (N-10)
3. Explain the SMTP. List out its uses, state strengths and weakness. (8)
(N-10) (N-11)
4. Explain in detail, the HTTP and FTP with neat sketches. (16)
(N-11) (N-12) (N-12)

5. Explain e-mail in detail.(8) (M-12)

6. Explain the concept of cryptography, the symmetric key and public key algorithms. (16)
(N-11) (N-12)
7. Explain digital signature in detail.(8) (M-12)
8. Draw the architecture of WWW and explain in detail the various blocks. (16) (M-13)
9. Explain the public key encryption technique With a block diagram.(8) (M-13)
10. Explain the private key cryptosystem with an example. (8) (M-14)
11. Explain the RSA algorithm with an example. (8) (M-15)

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