Assignment No.

01 Total Marks: 15
Semester: Spring 2023
CS610: Computer Networks Due Date: 17th May, 2023

Instructions:
Please read the following instructions carefully before submitting assignment:
You need to use MS Word document to prepare and submit the assignment solution on VU-LMS.
It should be clear that your assignment will not get any credit if:

 The assignment is submitted after due date.

 The submitted assignment is not in the required format (doc or docx).
 The submitted assignment does not open or file is corrupt.
 The submitted Assignment is copied (partial or full) from any source (websites, forums, students etc.).

Objectives:

To enhance the learning capabilities of the students about:

 Shared communication medium
 Network configuration
 File size calculation
 Probing Tools
 Using command prompt for network analysis
 Assignment

Question No.1

Given below is the detail of a video file which needs to be transferred among two devices in a network where
multiple devices are connected with each other using a shared transmission media:

If this file is divided into multiple packets where each packet is 1KB in size then how long will it take (in
seconds) to transfer the entire file over a network with a bandwidth capacity of 1Mbps?

Provide your answer with complete calculation steps and proper unit.

Question No.2

You are required to use ping command for testing the reachability to www.vu.edu.pk in two phases, for phase 1 you have to
use ping command with 10 bytes of data for each packet and for phase 2, you need to send 10,000 bytes of data for each
packet. Perform the mentioned task in your computer / laptop, take the screenshots clearly showing ping command and the
result for both scenarios (Phase 1 and Phase 2) and paste in the MS Word file as solution. At the end, also compare the
results of both scenarios / phases, provide the average time difference in milli-seconds in the same file and upload the file on
VU-LMS within the due date.

Best of Luck!