SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

ACADEMIC YEAR: 2022/2023 SEMESTER: I

PROGRAM: ADVANCED DIPLOMA RTQF LEVEL: 7
DEPARTMENT: EEE TRADE: ETT
YEAR OF STUDY: III CLASS: A, B
MODULE CODE: ETTCN701
MODULE NAME: COMPUTER NETWORKING
MODULE CREDIT VALUE: 10

DATE: 03 March, 2023

DURATION: 180min
MAXIMUM MARKS: 100

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. This paper contains Six Page including cover page, check if you have received all of them.
2. This paper contains 5 questions each question carry 20 marks, Do All questions
3. Keep your answers short and hit to the point. Longer is not necessarily better as the number of
written words is NOT a grading criterion and, in some case, longer answers may even make your
answer abstruse.
4. Write legibly. If the grader cannot read it, you will not get credit for it.
5. Write all your answers in the answer booklet provided
6. Do not forget to write your Registration Number
7. No written materials allowed.
8. Do not write any answers on this questions paper

EXAMINER: TUYISENGE Jean Claude

MODERATOR: KARANGWA James

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 QUESTION ONE

1. Define computer network (2marks)

• A computer network is defined as a group of computers connected to each other

and can share the same resources.

2. For installing computer networks both physical parts as well as the software are required,
give at list 4 hardware components and 2 software components (6marks)

i) hardware components

Server

Client

Peer transmission media

Connecting devices

ii) software component

Operating system

Protocol

3. Transmission Media is broadly classified into different categories using a stretch give its
classifications. (4marks)

Transmission media

Guided media Unguided media

Twisted pair Coaxial Optical fiber

cable cable Radio waves Microwaves Infrared
cable

4. The size of a network can be expressed by the geographic area they occupy and the
number of computers that are part of the network, briefly discuss its types (4marks)

Personal Area Network is a network arranged within an individual person, typically within
a range of 10 meters.

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Local Area Network is a group of computers connected to each other in a small area such
as building, office.

A metropolitan area network is a network that covers a larger geographic area by

interconnecting a different LAN to form a larger network.

A Wide Area Network is a network that extends over a large geographical area such as
states or countries.

• A Campus Area Network (CAN) is a computer network that links the buildings and
consists of two or more local area networks (LANs) within the limited geographical area

5. Topology refers to the shape of a network, or the network's layout. How different nodes in
a network are connected to each other and how they communicate. Briefy discuss at least
4 types of physical topology (4marks)

• Ring Topology All devices are connected to one another in the shape of a closed loop, so
that each device is connected directly to two other devices, one on either side of it

• Mesh Topology Devices are connected with many redundant interconnections between
network nodes.

A linear bus topology consists of a main run of cable with a terminator at each end (See fig.
All nodes (file server, workstations, and peripherals) are connected to the linear cable

• Star Topology A star topology is designed with each node (file server, workstations, and
peripherals) connected directly to a central network hub or concentrator.

A tree topology combines characteristics of linear bus and star topologies. It consists of groups
of star-configured workstations connected to a linear bus backbone cable

QUESTION TWO
Subquestion A (choose the best answer, Note: Only write the corresponding letter)
1. Main goal is to match a domain name to an IP address based on a client query for
information /2marks
A. DNS
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 B. DHCP
C. TCP
D. NAT
E. All the above are not correct
2. A network administrator is connecting hosts A and B directly through their Ethernet
interfaces, as shown in the illustration. Ping attempts between the hosts are unsuccessful.
What can be done to provide connectivity between the hosts? (Choose two) /2marks

A. A crossover cable should be used in place of the straight-through cable.

B. A rollover cable should be used in place of the straight-through cable.
C. The subnet masks should be set to 255.255.255.192.
D. A default gateway needs to be set on each host.
E. The subnet masks should be set to 255.255.255.0

3. What is the maximum number of IP addresses that can be assigned to hosts on a local
subnet that uses the 255.255.255.224 subnet mask? /2marks
A. 14
B. 15
C. 16
D. 30

4. Which transmission media has the highest transmission speed in a network? /2marks

A. optical fiber
B. coaxial cable
C. twisted pair cable
D. electrical cable
E. Data cable

5 .The exhibit is showing the topology and the MAC address table. Host A sends a data frame to host D.
Which option describes what the switch will do when it receives the frame from host A? /2marks

