QUESTION BANK

PART-A
1. Define Computer Network
2. Define TCP/IP.
3. Write any reasons for using layered protocols.
4. Classify the network access.
5. What is transmission delay?
6. List out the services provided by TCP.
7. What is a virtual circuit
8. What are data grams?
9. What is the Need for Networking?
10.Define Delay and different types of delay.
11.What is LAN, MAN, WAN?
12.What is Internet?
13.What is node?
14.Name the factors that affect the performance of the network?
15.What is Intranet?
16.What is Extranet?
17.What is Protocol?
18.Define Network Edge?
19.Define Packet Switching?
20.What is multiplexing?
21.What are the aspects related to the reliable delivery of data?
22.Draw a neat diagram on internet protocol stack?
23.Define Trace Route program.
24.Define Packet Sniffing.
25.Define Process.
26.What is Socket?
27.What are the two types of HTTP connection?
28.Define IPAddress.
29.Draw the diagram for three way handshake in TCP.
30.What is DNS?
31.What is cipher text?
32.What is Round Trip time?
33.Discuss the basic model of FTP.
34.What is the function of SMTP?
35.What is a digital signature?
36.What are the advantages & disadvantages of public key encryption?
37.Define permutation.
38.What is Socket?
39.Define Firewall?
40.Explain Application gateway.
41.Explain attacks and countermeasure for network security.
42.Define RTP.
43.Define RTSP.

44.What is function of transport layer?

45.What is the difference between network layer delivery and the transport layer
delivery?
46.What is Segment?
47.What is Concatenation?
48.What are the types of multiplexing?
49.Why the congestion occur in network?
50.What is the function of BECN bit, FECN bit?
51.What is framing?
52.What is interleaving?
53.What is stub?
54.What is meant by congestion?
55.What is a virtual circuit
56.What are data grams?
57.Expand SSL and TLS.
58.Define VC and Datagram Networks.
59.Mention the categories of flow control.
60.Define HDLC.
61.What is meant by bit stuffing?
62.What is the function of network layer?
63.What is forwarding?
64.Define Routing?
65.Why we need a ROUTER?
66.List out various internetworking devices.
67.Differentiate IPV4 and IPV6.
68.What is the function of gateway?
69.Define IP address.
70.Define RIP
71.Define Mobile Ip.
72.Define Ipsec.
73.Mention the methods for error detection and correction.
74.Explain Layer Services,
75.Explain Link Layer addressing.
76.Explain Error detection and correction.
77.Explain Multiple Access Protocols
78.Explain ARP.
79.Explain MPLS.
80.What are the various types of network topology?
81.Give the frame format for bit-oriented protocols.
82.State the purpose of CRC code.
83.What are the types of errors?
84.Define DHCP.
85.Define ATM
86.Define Hub, bridges, switches.
87.Define PPP.
88.Define Logical Ring.
89.Define Physical Ring.
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90.List out networking devices.

91.What is MAC?
92. How can the routing be classified?
93.What are the functions of LLC?
94. What is piggy backing?
95. What is the purpose of hamming code?
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PART-B
With the help of neat diagram. Explain in detail about ISO-OSI reference

model.
2. What are the two types of transmission technology in computer network?
Explain
3. Discuss about network software.(7)& Explain ISDN system architecture with
neat diagram.(8)
4. Explain the various functions of computer network with examples.
5. Explain in detail about network standards.(5)
6. What is the difference between single mode and multimode fibers in fiber
optic networks?
7. Explain the history of internet.(6)
8. Describe the different types of delay in packet switched networks.
9. What are two types of services provided to end system applications? Explain
10.Explain different network principle s using wireless transmission technique.
11.Explain Application Architecture
12.Explain TCP/IP protocol suite.
13.Describe internet working model.
14.Compare virtual circuit and Datagram subnets .
15.Explain the cryptographic principles sketch secret key algorithm or Explain
traditional cryptography used for network security and privacy(8)
16. Discuss the following security algorithms
a. RSA
b. PUBLIC KEY
c. SECRET KEY
17.Explain the architecture, series, message formats for transfer of email. or
Explain the functions of email system.
18.Explain in detail about data encryption standard.
19.Explain the socket programming with TCP using example program.
20.Explain the socket programming with UDP using example program.
21.Write short notes on Multimedia and Network security.
22.Explain SMTP &FTP
23.Explain DNS or describe the services provided by DNS
24.Explain the DNS protocol.
25.Describe the real time streaming protocol. Explain RTP,RTSP
26.Explain HTTP.
27.Explain Firewall.
28.Explain steps in HTTP TCP Connection.
29.Explain Multimedia.
30.Explain Streaming Audio, Internet Radio,H.23
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31.Discuss the elements of transport protocols.(8)

