Computer Networks CIT -223

CIT 2nd Year

Short Questions
1) What is Data? 38) What is a topology?
2) What is meant by digital 39) Define Bus topology? Give two
communication? advantages.
3) Explain characteristics of data 40) Define Star topology? Give two
communication? advantages.
4) What is difference between digital 41) Define Ring topology? Give two
& analog transmission? advantages.
5) Define simplex mode? 42) What is Hybrid topology?
6) Define Half-duplex mode? 43) What is Mash topology? Write two
7) Define Full-duplex mode? advantages.
8) Difference between Analog & 44) Define Ethernet?
Digital Signal? 45) What is token ring?
9) Difference between parallel & 46) What is FDDI?
serial Transmission? 47) Define Protocol?
10) What is Asynchronous 48) Define DLC?
transmission? 49) Define ARQ
11) Define synchronous transmission? 50) Define flow control?
12) What is RJ-11 & RJ-45 connector? 51) Define Error control?
13) Define signal transmission 52) What is Error?
impairment? 53) Define multiplexing?
14) Write down only the names of 54) What is De-multiplexing?
causes of impairment? 55) Define FDM?
15) What is circuit switching? 56) Define TDM?
16) What is packet switching? 57) Define WDM?
17) What is the difference between 58) What is data flow?
sender & receiver? 59) Explain Stop & Wait ARQ?
18) Define a computer Network? 60) Define Guard band?
19) Define Point-to-Point? 61) Define medium
20) Define Multipoint connection? 62) Define jitter
21) Write two main 63) Causes of signal impairment .
advantages/benefits of Network? 64) Define Data communication.
22) Define Server? 65) Define bounded media
23) Define Client? 66) Types of bounded media
24) What is Peer-to-Peer Network? 67) Define coaxil cable
25) What is client server Network? 68) Define twisted pair cable
26) What is Network Administrator? 69) Define Unguided media
27) What is a file server? 70) Define fiber optic
28) What is an application server? 71) Define data transmission
29) What is mail server? 72) Define connector
30) Define signal impairment? 73) What is NIC?
31) What is a bandwidth? 74) Define network cabelling.
32) Define Node? 75) Differentiate between STP and
33) What is a LAN? Give an example. UTP
34) What is a MAN? Give an example. 76) Explain characteristics of data
35) What is a WAN? Give an example. communications.
36) Write any three difference between 77) Define MAC address.
LAN & WAN? 78) What is Hub, differentiate between
37) What is LAN-Architecture? active and passive hub.
79) What are connecting devices?
80) What is Modem, explain its
working principal in short? Long Questions
81) What are types of hubs?
82) What is switch? Also differentiate Q.1 Explain Bounded media in detail
between Hub and switch.
Q.2 Write a detail note on
83) What is a Gateway?
Multiplexing.
84) What is a Repeater?
85) What is Router? Q.3 What is a Network? Explain LAN
86) What is Bridge? and WAN in detail along with its
87) What is internet? advantages and disadvantages
88) What is Intranet?
89) How many Layers in OSI model, Q.4 What is Network Topology?
Names OSI layers Explain in detail.
90) How many layers in TCP/IP Q.5 Write a detail note on connecting
model? devices.
91) What is Application layer?
92) What is Presentation Layer? Q.6 What is Modem? Explain working
93) What is Session Layer? principle of Modem, also explain
94) Define Transport Layer? types of modems.
95) Define Network Layer? Q.7 Write a detail note on ISO OSI
96) Define Data link Layer. layers
97) What is IP address?
98) What is difference between Q.8 Write a detail note on TCP/IP
Logical and Physical address? Model
99) Differentiate between static and
Q.9 Briefly Explain IPv4 (IP addresses)
dynamic IP address.
100) What are the classes of IP address? Q.10 Explain TCP and UDP
101) What is port address?
102) What is a network trouble
shooting?
103) Differentiate between TCP and
UDP
104) Define DHCP
105) Define Firewall.
106) What is the function of straight
twisted pair cable?
107) What is the function of Cross over
twisted pair cable?