DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.Sc. (Software Engineering) Years Integrated) DEGREE
EXAMINATION, MAY 2017.
COMPUTER NETWORKS
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
SECTION A — 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions only.
1. Explain briefly about connection oriented and
connectionless services.
2. Differentiate between satellites and fiber.
3. Explain the Stop and Wait protocol.
4. Write a short note on HDLC.
5. Discuss about Congestion Prevention Policies.
6. Write a short note on Multiplexing.
7. Explain Transposition ciphers with an example.
8. Discuss briefly about the DNS Name Space.
SECTION B — 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions only.
9. Explain the uses of Computer Networks.
10. Describe the different Guided Transmission Media.
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11. Discuss in detail about Error Detection and Correcting
Codes.
12. Explain the Link State Routing algorithm with an
example.
13. Describe about Internet control protocols.
14. Explain the working of Remote procedure call.
15. Explain the DES and RSA algorithms with examples.