CNND : PYQ’s
MODULE 0 : Prerequisite
Sr. Years
Question Marks
No. (Month YY)
1. Compare Bus and Star topology 5 Dec 23
List the internetworking devices and explain any
2. 5 Dec 23
one
3. Compare LAN MAN and WAN EXTRA
4. Explain simplex, half-duplex, and full-duplex EXTRA
MODULE 1 : Introduction to Computer Networks
Sr. Years
Question Marks
No. (Month YY)
Explain Repeater, Hub, Bridge, Switch, and
1. 5 May 23
Gateway
May 23
Draw and Explain OSI reference model with
Dec 23
2. functions of each layer. OR Draw and explain the 10
May 22
OSI model briefly.
Dec 22
3. Compare Bus and Star topology 5 Dec 23
4. Compare TCP/IP and OSI 10 Dec 23
5. Explain TCP/IP Reference model 5 Dec 22
MODULE 2 : Physical Layer & Data Link Layer
Sr. Years
Question Marks
No. (Month YY)
Compare Twisted pair cable, Coaxial cable and
1. 5 May 23
Fiber optics cable
2. Explain Ethernet Protocol 5 May 23
Explain CSMA protocols. Explain how collisions are
3. 10 May 23
handled in CSMA /CA.
A bit stream 1101011011 is transmitted using the
4. standard CRC method. The generator polynomial 10 May 23
is x4+x+1.
i) What is the actual bit string transmitted?
ii) Suppose the third bit from the left is inverted
during transmission. How will the receiver detect
this error?
Draw and explain guided and unguided May 23
5. 10
transmission media. May 22
6. Explain Go-Back-N protocol 10 May 23
Explain the Sliding Window Protocol with suitable
7. 10 Dec 23
diagrams.
Draw and explain the Fiber Optic Media and
8. 10 Dec 23
compare it with Twisted Pair
What is controlled media access? Explain the
9. 10 Dec 23
controlled media access techniques
10. Explain the Sliding Window Protocol 5 Dec 22
11. Explain Fast Ethernet & Gigabit Ethernet 10 Dec 22
MODULE 3 : Network Layer
Sr. Years
Question Marks
No. (Month YY)
How many networks and hosts are possible using
1. 5 May 23
‘Class B’ IP addressing? What is a subnet mask?
Explain the difference between static and dynamic
2. 10 May 23
routing. Explain distance vector routing.
What is IP addressing? Explain in detail Classful
3. 10 May 23
and Classless IP address
4. Compare the switching technologies 10 Dec 23
Draw the IPv4 Header and explain the header
5. 10 Dec 23
format.
Explain the distance vector routing with an
6. 10 Dec 23
example.
What do you mean by Routing? Explain any May 22
7. 10
routing protocol in detail Dec 22
8. Explain different classes of IPV4 address 5 Dec 22
9. What is Network address translation(NAT) 10 Dec 22
10. Explain IPV6 header with diagram 10 Dec 22
11. Explain different Routing Algorithms 10 Dec22
MODULE 4 : Transport Layer & Session Layer
Sr. Years
Question Marks
No. (Month YY)
Explain in detail TCP congestion control
1. 10 May 23
mechanism
2. Write short note on Remote Procedure Call (RPC) 5 May 23
3. Draw the UDP Header with its fields. 5 Dec 23
4. Write a short note on Leaky bucket 10 Dec 23
What is congestion and what are the causes of May 22
5. 10
congestion? Dec 22
6. Compare TCP and UDP. 10 May 22
7. Write a note on TCP timers. 10 May 22
8. Explain the TCP Headers with a diagram. 10 Dec 22
9. Give different UDP Applications 10 Dec 22
MODULE 5 : Presentation Layer & Application Layer
Sr. Years
Question Marks
No. (Month YY)
May 23
Compare lossy with lossless data compression
1. 5/10 May 22
technique
Dec 22
2. Write a short note on FTP 5 May 23
May 23
3. Write a short note on HTTP 5
Dec 22
4. Explain RLE with an example 5 Dec 23
5. Write a short note on SMTP 10 Dec 23
Write a short note on Image Compression
6. 10 Dec 23
techniques
7. 10 May 22
8. Explain SNMP protocol. 10 May 22
9. Explain the Domain Name System (DNS) 5 Dec 22
10. Explain World Wide Web (WWW) EXTRA
11. Explain Image compression (GIF, JPEG) EXTRA
12. EXTRA
MODULE 6 : Network Design Concepts
Sr. Years
Question Marks
No. (Month YY)
May 23
1. Write a short note on VLAN 5/10 Dec 23
Dec 22
2. Write a short note on VPN 5 May 23
3. Explain Subnetting and Supernetting with example EXTRA
