CNDC Question Bank 2023

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1 What do you mean by Data Communication? 1 1 1

2 Define the effective measures of Data Communications? 1 1 1

3 Define Computer Network? State the various network 1 1 1

criterions.
4 What is the primary purpose of multiplexing? 1 2 1
5 Differentiate between bit rate and baud rate? 2 2 2
6 What do you mean by Ethernet? Name the two types of Ethernet. 2 1 1
7 What do you mean by data rate limit? State the various 1 2 1
factors of data rate limit.
8 Why protocols and standards are required? 2 2 3
9 Define protocol. State the key elements of protocol. 1 1 1
10 What do you mean by Nyquist Bit Rate? 1 2 1
11 What do you mean by Shannon Capacity? 1 2 1

12 Distinguish between Analog signal and digital signal. 2 3 2

13 What do you mean by Hamming code structure ? 2 3 3
14 Define error. Name the two types of error with a suitable 1 1 1
example.
15 What do you mean by Internet Protocol. 1 2 1
16 With a neat diagram, state the frame format of IPv4. 3 2 2
17 Why does IPv6 allow fragmentation at the source only? 2 3 3
18 With a neat diagram, state the frame format of IPv6. 3 2 2
19 State the function of IGMP. 2 2 1
20 What do you mean by Routing. 1 1 2
21 Distinguish between TCP and UDP. 1 1 1
22 What do you mean by Flow Control? 1 2 3
23 Define Error Control. 1 2 3
24 State the features of Stop and Wait ARQ. 2 2 2
25 Define Router,switches,gateway. 3 2 2
26 Explain the difference between bridge and repeater. 2 2 2
27 State the 3 basic functions of OSI Model. 1 1 2
28 2 3 2
What do you mean by DDNS. State the applications of DDNS.
29 What is the basic function of SMTP ? 3 2 1

30 Define Remote Logging. 3 3 3

31 Differentiate between WiFi and LiFi technology. 3 1 2
32 Define Manchester Encoding. 2 2 1

33 3 3 2
What is the difference between p-persistent CSMA and non-persistent
CSMA.
34 Define SNR 1 1 1
35 1 2 1
What do you mean by piggybacking.
36 How does a LAN differ from WAN 2 1 1
37 What is the difference between simplex mode and half duplex mode 2 3 1
of data transmission.
38 1 2 3
What do you mean by Sampling?
39 What do you mean by Multiple Access Protocol. 1 2 2
40 What do you mean by Guided Media. 1 3 1
 FOCUSSED SHORT TYPE QUESTION CO BL PO
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1 What do you mean by data communication. Draw the block 3 1 2

diagram of data communication system and explain its
components.
2 What do you mean by data transmission modes? Differentiate 2 2 2
between Simplex, Half Duplex and Full Duplex modes in detail.
3 How do the layer of TCP/IP model correlate with the layer of 1 2 3
OSI model?
4 Differentiate between FDM, TDM and WDM. 1 2 1
5 2 1 2
Differentiate between guided media and unguided media.
6 Show the NRZ-L and NRZ-I encoding for the bit pattern given 2 1 2
below:000110100111.
7
8 Explain in-details the Sub-netting and Super-netting concept with 3 2 2
its advantages and disadvantages.
9
10 3 2 2
What do you mean by Line Coding? Differentiate between
Manchester and Differential Manchester encoding for the given bit
sequence 11010100010.
11 Differentiate between HDLC and PPP 1 3 3

12 Explain in-details CRC ,where the given dataset is 1001 and the 2 1 1
divisor is 1010.
13 Differentiate between pure Aloha and Slotted Aloha 1 2 3
14 What do you mean by Ethernet.Explain the types of Ethernet in- 1 2 2
details.
15 What do you mean by Hamming Code Structure. A bit word 1011 3 3 1
is to be transmitted. Construct a even parity 7bits hamming code
for error correction and error detection.
16 What do you mean by connecting devices. Explain learning 2 2 2
bridge,spanning tree bridge,repeater and hubs in-details.
17 Differentiate between IPV4 &IPV6 3 3 2
18 2 3 3
What do you mean by Intranetworking?Expain the types of
intranetworking indetails.

19 What do you mean by DHCP? Explain how DHCP works 3 3 2

20 What do you mean by Routing? Differentiate between unicast and 3 2 2

multicast routing.
 LONG TYPE QUESTIONS CO BL PO
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1. a) 2 3 2
What do you mean by OSI Model. State the 7 layers of OSI
Models in-details.
b) What do you mean by Network Topology? State the various 3 3 1
network topologies with its advantage and dis-advantages.
2. a)What do you mean by Multiple Access Protocol ? Explain briefly 3 2 2
CSMA,CSMA/CD ,CSMA/CA.
b) Explain Flow Control and Error Control of Data-Link Layer in- 2 2 1
details

3. a) What do you mean by transmission impairments? State the 3 1 2

various transmission impairments in detail.
b) Describe the various techniques for Digital to Digital 1 2 2
conversion.
4. a) What do you mean by UDP? Explain in-details the UDP Header 2 2 2
Structure.
b) 3 2 2
What do you mean by IPv4?Describe the structure of IPv4
datagram header. Explain the functions of each field in context of
IP Protocol
5. a)What do you mean by Switching. Explain the various switching 3 2 2
techniques in-details.
b) What do you mean by HTTP. State the various HTTP 2 3 3
Transactions in-details.
6. a) What do you mean by WWW. Give the detailed architecture of 2 2 2
WWW.
b) Describe the architecture of an e-mail system. Write down 1 2 3
various protocols associated with it.
7. a) Write down the mechanism of ICMP in detail. 2 1 2

b) What do you mean by IPv6 ? Describe the structure of IPv6 3 2 2

datagram header. Explain the function of each field in context
of IP protocol.
8. a) Explain in details subnetting and supernetting concept with its 1 2 2
advantages and disadvantages.
b) Describe all the transition states of PPP. 3 1 3

9. a) Describe the various Multiple Access protocol in detail. 2 3 3

b) Explain HDLC protocol in detail. 2 3 2

10. a) What do you mean by an error? State the four error detecting 3 2 2
techniques. Briefly explain the method of CRC where the given
dataset is 1001 and the divisor is 1010.
b) Describe the various techniques for Analog to Analog 1 2 3
conversion.