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Paper ID [A0406]
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M.Sc. IT/PGDCA (201) (S05) (Sem. - 2nd) COMPUTER NETWORKS

Time : 03 Hours Maximum Marks : 75

Instruction to Candidates: 1) Section - A is Compulsory. 2) Attempt any Nine questions from Section - B.

Section - A Q1) a) Why we need multiplexing in communication channels? b) Differentiate between pure Aloha and slotted Aloha. c) What are important features of SONET Networks? d) How space division is different from time space time switching? e) Explain in brief the term IP Security. f) What are the main differences between Radiowaves and Microwaves? g) Draw and label the ATM reference model. h) Differentiate between guided and unguided media. i) j) l) Explain the difference between switches & routers. What are the important features of transparent bridges? Explain the role of HTTP and HTML in brief. (15 2 = 30)

k) What are the differences between FTP & TFTP protocols? m) What are the major threats to security of the network? n) List the main advantages and disadvantages of multicast routing protocols. o) How is redundancy related to error detection and correction?

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Section - B (9 5 = 45) Q2) Write a detailed note on Web Security. Q3) Explain the working of MA CA protocol. Q4) Explain the need and organization of Domain Name System. Q5) Discuss various congestion control mechanism used in traffic management in computer networks. Q6) Explain the working of Sliding Window Protocol in detail. Q7) Differentiate between ARP and RARP protocols also discuss the situations where they will be useful. Q8) A router has the following routes in its routing table : Route Outgoing Interface 0.0.0.0/0 e1 10.0.0.0/8 e0 10.0.0.0/16 e1 10.0.1.0/24 s0 10.1.1.0/24 s1 10.1.0.0/16 s0 10.1.0.0/24 e1 10.1.1.1/32 s2 A packet arrives at the router with a destination address of 10.1.1.1. Which interface will the router use to transmit that packet? justify your answer. Q9) Consider a point-to-point link 50km in length. At what bandwidth would propagation delay (at a speed of 210*8m/s) equal transmit delay for 100-byte packet? What about 512 byte packet? Q10) Write a short note on ISDN Networks. Q11) Discuss the working of spanning tree algorithm. Q12) Explain the working of PPP Protocol. Q13) Write a short note on Token ring Network Architecture.

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