32.Briefly discuss a)Quality of Service b)Flow control
33.Explain a)Measuring network performance b)TPDU processing
34.Describe the internet transport protocols (TCP &UDP)
35.Describe a)Segment header of TCP b)TCP connection establishment c)TCP
connection release d)TCP connection modeling e) Transmission policy and
Timer management
36.Explain Berkeley Sockets.
37.What are the service provided by the transport layer?(7)
38.Explain the function of TCP protocol.(7)
39.Explain various functions of transport layer.(8)
40.What are the service provided by the transport layer to the upper layers ?
Explain
41.Explain how TCP controls Congestion.
42.Explain GO BACK N.
43.Describe the principle of congestion control algorithm
44.What causes congestion? Discuss the strategies for controlling congestion.
45.Discuss the design issues of transport layer in detail.
46.Discuss the internet transport protocols(TCP and UDP)
47.What is the need for congestion control mechanism? Explain anyone in
detail.
48.Explain the function of transport layer.
49.Explain sliding window protocols with example.(11)
50.Describe Segment header and connection oriented management of transfer
control protocol.
51.Bring out the salient features of any one congestion algorithm.
52.Explain the network layer in the internet.(7m)
53.Explain any two routing algorithm with routing protocol?
54.What is routing algorithm? what are the classifications of it?Explain
55.Explain Dijkstra Algorithm.
56.Explain Link state Algorithm
57.Explain Interior Routing.
58.Explain RIP.
59.Explain OSPF.
60.Explain BGP.
61.Explain Broadcast Routing.
62.Explain MPLS.
63.Explain the hierarchical routing algorithm
64.Describe IPV6 datagram format.
65.Describe shortest routing algorithm in detail
66.ROUTING ALGORITHM(Shortest path, Flow based)
67.Explain network layer protocol and IP address internet in detail.
68.Explain the various routing algorithm with example.
69.Discuss the design issues of the network layer.(8m)
70.Explain Mobile IP and IPSec.
71.Write short notes on collision free protocol.(7)
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72.Discuss the multiple access protocols.(8)

73.Explain the error detection and correction techniques used in network.(7)
74.Discuss in detail about CRC error detection technique with example.(11)
75.Briefly discuss five key assumptions in dynamic channel allocation in LANS
and MANS.
76.What are the services offered by a link layer protocol and explain.
77.Describe the principal characteristics of ATM and also explain the
responsibilities of ATM physical layer.
78.Discuss various issues that are considered in link layer design.
79.List out the functions carried out by data link layer in detail.
80.Explain Link layer Addressing
81.Explain MAC
82.Explain Physical Ring and Logical Ring.
83.Explain ATM segment.
84.Write short notes on DHCP,TCP/IP protocol

