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Enrollment No......................................

Faculty of Engineering
End Sem (Odd) Examination Dec-2018
IT3CO10 Computer Networks
Programme: B.Tech. Branch/Specialisation: IT
Duration: 3 Hrs. Maximum Marks: 60

Note: All questions are compulsory. Internal choices, if any, are indicated. Answers of
Q.1 (MCQs) should be written in full instead of only a, b, c or d.
Q.1 i. Which is the only layer of OSI layer that prevents itself from 1
adding its own header to the data during the data transmission
process?
(a) Application layer (b) Network layer
(c) Physical layer (d) None of these
ii. Two devices are in network if 1
(a) A process in one device is able to exchange information with
a process in another device
(b) A process is running on both devices
(c) PIDs of the processes running of different devices are same
(d) None of these
iii. Automatic repeat request error management mechanism is 1
provided by
(a) Media access control sublayer
(b) Logical link control sublayer
(c) Network interface control sublayer
(d) None of these
iv. The technique of temporarily delaying outgoing 1
acknowledgements so that they can be hooked onto the next
outgoing data frame is called
(a) Cyclic redundancy check (b) Piggybacking
(c) Fletcher’s checksum (d) None of these

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v. In Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection 1 Q.4 i. What is ALOHA? Differentiate pure aloha vs slotted aloha. 3
(CSMA/CD), we do not send entire frame and then look for a ii. Consider building a CSMA/CD network running at 1 Gbps over a 7
(a) Signal (b) Collision (c) Delay (d) Station 1 km cable with no repeaters. The signal speed in the cable is
vi. What is stat frame delimeter (SFD) in ethernet frame? 1 200000km/sec. What is the minimum frame size?
(a) 10101010 (b) 10101011 (c) 00000000 (d) 11111111 OR iii. Discuss 802.3, 802.4 and 802.5 in detail. 7
vii. Given the IP address of 172.16.1.1 with a mask of 255.255.255.0- 1
How many total subnets could be created? (assume all subnets use Q.5 i. Given the IP Address 172.54.09.94 and subnet mask 4
the same subnet mask) 255.255.128.0. Find
(a) 65536 (b) 254 (c) 256 (d) 64 (a) No. of Subnet (b) No. of host/subnet
viii. ICMP is primarily used for 1 (c) Subnet Address (d) Range of IP Address
(a) Error and diagnostic functions (e) Broadcast Address
(b) Addressing ii. Discuss the ARP and RARP protocols with packet format. 6
(c) Forwarding OR iii. What is IPv4? Discuss its format in detail. 6
(d) None of these
ix. Which one of the following is a transport layer protocol? 1 Q.6 Attempt any two:
(a) Stream control transmission protocol i. Discuss the functionality of transport layer. What is process to 5
(b) Transmission control protocol process delivery?
(c) Both (a) and (b) ii. What is the role of presentation and session layer in computer 5
(d) None of these network?
x. Which of the following layers of the OSI model is concern with 1 iii. What is FTP? Why it is used in computer network? How it works? 5
the syntax of data exchanged between application entities?
(a) Application Layer (b) Presentation Layer ******
(c) Transport Layer (d) Network Layer

Q.2 i. What is computer network? Write down its application in brief. 2

ii. Discuss different topologies available in computer network. 3
iii. Describe ISO-OSI model in detail. 5
OR iv. Describe TCP/IP model in detail. 5

Q.3 i. What are the design issues of data link layers? Discuss in brief. 2
ii. What is framing? Why it is needed? Discuss 3 framing techniques 8
in brief.
OR iii. What is sliding window protocol? Discuss Go back N and 8
selective repeat with suitable example.
 Marking Scheme Diagram 1.5 marks.
IT3CO10 Computer Networks Description of 7 layers ( ½ mark each layer) 3.5 marks
OR iv. Describe TCP/IP model in detail with diagram. 5
Q.1 i. Which is the only layer of OSI layer that prevents itself from 1 For each Layer – 1 mark (1 mark *5)
adding its own header to the data during the data transmission
process? Q.3 i. What are the design issues of data link layers? Discuss in brief. 2
c) Physical layer For design issues – ½ mark. 0.5 mark
ii. Two devices are in network if 1 For brief description 1.5 marks.
(a) A process in one device is able to exchange information with a ii. What is framing? Why it is needed? Discuss 3 framing techniques 8
process in another device in brief.
iii. Automatic repeat request error management mechanism is 1 Framing Definition: 2 marks
provided by Need: 3 marks
(b) Logical link control sublayer 3 techniques: 3 marks
iv. The technique of temporarily delaying outgoing 1 OR iii. What is sliding window protocol? Discuss Go back N and 8
acknowledgements so that they can be hooked onto the next selective repeat with suitable example.
outgoing data frame is called Sliding window protocol: 2 marks
(b) piggybacking Go back N: 3 marks
v. In Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection 1 Selective repeat: 3 marks
(CSMA/CD), we do not send entire frame and then look for a
(b) Collision
Q.4 i. What is ALOHA? Differentiate pure aloha vs slotted aloha. 3
vi. What is stat frame delimeter (SFD) in ethernet frame? 1
Definition: 1 mark
b) 10101011
Difference (at least 2): 2 marks
vii. Given the IP address of 172.16.1.1 with a mask of 255.255.255.0- 1
ii. Consider building a CSMA/CD network running at 1 Gbps over a 7
-How many total subnets could be created? (assume all subnets
1 km cable with no repeaters. The signal speed in the cable is
use the same subnet mask)
200000km/sec. What is the minimum frame size?
(c) 256
Step wise marking
viii. ICMP is primarily used for 1
OR iii. Discuss 802.3, 802.4 and 802.5 in detail. 7
(a) error and diagnostic functions
Description of 802.3 (Ethernet): 3 marks
ix. Which one of the following is a transport layer protocol? 1
Description of 802.4 (Token Bus): 2 marks
(c) Both a and b
Description of 802.5 (Token Ring): 2 marks
x. Which of the following layers of the OSI model is concern with 1
the syntax of data exchanged between application entities?
(b) Presentation Layer Q.5 i. Given the IP Address 172.54.09.94 and subnet mask 4
255.255.128.0
Find
Q.2 i. What is computer network? Write down its two application in 2
(a) No. of Subnet ½ mark
brief. (b) No. of host/subnet ½ mark
Definition 1 mark (c) Subnet Address 1 mark
2 applications ½ mark each 1 mark (d) Range of IP Address 1 mark
ii. Discuss different topologies available in computer network. 3 (e) Broadcast Address 1 mark
6 topologies --- ½ mark each (0.5 mark* 6) ii. Discuss the ARP and RARP protocols with packet format. 6
iii. Describe ISO-OSI model in brief with suitable diagram. 5 ARP Packet format 2 marks
 Description of field 1 mark
RARP Packet format 2 marks
Description of field 1 mark
OR iii. What is IPv4? Discuss its format in detail. 6
IPv4 Definition: 1 mark
Packet format: 3 marks
Description of field: 2 marks

Q.6 Attempt any two:

i. Discuss the functionality of transport layer. What is process to 5
process delivery?
Functionality: 3 Marks
Process to process delivery: 2 marks
ii. What is the role of presentation and session layer in computer 5
network?
Presentation layer: 2.5 marks
Session layers: 2.5 marks
iii. What is FTP? Why it is used in computer network? How it works? 5
FTP definition: 1 mark
Uses: 2 marks
Working: 2 marks

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