This document contains 9 questions about various topics in computer networks. The questions cover:
1. The architecture of WLANs and their applications.
2. What Bluetooth is, the Bluetooth protocol architecture, and Bluetooth applications.
3. LAN bridges and VLANs.
4. The differences between active hubs, passive hubs, repeaters, routers and gateways.
5. Differences between a piconet and scatternet in Bluetooth, and between a repeater and amplifier.
6. Transparent switches, forwarding ports and blocking ports.
7. Whether switches or routers have more overhead.
8. Whether hubs or switches have more overhead.
This document contains 9 questions about various topics in computer networks. The questions cover:
1. The architecture of WLANs and their applications.
2. What Bluetooth is, the Bluetooth protocol architecture, and Bluetooth applications.
3. LAN bridges and VLANs.
4. The differences between active hubs, passive hubs, repeaters, routers and gateways.
5. Differences between a piconet and scatternet in Bluetooth, and between a repeater and amplifier.
6. Transparent switches, forwarding ports and blocking ports.
7. Whether switches or routers have more overhead.
8. Whether hubs or switches have more overhead.
This document contains 9 questions about various topics in computer networks. The questions cover:
1. The architecture of WLANs and their applications.
2. What Bluetooth is, the Bluetooth protocol architecture, and Bluetooth applications.
3. LAN bridges and VLANs.
4. The differences between active hubs, passive hubs, repeaters, routers and gateways.
5. Differences between a piconet and scatternet in Bluetooth, and between a repeater and amplifier.
6. Transparent switches, forwarding ports and blocking ports.
7. Whether switches or routers have more overhead.
8. Whether hubs or switches have more overhead.
Q-1 Explain the architecture of WLAN and write its application.
Q-2 What is Bluetooth? Explain Bluetooth protocol architecture and list its application. Q-3 Write a short note on (1) LAN bridge (2) VLAN Q-4 Differentiate the following things. (i) Active Hub, Passive Hub, Repeater (ii) Router and Gateways Q-5 (i) Compare a piconet and a scatternet in the Bluetooth architecture. (ii) How is a repeater different from an amplifier? (iii) What is a transparent switch? (iv) What is the difference between a forwarding port and a blocking port? (v) Which one has more overhead, a switch or a router? Explain your answer (vi) Which one has more overhead, a hub or a switch? Explain your answer. (vii) Explain why the MAC protocol is more important in wireless LANs than in wired LANs. (viii) What are some reasons that CSMA/CD cannot be used in a wireless LAN? (ix) What is the role of the L2CAP layer in Bluetooth?