Exam Details

Subject NETWORK PROGRAMMING AND ADMINISTRATION
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

No. of Printed Pages: 3 074-S 4-IBCS-052I
BACHELOR OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
(Revised)
Term-End Examination
December, 2015

BCS-052 NETWORK PROGRAMMING AND
ADMINISTRATION

Time: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 100
Note: Question number 1 is compulsory. Answer any three questions from the rest.

1. Assume a subnet mask 255.255.0.0 is assigned to an address of Class B. How many hosts are possible per subnet and how many subnets are possible?

How does TCP handle out-of-order segment? Explain the procedure with a suitable diagram.

The size of the option field of an IP datagram is 20 bytes. What is the value of HLEN field?

Explain the Distance vector routing algorithm with an example.

Explain the" working of ARP and RARP using suitable diagram for each.

What is the importance of ICMP at Network layer Explain the reports generated by ICMP.

2. Write an algorithm (using Socket Programing System Calls) for TCP client and TCP server each, as per the following specifications
(Make suitable assumptions, if any)

Client will start communication and establish connection. It will send a list of numbers to the TCP server.

TCP server, which can handle maximum 3 clients concurrently, will accept the list and send back the smallest number. Server will terminate this connection once the number is sent.

3. How does a DNS server work Explain with help of a suitable example for recursive and iterative solutions.

What is SNMP Explain the different security levels implemented in SNMP.

4. What are the different remote network administration tools Explain the features of each.

Discuss the activities between DHCP server and DHCP client.

5. Differentiate between the following

htons( and ntohs( System Call

Supernet and Subnet

read( and write( System Call

Broadcasting and Multicasting


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