TEIT - CNT

Computer Network Questions Bank

1. What are the various client side & server side technologies in
web based applications?

2 .What are the ASP cooks used for?

3. Compare switches, routers & gateways.

4 What are the various networking commands used in os -

windows/Linux?

5.Identify the OSI layers or TCP/IP layers in your computer.

6 How do you set up the Ethereal system to analyses the traffic?

7.Explain how you set up IIS server.

8.What are the various ways to host a website?

9.What types of N/W setup is used in your college premises?

10.Explain RS-232 C programming, physical setup &

programming interface?

11.What is NULL modem concept in RS232 ?

12.Which layer uses sliding window protocol.

13.How the modem is connected & configured to the computer?

14.What is concept of router simulator?

15.Explain the router commands.

16.Explain the socket primitives in C language under UNIX

platform?

COMPUETR NETWORKS - THEORY

Answer in Brief-4 marks questions

A Differentiate sevices and protocols.

B Differentiate between Peer-to-Peer Network and Client-Server Model.

C Compare IPv4 Vs IPv6(4 points)

D Compare UDP Vs TCP(4 points).

E Differentiate between Static and Dynamic Routing with appropriate examples.

F What is the difference between Circuit Switching and Packet Switching.

G Cpmpare OSI Model with TCP/IP Reference Model.

H Differentiate between Flow control and congestion Control.

I Explain why ethernet technology is not suitable for WAN

J Discuss different types of ethernet?

K What is internetworking?discuss in short.

Answer in Brief-8 Marks Questions

A What is subnetting ?What are its advantages?Explain with suitable examples.

B Discuss different type of ARQ Techniques.

C Define term Silly Window Syndrome and possible solutions to overcome its
effect.

D An organization has a 10 machine ethernet in one Dept. whereas it has a 20

machines

Token Ring Network in the other Dept.Now there is a need for sharing
Resources amongst

the Department.Suggest suitable solutions to achieve this.

E Explain in details how TCP provides Flow Control.

F Explain with suitable diagram 3 Way Handshake procedure of TCP

 G Why there may be fragmentation at Network Layer?Explain with suitable
example and also

mention the fields used.

H Differentiate between Connectionless and Connection Oriented services with

suitable

example of each type of service.

I Compare different cabling medias used for networking.

J Explain in details RSA Algorithm

K Discuss 802.3 Frame Format

Short Notes

A OSPF

B CIDR

C ARP

D Port

E ATM

F Proxy Server

G ICMP

H RARP

I X.25

J ARP

K PPP

L Framing

M Ethernet Switch

N FTP
 O CRC

P Multicasting

Q IP addressing

R Firewall

S DNS

T SMTP

U Digital Signature

V HDLC

W IP Header

X Segmentation

Y Flooding

Z Frame Relay

Z SNMP

COMPUETR NETWORKS - ORALS

1. Types of transmission medias.

2. Functions of all the layers in OSI Reference Model.

3. 2 file are approaching your m/c. one 8k and another 10k. they contain the same
data. so which one will you accept?

4. fastest protocol.

.5. maximum number of collisions possible.

6. what is diff between router & bridge? what will u connet between 802.4 802.3 ?

7. motivation for proxy

8. Explain bind,listen,connect related to socket programming

9. what is the diff between congestion control n flow control?

10. What are the data encryption Standards?

11. best congestion control policy.

.12. What is a socket?Draw the Flow diagram describing how an client and server
interacts?

13. Types of networks?

14. why do we req proxy server...firewall can be used for security

purpose...n i dont need any other facilities...then why for proxy..?

15. similar protocol to rarp=bootp

16. What is a Secret key algorithms?

17. What condition would have to hold for a corrupted frame to circulate forever
on a token ring without a monitor.How does the monitor fix this problem?

18. What is Dynamic Channel Allocation?

19. Types of bridges?

20. The questions related proxy server. motivtion for the proxy server . where can
we put it? on every host or on single m/c on a n/w? what are the functions provided
by proxy but not by firewall?

21. Logical dia. of sub netting and super netting. what are these concepts for and
some more regular questions related to that.

22. Types of Network topolgy and which is the best from it.

23. What are the different types of ciphers in cryptography?

24. why no fragmentation in TCP

25. What is Switched Mutlimegabit Data Service(SMDS).

26. Difference between Repeater,Bridge,Router and Gateway.

27. What is a Public key algortihm?

28. What is a Permanent Virtual Circuit?

29. all 802 numbers and names

30. What is non-persistent,1-persistent and p-persistent Carrier Sense Multiple

Access?

31. why we need flow control at more than one layers like DLL , n/w and transport.
then difference between udp and ip.

32. What is a Switched Virtual Circuit?

33. Difference between Frame Relay and X.25

34. rsa algo

35. difference between flow control and congestion control.

36. to connect 802.3 and 802.5 what will you use.

.37. What is a well known port number?

38. if, for name resolution you don’t want to use DNS or WINS what will you do?

39. What properties do the WDMA and GSM channel access protocol have in
common?

40. What is the difference between token ring and Ethernet and which one will u
use when ?

41. What is Pure ALOHA?Is it better than Slotted ALOHA.

42. what is Telnet n where n what for it is used?

43. difference FTP and HTTP

44. if we are downloading a file. we have downloaded 95% and then suddenly the
connection goes off. next time will you have to start downloading from the
beginning??

45. why are transparent bridges called so.

46. Why is fragmentation used at the network layer. max transfer unit..max size of
packet if exceeded then we have to break it,
47. In case of piggybacking is there a possibility of data duplication and if so how
can u take care of it.

48. What is a HUB ...Active and passive.

49. Diff between Switch n Bridge ?

50. what is static routing and dynamic routing

51. application of wireless LAN’s.

52. How many types of addresses IPv6 allows?

53. which topology according to u is best n why?

54. What is Multicasting?

55. Abt ARP, RARP.

56. Describe 3-way handshake

57. What is multiple access communication.(MAC)

58. What is IPX,SPX?

59. What is the 5-4-3 rule and on which Ethernet is it used.?

.60.Again difference between dynamic and static routing and difference between
congestion control and flow control.

61 what is dns ?is there something call as dns server ?if yes how many are there in
the world? and where are they situated...also on what basis are they classified.