EXAM PATTERN EXERCISE OBJECTIVE Type Questions 7. Which transmission media is commonly used in Directions (Q. Nos. 1-18) There are multiple choice transporting multi-channel television signals in type questions. Select the correct option. cities? (a) Optical Fibre (b) Co-axial cable 1. Which of the following is a collection of (©) Ethernet cable (a) None of these independent computers and other hardware ‘Ans. (4) Corsa cable interconnected by communication channels? (a) Computer (&) Networking 8. Network formed between computers which are (©) Sharing (4) None of these spread across the continents is called Ans. (b) Networking (a) LAN (&) WAN 2. Which of the following is an advantage of aaa ox networking? (a) Application sharing (b) File sharing 9. Which of the following refers to a small, single (©) User communication (d) All of these site network? Ans. (8) All of these (@) DSL () RAM 3. Which of the following is a system of (c) WAN (6) PAN interlinked hypertext document accessed via. ANS. (@) PAN internet? 10. Modulation and demodulation is performed by (a) ARPANET (b) Communication (a) microwave (b) satellite (www (@) None of these (©) modem (@ gateway Ans. () WWW Ans, (c) modem 4. In which of the following switching technique, f1. Amodem is connected in between a telephone data is routed entirely from the source node to aoa the destination node? ieieoeeaer (@) Circuit switching _(b) Packet switching (0) serial port (c)Message switching (4) None of these (nctwork Ans. (0) Message switching (@) communication adapter 5. Which of the following is a medium that is used Ans. (a) computer in the transmission of a message from one 2. int to another? ‘Which of the following device may operate at point eae different network speeds depending on the e eeeeariention channel protocol standard they support? (0) Comms (a) Router (b) Ethernet card eeu (©)RI4S Connector __(d) None of these One Ans. (b) Ethernet card Ans. (b) Communication channel 13. Geometric arrangement of devices on the 6. Frequency is measured in era (a) Cycles per second (b) Hertz {@) topology (b) protocols (€) Both (a) and (by (4) None of these (e)media (LAN Ans. (c) Both (a) and (b) Ans. (a) topology i Scanned with CamScannerComputer Networks - I 14, Inwhich of the topology, network components are connected to the same cable? (a) Star (b) Ring (©) Bus (@) Mesh Ans. (c) Bus 15. In which topology, every node is connected to two other nodes? (a) Bus (b) Mesh (Star (@) Ring Ans. (d)Ring 16. Which is the name of the network topology in which there are bi-directional links between each possible node? (a) Ring (b) Mesh (0) Tree (4) None of these Ans. (b) Mesh 17. Which of the following is the communication protocol that sets the standard used by every computer that accesses web based information? (a) XML () HTML. (HTTP (@) None of these Ans. (0) HTTP 18. Which part of TCP/IP is responsible for dividing a file or message into very small parts, at the source computer? (a) Top IP (©) Both (a) and (b) (a) None of these Ans. (a) TCP Directions (Q. Nos. 19-34) Fill in the blanks, 19, of computers helps the user to share data files. Ans. Networking 20. ‘was the world’s first operational packet switching network. Ans. ARPANET 24. ..is a methodology of implementing a telecommunication network in which two network nodes establish a dedicated ‘communication channel. Ans. Circuit switching is the amount of digital data that is moved from one place to another in a given time. Ans. Data Transfer Rate (DTR) Ans. 1000, million 24, 1h mony the computers in a network are connected through wire or cable. Ans, guided media 25. We can use....... on many different devices such as laptops, cell phones and a lot more other products. Ans. bluetooth are especially used for remote locations, which are difficult to reach with wired infrastructure. Ans. Sutelite 27. Users can share... using networking. Ans. devices is private because it guarantees privacy inside the organisation. Ans. VPN (Virtual Private Network) acts as a centralised connection to several computers with the central node or server. Ans. Hub 30. The antenna transmits the radio signals to those equipment, which has Ans, Wi-Fi cards 31. Hub is associated with ....... network. Ans. star 32, ... protocol defines how messages are formatted and transmitted. Ans, HTTP 33, ...... is responsible for having the address of destination computer. Ans. Internet Protocol 34, Telnet is a....... based computer protocol. Ans. text Directions (Q. Nos. 35-58) Answer the following questions, . 35, Name the term defined by given below statement: “Agroup of computers connected to each other bya link” Ans. Computer network is defined as a group of computers connected to each other by a link, an my Scanned with CamScannerAns. 37. Ans. 38. Ans. 39. Ans, Ans. 4. Ans. 42. 