FOUNDATION UNIVERSITY ISLAMABAD

SIALKOT CAMPUS

Mid-Term Examinations (Spring-2021)

Programme: BSSE/BSCS/BScIET Semester: Spring-2021

Course Title: Computer Networks Section/Batch: Fall-2019/2020

Instructor Name: Dr. Mudassar A. Mughal Max Marks: 25

Time Allowed: 3.5 hours Date: 03-July-2021

Ø Be brief and to the point.

Ø Do not write any thing on the question paper, except your Registration Number.

Ø Answer all the questions in your own words.

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Question 1:Objective type question is solved on a separate sheet. (10)

Question 2:
a) Explain NRZ-L and NRZ-I, what is the advantage of NRZ-I over NRZ-L?

b) A coding scheme has a Hamming distance dmin = 5. Calculate the size of

error that this code guarantees to detect.

c) In parity-check code what is the minimum hamming distance? What is the

size of error that this guarantees to detect?
(2+2+1)

Question 3:
What is Domain Name Resolution? In a scenario where you try to open to
www.fui.edu.pk in your browser, explain in detail the steps involved in domain name
resolution. ? Also, explain recursive resolution and iterative resolution with the help
of diagrams. (5)

Question 4:
a) Why is TCP considered congestion friendly protocol? How does TCP detect
and avoid congestion? What are TCP congestion policies? Explain in your
own words
b) UDP is referred to as unreliable transport protocol. In what kind of applications
is UDP suited better than TCP and why? Explain in your own words.
(3+2)