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(c) Write the characteristics of transmission

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and propagation delays. 4

(d) Differentiate between congestion control

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and flow control. 4
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(e) Compare layer 2 and layer 3 switches. 5
Term-End Examination (f) Explain key generation algorithm for RSA.

December, 2021 Explain its process with an example. 6

(g) Discuss the QAM (Quadrature Amplitude

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Modulation) technique. Draw 8-QAM
COMPUTER NETWORKS
constellation diagram. 7
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100 (h) Draw IPv4 header structure and explain

Note : (i) Question No. 1 is compulsory and carries the significance of flags. 6

40 marks. 2. (a) Which frequency bands are used for AM,

FM and Radar bands ? Write the
(ii) Attempt any three questions from the
relationship between tower height and
rest.
distance between repeaters. 5
1. (a) Find the CRC for the data polynomial (b) Explain why PAM is a necessary pre-
x  x  x  x 1,
9 7 5 2
with the generator
requisite to PCM ? What would be the
polynomial x  x 1 .
3
3
minimum sampling interval needed for
(b) What is a Local Area Network (LAN) ?
reconstructing a signal with highest
What are the typical characteristics of a
LAN ? 5 frequency of 1 kHz ? 5

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(c) Explain the concept of circuit and packet (b) What is Dijkstra’s algorithm for shortest
switching, with a suitable example. 5 path ? Find the best route between points

‘A’ and ‘E’ using Dijkstra’s algorithm. 10

(d) Compare star and tree topology in detail

with a suitable diagram. 5

3. (a) What is a Hamming Code ? How many

redundant bits are required to identify

errors in a character of 7 bits. Also

(c) What are the classes in IP addressing ?
mention the specified positions for
Explain the rules to determine the address
inserting these redundant bits. 5
class. 5
(b) What is meant by pure ALOHA ?
5. (a) What is Multiplexing ? Show the upward
Calculate the throughput of slotted
multiplexing with the help of a diagram. 5
ALOHA protocol. 5
(b) Discuss the contents of a digital certificate.
(c) Discuss IEEE 802.11 protocol in detail Explain the importance of digital

with a suitable diagram. 10 certificate. 5

(c) Explain the concept of RPC in detail. Draw

4. (a) With reference to connection oriented a diagram to explain RPC. 10
services, what are the steps in connection

establishment and termination ? 5

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MASTER OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

(MCA-NEW)
Term-End Examination
June, 2022

MCS-218 : DATA COMMUNICATION AND

COMPUTER NETWORKS
Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : Question no. 1 is compulsory and carries 40 marks.
Attempt any three questions from the rest.

1. (a) What is meant by CRC ? Write the following

bitstring in polynomial representation : 4
"1100010"

(b) What are Wireless LANs ? Discuss the

disadvantages of using radio transmitters. 5

(c) What is Transmission Media ? Compare

optical fiber with copper wire. 5

(d) What is meant by burst error ? How can

burst errors be corrected ? 5

(e) Explain the three types of internetwork

addresses with a suitable example for each. 5
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 (f) Explain the concept of Diffie-Hellman key
generation. Generate public and private
key pairs using RSA algorithm using 7 and
11 as two prime numbers. 6
(g) Differentiate between PSK and FSK
modulation techniques. Explain the term
‘‘Quantization’’. 5
(h) Draw IPv4 header structure and explain
the significance of Fragment offset. 5

2. (a) What is encoding ? Explain digital-to-digital

encoding with an example. 5
(b) Explain the characteristics of Wide Area
Network (WAN). Differentiate between
client-server and peer-to-peer architecture. 10
(c) Discuss the importance of multiplexing.
List the basic multiplexing techniques. 5

3. (a) What is checksum ? Explain the features of

sliding window protocol. 5
(b) What is pipelining ? Explain stop and wait
ARQ when ‘ACK’ is lost, with the help of a
diagram. 5
(c) Briefly discuss the terms CSMA and
CSMA/CD. Explain Ethernet frame format
IEEE 802.3. 5
(d) Explain the utility of Spanning Tree and
Source Routing Bridges in computer
networks.

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4. (a) What is a MAC address ? Compare virtual
circuit and datagram subnets.

5
(b) Find the shortest route between points ‘A’
and ‘E’ in the graph given below : 7

(c) Explain Token Bucket Traffic Shaper with

a suitable diagram. 3
(d) What is meant by fragmentation ? Compare
Interior and Exterior gateway routing
protocols.
5

5. (a) Define handshaking protocol. What are the

types of services provided by the transport
layer ?

5
(b) What is Nagle’s Algorithm ? Explain TCP
connection establishment in normal
operation.
5
(c) What is a Feistel network ? Write short
 notes on Modes of Operation (CBC and
OFB).
5
(d) What is a Virtual Private Network (VPN) ?
Write the salient features of X.509
certificates.
5

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MASTER OF COMPUTER
APPLICATIONS (MCA) (NEW)

Term-End Examination
December, 2022
MCS-218 : DATA COMMUNICATION AND
COMPUTER NETWORKS

Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : (i) Question No. 1 is compulsory and carries

40 marks.

(ii) Attempt any three questions from the

rest.

1. (a) Why bit stuffing is advantageous over

character stuffing ? Write the bit sequence
after bit stuffing for the data stream
“110001111111100001111100”. 2+3

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(b) Differentiate between simplex, half duplex

and full duplex modes of data
transmission. 5

(c) What is data encoding ? Explain three

different ways in which encoding of analog
signal with analog information is
performed. 2+3

(d) What is Pipelining ? Explain selective

repeat ARQ. 2+3

(e) Write short notes on hidden station and

exposed station problem. 5

(f) Explain shortest path routing algorithm

with a suitable example. 5

(g) What is remote procedure call ? Mention

some important features of UDP. 2+3

(h) Define a cyber threat. List some common

threats in a user’s system. 2+3

2. (a) What are synchronous, asynchronous and

isochronous communication techniques ? 5
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(b) What is Phase Modulation ? Why is

Amplitude Modulation (AM) the most
susceptible to noise ? 2+3

(c) Define multiplexing and switching. What

are the differences between ADSL and
cable ? 3+2

(d) What is Internetworking ? Differentiate

between star and ring topologies of
networking. 2+3

3. (a) Find the CRC for the data polynomial

x4  x2  x  1, where generator

polynomial is x3  1. 5

(b) Explain stop and wait ARQ in normal

operation and when frame is lost. 5

(c) What is slotted ALOHA protocol ? Explain

its throughput calculation. 5

(d) Explain 802.11 protocol stack. What are

source routing bridges ? 3+2

4. (a) Compute the end to end delay for circuit

switching for a network having 5 hops to
switch a message of 1200 bits. Here all the

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links have a data rate of 4800 bps. Size of

packet is 1024 bits with a header of 32 bits.
Assume 0.5 sec as a call setup time and
hop delay as 0.2 sec and there is no
processing delay. 8

(b) What is distance vector routing ? Explain

the count to infinity problem. 3+3

(c) Differentiate between congestion control

and flow control. Explain congestion
control in packet switched networks. 3+3

5. (a) Explain the connectionless and connection

oriented services provided by the transport
layer. 5

(b) What are important features of UDP ? Why

is it not considered as a reliable service ? 5

(c) What is a digital signature algorithm ?

Explain the basis of ElGaml public key
cryptosystem. 5

(d) What is a Firewall ? Explain the working

of intrusion detection system. 5

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