KSR HI-TECH SCHOOL
UNIT TEST-5
COMPUTER SCIENCE
CLASS: XII MARKS :35
Section-A 5x1=5
1. Which protocol is used to transfer files over the Internet?
i)HTTP ii) FTP iii) PPP iv) HTTPS
2. Which network device is used to connect two networks that use different protocols?
i)Modem ii)Gateway iii) Switch iv) Repeater
3. Which switching technique breaks data into smaller packets for transmission, allowing multiple
packets to share the same network resources?
4. Write the expanded names for the following abbreviated terms used in Networking and
Communications : i) MBPS ii)WAN
5. Tarini Wadhawa is in India and she is interested in communicating with her uncle in
Australia. She wants to show one of her own designed gadgets to him and also wants to
demonstrate its working without physically going to Australia. Which protocol out of the
following will be ideal for the same?
i) POP3 ii) SMTP iii) VoIP iv) HTTP
Section-B 5 x 2 =10
1. List one advantage and one disadvantage of star topology.
2. Expand the term SMTP. What is the use of SMTP?
3. Write the expanded names for the following abbreviated terms used in Networking and
Communications :
i)HTML ii)PAN iii) TCP iv)GBPS
4. Differentiate Bus topology and Tree Topology.
5. What is a web browser? Write the names of any two commonly used web browsers.
Section - C 4 x 5=20
1. Event Horizon Enterprises is an event planning organization. It is planning to set up its India
campus in Mumbai with its head office in Delhi. The Mumbai campus will have four
blocks/buildings - ADMIN, FOOD, MEDIA, DECORATORS. You, as a network expert, need to
suggest the best network-related solutions for them to resolve the issues/problems mentioned in
points (a) to (e), keeping in mind the distances between various blocks/buildings and other given
parameters.
Block to Block distances (in Mtrs.)
From To Distance
ADMIN FOOD 42 m
ADMIN MEDIA 96 m
ADMIN DECORATORS 48 m
FOOD MEDIA 58 m
FOOD DECORATORS 46 m
MEDIA DECORATORS 42 m
Distance of Delhi Head Office from Mumbai Campus = 1500 km
Number of computers in each of the blocks/Center is as follows:
ADMIN 25
FOOD 18
MEDIA 30
DECORATORS 20
DELHI HEADOFFICE 18
a) Suggest the most appropriate location of the server inside theMUMBAI campus.
Justify your choice.
b) Which hardware device will you suggest to connect all the computers within each building?
c) Draw the cable layout to efficiently connect various buildings within the MUMBAI campus.
Which cable would you suggest for the most efficient data transfer over the network?
d) Is there a requirement of a repeater in the given cable layout?Why/ Why not?
e) A) What would be your recommendation for enabling live visual communication between the
Admin Office at the Mumbai campus and the DELHI Head Office from the followingoptions:
i)Video Conferencing ii)Email iii)Telephony iv)Instant Messaging
2. Jonathan and Jonathan Training Institute is planning to set up its center in Amritsar with four
specialized blocks for Medicine, Management, Law courses along with an Admission block
in separate buildings. The physical distances between these blocks and the number of computers to
be installed in these blocks are given below. You as a network expert have to answer the queries
as raisedby their board of directors as given below:
Shortest distances between various locations in meters:
Admin Block to Management Block 60
Admin Block to Medicine Block 40
Admin Block to Law Block 60
Management Block to Medicine Block 50
Management Block to Law Block 110
Law Block to Medicine Block 40
Number of Computers installed at various locations are as follows :
Admin Block 150
Management Block 70
Medicine Block 20
Law Block 50
a) Suggest the most suitable location to install the main server of this institution to get efficient
connectivity.
b) Suggest the devices to be installed in each of these buildings for connecting computers installed
within the building out of the following :
i)Modem ii)Switch iii)Gateway iv)Router
c) Suggest by drawing the best cable layout for effective network connectivity of the
blocks having server with all the other blocks.
d) Suggest the most suitable wired medium for efficientlyconnecting each computer installed in
every building out of the following network cables :
i)Co-axial Cable ii) Ethernet Cable iii) Single Pair Telephone Cable
e) Expand PPP.
3. Piccadily Design and Training Institute is setting up its center in Jodhpur with four specialized units
for Design, Media, HR and Training in separate buildings. The physical distances between these
units and the number of computers to be installed in these units are given as follows.
You as a network expert, have to answer the queries as raised by theadministrator as given
in (a) to (e).
Shortest distances between various locations in meters :
Design Unit to Media Unit 60
Design Unit to HR Unit 40
Design Unit to Training Unit 60
Media Unit to Training Unit 100
Media Unit to HR Unit 50
Training Unit to HR Unit 60
Number of computers installed at various locations are as follows:
Design Unit 40
Media Unit 50
HR Unit 110
Training Unit 40
a) Suggest the most suitable location to install the main server of this institution to get efficient
connectivity.
b) Suggest by drawing the best cable layout for effective network connectivity of the building
having server with all the other units.
c) Suggest the devices to be installed in each of these buildings for connecting computers installed
within each of the units out of the following :
i) Modem ii) Switch iii) Gateway iv) Router
d) Suggest an efficient as well as economic wired medium to be used within each unit for
connecting computer systems out of the following network cable:
i)Co-axial Cable ii) Ethernet Cable iii) Single Pair Telephone Cable.
e) Dr. Theekkar Singh is a very experienced orthopaedician in the Ilaj Nagar City. He is planning to
connect 5 of his clinics of the city with a personalised application for his appointment organization
without using mobile/web application. Which out of the following networks would be suitable?
i) PAN ii) LAN iii) MAN iv) WAN
4. The government has planned to develop digital awareness in the rural areas of the nation. According
to the plan, an initiative is taken to set up Digital Training Centers in villages across the country
with its Head Office in the nearest cities. The committee has hired a networking consultancy to
create a model of the network in which each City Head Office is connected to the Training Centers
situated in 3 nearby villages.
As a network expert in the consultancy, you have to suggest the best network-related solutions
for the issues/problems raised in (a) to (e), keeping in mind the distance between
various locations and other given parameters.
Layout of the City Head Office and Village Training Centers:
Shortest distances between various Centers:
Village 1 Training Center to City Head Office 2 KM
Village 2 Training Center to City Head Office 1·5 KM
Village 3 Training Center to City Head Office 3 KM
Village 1 Training Center to Village 2 Training Center 3·5 KM
Village 1 Training Center to Village 3 Training Center 4·5 KM
Village 2 Training Center to Village 3 Training Center 3·5 KM
Number of Computers installed at various centers are as follows:
Village 1 Training Center 10
Village 2 Training Center 15
Village 3 Training Center 15
City Head Office 100
a) It is observed that there is a huge data loss during the process of data transfer from one village to
another. Suggest the most appropriate networking device out of the following, which needs to be
placed along the path of the wire connecting one village with another to refresh the signal and
forward it ahead.
i)MODEM ii) ETHERNET CARD iii) REPEATER iv) HUB
b) Draw the cable layout (location-to-location) to efficiently connect various Village Training
Centers and the City Head Office for the above shown layout.
c) Which hardware networking device, out of the following, will you suggest to connect all
the computers within the premises of every Village Training Center ?
i) SWITCH ii) MODEM iii) REPEATER iv) ROUTER
d) Which protocol, out of the following, will be most helpful to conduct online interactions of
Experts from the City Head Office and people at the three Village Training Centers?
i)FTP ii)PPP iii) SMTP iv) VoIP
e) Differentiate between the terms Domain Name and URL in the context of World Wide Web.