43. Ans, Ans. 45. What was the role of ARPANET in the computer network? [ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) foal was to connect computers at different universities End US defense. ARPANET started with a handful of computers but it expanded rapidly Name two switching techniques used to transfer data between two terminals (computers). Switching techniques used to transfer data between two terminals are (@ Circuit switching (i) Packet switching ‘Two people, one knowing only English and other knowing only Chinese are talking to each other. Can we call it a communication? No, because only a meaningful exchange of information between two living beings is called communication. Which cable networks are used for LAN connections? Twisted pair and fibre optic cables are used for LAN connections. Write down the name of communication channel used for telephone line and TV. ‘Communication channel for telephone line is twisted pair cable and for TV is co-axial cable. How is crossover Ethernet cable different from rest of the Ethernet cables? A crossover cable is a special type of Ethernet cable specially designed for connecting two computers, ‘whereas most Ethernet cable are designed to connect one computer to a router ora switch. Which guided media provides secure transmission arnongst all of them? Optical fibre provides secure transmission as compared to twisted pair and co-axial cable. As, itis more immune to tapping than copper cables. Give one basic difference between guided and unguided transmission channels. In guided transmission media, cables (or wires) are used for communicating data while in unguided transmission, in place of cables, signals travel through air. ‘Which wireless technology is commonly used in mobile phones.? Bluetooth is commonly used as a wireless technology in mobile phones and laptops. Give one major disadvantage of bluetooth. Only short range communication is possible using bluetooth. rm * 46. List down the types of computer networks ‘Ans. Following are the three main types of compy networks, based upon the geographical area as follane (i) Local Area Network (LAN) Gi) Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) (i) Wide Area Network (WAN) 47. Which type of network (out of LAN, PAN and, MAN) is formed, when you connect two mobile, using bluetooth to transfer a picture file? When two mobiles are connected using bluetooth transfer a picture file, a PAN (Personal Area Network) created. Ans. 48. Arrange the following network in ascending order of their area: LAN, PAN, WAN, MAN Ans, PAN «LAN < MAN < WAN 49. Name any two components required for networking. Ans. Switch/hub and repeaters. 50. Ans. ‘What is the purpose of switch in a network? A switch is a networking device, which is used to connect different LAN segments of a network. A switch also supports packet filtering and forwarding between LAN segments. St. Ans. ‘Why is a switch called an intelligent hub? A switch is also known as intelligent hub because a ob forwards each incoming packet (data) to all the hub port. ‘Whereas, a switch forwards each incoming packet tothe specified recipient, 52. Ans. What is the advantage of using switch over hub? Switch provides a dedicated line at full bandwidth between two devices but hub doesn't provide a dedicated line. Hub share the bandwidth, Beauty lines fashion incorporation is a fashion company with design unit and market unit 133 maway from each other. The company recently connected their LANs using Ethernet cable to share the stock related information. But after joining their LAN’s they are not able to show the information due to loss of signal in betwee? Which device out of the following should you suggest to be installed for a smooth communication? (i) Modem (u) Repeater (ut) UPS Ans. (i) They should use repeater. As repeater isa device 9 to amplify the signals. ee Scanned with CamScannercomputer Networks - 1 54. Give one function of a gateway. Ans. The gateway is a node in a network, which serves as a proxy server and a [Link], that prevents the neutered acces sa MMREE™ 55. What is amodem? ‘Ans, Modem stands for Modulator/Demodulator, which converts analog signal into digital signal and again digital signal into analog signal. I is used to connect the computers and transmit data using telephone lines. 56. Acompany wants to form a network on their five computers to a server within the company premises. Represent star and ring topologies diagrammatically for this network. Ans. Node 2 Ring topology 57. What is difference between star topology and bus topology of network? Ans. In star topology, nodes are connected to server individually whereas in bus topology all nodes are ‘connected to server along a single length of cable. Node 1 Server Node 2 us ws 2 je nas bus tpony 58, Name the protocol, which helps you to communicate between a web server and web browser. Ans. HTTP, 149 SHORT ANSWER ‘Type Questions 1, Write the name of benefits of networking. Ans. Some of the benefits of networking are () Fie sharing, (ii) Hardware sharing (iil) Application sharing (iv) User communication (¥) Access to remote database 2. Write any two uses of Internet. Ans. ‘Two uses of Internet are as follows: (0 Internet is used for communication and information sharing. Gi) Business use the Internet to provide access to ‘complex databases. 