PALLAVI ENGINEERING COLLEGE

Module / Unit wise Question Bank

Name of the Faculty: [Link]

Subject: COMPUTER NETWORKS
Class: II [Link] - II SEMISTER
Branch: CSE-CS Regulation: R22

MODULE- I
Part-A: Short Answer Question ( 1 Mark)
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1 Define computer Networks.
2 Define protocols
3 Define Internet?
4 Define network topology?
5 What is network software?
6 What is network hardware?
7 What is an ARPANET?
8 What is Internet?
9 Define error control?
10 Define CRC?

MODULE- I
Part-B: Long Answer Question ( 5 M and 10 Marks)
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1 Explain the role of ARPANET in computer networks?
Draw the layered architecture of OSI reference model and explain the functionalities provided by
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each layer of the model.
Explain in detail about TCP/IP protocol suite with neat diagram? / Explain the functioning of various
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layers in TCP/IP reference model
4 Distinguish the OSI and TCP/IP Reference Models
Explain about the Guided transmission Medias in computer networks? / Give a brief overview on
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guided transmission media.
6 Explain about the Unguided transmission Medias in computer networks
7 Explain the design issues of data link layer?
A Bit stream 100100 is to be transmitted using standard CRC method with divisor value
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x3+x2+[Link] the CRC code word.
9 With a neat sketch explain the CRC Encoder and Decoder structure with an example?
 MODULE- II
Part-A: Short Answer Question ( 1Mark )
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1 Define ALOHA?
2 Define simplex protocol?
3 Define sliding window protocol?
4 What is CSMA?
5 What is vulnerable period?
6 What is multiple access protocols
7 What is pure ALOHA?
8 What is slotted ALOHA?
9 Define WLAN?
10 Define switching?
11 What is framing?
12 What is flow and error control?

MODULE- II
Part-B: Long Answer Question ( 5 M and 10 Marks)
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1 Explain the noiseless protocols in Data link layer with a flow diagram?
2 With a flow diagram explain Go-Back-N ARQ protocol?
3 Explain about the sliding window protocol using selective repeat?
4 Compare and contrast Go back N and selective Repeat ARQ?
Distinguish between Pure ALOHA and Slotted ALOHA? / Compare and contrast Pure ALOHA
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and Slotted ALOHA channel allocation Methods
6 With a neat flow diagram explain the persistent methods of CSMA?
Define collision. Explain collision free protocols. Mention advantage of each protocol? / Explain
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bit-map and binary countdown collision free protocols.
8 How CSMA/CA differs from CSMA/CD?
9 Explain about simplex stop and wait protocol for noisy channel.
 MODULE- III
Part-A: Short Answer Question ( 1Mark)
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1 Define tunneling?
2 What is flooding in networks?
3 What is meant by congestion?
4 What is shortest path routing?
5 What is multicasting?
6 What is unicasting?
7 What is broadcasting?
8 What do you meant by routing table?

MODULE- III
Part-B: Long Answer Question ( 5 M and 10 Marks)
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Explain Distance Vector Routing Algorithm with example? / Demonstrate how to make routing
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table using distance vector routing and list down the limitations.
2 Explain the design issues of network layer?
3 Discuss the hierarchical routing with examples?
4 Write briefly about Congestion control in datagram subnets?
With an example, explain shortest path routing / Describe Dijkstra shortest path algorithm. Also
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show working of Dijkstra algorithm with the help of an example?
6 What are the services provided by transport layer to the upper layer?
7 Explain the types of Internetworking?
Explain the techniques to improve the QoS in the network layer? / Explain about QoS in Network
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layer.
9 Compare multicasting with broadcasting
 MODULE- IV
Part-A: Short Answer Question ( 1 Mark)
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1 What is connection management in TCP?
2 What is the function of transport layer?
3 What is UDP?
4 What is multiplexing?
5 What is TCP?
6 How do you find out the length of TCP header?
7 What is connectionless service?
8 Draw the header structure of UDP protocol?

MODULE- IV
Part-B: Long Answer Question ( 5 M and 10 Marks)
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Explain the TCP header fields in detail? / Describe in brief about TCP segment Header. / Explain
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each field in TCP header with neat diagram.
2 Explain the features and applications of UDP?
Illustrate the connection establishment and release in transport layer? / Explain the three way
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handshake protocol for connection establishment in TCP?
4 Differentiate between TCP and UDP?
Explain the services of Transport layer with illustrations. / What are the services provided by
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transport layer to the upper layers?
6 Explain the features and applications of TCP?
7 State and explain the elements of transport protocols?
8 Explain the advantages and disadvantages of TCP and UDP protocols?
 MODULE- V
Part-A: Short Answer Question ( 1 Mark )
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1 What is the header format of HTTP reply message?
2 Define SNMP protocol?
3 What is the architecture of WWW?
4 Define DNS?
5 Define E-mail?
6 What is streaming?
7 Draw the Request message format in HTTP.
8 List out advantages of
9 What is the function of application layer?

MODULE- V
Part-B: Long Answer Question ( 5 M and 10 Marks)
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1 Describe the HTTP request header.

What is the use of DNS? Explain how it works? /What are the two main categories of DNS
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messages? Explain. / What is DNS? What are the services provided by DNS?
What is an Electronic mail? Explain the two scenarios of architecture of E-Mail?/ Explain the
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working of E-mail service with a diagram.
4 Explain the architecture of WWW. Discuss client and server side functionality of this architecture?
What is SNMP? Briefly discuss the SNMP model components? / Elaborate on SNMP with an
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example.
6 What is audio streaming? How does it work?/ How Streaming of audio and video can be done?