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 A. The switch will add the source address and port to the MAC address table and
forward the frame to host D.
B. The switch will add the destination address of the frame to the MAC address table and
forward the frame to host D.
C. The switch will flood the frame out of all ports except for port Fa0/3.
D. The switch will discard the frame and send an error message back to host A.
Subquestion B
1. On a layer 2 switch, port 1 is a member of vlan 2 and port 2 is a member of vlan 3. Two
computers, PC1 and PC2 are connected to the ports. The IP addresses of the computers are
192.168.1.2 /24 and 192.168.1.3/24. Both the computers belong to the same network address of
192.168.1.0/24. If PC1 pings PC2, would a response be received. Explain your answer in 3
lines only (5marks)
 A response would not be received. Although both the computers belongs to the same
 Network address of 192.168.1.0/24 there are connected to ports on the switch which are
members of different vlan.
 For communication vlans a router is required

2. Using TIA/EIA 568A Straight-through wiring standard show how different colors of STP
cables should be arranged while making a network cable (5marks )

1.white –green 1.white -orange

2. green 2.orange
3.white-orange 3.white -green
4.blue 4.blue
5.white-blue 5.white-blue
6.orange 6.green
7.white –brown 7.white-brown
8.brown 8.brown
QUESTION THREE
A network administrator has the address range 192.168.12.0/24 to address the networks shown.
(20marks)

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 1 How many bits are in the network part of the address and how many are in the host part of the
address? (1 mark)

24 in the network part(3ocets) and 8 in the host part

2 How many networks need to be addressed? 5 (1 mark)
3 Using older subnetting methods without VLSM, all the subnets need to be the same size. How
many bits would you need to borrow to have enough networks? 3 (2 marks)
4 How many bits would be left in the host part? 5 (1 mark)
5 How many hosts could you have on each network? 30 (2 mark)
6 Can you address the networks without using VLSM? No (2 mark)
7 From now on you will use VLSM to address the networks. How many hosts are in the largest
network? 50 (2marks)
8 How many host bits do you need to address these hosts? 6 (1 mark)
9 How many bits are available for borrowing? 2 (1 mark)
10 What will the subnet mask be when you borrow these bits? 26 or 255.255.255.192
(1 mark)
11 How many addresses are there on a network of this size? 64 (1 mark)
12 How many of these addresses can be used for hosts? 62 (1 mark)
13 How many subnets do you get if you borrow this number of bits? 4 (1mark)
14 What are the network addresses of these subnets? (3 marks)
192.168.12.0, 192.168.12.64, 192.168.12.128, 192.168.12.192

QUESTION FOUR
A. Write down cisco router commands to configure:

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1. Static route to the 192.168.1.0/24 network with next hop 192.168.2.3/24 (2marks)

Solution: ip route 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.2.3

2. Ospf protocal, with connected interface 172.168.1.2/17 and autonomous system number 10
(2marks)

Solution: router ospf 10

netwok 172.16.0.0 0.0.127.255 area 10

3. Find the path of connectivity from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.2 (2marks)

Solution: ping 192.168.1.2

4. A command to check if TCP/IP Protocols of PC is working properly (2marks)

Solution: ipconfig/all
5. To get the path from source to destination from PC windows (2marks)
Solution: tracert
B. HQ has connections to three branch routers (BR1,BR2 and BR3) and to the internet through ISP. EIGRP is
configured between HQ and the branch routers. List the commands used to configure EIGRP routing on the
BR1 and BR2 routers. (5marks)

FOR BR1
BR1( config)#router eigrp 0
BR1( config-router)#network 192.168.0.0
BR1( config-router)#network 192.168.1.0
FOR BR2
BR2( config)#router eigrp 0
BR2( config-router)#network 192.168.2.128
BR2( config-router)#network 192.168.0.4

C .IGP, EGP

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 C. An administrator must assign static IP addresses to the servers in a network. For network
192.168.20.24/29, the router is assigned the first usable host address while the sales server is
given the last usable host address.

Which of the following should be entered into the IP properties box for the sales server? (5marks)

i. IP address: 192.168.20.30 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.248 Default Gateway: 192.168.20.25

QUESTION FIVE

A. Define the routing tree of each node of the network in figure. In addition, examine the routing
table of each router in the format (destination router - next hop router). (10marks)

Solution: Routing tree is the arrangement of the process from first step to last step

Routing table for each node (Destnation-Nexthop

Node A Node B
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 Destination Next-hop
B B
C C
D B/C
E C
Destination Next-hop
A A
C D
D D
E D
Node C

Destination Next-hop Node D

A A
B D
D D
E D
Destination Next-hop
A B/C
B B
C C
E E

Node E

Destination Next-hop
A C
B D
C C
D D

B. Complete the following table (Redraw the table and fill with suitable answers)
(10marks)

Routing Builds Router can independently determine Convergence Event driven routing Use of LSP
protocol Topological the shortest path to every network. updates
map

Distance no no slow Generally no no

vector

Link State yes yes fast Generally yes yes

BONNE CHANCE!!!!!

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