3. Differentiate between the terms Internet and Intranet, Ans. Differences between Internet and Int1 follows: Intemet te ‘acess by an cea wh Aasess by only datup access maton Information on internet could bbe general, public and advertisement. Information on intranet could be specific, corporate and proprietary. 4, What is the difference between message switching and packet switching? Ans. In message switching, data packets are stored on the disk ‘while in packet switching, all the packets of fixed size are stored in main memory making it more efficent as ‘compared to other switching techniques. 5. Whats the use of baud rate? Ans, Baud rate is a measure ofthe number of symbols (signals) transferred or line changes every second. It) may represent more than one binary bit Every symbol can represent or convey one or several bits of data. For a binary signal of 20 Hz, this is ‘equivalent to 20 baud. 6. Explain the term () Bandwidth (li) Broadband (@) Bandwidth 1t is the communication capacity of a network. It refers to the data carrying capacity of a channel or medium, (i) Broadband it isa wide bandwidth data transmission with an ability to simultaneously transport multiple signals and trafic types. Ans, Scanned with CamScannerAns. 10. Ans, i. Ans. 12. In twisted pair cable, two insulated wires are twisted around each other which provides protection against noise. Explain. ‘Twisting the cables heep them close together so that, any. extemal magnetic fiekls must cross both cable at the same time, #9 the interference created in one cable is cancelled by the almost exact opposite amount of interference in the other, Explain the three main parts of an optical fibre cable. The three main parts of an optical fibre cable are as follows ( Core itis the section through which the data travel in the form of light. (i) Cladding It is the covering part of core. Its function is to reflect back the light into the cote, as it is a denser medi, (Gi) Protective Coating It is the outer cover of cladding for the protection of optical fibre from damage and moisture, Write one advantage and one disadvantage of, using optical fibre cable, Advantage of using optical fibre cable It is immune to clectrical and magnetic interference, ie. the data does not {et disturbed and pure data is retrieved on the other end. Disadvantage of using optical fibre cable Connecting cither two fibres together or a light source to a fibre is a difficult process. Write two advantages of using an optical fibre cable over an ethernet cable to connect two service stations, which are 190 m away from each other. Low power Because signals in optical fibres degrade less, lower power transmitters can be used. Higher data rate Due to higher bandwidth, data rate of ‘optical fibre is more than the data rate of ethernet cable (upto 1 Gbps) Compare and contrast the two wireless transmission media : bluetooth and infrared. Bluetooth and infrared both are short range wireless transmission media. This is the only point at which both these data transinission technologies look similar but there isa lot of differences between the two. Infrared is mostly used in TV remotes and there must be a direct line-of-sight between the transmitter and the receiver while on the other hand bluetooth uses a radio frequency which allows transmission through walls and other objects. Explain two problems that can occur during transmission of data. ‘Two problems that can occur during transmission of data are as follows (Crosstalk Disturbance caused by the electric or ‘magnetic fields of one signal in an adjacent signal 1. Ans. 14. Ans. 15. Ans, 16. Ans, 17, Ans. (i) Attenuation During transmission, the signal tren, is reduced, this phenomenon called attenuation Write down any two points of differences between LAN, MAN and WAN. ‘Two major points of differences among LAN, MAY yay WAN ie a follows Basice uw Ma wan Geoyraphical General witin ‘won —abuling — 8ctY Boreas Datenco _Uptosim Upto Gen Write the difference between LAN and MAN, Differences between LAN and MAN are as folio LAN = LAN stands for Local Areal _Network LAN's ownership is private ‘The speed of LAN is high. average, There is more fauit There is less fau tolerance in LAN LAN's design and MAN design and maintonaneeis easy __maintenancs is aticut han on ae LAN costs high But