Computer networks question bank
2 marks
1. Why do we need subnetting?
2. What does PIM do to overcome the limitations of
DVMRP?
3. What are the strengths and weaknesses of distance
vector routing?
4. Compare HDLC and PPP protocols.
5. What are the various types of Ethernet frames?
6. Write the advantages of packet switching.
7. Consider a subnet with prefix [Link]/28. Give
the "range" of IPaddresses that can be assigned to this
network.
8. What type of switching is used in present digital
communications?
9. A home user upgrades from a dial-up connection to high-
speed broadband, butdoes not see much improvement
in Internet performance for visiting a Website. Give one
reason why this might happen, even if the network and
the Webserver have ample capacity.
[Link] are the important attributes for a good routing
algorithm?
11. List the responsibilities of Data Link Layer.
[Link] is an Virtual Lan?
13. What is round-trip time?
[Link] the protocol which used to pay IP address to
MAC address for delivering the packets to its destination
[Link] the request and response packet format of that
protocol.
[Link] between CSMA Collision detection and Collision
Avoidance.
[Link] tunneling.
[Link] any two differences between Connection Oriented
and Connectionless service.
18. List the Multicast Routing Protocols.
19. Define Circuit Switching.
20. Define CSMA/CD.
[Link] between Unicast and Multicast routing.
[Link] are the packets routed using Link state routing
protocol?
23. Define Bandwidth.
[Link] there are 7 nodes in the mesh topology. Identify
the number of duplex links required to connect the nodes.
13-marks
1. Describe about Ipv4 frame format along with packet
switching in detail. (13)
2. Explain about ARP and RARP in detail. (13)
[Link] the working of link state routing in detail. (6)
[Link] DVMRP in detail. (7)
[Link] BGP Protocol. Describe its routing functionality in
detail. (7)
[Link] about Flow control and Buffering. (6)
[Link] in detail the design issues associated with framing
in data link layer. Explain the flow control mechanism in data
link layer. (13)
[Link] the responsibilities of the data link layer in the
Internet model. (7)
[Link] error detection and error correction
techniques.(6)
[Link] short notes on ICMP and DHCP protocols.
[Link] in detail about classful and classless IP
addressing.
12. Explain distance vector routing with an example.
[Link] short notes on Path vector routing and Multicast
routing.
14. Explain propagation of guided and unguided mediums.
[Link] the types of transmission media.
[Link] short notes on wireless LAN (802.11).
[Link] the differences between IPv4 and IPv6. (6)
[Link] does ICMP facilitate error reporting and feedback in
IP networks? Give examples of common error messages
generated by ICMP. (7)
[Link] does subnetting help in optimizing the allocation of
IP addresses within a network? Provide examples to illustrate
subnetting. (8)
[Link] the subnetwork address for the following
IP address: [Link] Mask:[Link]
[Link] the scalability and convergence properties of link
state routing protocols compared to distance vector routing
protocols. (7)
[Link] the basic operation of RIP in terms of how it
exchanges. routing information between routers. (6)
[Link] the fundamental operation of BGP in exchanging
routing information between autonomous systems. (7)
[Link] how DVMRP routers exchange multicast routing
information and update their multicast forwarding tables. (6)
[Link] different communication. framing techniques used
in data (6)
[Link] and contrast the methods of flow control
mechanisms in data link layer. (7)
[Link] the basic operation of the 802.11 MAC layer and
how it handles medium access in wireless networks. (7)
[Link] the factors that affect the performance of a
network.
[Link] an ISP owns the block of addresses of the form
[Link]/26. Suppose it wants to create four subnets
from this block, with each block having the same number of IP
addresses. What are the prefixes (of form a.b.c.d/x) for the
four subnets? Draw the network diagram for the same.
[Link] explain the ARP in detail. A host with IP address
[Link] and physical address [Link] has a
packet to send to another host with IP address [Link]
and physical address [Link] (which is unknown to
the fist host). The two hosts are on the same Ethernet
network. Show the ARP request and reply packets that are
encapsulated in Ethernet frames.
[Link] the network shown below. Show the operation
of Dijkstra's (Link State) algorithm for computing the least cost
path from router F to all destinations. Explain the process.
[Link] two routers exchanging information via BGP
protocol. Explain BGP Sessions and packet formats in detail
between two routers.
[Link] on the CSMA protocols. What is the main
downfall of the Carrier Sense Multiple Access (CSMA)
method? How does Collision Detection (CD) methods will help
to alleviate this problem?
[Link] in detail about wireless LAN (802.11).
