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Computer Networks: Questions Unleashed

(IT-602)

SOHAM SENGUPTA ([email protected]) +91-9830-740-684
1 What do you mean by a protocol? What do you mean by networking stack? Why is it
known as a stackexplain with diagram?
2 What are the different layers of OSI stack? How does it differ from the TCP/IP model?
3 What are the different topologies of connecting computers?
4 What is a Hub? At which layer does it work? What are it disadvantages and how are they
overcome? Why is it referred to be dull over a switch?
5 What is a Switch (at layer-2)?
6 What is a repeater and how does it differ from switches?
7 How can you check your computer's IP address in windows OS and Linux OS? (Two ways
at least to be mentioned)
8 What is an IP address (version 4)? What is the length of an IPv4 address? What is dotted-
decimal notation to express an IP address?
9 What are different classes of IP addresses? Mention and calculate their address space.
10 How can you check if which class an IP address belong to?
11 What is the loopback address? Why is it required?
12 What are the two parts of an IP address?
13 What is a subnet mask? Mention the different masks used with class A, B and C addresses?
14 What is the rule of a subnet mask?
15 What is classless addressing? How is it expressed? What does x.y.z.t/n signify?
16 Justify if classless addressing is more generic than classes of IP addresses with examples
17 A single LAN contains three machines with IP address 172.17.30.34. Is it possible? Explain
18 What is a private IP and a public IP? Which address-spaces are reserved as private
addresses?
19 A dial up connection provides an IP address with mask 255.255.255.255. What does it mean?
20 What is the position of data link layer in OSI stack? What is it basically?
21 What are different roles of Data link layer?
22 What do you mean by single-bit and burst errors
23 Describe Parity checking: even and odd parity, 2D parity.
24 Describe how we use CRC for detection of error
25 When does parity check fail?
26 Describe the process of Check sum calculation
27 What are character oriented and bit oriented protocols?
28 What is character stuffing and what is bit stuffing?
29 When do we use Character framing and when do we use bit framing?
30 What do you mean by flow control? Which layer takes care of it?
31 Discuss ACK-NAK mechanism
32 What is stop-n-wait ARQ?
33 What is drawback of stop-'n'-wait ARQ?
34 What is Go-Back-N ARQ?
35 What do you mean by sliding window, windows size?
36 In case of Go-back-N ARQ, what is the constraint for the window-size?
37 What is piggy backing? How is it advantageous?

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