ess MAN’s costs hgh ban than MAN. LAN Which device is used to connect dissimilar networks? A gateway isa device, which is used to connect dissin networks, The gateway establishes an intelligent connection between a local network and extemal network, which are completely different in structure Gateway also serve as proxy server and a firewall sys that prevents the unauthorised access. Identify the following devices (i) An intelligent device that connects several nodes to form a network and redirects the received information only to intended node(s (ii) A device that regenerates (amplifies) the received signal and re-transmits it to ts destinations. (i) Switch, i) Repeater Identify the following devices (i) Adevice that is used to connect ditterent types of networks. It performs the necessa"? translation so that the connected networks ‘can communicate properly. (Ui) Adevice that converts data from digital bi stream into an analog signal and vice-ver® (i) Router (ii) Modem Scanned with CamScannerq t } t t { Ans. ‘Computer Networks - I 48. Mr. GopiNath Associate Manager of Unit Nations corporate recently discovered that the communication between his company's accounts office and HR office is extremely slow and signals drop quite frequently. These offices are 120 metre away from each other and connected by an Ethernet cable. (® Suggest him a device which can be installed in between the office for smooth, ‘communication. (ii) What type of network is formed by having this kind of connectivity out of LAN, MAN and WAN? () The device that can be installed between the office for smooth communication is repeater. (Gi) The type of network is Local Area Network (LAN), 19. Write one advantage of bus topology of network. Also, illustrate how four computers can be connected with each other using star topology of network? Ans. Advantage of bus topology In bus topology, computers ‘can be connected with each other using server (host) along a single length of eable. Four computers can be connected with each other using. star topology in the following way: Comp 1 6 mo TES comp2 8 20. What is the difference between star topology and bus topology of network? Ans. Differences between star topology and bus topology are as follows: Star Topology Bus Topology - ‘Allthe nodes are There's a single length of ‘tectly connected transmission medium on which with the central nade various nodes are attached and 22. Ans, 23. Ans, 24. Ans, Ans, What is the significance of HTTP? HTTP is a protocol used on Internet. It works in combination with WWW. It allows us to access hypertext documents on WWW. Since, WWW allow us to access or use multimedia files on the Internet and the hypertext files supports multimedia What is protocol? Which protocol is used to copy a file from/to a remote server? Protocol is a set of rules that two or more computers must follow to communication on network. FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is used to copy a file from/to a remotely located server. Inwhich communication, the computers in a network are connected through wire or cable? Explain its types, if any. Wired communication is the communication in which the wires or cables are used for connecting different devices in a network. ‘There are three types of wired communication () Twisted pair cable Two identical wires are wrapped together and twisted around each other. (i) Co-axial cable It consists of a core wire surrounded by foil shields or conducting braid or wire mesh. i) Optical fibre cable It consists of thin threads made up of glass like substance, which are capable of carrying light signal from one end to another. Optical fibre consists of the following parts + Core + Cladding + Protective coating How is co-axial cable different from optical fibre? Differences between co-axial cable and optical fibre. Commialcable—__—Opticalfive tis used to transmit the ef 'Xis used to wansmit the signa! se er wherein the Signal or server. ee ae Signal in electrical form. _in light form, Easy to detect faut, Faults cannot be easly detected Co-axaleabiols made Optica fre is mace ot ee Eee jastics, copper plastics and guasses. wis fatin Becomes slow wih incense wos ote cit nos 21, Define tree topology. Also, write down its two. ‘imitations, ‘ANS. A tree topology is an extension and variation of bus topology. Its basic structure is like an Inverted tree, where the rot acts as a serve, Limitations * Long cables are required for this kind of topologies * There is the dependence on the root node. The cost of co-axial The cost of optical five is high cable is loss, Installation and implementation ot (00-axial cable is easy, Instaitaion and implementation (of optical fibre is ditficut Covaxial cables are less Those cables aro not alfocted v0 to external magnetic fold atfected due to the extornal magnotic