Code No: 862AA R19
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD
MCA II Semester Examinations, March - 2023
COMPUTER NETWORKS
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Time: 3 Hours Max.Marks:75
Note: i) Question paper consists of Part A, Part B.
ii) Part A is compulsory, which carries 25 marks. In Part A, Answer all questions.
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iii) In Part B, Answer any one question from each unit. Each question carries 10 marks
and may have a, b as sub questions.
PART – A
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(25 Marks)
1.a) Compare and contrast LAN and WAN. [5]
b) Compute the CRC for a 8-bit sequence 10100001 and a divisor of 110101. [5]
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c) What are the merits and demerits of Store-and-Forward switching? [5]
d) List various fields in TCP header and define each field. [5]
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e) Give a brief note on DNS Resource Records. [5]
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PART – B
(50 Marks)
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2.a) What are the six service primitives that provide a connection-oriented service? Explain them
briefly.
b) List and explain various guided media for transmitting actual data in a computer network.
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[5+5]
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3. Make a comparison of TCP/IP reference model and OSI reference model. [10]
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4.a) Compare and contrast flow control and error control.
b) Devise the algorithm for a stop-and wait protocol and explain in detail. [4+6]
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5.a) Explain the sliding window protocol using Go-Back-N algorithm in brief.
b) How does slotted ALOHA protocol differs from Pure ALOHA protocol? Explain slotted
ALOHA in brief. [5+5]
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6.a) Briefly describe Broad cast and Multi cast routing.
b) What are the services provided by the Network layer to the Transport layer? [6+4]
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7.a) Explain Hierarchical Routing algorithm with an illustrative example.
b) State the advantages and disadvantages of Hierarchical Routing algorithm. [5+5]
8.a) Discuss various primitives for a simple transport service.
b) Explain the steps in making a remote procedure call. [5+5]
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9. With the help of an example socket program explain how to implement a communication
between an internet file server and its clients. [10]
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10. Give an overview of how email systems are organized and what email system can do with a
neat architectural diagram. [10]
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11.a) Write a brief note on streaming audio.
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b) Explain the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) message header. [5+5]
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