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NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

University Village, 91 Cadastral Zone, NnamdiAzikwe Expressway, Jabi, Abuja


FACULTY OF SCIENCES
COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
2022_2 EXAMINATIONS
Course Code: CIT852
Course Title: Data Communication and Networks
Course Credit Unit: 3
Time: 2½ hrs
Instruction: Answer question 1 and any other three (3) questions.

1a) Compare Client/Server and Peer-to-Peer architecture (6 marks)


b) List the important aspects to be considered while designing a network. (2 marks)
c) In the context of data communication, what do you understand by the term ‘Switching’? (1 mark)
d) Describe the switching techniques commonly employed in data communication. Which one is
suitable for voice transmission? (5½ marks)
e) List the different framing methods (2 marks)
f) In the context of digital-to-digital modulation, which type of encoding is most effective at removing
the DC component in the signal and why? (3 marks)
g) Give five of the important features that distinguish one network from another. (2½ marks)
h) What is instant messaging? State two of its vulnerabilities. (3 marks)

2a) How is BGP different from other distance vector routing protocols? (2 marks)
b) State the advantage(s) of bit stuffing over character stuffing. (1 mark)
c) Briefly explain Reverse path forwarding. (3 marks)
d) Differentiate between bit rate and baud rate? (2 marks)
e) Outline three advantages and four disadvantages of Asynchronous communication. (7
marks)

3a) What are the limitations of using the following;


i) TCP/IP model (2 marks)
ii) Radio transmitter (2 marks)
b) (i) What is a multiplexer? (3 marks)
ii) Differentiate between upward multiplexing and downward multiplexing. (2 marks)
c) List the core protocols of the Internet layer of the OSI reference model stating the responsibility of each. (6
marks)

4a) List the sub-layers of the Data Link layer and state the key functions of each sub layer? (3 marks)
b) Within the context of any application-to-application communication,
there are some specific security requirements
i) List the requirements (2 marks)
ii) State the types of cryptographic schemes typically used to accomplish the
requirements/goals listed in (i) above. (1½ marks)
c) Give the different approaches to open loop control (1½ marks)
d) Write short notes on Block ciphers. Illustrate your answer with diagram where necessary. (7
marks)
5a) In the context of internetworking, discuss fragmentation. (5 marks)
b) In a tabular form, identify the types of routers OSPF identifies and the purpose of each (4
marks)
c) Using the following criteria, compare Virtual Circuit and Datagram Subnets (6 marks)
i) Addressing machine
ii) Referencing of circuit setup
iii) State information by a router
iv) Routing procedure
v) Effect of router failures
vi) Congestion control mechanism

6a) Extensively discuss the following :


i) Unipolar Encoding (7 marks)
ii) Bipolar Encoding (5 marks)
(Use diagram for better illustration where necessary)
b) State any three disadvantages of Synchronous Communication. (3 marks)

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