ted “ Scanned with CamScannerAns.” Wireless technology is also known as unguided med 26. Explain wireless technology and give a brief note on the following (i) Bluetooth (ii) Radiowave This media does not use any wires or cable for its connectivity in the network. It uses electromagnetic waves. Some of the wireless technologies are : (i) Bluetooth (i) Radiowave (ii) Infrared (iv) Microwave (v) Satellite communication (Bluetooth It is used for exchanging data over a short distance from fixed and mobile devices. This type of media comes under PAN (Personal Area Network). Radiowave When two terminals are connected by using radio frequencies, then such type of communication is known as radiowave transmission, Radiowave transmission set-up has two parts. + Transmitter Devices, which trans termed as transmitter. + Receiver Devices, which receive signals are known as signals are 27. What does satellite communication mean? Explain with its advantages and disadvantages. Ans. Refer to text on Page 140. 28. Write a short note on LAN and PAN. Ans, LAN A Local Area Network is a computer network covering a small geographical area like a home, office or small group of building such as building in a school Computer connected to a LAN can share information and peripheral equipments. PAN It stands for Personal Area Network, It is a computer network used for communication among computer and different technological devices close to it. Technologies such as bluetooth and _ infrared communication form a wireless PAN around the device. 29. Innetworking, what is WAN? How is it different from LAN? Ans. The network which connects the different countries is known as WAN. Differences between LAN and WAN are as follows LAN WAN LAN stands for Local Area Network. ‘The speed of LAN is high WAN stands for Wide Area Network. ‘The speed of WAN is slower than LAN. There is less congestion ‘There is more congestion in LAN. in WAN. 30. Ans. El Ans. 32. Ans. — LAN WAN ‘There is more fault, tolerance in LAN. ‘There is less faut tolerance in WAN, LAN’s design and WAN's design and maintenance is easy. maintenance is dificult than LAN, LAN covers small area WAN covers largo geographical Transmission medium used in LAN is co-axial or UTP cable, WAN uses satelite link as a transmission or ‘communication medium, Define hub and write its functions and types. A hub connects several computers together and acts sa central node or server. Function of a hub * Interconnects number of computers or users * All the incoming data packets received by the hub are send to all hub ports and from their, the data is sent to all the computers, connected in a hub network. Hub are of two types (i) Active hub It acts as repeater. It amplifies the signal as these move from one device to another. (ii) Passive hub It simply passes the signal from one connected device to another. What are the functions of the following devices? (i Repeater (i) Switch () Repeater It is a network device, that ampl restores signals for long distance transmission. It interconnects identical network. Useful for long distance transmission, as they assure that there is 0 loss of data packets on the way. i) Switch It is a device used to segment networks inte (0 erent asbnctworks, called subnets ot LAS segments. This prevents traffic overloading. Switches are responsible for filtering, ie. transforming data it a specific way and forwarding packets. Define repeaters with its two types ae Repeaters are used to amplify the signals, when they a transported over a long distance. Repeaters are of two types 6 () Amplifier 1t amplifies or boosts the incom signals. So, it amplifies both the signal am concurrent noise. Py, (i) Signal repeater It only amplifies the signal 2 yarns the noise signals. So, we get ‘only the cleat signal at the receiver end. Scanned with CamScanner153 Computer Networks - I 33, When the computer network uses telephone «+ Difficult to expand Extea hardware is required (hubs lines as communication channel then aa eee ee MODEM is used as a data communication Or device. Now, explain the working of MODEM. Ans. MODEM performs the task of modulation at sender's site and DEModulation at the receiver's site Basically, our computer generates data in the form of digital signals. which need to be forwarded to the receiver through telephone lines. Since, telephone lines can carry only analog signals. So, digital signals need to be converted to analog signals at sender's site, this is called modulation. At receiver's site, again analog signals should be converted back to the + original digital signals, then this is called demodulation. (0) WWW is a set of protocols that allow you to access any document on the internet through the naming systems based on URLs (0) Web hosting isa service that allows organisations and Individuals to post