CN PYQ’s(Last 6 Papers)

CH:1
1) Explain the terms: LAN, MAN, WAN.
2) With diagram explain OSI reference model. Write down various
tasks performed by each layer in model.
3) Draw and explain ISO OSI reference model.
4) Draw and explain ISO OSI reference model.
5) Compare OSI model vs. TCP/IP model.
6) Draw and explain data delivery from Hop to Hop, Source host to
Destination host, and Process to Process.
7) List out and explain various network topologies.
8) List out and explain various network topologies.
9) Explain various network topologies in details.
10) What are two reasons for using layered protocols?
11) Draw and explain various network topologies with examples.
12) Give differences between Frame, Packet and TPDU. How
encapsulation is done?
13) Compare ISO/OSI model vs. TCP/IP model.
14) Draw and explain ISO OSI model.
15) List two ways in which OSI reference model and TCP/IP
reference model are the same.
16) Explain Point-to-Point and Multipoint connections / links with
necessary diagrams.
17) Explain: Hop to Hop delivery, Source to Destination delivery
and Process to Process delivery
18) Define protocol and interface.
19) What is Computer Network? List out few uses of Computer
Networks.
20) List out few design issues for the layers
21) Explain various network topologies with necessary diagrams
and examples.
 22) What is Header? What type information Header carry? Also
explain need for Header.

CH:2
1) Give comparison between packet switching and circuit
switching
2) What is the physical layer in OSI model responsible for? Which
protocol is used in physical layer.
3) Write a note on Transmission Media.
4) Classify and explain Transmission Media.
5) Explain the need for physical layer. Classify and explain
Transmission Media.
6) Classify transmission media. Explain any one guided
transmission media.

CH:3
1) Explain HLDC protocol with modes of operation, and frame
format.
2) Write note on sliding window protocol.
3) Compare: Connection-Oriented Services vs. Connection-Less
Services
4) Explain Stop & Wait ARQ in detail.
5) What is ARQ? List out major ARQ protocols.
6) Explain the concept of piggybacking.
7) What is framing? List all methods used for framing and discuss
any two methods used for framing
8) Explain the Go Back N protocol.
9) Compare Go Back N ARQ vs. Selective Repeat ARQ
10) Compare Connection oriented vs. Connection less service.
11) What is sliding window protocols? For what purpose this
protocol is used? What are the advantages of sliding window
protocol?
12) Explain Flow Control and Error Control
13) Write a note on HDLC protocol.
14) Discuss Error Detection and Error Correction.
15) Define: Connection-Less Service, Connection-Oriented Service,
Acknowledged Service and Unacknowledged Service.
16) Explain bit stuffing.
17) What is ARQ? Compare link layer ARQ protocols.
18) What is Automatic Repeat Request (ARQ)? Explain Stop and
Wait ARQ in detail with an example.
19) Explain Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) with example.
20) Explain Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) in detail with an
example.
21) What is Framing? List out and explain various framing
techniques.
22) What is Framing? Explain need for framing. Discuss byte
stuffing and unstuffing in detail.
23) What is Framing? Explain byte stuffing technique.
24) Compare Error detection vs. Error correction.
25) Explain Sliding window protocol with an example.
26) What is Sliding Window Protocol? What do you mean by ARQ?
Explain Selective repeat ARQ in detail.
27) What are Error Detection and Error Correction? Explain any
one method in detail
28) What is hamming distance? Explain its role in error detection
and error correction using an example.
29) Explain stop and wait protocol.
30) Give the usage of I, S, U frames of HDLC frames.
31) Draw and explain the flow chart/algorithm to calculate a
traditional checksum.
CH:4
1) Give comparison between CSMA/CA and CSMA/CD
2) Differentiate between FDMA, TDMA and CDMA.
3) Explain CSMA/CA protocol with necessary diagrams.
4) Justify that how slotted ALOHA is better than pure ALOHA.
5) Explain Pure ALOHA and Slotted ALOHA
6) Compare Pure ALOHA and Slotted ALOHA.
7) Explain Pure ALOHA with necessary diagrams.
8) Classify multiple Access Protocols. Explain Pure ALOHA and
Slotted ALOHA with necessary diagrams.
9) Discuss issues of channel allocation. Explain the static and
dynamic channel allocation scheme.
10) Give comparison between 1-persistent and P-persistent CSMA.
11) What do you mean by Collision? Classify Multiple Access
Protocols. Explain CSMA/CD protocol in detail.
12) Write down the functions of MAC layer.
13) Explain CSMA/CD with necessary diagrams.

