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Name: Sabia Tasleem ENROLLMENT NO: 166756687 Programme Code: Mca 3 SEM Course Code: Mcs042 Data Communication and Computer Network

This document contains the details of an assignment for the course "Data Communication and Computer Network" for student Sabia Tasleem with enrollment number 166756687 in MCA 3rd semester. The assignment contains 12 questions carrying a total of 80 marks. It must be submitted by October 15, 2019 or April 15, 2020 depending on the session. The assignment focuses on topics related to data communication and computer networks including modulation techniques, circuit switching, bit stuffing, checksum, flow control, MAC protocols, routing algorithms, congestion control, digital signatures, public key infrastructure, and Kerberos authentication.

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Name: Sabia Tasleem ENROLLMENT NO: 166756687 Programme Code: Mca 3 SEM Course Code: Mcs042 Data Communication and Computer Network

This document contains the details of an assignment for the course "Data Communication and Computer Network" for student Sabia Tasleem with enrollment number 166756687 in MCA 3rd semester. The assignment contains 12 questions carrying a total of 80 marks. It must be submitted by October 15, 2019 or April 15, 2020 depending on the session. The assignment focuses on topics related to data communication and computer networks including modulation techniques, circuit switching, bit stuffing, checksum, flow control, MAC protocols, routing algorithms, congestion control, digital signatures, public key infrastructure, and Kerberos authentication.

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NAME: SABIA TASLEEM

ENROLLMENT NO: 166756687


PROGRAMME CODE: MCA 3rd SEM
COURSE CODE: MCS042
Data Communication and Computer
Network
Course Code : MCS-042
Course Title : Data Communication and Computer Network
Assignment Number : MCA(IV)/042/Assignment/2019-20
Maximum Marks : 100
Weightage : 25%
Last Date of Submission : 15th October, 2019 (for July, 2019 session)
: 15th April, 2020(for January, 2020 session)

Answer all the questions in the assignment which carry 80 marks in total. 20 marks are for viva
voce. You may use illustrations and diagrams to enhance the explanations. Please go through the
guidelines regarding assignments given in the Programme Guide for the format of presentation.

Q1. (a) What is the need of modulating a signal? Will it be a right approach to send the
information as the signal itself? (4 Marks)

(b) Explain techniques used in digital to analog modulation with the help of diagram
(5 Marks)

Q2. (a) Discuss the different approaches to circuit switching? Why it is suitable for voice
Transmission? What are its limitations? (5 Marks)

(b) How does multistage switching overcome these limitations? (3 Marks)

Q3. A bit string 011100111110001110 needs to be transmitted at the data link layer.
What is the string actually transmitted after bit stuffing? (2
Marks)

Q4. (a) Define checksum and write the algorithm for computing the checksum? (5 Marks)

Q5. Define flow error control and piggybacking concepts. Show the operation of Stop & Wait
ARQ with the help of an illustration. Also illustrate the outcome of Stop & Wait
ARQ in the following scenarios. (6 Marks)
(i) When ACK is lost
(ii) When Frame is lost
(iii) When ACK timeout occurs

Q6. (a) How does MACAW work? Show diagrammatically. What are the added features
in MACAW compared to MACA ? (5 Marks)

(b) What are the advantages of frame fragmentation in wireless network? Explain.
(4 Marks)
Q7. How does a bridge operate in different LAN environments? What are the
problems encountered in building a bridge between the various 802 LANs ? Discuss.
(5 Marks)

Q8. Write Dijkstra and Bellman Fords shortest path routing algorithms and make a
comparison between the two algorithms. (6 Marks)

Q9. (a) Discuss general principle of congestion control and the mechanisms used in congestion
control in packet switched network . (6 Marks)

(b) Explain the implementation of token bucket traffic shaper with the help of a diagram?
(5 Marks)

Q10. Explain with the help of an example and a diagram how the congestion controls algorithm
(slow start algorithm) work at transport layer. (5 Marks)

Q11. (a) Define digital signature and explain its benefits. (4 Marks)

(b) What kind of a model is being used in India to provide public key infrastructure
related services. (I.e. management of public keys). Elaborate. (5 Marks)

Q12. Discuss the implementation of Kerberos mechanism. (5 Marks)

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