a website or web page onto the server, which can be viewed by everyone on the Internet, (i) Differences between packet switching and circuit switching are as follows (ching “Teuses store and It does not follow store and forward concept to forward concept _send messages. sult Switching 34. Write one advantage of star topology over fach data unit knows Each data unit knows the entire bus topology and one advantage of bus fait eal. path from sender to receiver. topology over star topology. receiver address. Ans. Advantage of star topology over bus topology No pliysic path is Physical connection is ‘The star topology ts the mot reliable ae there 2 Cstablithed in packet established between sender and LONG ANSWER Type Questions 1, What is switching techniques? Explain any two switching technique. Ans. Refer to text on page 135-136. direct connection of every nodes inthe network with the central node, so any problem in any node will affect the particular ode only. While in bus topology, if problem exists in common medium, i willaffeet the entre node Advantage of bus topology over star topology Extension of network fs very easy in bus topology. Weean connect new node along its length, While sar topology, itis dificult to expand, as the new 24 Explain the twisted pair cable i node ha to connec all the way to central node ands. Referto text on page 139-138, there isnot avilable port in central node. details. 3. 35, Explain the TCP/IP protocol. Ans. Refer to text on page 145. 36. (i) Give two advantages and two disadvantages of star topology. Or Define the following terms: Trine Tech Corporation (TTC) is a professional consultancy company. The company is planning to set up their new offices in India with its hub at Hyderabad. As a network adviser, you have to understand their requirement and suggest them the best available solutions. Their queries are a mentioned as (i) to (v) below. (b) Web hosting (i) How is packet switching different from circuit switching? (CBSESQPTerm I] Ans. (i) Advantages of Star Topology are + Ease of service All the data passes through the hub. The hub makes it easy to troubleshoot by offering a single point for error connection. + Centralized control Computers are connected by cable segments to centralized Block Block to block distance (in m) component, called a hub or switeh, Block (From) "Block (To) Distance Disadvantages of Star Topology are Human Resource Conference 10 ‘« Long cable length Requires more cable than a Human Resource Finance 40 linear bus. Contoence __Fanco 0 Scanned with CamScannerAns. Expected number of computers to be in each block Block | Computers Human Resource | 25 Finance | 120 Conference. 90 ( Which willbe the most appropriate block, where TTC should plan to install their server? (i) Draw a block to block cable layout to connect all the buildings in the most appropriate ‘manner for efficient communication. (ii) What will be the best possible connectivity out of the following, you will suggest to connect the new set up of offices in Bengalore with its London based office. + Satellite Link Infrared + Ethernet (iv) Which of the following device will be suggested by you to connect each computer in each of the buildings? + Switeh Modem + Gateway (¥) Company is planning to connect its offices in Hyderabad which is less than 1 km. Which type of network will be formed? (i) TTC should install its server in finance block as itis having maximum number of computers. co) ‘The above layout is based on minimum cable length required, which is 120 metres in the above case. (Gil) Satellite Link, (Iv) Switch. (WLAN Granuda consultants are setting up a secured network for their office campus at Faridabad for their day-to-day office and web based activities. They are planning to have connectivity between 3 buildings and the head office situated in Kolkat Answer the questions (i) to (v) after going through the building positions in the campus and other details, which are given below. Distance between various buildings _ Balding RAVIto Building JAMUNA Bulding RAV 0 Bling GANGA Building GANGA to Building JAMUNA Faridabad Campus to Head Otice 65m +400 km Nu ber of computers Building RAVI 5 Building JAMUNA 150 Building GANGA 51 Head Otfice 10 (i) Suggest the most suitable place (i.e. block) to house the server of this organisation. Also, give a reason to justify your suggested location, (ii) Suggest a cable layout of connections between the building inside the campus. (iii) Suggest the placement of the following devices with justification: (a) Switch (b) Repeater (iv) The organisation is planning to provide a high speed link with its head office situated in the Kolkata using a wired connection. Which of the following cable will be most suitable for this job? (a) Optical fibre (c) Ethernet cable (¥) Consultancy is planning to