Final suggestion: Data Communication and Computer Network, 2014

5 marks questions:
1. What is IP addressing? What are the classes of IP addressing? What is the difference
between static and dynamic IPs? What do you mean by data security?
2. Differentiate between bit rate and baud rate with examples.
3. Write a note on pure and slotted ALOHA.
4. Explain Leaky Bucket Algorithm.
5. Draw a digital encoding format for NRZI, Manchester code, Differential Manchester
coding for the digital signal 01101101011.
6. What is the X.25 layer? How does each relate to the OSI model?
7. Write short note on :
i) PCM
ii) Piggy backing
iii) Symmetric key cryptography
iv) DNS.
v) Public key Cryptography
vi) BSC protocol
vii) Sliding Window Protocol
viii) Firewall
ix) UDP
x) Subnet
xi) FDDI
8. Explain Delta modulation with proper example.
9. a) Explain the OSI reference model.
b) Define Repeater, Router & Bridge, Hub and Switch.

10. What do you mean by Simplex, Half-duplex and Full-duplex communication? Explain.
11. Briefly describe TDM process.
12. Differentiate between Circuit switching and Packet switching.
15 Marks questions:
13. Compare between Asynchronous TDM and Synchronous TDM with proper diagram.
14. What is MAC address? What are the basic differences between TCP/IP and OSI reference
model?
15. Briefly discuss Token Bucket Algorithm of Congestion control.
16. Explain the operations of CSMA/CD bus and Token passing bus. Compare the advantages
and disadvantages of each.
17. What are the advantages of digital transmission over analog transmission? An analog signal
carries four bits in each signal element. If 1000 signal elements are sent per second, find the
baud rate and bit rate.
18. What are adoptive and non-adoptive routings? Give examples.
19. What do you mean by Classes Addressing? What is the first address in the block if one of
the addresses is 167.199.170.82/27? If a network on the Internet has a subnet mask of
255.255.240.0 and then what is the maximum number of hosts that it can handle?
20. Differentiate between ISOOSI and TCP/IP.

Do these along with previous questions.