CH:5
1) Explain following terms: 1) Repeater 3) Bridges 2) Router 4)
Gateway
2) Explain Hub, Bridge, Switch and Router.
3) How Bluetooth works? Explain Bluetooth architecture.
4) Explain Local Area Network (LAN).
5) Explain LAN in detail.
6) Explain Bluetooth Technology.
7) Write a short note on Bluetooth technology.
8) Explain functioning of Hub, Switch, Bridge and Router.
9) Write a note on Ethernet Technology.
10) List down drawbacks of Wi-Fi.
 11) Classify and explain various Ethernet Technologies and
Standards.
12) Discuss the fields of Ethernet frames in brief.
13) Write down features & characteristic of ZigBee.
14) Draw and explain Wireless LAN in detail.

CH:6
1) What is the role of routing algorithms at network layer? Explain
Distance vector routing algorithm in detail.
2) Give comparison between X.25 network and Frame relay
3) What is the need of IP address? What is classful and classless IP
address?
4) Explain IPv4 header fields with necessary diagrams.
5) Draw and explain IPV4 header.
6) What is flooding? Give its advantages and applications?
7) What is the function of following protocols? 1) ICMP 3) DHCP 2)
ARP 4) BOOTP.
8) What is Routing? Explain any one routing algorithm in detail
with necessary diagrams.
9) Compare Circuit Switching vs. Packet Switching.
10) Compare Circuit Switching vs. Packet Switching
11) Compare Circuit switching vs. Packet switching.
12) Compare: Circuit Switching vs. Packet Switching
13) Explain Classful IP addressing scheme.
14) Briefly explain types of addresses used at Host to Network
Layer, IP Layer, Transport Layer and Application Layer of TCP/IP
model.
15) Explain Classful and Classless IPV4 addressing schemes with
examples.
16) What is Network Address Translation (NAT)? Justify the need
for NAT
17) Explain Shortest Path Algorithm.
18) What is congestion and congestion control? Why it is
required? List out and explain various policies used for the
congestion control.
19) List out types of addresses used in TCP/IP model with one
example.
20) Explain Subnetting and Flooding.
21) What is IP address? List out and explain classes of IP address.
22) What is Routing? Explain any one routing protocol in detail.
23) What do you mean by Congestion? Classify congestion control
algorithms.
24) Explain Link State routing algorithm.
25) Draw and explain IPV4 datagram in detail. Also explain
fragmentation.
26) Discuss functionality of ARP, RARP and ICMP.
27) Which of the OSI layers handles each of following: 1.Dividing
the transmitted bit stream into frames. 2.Determinig which
route through the subnet to use.
28) Differentiate between message switching and packet
switching.
29) What is the difference between unicast, multicast and
broadcast addresses?
30) Give an argument why the leaky bucket algorithm should
allow just one packet per tick, independent of how large the
packet is
31) Write down Optimality principle. Explain it with the help of an
example.
32) Compare: Datagram and virtual circuit subnets.
33) Explain the function of following protocol in brief: ICMP, RARP,
DHCP, BOOTP
34) How to do congestion control in Virtual circuit subnets, explain
with the help of an example?
35) Explain the terms: Unicasting, Multicasting and Broadcasting
 36) Draw and explain about IP addressing in detail.

CH:7
1) Give comparison between TCP and UDP
2) Compare TCP vs. UDP.
3) Draw and Explain TCP Header
4) Compare TCP vs. UDP.
5) Compare TCP vs. UDP.
6) Draw neat sketch of connection establishment and connection
termination used in TCP with necessary flags.
7) What is Process to Process communication? Explain how
transport layer performs it.
8) Explain User Datagram Protocol in detail.

CH:8
1) Write short note on POP3 and SMTP.
2) Explain Domain Naming System functioning for Internet.
3) Write a note on DNS.
4) Write a note on Domain Name System (DNS).
5) What is Cryptography? List out various Ciphers. Explain any one
in detail.
6) What is Cryptography? List out various ciphers.
7) Explain HTTP communication with an example.
8) Explain RSA algorithm.
9) Write a note on Domain Name System (DNS).
10) What is the function of Domain name services (DNS)?
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12) Explain functioning of HTTP with supporting diagrams.
13) Explain Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) in detail.
14) Write a short note on Electronic Mail.
15) Explain functionality of Domain Name System (DNS).
16) What is Cryptography? Explain Substitution and Transposition
Ciphers with examples.
17) What is fire wall? Explain its working in detail.
18) What is Firewall? Write a note on Network Security.
19) What is Security? Explain need for security in Internet.
20) What is HTTP? Draw and explain Client-Server communication.

-:Prepared By Sahil Gohel:-