connect its office in Faridabad which is more than 10 km from Head office. Which type of network will be formed? (b) Co-axial cable Ans, (i) The most suitable place to house the server i JAMUNA because it has maximum number ‘computers. Ga) ‘Bulaing RAV. Building JAMUNA] Building GANGA (nsec we ell ny bg bandwidth in every building. _ distance between these two buildings is more that iv) () Co-axial cable, (v) MAN 5, Freshminds University of India is starting its first campus in Ana Nagar of South India with its centre admission office in Kolkata. The ‘university has three major blocks comprising Office block, Science block and Commerce block is in km area campus. Scanned with CamScanner© Computer Networks 1 Asa network expert, you need to suggest the network plan as per (i) to (¥) to the authorities keeping 1 mind the distance and other given parameters, i Hroshenieds - Voit Unteornty [ Catan ‘narniesion| _ J] Ata Hogar So Orica [7 | Contin Expected wire distance between various locations Otte» Bork to 5 Jenen Block oom Offic Block to Connmerca Block 20m ‘Selence tock to Commerce Block 16m Yoreata heenission Otten to 420 bon ‘nia Hagar Compan Expected number of computers to be installed at various locations in the university are as follows: Ottea Block 0 ‘Sesence Block 140 Commerce tock 0 Koleata Kasvission Otten 8 () Suggest the authorities, the cable layout amongst various blocks inside university campus for connecting the blocks. (i) Suggest the most sultable place (L.. block) to house tne server for this university with a suitable reason, (iil) Suggest an efficient device form the following, to be installed in each of the block to connect. all the computers, (a) Modem (©) Gateway (iv) Suggest the most suitable (very high speed) service to provide data connectivity between ‘tdmisston office located in Kolkata and the ‘campus located in Ana Nagar form the following options: + Telephone line + Flxediine dial-up connection + Covaxial cable network. (b) Sviiteh M + Leased tine + Satellite connection. (¥) University s planning to connect its campus in Kolkata which ts more than 100 km. Which {ype of network will be formed? Ans. (i) Cnerann Drs 7 Sheren Biers (i) The most suitable place to houte the server is Science lock as it has maximurn number of computers. Thus, reducing the cabling cost and increases efficiency of network (ii) (b) Switch fs the device to be installed in each of the blocks to connect all the computers. (iv) Satellite connection. (v) MAN Quick Learn University is setting up its academic blocks at Prayag Nagar and planning to set up a network. The university has three academic blocks and one human resource centre as shown in the diagram below: Business [Technology Block Centre to centre distance between various blocks/centre is as follows: {Lan Block to Business Block 0m Law Block to Technology Block 80m Law Block 1o HR Convo 105m Businoss Block to Technology Block 30 m Business Block to HA Centro 35m Technology Block to HA Centro ism Number of computers in each of the blocks/centre are as follows: Taw Block 6 Technology Block 40 HA Cont 15 Businoss Bock 25 Scanned with CamScanner(i) Suggest the most suitable place (ic. block/centre) to install the server of this university with a suitable reason. (i) Suggest an ideal layout for connecting these block/centre for a wired connectivity. Which device you will suggest to be placed/installed in each of these blocks/centre to efficiently connect all the computers with in these blocks/centre ? (iv) The university is planning to connect its admission office in the closest big city, which is more than 250 km from university, which type of network out of LAN, MAN or WAN will be formed? Justify your answer. (v) Expand the following, + LAN + WAN Ans, (i) HR centre as it has maximum number of computers. i) Technology Block (Git) Switch, (iv) WAN as it is another city, (¥) * Local Area Network + Wide Area Network 7. Tech Up Corporation (TUC) is a professional consultancy company. The company is planning to set up their new offices in India with its hub at Hyderabad. As a network adviser, you have to understand their requirement and suggest to them the best available solutions. Their queries are mentioned as (i) to (v) below, Physical locations of the blocks of TUC Foran Resource Block Finance Block Block to block distances (in metre) ~ Block (From) Block (To) Human Resource Distance Conterence 60 Human Resource Finance 120 Conference Finance 80 Expected number of computers to be installed in each block Human Resource Finance Conference 60 (i) What will the most appropriate block, where ‘TUC should plan to install their server? (ii) Draw a block to block cable layout to connect all the buildings in the most appropriate manner for efficient communication. (iii) What will be the best possible