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LAGOS CITY POLYTECHNIC, IKEJA

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE


DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
2018/2019 SEMESTER EXAMINATION

COURSE TITLE: DATA COMMUNICATION &


NETWORKING NO OF QUESTIONS : 6
COURSE CODE: ICT 321 TIME ALLOWED: 2 HRS
FOR WHOM: HND I EE FT INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER
ANY FOUR
QUESTIONS

1. (a) Distinguish between serial and parallel transmission of data


(b) With the aid of appropriate schematic diagram, explain parallel transmission of
data
(c) Mention advantages and disadvantages of parallel data transmission.
(d) List 4 components of Asynchronous

2. (a) List the important aspects that should be kept in mind while designing a network
(b) Differentiate between broadcast and point to point networks
(c) Explain the OSI reference model in detail
(d) Bring out the differences between TCP & UDP

3. (a) Discuss the twisted pair cable.


(b) Explain how radio communication differs from satellite communication
(c) Explain the working of wireless LANs
(d) List out the significance of delays in data transmission

4. (a) Define the following:


(i) IP address (ii) Network address
(iii) Subnet mask (iv) Broadcast address
(b) Calculate the number of networks for class A, class B, class C in each case.
(c) What is the broadcast IP for 196.23.250.32/27?
(d) Subnet the network adddress 192.168.10.0 with subnet mask of 255.255.255.224

5. (a) What is network Topology?


(b) Explain 4 types of Topology that are commonly used in computer network.
(c) Write the meaning of the following in data communication
(i) FDM (ii) TDM (iii) STDM (iv) WDM
(d) Discuss FDM

6. (a) Explain the term data communication terminology


(b) Explain the differences between synchronous, asynchronous and isochronous
transmission.
(c) Explain the use of repeaters with respect to data transmission.
(d) Describe the 3 categories of distortion.

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