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WEEKLY ASSIGNMENT AND PRACTISE QUESTIONS_1 (2)

The document outlines a weekly assignment with various questions related to data communications systems, network topologies, and protocols. It covers topics such as the components of communication systems, advantages of different connection types, and the distinctions between LAN and WAN. Additionally, it includes practical scenarios and theoretical concepts to assess understanding of networking principles.

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WEEKLY ASSIGNMENT AND PRACTISE QUESTIONS_1 (2)

The document outlines a weekly assignment with various questions related to data communications systems, network topologies, and protocols. It covers topics such as the components of communication systems, advantages of different connection types, and the distinctions between LAN and WAN. Additionally, it includes practical scenarios and theoretical concepts to assess understanding of networking principles.

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WEEKLY ASSIGNMENT AND PRACTISE QUESTIONS

NAME:
PROGRAM:
MATRIC NUMBER:
ASSIGNMENT NOS:
1) Identify the five components of a data communications system.
2) What are the three criteria necessary for an effective and efficient network?
3) What are the advantages of a multipoint connection over a point-to-point one?
4) What are the two types of line configuration?
5) Categorize the four basic topologies in terms of line configuration.
6) What is the difference between half-duplex and full-duplex transmission modes?
7) Name the four basic network topologies, and cite an advantage of each type.
8) For n devices in a network, what is the number of cable links required for a mesh, ring,
bus, and star topology?
9) What are some of the factors that determine whether a communication system is a LAN or
WAN?
10) What is an internet? What is the Internet?
11) Why are protocols needed?
12) In a LAN with a link-layer switch (Figure 1.8b), Host 1 wants to send a message to Host
3. Since communication is through the link-layer switch, does the switch need to have an
address? Explain.
13) How many point-to-point WANs are needed to connect n LANs if each LAN should be
able to directly communicate with any other LAN?
14) When we use local telephones to talk to a friend, are we using a circuit switched network
or a packet-switched network?
15) When a resident uses a dial-up or DLS service to connect to the Internet, what is the role
of the telephone company?
16) What is the first principle we discussed in this chapter for protocol layering that needs to
be followed to make the communication bidirectional?
17) Explain the difference between an Internet draft and a proposed standard.
18) Explain the difference between a required RFC and a recommended RFC.
19) Explain the difference between the duties of the IETF and IRTF.
20) What is the maximum number of characters or symbols that can be represented by
Unicode?
21) A color image uses 16 bits to represent a pixel. What is the maximum number of different
colors that can be represented?
22) Assume six devices are arranged in a mesh topology. How many cables are needed? How
many ports are needed for each device?
a. For each of the following four networks, discuss the consequences if a connection
fails. Five devices arranged in a mesh topology
b. Five devices arranged in a star topology (not counting the hub)
c. Five devices arranged in a bus topology
d. Five devices arranged in a ring topology P1-5.
23) We have two computers connected by an Ethernet hub at home. Is this a LAN or a
WAN? Explain the reason.
24) In the ring topology in Figure 1.7, what happens if one of the stations is unplugged?
25) In the bus topology in Figure 1.6, what happens if one of the stations is unplugged?
26) Performance is inversely related to delay. When we use the Internet, which of the
following applications are more sensitive to delay?
a. Sending an e-mail
b. Copying a file
c. Surfing the Internet
27) When a party makes a local telephone call to another party, is this a point-to-point or
multipoint connection? Explain the answer.
28) Compare the telephone network and the Internet. What are the similarities? What are the
differences?

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