BCA 2009 Computer Network Question Paper



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Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) Bharathiar University Semester 6

Computer Network Previous Year Paper

1. _____________ have a single communication channel that is shared by all the machines on the network.
a. Broadcast links
b. Point-to-Point links
c. Internet
d. None of the above 
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2. Short range wireless networks are called
a. Wireless LANs
b. Blue tooth
c. Wireless WANs
d. None of the above 
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3. In telephone network, _____________ is the loss of energy as the signal propagates outwards.
a. Distortion
b. Noise
c. Attenuation
d. None of the above 
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4. In a network, a connection that allows traffic either way, but only one way at a time is called _____________.
a. Half duplex
b. Full duplex
c. Simplex
d. None of the above 
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5. _____________ is analogous to byte stuffing in which an escape byte is stuffed into the outgoing character stream before a flag byte in the data.
a. Character stuffing
b. Bit stuffing
c. String stuffing
d. None of the above 
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6. CSMA stands for _____________.
a. Control System Medium Access
b. Common Sense Medium Access
c. Carrier Sense Multiple Access
d. None of the above 
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7. In network, the packets are frequently called as ______________.
a. datagrams
b. containers
c. functions
d. none of the above 
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8. ______________ algorithms change their routing decisions to reflect changes in the topology, and usually the traffic as well.
a. Non-adaptive
b. Adaptive
c. Pre-emptive
d. None of the above 
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9. ______________ refers to the process of creating messages and answers.
a. Displaying
b. Disposition
c. Composition
d. None of the above 
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10. MIME stands for
a. Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
b. Minimum Index Mail Extensions
c. Multipurpose Index Minimum Extensions
d. None of the above 
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11. a. Explain the two types of transmission technology.
Or
b. What are the five service primitives for implementing a simple connection oriented service? Explain. 
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12. a. Write short notes on MODEM.
Or
b. Explain briefly about geostationary satellites. 
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13. a. Explain the procedure for bit stuffing with an example.
Or
b. What are the key assumptions made in dynamic channel allocation in LANs? 
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14. a. Explain about store-and-forward packet switching.
Or
b. Write short notes on routing for mobile hosts. 
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15. a. State the five basic functions supported by e-mail system and explain.
Or
b. Explain briefly the two fundamental principles of cryptography. 
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16. a. Explain the functions of various layers in OSI reference model.
Or
b. Explain the various uses of computer networks. 
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17. a. Explain the various guided transmission media used in computer networks.
Or
b. Explain in detail, the structure of the telephone system. 
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18. a. Explain with examples, error detecting and correcting codes.
Or
b. Explain in detail on pure ALOHA system. 
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19. a. Explain with an example, Dijkstra's shortest path routing algorithm.
Or
b. Explain the three protocol scenarios for establishing a connection using a three-way handshake. 
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20. a. Explain in detail in MIME.
Or
b. Explain in detail on digital signatures. 
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