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Final Exam 2024 - Semester 9

Subject: Switching and Traffic
Date: 7.2.2024 Time: 2 Hours
Answer all Questions in Two sections
SECTION-I
Select the correct answer:
1- TCP is a .......... protocol.

A. stream-oriented B. message-oriented C. block-oriented D. packet-oriented

2- If (n) number of users are presents in a network with point to point links, then how many links will be required in
the network:

A. n (n - 1) B.n (n – 1) /2 C. n (n – 1) /4 D. n (n – 1) /8
3. which among the following is/are adopted by cross bar systems with hard wired control subsystem:

A. Relays B. Latches C. Both a and b None of the above

4. Which three features are properties and one-way requirements for voice traffic? (Choose three.)

A. Bursty voice traffic

B. Smooth voice traffic
C. Latency should be below 400ms
D. Latency should be below 150ms
E. Bandwidth is roughly between 30 and 128Kbps
F. Bandwidth is roughly between 0.5 and 20 Mbps.
5. What are two functions of a server on a network? (choose two.)

A. Handles request from multiple workstations at the same time

B. Achieves redundancy by exclusively using virtual server clustering
C. Housed solely in a data center that is dedicated to a single client achieves redundancy by exclusively
using virtual server clustering
D. Runs the same operating system in order to communicate with other servers
E. Runs applications that send and retrieve data for workstations that make requests.

6. Which among the following utilizes the transmission line upto 85 – 95 %?

A. Voice Traffic B. Data Traffic C. Both a and b D. None of the above

7. What is acceptable value the control signal frequencies are within the speech band:

A. 300–3400 B. 2280 or 2600 C. Both A and B D.None of the above

8. Which of the following terms is used specifically to identify the entity created when encapsulating data inside
data-link layer headers and trailers?

A. Data B. Chunk C. Segment D. Frame E. Packet

9. Which OSI encapsulation term can be used instead of the term frame?

A. Layer 1 PDU B. Layer 2 PDU C. Layer 3 PDU D. Layer 5 PDU

10. How to handle simultaneously-arriving Packets in switching system:

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A. routing protocols B. lookup algorithms C. interconnection networks D. Queuing

11. Which one of the following is not a function of network layer?

A. Routing B. Inter-Networking C. Congestion Control D. None of the mentioned

12. Which of the network support interconnection of users with in highly populated area

A. LAN B. WAN C. ISDN D. VPN

13. Compared to hubs, switches provide

A. Higher load on links B. Less privacy C. Traffic isolation D. Larger geographic span

14. what are the following are supported by the ratio of number of successful calls to the number of calls attempts
are known:

A. call completation ratio B. call block rate C. busy hours call rate D. none of the above

15. By which name is the grade of service known:

A. Call congestion B. Time congestion C. None of the above

16. What is the possible range of IP addresses for Class B?

A. 0.0.0.0 through 127.255.255.255 B. 128.0.0.0 through 191.255.255.255 C. 192.0.0.0 through

223.255.255.255 D. 224.0.0.0 through 239.255.255.255

17. An engineer has successfully configured a Layer 3 switch with SVIs for VLANs 2 and 3. Hosts in the subnets using
VLANs 2 and 3 can ping each other with the Layer 3 switch routing the packets. The next week, the network engineer
receives a call that those same users can no longer ping each other. If the problem is with the Layer 3 switching
function, which of the following could have caused the problem? (Choose two answers.)

A. Six (or more) out of 10 working VLAN 2 access ports failing due to physical problems.

B. A shutdown command issued from interface VLAN 4 configuration mode.

C. VTP on the switch removing VLAN 3 from the switch’s VLAN list.

D. A shutdown command issued from VLAN 2 configuration mode.

SECTION II

Note: Attempt/Select any 3 questions:

1. Define the functionality of Network, If you are engineer what are essentials factors should consider when planning
a telecommunication network?

2. Explain the circuit switching and packet switching, advantages and limitations of each one?

3. Describe how MAC addresses are used during the routing process?

4. What is the difference between HUB, Switch and router?

5. State the main functions and advantages of switch?

6. Why Router is considered as an Intelligent Device?

Good Luck

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