UNIT- I
DATA COMMUNICATION
PART A (2 Marks)
1. Define Data communication
2. What are the five important components of data communications?
3. What are the various forms of data?
4. What are the various types of data flow?
5. List two advantages of layering principle in computer networks.
6. With the example define half duplex communication.
7. Name four topologies of computer networks.
8. Suggest two points to improve the performance of network.
9. Define Distributed Systems and Distributed Processing
10. What are the design factors for transmission media?
11. Define Transit time and Response time
12. Define Network architecture
13. Why are protocols needed and what are the key elements?
14. What is the advantage and disadvantage of RS-232?
15. What is the Null modem?
16. Define Topology.
17. Define standards and why are standards needed?
18. Who are the standard committee?
19. Define OSI model and what are the seven layers of OSI Model?
20. Define Line coding
21. Different types of encoding
PART B (16 Marks)
1. Explain ISO/ OSI reference model with neat diagram (16)
2. What is meant by topology? and explain the topologies of the network. (16)
3. Explain the categories of networks. (16)
4. Explain line coding (digital to digital conversion). (16)
5. Discuss in detail with the RS232 interfacing sequences. (16)
UNIT - II
DATA LINK LAYER
PART A (2 Marks)
1. What are the responsibilities of data link layer?
2. Mention the types of errors.
3. What is redundancy?
4. List out the available detection methods.
5. Write short notes on VRC, LRC, and CRC
6. Write short notes on CRC generator & checker.
7. Define checksum.
8. Write short notes on error correction.
9. Mention the types of error correcting methods.
10. What is the purpose of hamming code?
11. Mention the categories of flow control.
12. What is the function of stop and wait flow control?
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13. Mention the advantage and disadvantage of stop and wait flow control.
14. Define ARQ.
15. Mention the function of go-back N-ARQ.
16. What is selective reject ARQ?
17. Define HDLC.
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18. List the types of stations is HDLC.
19. What are the different communication modes in HDLC?
20. Mention the types of frames in HDLC.
21. What is meant by bit stuffing?
22. What is meant by LAN and Mention the various architecture in a LAN?
23. Define a standard 802.3
24. Write short notes on FDDI.
25. What is piggy backing?
PART B (16 Marks)
1. Explain error detection and error correction techniques. (16)
2. Explain error control mechanism. (16)
3. Explain the flow control mechanism (16)
4. Explain the timers and time registers in FDDI. (16)
5. Explain about Ethernet. (16)
6. Explain about HDLC. (16)
7.Explain about SONET and Bridges. (16)
UNIT - III
DATA LINK CONTROL
PART A (2 Marks)
1. What are the network support layers and the user support layers?
2. What are the functions of LLC?
3. What are the functions of MAC?
4. What is protocol data unit?
5. What are headers and trailers and how do they get added and removed?
6. What are the responsibilities of network layer?
7. What is a virtual circuit?
8. What are data grams?
9. What are the two types of implementation formats in virtual circuits?
10. What is meant by switched & permanent virtual circuit?
11. Define Routers.
12. What is meant by hop count?
13. How can the routing be classified?
14. What is time-to-live or packet lifetime?
15. Write the keys for understanding the distance vector & link state routing.
16. How the packet cost referred in distance vector and link state routing?
17. How the routers get the information about neighbor?
18. What are the four internetworking devices?
19. Define IP address.
20. Define Gateway.
21. What is LSP?
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22. Define Subnetting.

23. Define Masking.

PART B (16 Marks)

1. Explain the two approaches of packet switching techniques. (16)
2. Explain IP addressing method. (16)
3. Define routing & explain distance vector routing and link state routing.
(16)
4. Define Routers and explain the type of routers. (16)
5. Explain sub netting (16)
6. Write short notes about repeaters, routers and gateways. (16)
UNIT- IV
CONGESTION AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
PART A (2 Marks)
1. What is function of transport layer?
2. What are the duties of the transport layer?
3. What is the difference between network layer delivery and the transport
layer delivery?
4. What are the four aspects related to the reliable delivery of data?
5. What is meant by segment?
6. What are the types of multiplexing?
7. What are the two possible transport services?
8. The transport layer creates the connection between source and
destination. What are the three
events involved in the connection?
9. What are the techniques used in multiplexing?
10. What is meant by congestion?
11. Why the congestion occur in network?
12. How will the congestion be avoided?
13. What is the function of BECN BIT?
14. What is the function of FECN?
15. What is meant by quality of service?
16. What are the two categories of QOS attributes?
17. What are the networks & user related attributes?
18. What is frame & framing bits?
19. What is interleaving?
PART B ( 16 Marks )
1. Explain the duties of transport layer. (16)
2. Explain UDP & TCP. (16)
3. Explain about congestion control. (16)
4. Explain leaky bucket and token bucket algorithm (16)
UNIT - V
NETWORK SECURITY
PART A (2 Marks)
1. What is the purpose of Domain Name System?
2. Discuss the three main division of the domain name space.
3. Discuss the TCP connections needed in FTP.
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4. Discuss the basic model of FTP.

5. What is the function of SMTP?
6. What is the difference between a user agent (UA) and a mail transfer
agent?
7. How does MIME enhance SMTP?
8. Why is an application such as POP needed for electronic messaging?
9. Give the format of HTTP request message.
10. Give the format of HTTP response message.
11. Write down the three types of WWW documents.
12. What is the purpose of HTML?
13. Define CGI.
14. Name four factors needed for a secure network.
15. How is a secret key different from public key?
16. What is a digital signature?
17. Define permutation.
18. Define substitution & transposition encryption.
19. What is meant by cryptography?
PART B (16 Marks)
1. Explain the functions of SMTP. (16)
2. Write short notes on FTP. (16)
3. Explain about HTTP. (16)
4. Explain the WWW in detail. (16)
5. Explain the type of Conventional encryption/decryption method. (16)
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