Bahria University, Islamabad Campus

Department of Computer Science

Introduction to Information & Communication Technologies
Assignment-2
Class: BSCS-1A
Time: Marks-10

Name: BISMA QAMAR

Enrollment: 01-134202-073

Question: Write five advantages and five disadvantages of each :

1. Simplex (advantages & disadvantages)

In simplex mode, the path between sender and receiver is only in one direction. 

The sender can send data, and the receiver can receive the data. 

Its unidirectional.

diagram:

DISADVANTAGES ADVANTAGES

No bidirectional communication is Full capacity of the communication can

possible be used during the transmission.
Two devices cannot communicate with Cannot have traffic issues
each other

User does not know if the data is received More data can be transmitted at one time

Lowest performance among other modes very simple way of transmission

 only one way of transmission data flows from sender to receiver

2. Half duplex (advantages & disadvantages)

Half-duplex mode, each node can both send and receive data but not at one time.
The half-duplex mode does not allow both way communication at one time.

Diagram:

DISADVANTAGES ADVANTAGES

less performance as compares to the full entire bandwidth is used at a time only

duplex. one signal transmits

other device cannot send data until it It is easy to implement.

receives the data

delays to the communication. It is a less congested network in this

mode of transmission

uses a single circuit and single
frequency
Less efficiency and distance limitation
use of only one antenna which can be
used as both the receiver and the
sender.
single track is cheaper than the double
tracks.
 3. Full duplex (advantages & disadvantages)

Full-duplex mode, transmission is bi-directional. The devices at each end can send and
receive data simultaneously at the same time

Diagram:

DISADVANTAGES ADVANTAGES

No proper bandwidth utilization as the same Has higher performance as it doubles the
line is used to send and receive data utilization of the bandwidth
It is expensive data can be sent and received at the same time

Sometimes can cause instability finding problem is easy in full-duplex

transmission mode
Once the network is moved to full duplex, any speed of transmitting and receiving the data is
devices that do not support full duplex will no faster in this mode.
longer be able to connect.
It uses two pairs of wires or two frequencies Saves time