Computer Network Question Bank

Mid-Term and Pre-Board Exam Possible Questions
Long Answer Questions
1. What is protocol? Explain each layer of OSI modal in detail.2

2. What is transmission media? How do guided media differ from unguided media? Explain
different types of guided media in detail.3
3. Explain distance vector routing with example.
4. What is classful addressing? Explain link state routing with a suitable example.
5. 2
6. What is flow control? How does stop-and-wait ARQ protocol handle error? What are its
disadvantages.
7. 3
8. Explain TCP header with a neat diagram. Highlight on its uses.
9. Highlight on the importance of routing algorithm. Explain Distance Vector Routing algoriithm
and compare it with link state routing.
10. Explain various congestion control approaches.
11. What is classless addressing? Explain distance vector routing with a suitable example.
12. 2
13. What is flow control? How does stop-and-wait ARQ protocol handle error? Where does this
protocol reside in OSI layer?3
14. What is transmission media? How do guided media differ from unguided media? Explain
different types of guided media in detail.2
15. What is flow control? Explain Stop-and-Wait ARQ with suitable example. How is it different from
G-Back-N ARQ?3
16. Explain link state routing with example.
17. Explain each layer of TCP/IP model in detail. Compare it with OSI model.
18. Define transmission media. What are different types of transmission media. Explain different
types of unguided media in detail.3
19. Define flow control. Explain Go-Back-N ARQ with suitable example. How is it different from
Stop-and-Wait ARQ?
Short Question4
1. Why do we need network topology? Explain star topology along with its merits and demerits.5
2. Define Protocol. Why do we need standards?
3. Explain the structure of IPv6 address. Compare IPv6 address with IPv4 address.6
4. Write the subnet ID and broadcast address of each subnet if you divide a class C network
(192.168.3.0 – 192.168.3.255) into 4 different subnets. What is the new subnet mask?7
5. What is circuit-switched network? Explain phases during communication in a circuit-switched
network?8
6. What is a virtual circuit network? Explain frame relay as a virtual circuit-wide area network.9
7. Why TCP is called a connection-oriented and reliable protocol? Differentiate TCP with UDP.10
8. Explain architecture of WWW. What is URL ?12
9. Define network topology. Explain ring topology along with its merits and demerits.5
10. Explain LAN with example. How is it different from PAN?6
11. Define routing table. Differentiate static routing table with dynamic routing table.7
12. What is switching? Compare and contrast a circuit-switched network and packet-switched
network.8
13. Why do we need wireless LAN? Explain the architecture of IEEE 802.11 in detail.9
14. What is NAT? How does it work? What are its benefits?10
15. In a block of address, we know the IP Address of one host is 192.34.12.56/28. What are the
first address(network address) and the last address (limited broadcast address) in this block?
11
16. Why do we need a DNS system when we can directly use an IP address? what is domain name
space?
17. Explain client/server network. How is it different from peer to peer network?5
18. What is CSMA/CD? Why is there no need for CSMA/CD on a full-duplex Ethernet LAN?6
19. What subnet ID and broadcast address of each subnet if you divide a class B network
(150.10.0.0 – 150.10.255.255) in 4 different subnets. What is the new subnet mask?7
20. Explain the structure of IPv6 address. Compare IPv6 address with IPv4 address.8
21. What is virtual circuit network? Explain ATM as a virtual circuit wide area network.9
22. What is routing table? Differentiate static routing table with dynamic roting table.10
23. What is open-loop congestion control? Compare it with closed-loop congestion control.11
24. What are the different approaches for multimedia streaming? Explain.
25. What do you understand by packet switching? Explain. What are its advantages and
disadvantages?5
26. Explain different types of network types.6
27. Suppose you are given an IP address 172.16.0.0, perform subnetting and divide the given
network into 2 subnets. Calculate total number of hosts that can be configured, range of the IP
addresses.7
28. Differentiate between link state and distance vector routing.8
29. What is socket programming? Explain tocket bucket algorithm with an example.9
30. Differentiate between IMAP and POP3. Explain SNMP.10
31. Explain the architecture of NGN.11
32. Highlight on the use of PPP. What are the functions of Media Access Control.

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