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Quiz # 01 Practices: CSC 340 Data Communications and Computer Networks

This document contains a quiz with 6 questions related to data communications and computer networks. The questions cover topics like: 1. Calculating the transfer time of an MP3 file sent over a 1 Mbps link between two directly connected devices. 2. Calculating the time required to transmit 30 petabytes of data per year over an Ethernet with 1 gigabit/s bandwidth. 3. Calculating the time for an image from Mars to reach Earth over a 256 kbps point-to-point link. 4. Calculating transmission times for a true color image over different connection types (ISDN, DSL, Ethernet). 5. Calculating round trip time and bandwidth-

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Quiz # 01 Practices: CSC 340 Data Communications and Computer Networks

This document contains a quiz with 6 questions related to data communications and computer networks. The questions cover topics like: 1. Calculating the transfer time of an MP3 file sent over a 1 Mbps link between two directly connected devices. 2. Calculating the time required to transmit 30 petabytes of data per year over an Ethernet with 1 gigabit/s bandwidth. 3. Calculating the time for an image from Mars to reach Earth over a 256 kbps point-to-point link. 4. Calculating transmission times for a true color image over different connection types (ISDN, DSL, Ethernet). 5. Calculating round trip time and bandwidth-

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COMSATS University

Department of Computer Science


Quiz # 01 Practices
CSC 340 Data Communications and Computer Networks

Class: BSE-A/B
Question 1
• A MP3 file with a size of 30 x 106 bits must be transferred from terminal
device A to terminal device B. The signal propagation speed is 200,000 km/s.
A and B are directly connected by a link with a length of 10,000 km. The file is
transferred as a single message, No network protocol headers or trailers exist.
• Calculate the transfer time (latency) of the file, when the data rate of the
computer network between both terminal devices is 1 Mbps.
File size: 30,000,000 Bits
Data rate: 1,000,000 Bits/s
Propagation delay = 10,000,000 m / 200,000,000 m/s = 0.05 s
Transmission delay = 30,000,000 Bits / 1,000,000 Bits/s = 30 s
Waiting time = 0 s
Latency = propagation delay + transmission delay + waiting time
= 0.05 s + 30 s = 30.05 s = approx. 30 s.
Question 2
• A scientific experiment produces 30 petabytes (30 ∗ 250 Byte) of data
per year.
• How much time requires the transmission of the data via an Ethernet
with a bandwidth of 1 gigabit per second?
Question 3
• A webcam at the surface of planet Mars sends pictures to Earth. Each
image has a size of 30 MB (1 MB = 220 Byte). How quickly, after a
picture is taken, can it reach Mission Control on Earth?
• (Note: The network connection is a point-to-point link.)
• Data rate = 256 kbps (kilobit per second)
• Signal propagation speed = 299.792.458 m/s
• Waiting time = 0 s
• Distance = 55.000.000.000 m
Question 4
• A true color image has a size of 1366x768 pixels. True color means that 3 Bytes per pixel
are used for the color information. How long does it take to transmit the image via a. . .

a) 64 kbps ISDN connection?


b) 16 Mbps DSL connection?
c) 1 Gbps Ethernet connection?
Question 5
• Imagine, NASA sent a spacecraft to planet Mars, which landed there. A 128 kbps (kilobit per
second) point-to-point link is set up between planet Earth and the spacecraft. 55,000,000 km is the
distance from Earth to Mars, when they are closest together. The signal propagation speed is 299,
792, 458 m/s, which is the speed of light.
a) Calculate the Round Trip Time (RTT) for the link.
b) Calculate the bandwidth-delay product for the link to find out what is the maximum number
of bits, that can reside inside the line between the sender and receiver?
Question 6
A user is COMSATS is connected to the Internet via 100Mb/s connection retrieve a web page of 250 KB from a
Server in London, where the page references three images of 500KB each. One way propagation delay is 75ms
Approximately how long does it take for the page (including images) to appear on the user’s screen, assuming non-persistent HTTP
using a single connection at a time?
The End
Best Luck

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