KIMATHI UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2012/2013

SECOND YEAR SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
BIT2204: NETWORK SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION

DATE: 21ST DECEMBER 2012 TIME: 11.00AM – 1.00PM

Instructions:
The exam has five questions. Answer Question1 and any other 2 Questions. Begin every question
on a FRESH page

Question one (Compulsory Question) (30 Marks)

a) Describe the difference between a network administrator and a system administrator
(2 marks)
b) Write short notes on the following sources of errors in data communication (12 marks)
(i) Echoes
(ii) Attenuation
(iii)Cross talk
(iv) Line outages
(v) Propagation delay
(vi) Thermal noise
c) Describe three common types of network viruses (6 marks)
d) Write brief notes on the following types of network threats
(i) Network Sniffers
(ii) Masquerading
(iii)DoS attacks (6 marks)

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 e) Write short notes on Network Information Services (NIS) (4 marks)

Question Two(20 Marks)

(a) Why is data compression important? (5 marks)
(b) Describe three data compression techniques of your choice (15 marks)

Question Three (20 Marks)

a) Sometimes, networks experiences errors and down times because of varied reasons. Network
troubleshootong is mainly the solution to this. Unfortunately, it is the mos challenging exercise for
a network administrator, even a seasoned network specialist. Decsribe how you go about
troubleshooting a given network problem. (hint; You may consider using the microsoft simulated
procedure to answer this question) (10 marks)
b) What do you understand by the term multiplexing in network communication? (2 marks)
c) Discuss four multiplexing techniques used in managing data communication in networks
(8 marks)
Question Four (20 Marks)
(a) Write notes that show your understanding of the following data encoding theorems
i. Shannon Law (10 marks)
ii. Nyquigst theorem (10 marks)

Question Five (20 Marks)

a) Why is correct network configuration such an important component in network admin?
(1 marks)
b) Explain two issues a network admin would put into consideration when choosing a class of IP
address (4 marks)
c) Briefly describe five roles of a network administrator in an organization
(10 marks)
d) How does the concept of parity bit work in error detection? (5 marks)

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