connectivity out of the following, you will suggest to connect the new setup of offices in Bengalore with its London based office? + Infrared + Satellite Link + Ethernet Cable (iv) Which of the following devices will be suggested by you to connect each computer in each of the buildings? + Gateway + Switch + Modem (v) Company is planning to connect its Block in Hyderabad which is more than 20 km. Which type of network will be formed? ( TUC should install its server in Human Resource Block as it has maximum number of computers. Ans. (ii) i) Conference Taman Rococo France ok Block, ‘The above layout is based! on the cable required, ie. 140 m, (lil) Satellite Link. Gv) Switeh, () MAN 8. [Link] International Inc. is planning to connect its Bengaluru Office Setup with its Head Offic in Delhi. The Bengaluru Office [Link]. International Inc. is spread across an area of approx. 1 square kilometres consisting of 3 Scanned with CamScannerComputer Network: blocks. Human Resources, Academics and Administration. You as a network expert have to suggest answers to the four queries (i) to (v) raised by them, Note Keep the distances between blocks and number of computers in each block in mind, while providing them the solutions. Bengatira Otice Setup Deni Hood Human a {Latter Shortest distances between various blocks Human Resources to 100m ‘Administration ‘Human Resources to Academics 65m Academics to Administration 110m, 157 \ [cosines] (ii) Hub/Switeh. iv) Satellite, (0) + Wide AreaNetwork = Local Ara Network Tamnavaton 9. Expertia Professional Global (EPG) in an online corporate training provider company for IT related courses. The company is setting up their new campus in Mumbai. You as a network expert have to study the physical locations of various buildings and the number of computers tobe installed. In the planning phase, provide the best possible answers for the queries (i) to (v) raised by them. Physical locations of the buildings of EPG DetiHead Offce to Bengaluns 2380 km _Offce Setup Number of computers installed at various blocks bane Block Number of Computers Human Resources 185 pemnavaive Aesministaton 2 aa eademics 100 Building to building distance (in metre) Det Head Offce 20 From Te Distance ( Suggest the most suitable block in the foo Some? Puig i Bengaluru Office Setup to host the server. : . Cieeaerusbie eaten ih your suggestion. famnisave —FacuyStdo 120 (i) Suggest the cable layout among the various Fence Buldng . ~” Fecumy Sixso fa blocks within the Bengaluru Office Setup for Busing connecting the blocks. 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Building RED 180 (a) LAN Building BLUE 45 () MAN Hood Ott 10 (WAN — (iv) Which wireless channel out of the following () Suggest the most suitable place (Le should be opted by EPG to connect to students building) to house the server of this ofall over the world? organisation. Also, give a reason to justify (a) Infrared your suggested location. (&) Microwave (ii) Suggest a cable layout of connections (c) Satellite between the buildings inside the campus. o are the following (iii) Suggest the placement of the following + WAN + MAN devices with justification : Ans. (i) EPG should install the server in the Faculty Studio (e)swttch Building as it has maximum number of computers is) Se a (b) Repeater France Suidng (iv) ‘The organisation is planning to provide a high speed link with its head office situated in the Mumbai using a wired Fremssopsern | | [Annee Buse Siivemon sutebetorihsjobT (@) Optical fibre (b) Co-axial cable (©) Ethernet cable (v) What is the use of firewall in network? 10, Workalot consultants are setting up a secured (Ans) Balding TED isthe sutale piace 02 bee network for their office campus of Gurgaon for computers. their day-to-day office and web based activities. (ii) (@) LAN (Local Area Network). Gv) (©) Satellite. (¥) + Wide Area Network ‘+ Metropolitan Area Network: ‘They are planning to have connectivity between 3 w buildings and the head office situated in Mumbai. ad N Answer the questions (i) to (v) after going through oe the building positions in the campus and other details, which are given below: Gurgaon Campus = Building Head Ofc BLUE Mua ‘Buidng GREEN (a) Switches are needed in every building as they help share bandwidth in every building a (b) Repeaters may be skipped as per above layout fu awe (because distance is less than 100 m), howeve? if building GREEN and building RED of directly connected, we can place a repeater _Distance between various buildings there as the distance between these (W° Building GREEN to Building RED 110m buildings is more than: 100 Buiding GREEN to Building BLUE 45m (iv) ©) Covaxial cable, Building BLUE to Bulding RED 65m (0) Firewall prevents the unauthorised access in the Gurgaon Campus to Head Oifico _1760 km pee Scanned with CamScanner