ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
B.E. [COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING]
II MID TERM TEST
V SEMESTER - [A BATCH]
08PC504 – COMPUTER NETWORKS
November ’19] Time: 90 Minutes
Maximum: 40 marks
Section – A
Answer ALL Questions (10 x 1 = 10)
1. Which protocol gives a full route table update every 30 seconds?
a RIP b OSPF
c DVMRP d PIM
2. Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) is also called as _____________
a Distance Vector Protocol b Link State Protocol
c Error Correction Protocol d Both (a) & (b)
3. To create a neighborhood relationship, a router running BGP sends a _______ message.
a Open b Close
c Update d Keep Alive
4. A ___________ is a TCP name for a transport service access point.
a Pipe b Node
c Segment d Port
5. What is the header size of UDP packet?
a 8 bytes b 8 bits
c 16 bytes d 124 bytes
6. The ____________ packet sent by a node to the source to inform congestion.
a Explicit b Choke
c Implicit d Backpressure
7. The size of the congestion window increases ____________ until congestion is detected.
a Multiplicatively b Exponentially
c Additively d None of the above
8. MIME stands for _______________________________.
a Multipurpose Internet Mail Email b Multipurpose International Mail Entity
c Multipurpose International Mail End d Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
9. Which of the following translates hostnames into IP addresses?
a DNS b DHCP
c ARP d ICMP
10.  HTTP is ________ Protocol.
a Network Layer b Application Layer
c Transport Layer d Session Layer
Section – B
Answer ALL Questions (5 x 3 = 15)

11 (a) Mention the differences between forwarding and routing.

(Or)
 (b) What do you mean by Distance Vector?
12 (a) Define Subnet.
(Or)
(b) Expand the terms: (i) CIDR (ii) BGP (iii) DVMRP
13 (a) What are the common properties of Transport Protocol?
(Or)
(b) Draw the frame format of UDP Header.
14 (a) Compare and contrast Flow Control and Congestion Control.
(Or)
(b) Name the three Congestion Avoidance mechanisms.
15 (a) What is the purpose of MIME?
(Or)
(b) Define SNMP.

Section – C
Answer the Following (10 x 1 = 10)

16 (a) Explain briefly about Distance Vector Routing with neat sketch.
(Or)
(b) Discuss in detail about various Congestion Control Algorithms with suitable
illustrations.

Section – D
Answer the Following (5 x 1 = 5)

17 Illustrate the importance of HTTP.