Exam Details

Subject FUNDAMENTAL OF COMPUTER NETWORKS
Paper
Exam / Course Bachelor of Computer Applications
Department School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

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IBCS-041I
BACHELOR OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
(Revised)
Term-End Examination
December, 2015

BCS-041 FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER
NETWORKS

Time: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 100
Note: Question no. 1 is compulsory. Attempt any three questions from the rest. Use of calculator is allowed.

1. What is count to infinity problem in distance vector routing protocol How does it happen? Explain with an example.

Explain the advantages of Frame Relay over X.25 network.

How are switches and hubs different? List at least four differences.

What is the role of parallel and serial transmission devices in computer networking? Explain.

Differentiate between frequency shift keying and phase shift keying.

What is subnetting What is the subnetwork address, if the destination address is 200.45.34.56 and the subnet mask is 255.255.240.0

Compare and contrast between private key and public key cryptography.

2. Explain the concept of Go-Back-N sliding window protocol with a suitable example.

Calculate CRC, if the message is 110101001 and the generator is 1011.

3. Assume two primary numbers p 7 and q 19, use RSA algorithm to show the encryption and decryption with a message "6".

Explain the functions of various connecting devices in a LAN.

4. What is fragmentation Explain why IPv4 and IPv6 protocol need to fragment some packets.

How is connection established and terminated in TCP using three-way handshaking mechanism? Explain.

5. Write short notes on the following:

ALOHA Protocols

SNMP

MD5

Wireless Generations 2G and 3G)


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF ALGORITHM
  • Basics Mathematics
  • BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
  • C' Programming and Data Structure
  • C++ and Object Oriented Programming
  • Computer Basics and PC Software
  • Computer Fundamentals and PC Software
  • Computer Networks
  • COMPUTER ORIENTED NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES
  • E-COMMERCE
  • Foundation Course in English for Computing
  • Foundation Course in Mathematics in Computing
  • FUNDAMENTAL OF COMPUTER NETWORKS
  • Intranet Administration
  • Introduction to Computer Organisation
  • Introduction to Internet Programming
  • INTRODUCTION TO SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
  • Introduction to System Software
  • Multimedia
  • NETWORK PROGRAMMING AND ADMINISTRATION
  • PC Software Skills
  • Programming In C++
  • STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES
  • TCP/IP PROGRAMMING
  • Theory of Computer Science
  • WEB PROGRAMMING