DIPLOMA IN INFROMATION COMMUNICATION

TECHNOLOGY
DATA COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTER
NETWORKS
MARCH 2024
END TERM EXAM
Instructions:

 This paper consists of 10 questions.

 Answer all the questions in this paper.

1. Explain two factors that should be considered when selecting an Internet Service
Provider (ISP), other than cost. (5 marks)
2. Network authentication is used to keep off unauthorized users from accessing network
resources. Describe two types of authentications that are commonly used. (5 marks)
3. Outline two problems associated with token ring topology network. (4 marks)
4. Distinguish between simplex communication and half duplex data communication. (5
marks)
5. Explain three challenges facing both service providers and users when connecting
Internet in rural areas. (6 marks)
6. Explain two disadvantages of fibre optic cables (6 marks)
7. The figure below shows typical tools in an internet browser. Use it to answer the
question that follows.

State the function for each of the tools labelled (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv). (8 marks)
8. Nadia was advised to carry out a clean installation for a network operating software
for her company. Outline four advantages of this type of installation. (4 marks)
9. Outline 3 modes of data transmission. (3 marks)
10. State two advantages of multiplexing in data communication systems. (4 marks)