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UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA
SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCES

& NETWORKS
CST231ICSM331 DATA COMMLINICATION
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Semester 1, Session 20t512016
Test 2
1lth December 2015

Time; 3.00-4.00Pm
This is a closed-book test' Answer
all six (6) questions'

r) Forthefollowingquestions,selectonlyone(1)correctanswerfromthesquarebrackets.
a)E,achnetworkdevicehasafixedW]physica1address'
h) protocol is implemented in . I
"' HTTP
-oiotiroiio"l
layer of the TCP/P model'

c) In CSMA/CD, a station can only detect

transmission'
data collision Lw)
], all data must go through
a
d) In
parti
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g)

h)
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addresses are wasted,
ln each block ofIP addresses'
assigned to comPuters'
ins
i) we have more computers than IP
addresses' we need to use I Clas s.ful Addr e ss I
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and a bridge as
2) Assume computers X and Y are coffIected to each other via a router Ir

follows:
X ---- Router --- Bridge ---- Y
WhenXtransmitsdatatoYusingoslmodel,wheredoesdataencapsulationand
decapsulationtakesplaceonthepathr,o,nxtoY?Drawadiagramtoexplainyour
answer. ( 10/100 )
3) There are 4 types of Ethernet networks, namely Standard, Fast, Gigabit and Ten Gigabit.
a) Which Ethernet nefwork(s) can only work on fiber optic cables?
b) Which Ethernet network(s) can work using hubs?
c) Which Ethernet network(s) can only work with star topology?
d) Which Ethernet network(s) uses bus topology?
e) Which Ethernet network(s) guarantees no data collisions?
( 20l100 )

4) Assume 10 computers on a network use token passing technique, with a bandwidth of 5

Mbps. The network is 1000m in length, with signals travelling at2x 106 mls.
a) Describe the steps taken by a computer when it wants to send data to another
computer on this network.
b) When the network is idle, what is the maximum waiting time for a computer before it
can start transmitting its data? Indicate any assumptions made.
c) Can multiple computers transmit data atthe same time on this network? Explain your
answer.
d) Normally, one of the computers will be assigned to monitor the token passing
network. What could be its tasks?
( 20l100 )

5) Briefly describe the role played by the following devices in a network.

a) Router
b) Repeater
c) Bridge
d) Switch
(20n00 )

6) Assume we nave
ha comDuters X and
and YY wl
with the followi
o configuration:
Computer X Computer Y
IP address 170.20.r00.23 170.20,t00.34
Network mask /27 { 25L2ss.255.248 4
Default satewav 180.80.80.80 q80.80.80.80

a) Which computer's subnetwork is bigger (i.e. contain more IP addresses)? X, Y or

equal?
b) If we send a packet with destination address: 170.20.100.31, which computer will
accept it? X, Y, both or none?
Explain each answer.
( 10/100 )

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