Computer Networks 20ECC27
Computer Networks 20ECC27
: 20ECC27
CHAITANYA BHARATHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Autonomous)
B.E. (ECE) VII Sem (Main) Examination Nov – Dec 2023
Computer Networks
Time: 3 Hours Max Marks: 60
Note: Answer ALL questions from Part-A & Part –B (Internal Choice) at one place in the
same order
Part - A
(5Q X 3M = 15 Marks)
M CO BT
1 A college has n devices in a network in CN lab, What is the number of (3) 1 2
cable links required for a mesh, ring, bus and star topology?
2 What kind of arithmetic is used to add data items in checksum calculation? (3) 2 3
What kind of error is undetectable by the checksum?
3 Compare network services and transport services (3) 3 2
4 Do port addresses need to be unique? Why or why not? Why are port (3) 4 3
addresses shorter than IP addresses?
5 List the components of SNMP protocols? (3) 5 1
Part – B
(5Q X 9M = 45 Marks)
M CO BT
6 (a) Discuss TCP/IP reference model and what are the merits and demerits (5) 1 1
over OSI Model.
(b) Illustrate with an example why select Reject ARQ is advantageous (4) 1 3
than Go back NARQ.
(OR)
7 (a) Calculate the data sent using CRC when data word to be sent is (5) 1 3
101110 and generator polynomial is 1001.
(b) Analyze HDLC protocol with an example of communication between (4) 1 3
two stations.
8 (a) Classify various channel allocation protocols and prove that efficiency (4) 2 3
of slotted ALOHA is twice that of pure ALOHA.
(b) Describe the operation of Bluetooth and its architecture in detail. (5) 2 1
(OR)
9 (a) Analyze flow control protocols with cases lost frame, damaged frame (5) 2 3
and unacknowledged frame.
(b) Discuss the architecture of 802.11 protocol. (4) 2 2
10 (a) Compare ARP, RARP and DHCP protocol operation with examples. (5) 3 1
(b) Calculate the shortest path from specified source from A to all other (4) 3 3
destinations in the network given below.
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(OR)
11 (a) Compare and classify various routing algorithms? (5) 3 1
(b) A computer on a 6Mbps network is regulated by a token bucket. The (4) 3 3
token bucket is filled at a rate of 1Mbps. It is initially filled to a
capacity with 8 megabits. How long can the computer transmit at the
full 6 Mbps?
12 (a) In electronic mail what are the tasks of user agent? (5) 4 3
(b) Why there are more fields in TCP than UDP? List the advantages of (4) 4 3
extra fields in TCP.
(OR)
13 (a) Explain Elements of transport protocols. (5) 4 1
(b) Illustrate the architecture of World wide web. (4) 4 1
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