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CHAROTAR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

3rd Semester of B. Tech. (CE & CSE) Examination (Supplementary Exam – 1) Jan 2023
CE257 DATA COMMUNICATION & NETWORKING
Date: 04.01.2023, Wednesday Time: 10.00 am to 01.00 pm Maximum Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. The question paper comprises two sections.
2. Section I and II must be attempted in separate answer sheets.
3. Make suitable assumptions and draw neat figures wherever required.
4. Use of scientific calculator is allowed.

SECTION – I
Q-1 Answer the question below. [11]
A Which layer of OSI model is responsible for best effort delivery? How? [2]
B What are the differences between a port address, a logical address, and a physical [2]
address?
C In terms of data transmission, what is Broadcast, Multicast, Unicast and Peer-to-Peer [2]
communication?
D Prove that cellular telephony uses frequency division multiple access technique for [2]
communication.
E Explain following terms with respect to data communication. [3]
(1) Attenuation (2) Distortion (3) Noise

Q–2 Answer any THREE questions. [12]

A Differentiate LAN, MAN and WAN.
B By taking suitable example, explain one of the Bipolar Encoding method.
C Draw and write the responsibilities of layers of TCP/IP protocol stack.
D List several transmission media for networking. Explain cables and connector for any
one media.

Q-3 Answer any TWO. [12]

A Write a short note on PCM (Pulse Code Modulation).
B Why analog-to-analog singal encoding is required? Explain diffrernet A-To-A
conversion methods.
C What is Multiplexing? Explain Time division multiplexing and Frequency division
multiplexing.

SECTION – II
Q-4 Answer the question below. [11]
A Draw the flow chart of Pure Aloha packet transmission. [2]
B Can two hosts in two different network have the same link layer address? Why? [2]
C How does channel contention is resolved in Reservation(Controlled Access Protocol)? [2]
D Draw the header field of data link layer. Explain usage of each field. [2]
E Write down the advantages of fiber optic media. [3]

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Q–5 Answer any THREE questions. [12]
A Explain 10Base5, 10Base2, 10BaseT and 10BaseF.
B How the light is transmitted in fiber cable? What is the purpose of cladding in an optical
fiber?
C Why packet switching technology becomes popular than circuit switching in computer
network?
D A bit stream 11010110110010101101011 is received at receiver side using the
standard CRC method. The generator polynomial is x3+x2+x. Show that whether frame
contains error or not?

Q – 6. Answer any TWO. [12]

A By taking suitable example, explain working of stop-and-wait protocol.
B Write and explain steps of CSMA/CD.
C Compare Static v/s Dynamic Routing.
D By taking suitable exasmple, explain error detction method using CHECKSUM.

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