Set No: 1

Code No: V3224/R07

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III B.Tech II Semester Regular & Supplementary Examinations, April/May - 2012

COMPUTER NETWORKS
(Common to Computer Science and Engineering & Information Technology &
Electronics and Computer Engineering)
Time: 3 Hours
Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. a) Differentiate among LAN, MAN and WAN in terms of topology and technology used
by each network.
b) What is multiplexing? How does frequency division multiplexing work?

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2. a)What is ISDN? Describe in brief the ISDN working to provide various services.
b) Explain the characteristics of twisted pair cable.

3. a)What are the different types of error detection methods? Explain the CRC error
detection technique using generator polynomial x4+x3+1 and data 11100011
b) Explain the different frames types of HDLC protocol?

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4. a) Discuss in brief MAC frame structure for IEEE 802.3?

b) Explain the following CSMA schemes:
(i) Non-persistent
(ii) 1-persistent
(iii) p-persistent

5. a) Differentiate between unicast , multicast and broad cast.

b) Explain the Count- to- infinity problem and solution in distance vector routing.

6. a) List and explain the QOS performance parameters in ATM.

b) What is meant by congestion in network? Explain any algorithm for congestion
avoidance.
7. a) Draw the layer diagram of TCP/IP protocol suit and explain it briefly.
b) Explain the flow control mechanism in transport layer.

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8. a) Generate the public key and secret key for the following prime numbers using RSA
algorithm: P=3, Q=11, and take E=5.
b) Discuss the DNS message format for query and reply messages.

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Set No: 2
Code No: V3224/R07

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III B.Tech II Semester Regular & Supplementary Examinations, April/May - 2012

COMPUTER NETWORKS
(Common to Computer Science and Engineering & Information Technology &
Electronics and Computer Engineering)
Time: 3 Hours
Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. a) Describe the main functionality of the session layer.
b) Differentiate between virtual circuit and data gram subnet.

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2. a) Compare between token bus and token ring protocols.

b) What is the significance of twisting in twisted pair cable? What are the different
categories of a twisted pair cables and their features.
3. a) Describe the stop and wait flow control technique.
b) Explain the term sliding window. Also illustrate and explain the operation of
selective repeat.

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4. a) An ALOHA network user 19.2 kbps channel for sending message packets of 100
bit long size. Calculate the maximum throughput for pure ALOHA network.
b) What is congestion? Why does it happen? List all its factors and explain.
5. a) Discuss Virtual Circuit Packet Switching?
b) Explain the Count- to- infinity problem and solution in distance vector routing.
6. a) What is meant by congestion in network? Explain any algorithm for congestion
avoidance.
b) With neat diagram, explain ATM cell header format.

7. a) Briefly describe the use of each field of TCP header.

b) How are connection establishment and crash recovery managed at the transport
layer? Explain.

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8. a) Explain the message authentication operation used in RSA technique.

b) If a DNS domain name is XXX.YYY.edu, how many labels are involved in here?
What is the lowest level domain and what is the highest level domain in this example?
Explain.
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Set No: 3
Code No: V3224/R07

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III B.Tech II Semester Regular & Supplementary Examinations, April/May - 2012

COMPUTER NETWORKS
(Common to Computer Science and Engineering & Information Technology &
Electronics and Computer Engineering)
Time: 3 Hours
Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
*****
1. Differentiate between OSI reference model and TCP/IP model with neat diagrams.

Two neighboring nodes A and B use sliding window protocol with 3-bit sequence
number. As the ARQ mechanism Go Back N is used with window size of 4. Assume
A is transmitting and B is receiving , show window position for the following events:
i)
before A send any frame
ii)
After A send frame 0, 1, 2 and receive ACK from B for 0 and 1.

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2. a) Discuss about guided and unguided transmission media.

b) Illustrate simplex, half-duplex and full duplex modes. What mode is used when
two people are communication by a telephone line?

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4. a) Discuss in brief MAC frame structure for IEEE 802.3?

b) Explain the following CSMA schemes:
(i) Non-persistent
(ii) 1-persistent
(iii) p-persistent
5. a) Give the advantages of hierarchical routing.
b) Explain the Count- to- infinity problem and solution in distance vector routing.

6. a) With neat diagram, explain ATM cell header format.

b) What is congestion control and how it is implemented in Network Layer? What is
the role of Choke packet in managing congestion?

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7. a) Draw the ATM protocol model and describe the functions performed by each layer.
b) Explain the function of transport layer and the transport control mechanism.
8. a) Differentiate between block ciphers with transposition cipher.
b) How does DNS perform name resolution? Explain with example.

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Set No: 4
Code No: V3224/R07

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III B.Tech II Semester Regular & Supplementary Examinations, April/May - 2012

COMPUTER NETWORKS
(Common to Computer Science and Engineering & Information Technology &
Electronics and Computer Engineering)
Time: 3 Hours
Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
*****
1. a) Differentiate between connection oriented and connection less service.
b) What is internetworking? Explain the purpose of internetworking devices used to
connect different LAN segments.

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2. a) Describe the characteristics of broad band co-axial cable.

b) Differentiate between data gram packet switching and virtual circuit switching.

3. a) Draw and ATM network structure and differentiate between different kinds of
interfaces supported by ATM switches.
b) List and explain the services provided by data link layer.

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4. a) Explain the functions of repeaters and bridges. What are their limitations?
b) Discuss in brief MAC frame structure for IEEE 802.3?
5. a) Explain the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing protocol.
b) Discuss the various goals of routing algorithms?
6. a) Give the general principles of various congestion control algorithms.
b) Discuss about the role of network layer in internet.

7. a) Does the efficiency of ATM using AAL depend on the size of the packet? Explain
and justify the answer.
b) Define UDP and discuss the different fields of the format of a used datagram?
Also, list some of the uses of the UDP protocol?

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8. a) What is Electronic mail? Explain the two scenarios of architecture of E-Mail.

b) What is a name server? List and explain the characteristic features of various name
servers.
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