Exam Details

Subject Elective-Computer Networks
Paper
Exam / Course Diploma -VIEP-Computer Science and Engineering(DCSVI)/Advanced Level O Certificate Course In Cse (ACCSVI) B.Tech. Computer Science And Engineering (BT
Department School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date June, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Choose the correct answer from the given four alternatives:

Which of the following is not a networking hardware?

NIC Card

Router

Compact Disk

Hub

LAN stands for

Land Area Network

Lesser Area Network

Local Area Network

Limited Area Network

One to Many communication is often called

Multicast

Broadcast

Unicast

None of the above

ARP is a layer protocol.

Transport

Application

Data Link

Network

Address size in IPv4 is of

16 bits

4 bytes

64 bits

12 bytes

UDP stands for

Uni-Directional Protocol

User Defined Protocol

User Datagram Protocol

User Defined Parameters

Sharing of channel is done in

Circuit Switching

Packet Switching

Both the above

None of the above

Differentiate between LAN, MAN and WAN, using suitable examples.

Explain the TCP/IP reference model, describing each of its layers briefly.

Explain how error and flow control are done in the data link layer.

Using a suitable diagram, explain the Point to Point Frame format. Also describe the PPP stack briefly.

What are multiple access protocols? Explain the ALOHA protocol briefly.

Differentiate between Fast and Gigabit Ethernet in detail. Also describe the term Digital Cellular Radio.

5. Explain any two Unicast Routing protocols in detail.

What are the various tasks performed in the transport layer Also explain the concept of crash recovery using suitable examples.

How is congestion control performed in the transport layer? Explain in detail.

Explain the need of a DNS Server. Also explain the e-mail architecture briefly.

What is World Wide Web Explain its architecture briefly.

8. Write short notes on any four of the following:

Frame Relay

Virtual LANs

IPv4 vs IPv6

ATM

TFTP


Departments

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  • School of Education (SOE)
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Subjects

  • Advanced ComputerArchitecture
  • Algorithms and Logic Design
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Basics of Networking
  • Bio-Informatics
  • C Programming
  • Computer Architecture
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Organisations
  • Computer Organization
  • Cryptography And Network Security
  • Data Modelling And Uml
  • Data Structures
  • Data Warehousing And Mining
  • Database Management System
  • Design And Analysis Of Algorithm
  • Digital Image Processing
  • Discrete Maths Structure
  • Distributed Database
  • E-Business
  • Elective-Computer Networks
  • Embedded System
  • Formal Languages And Automata
  • Fuzzy Systems
  • Java Basic and Object Modeling Design
  • Logic Design
  • Microprocessor
  • Mobile Computing
  • Neural Network
  • Numerical Methods and Computation
  • Object Modeling And Design
  • Object Oriented Design And Programming
  • Object Oriented Programming
  • Operating System
  • Operating Systems
  • Parallel Algorithms
  • Pattern Recognition
  • PC Assembly and Maintenance
  • Principles of Communication Engineering
  • Principles Of Programming Languages
  • Real Time Systems
  • Software Engineering
  • Software Project Management (Spm)
  • Software Quality Engineering
  • Software Reusability
  • System Analysis and Design
  • System Programming And Compiler Design
  • Theory Of Computation
  • Unix Internals And Shell Programming
  • Visual Basic Programming
  • Web Technology