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    COMP 207

    KISII UNIVERSITY
    UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
    SECOND YEAR EXAMINATION FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF
    BACHELOR OF SCIENCE MATHS
    SECOND SEMESTER 2023/2024
    [JANUARY – APRIL, 2024]

    COMP 207: DATA COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTER NETWORKS

    STREAM: Y2 S2 TIME: 2 HOURS

    DAY: WEDNESDAY, 12:00 - 2:00 P.M. DATE: 24/04/2024

    INSTRUCTIONS
    1. Do not write anything on this question paper.
    2. Answer question ONE (Compulsory) and any other TWO questions.

    QUESTION ONE (30 MARKS)

    a. Describe various types network topologies that exist in computer networks. (4 marks)
    b. By use of diagram discuss the architecture behind different types of Propagation modes of
    antenna. (6 marks)
    c. Explain the term fading. (2 marks)
    d. Describe various Types of fading that occur in wireless networks. (4 marks)
    e. Discuss major tasks that are done in a data communication models. (6 marks)
    f. Describe how interference is avoided by using frequency division multiplexing.
    (3 marks)
    g. Discuss the major components that constitute a network system. (5 marks)

    QUESTION TWO ( 20 MARKS)

    a) By use of diagram describe the major components of data communication model.


    (5 marks)
    b) Explain how the network administrator can use the following in network configurations:
    i) Host name (1 mark)
    ii) Domain name (1 mark)
    iii) Subnet mask (1 mark)
    c) A router interface has been assigned an IP address of 172.16.192.166 with a mask of
    255.255.255.248. Calculate the subnet IP address which it belongs?
    (2marks)

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    d) Explain the various security mechanisms employed in WIFI architecture (4 marks)

    e) Discuss the major components that constitutes a network protocol (6 marks)

    QUESTION THREE (20 MARKS)

    a) Discuss any three authentication protocols that have been implanted in computer networks
    (3 marks)
    b) Network IP addresses have been grouped into class A,B,C D and E. Discuss the key features
    that distinguish each group (6 marks)
    c) Discuss different types of wired transmission medium that exist (6marks)
    d) By use of a diagram explain the DNS protocol architecture (5marks)

    QUESTION FOUR (20 MARKS)

    a) discuss key factors that can affect channel capacity (4 marks)

    b) Discuss the major functionalities of a firewall (4 marks)


    c) Explain the main layers of a TCP/IP model. (6 marks)
    d) By use of a diagram explain the working of cryptographic mechanisms (6marks)

    QUESTION FIVE (20 MARKS)

    a) Discuss the different identifiers that can label a device in a network (4 marks)
    b) By use of examples explain the following terms (4 marks)
    i. Connection oriented services
    ii. Connectionless oriented service
    c) Compare and contrast DHCP and NAT (4 marks)
    h. Explain the meaning of the following terms
    i. Attenuation (2 marks)
    ii. Channel capacity. (2 marks)
    iii. Cross talk (2 marks)
    iv. CIDR (2 marks)

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