2 MARKS 3. Define bit rate and baud rate. 2.
Define guided and unguided communication
CHAPTER 1 Bit Rate: Bit rate is simply the number media.
1. Define Computer Network and state its of bits (i.e., O's and 1's) transmitted • Guided communication media: Guided
types per unit time. transmission media are known as the wired
Definition: A computer network is a group of Baud Rate: Baud rate is the number of communication. The electromagnetic signals
computer systems and other computing signal units transmitted per unit time travel between the communicating devices
hardware devices that are linked together that is needed to represent those bits through a physical medium/conductor.
through communication channels to 4. List different characteristics of data • Unguided communication media: The unguided
facilitate communication and resource communication system. media is also called wireless communication. It
sharing among a wide range of users. does not require any physical medium to
1. Delivery transmit electromagnetic signals. In unguided
Types of Computer Networks: 2. Accuracy
1. Local Area Networks (LAN) media, the electromagnetic signals are
3. Timeliness broadcasted through air to everyone
2. Personal Area Networks (PAN) 4. Jitter
3. Home Area Networks (HAN) 3. List types of multiplexing.
4. Wide Area Networks (WAN) 5. State various Computer Network
applications. Following are the types of multiplexing:
5. Metropolitan Area Networks (MAN)
(i) Frequency-Division Multiplexing
6. The Internet Computer Network Applications: (ii) Wavelength-Division Multiplexing
2. Define following terms: - 1. File Sharing (iii) Time-Division Multiplexing
(i) Protocol 2. Printer Sharing a) Synchronous Time-Division Multiplexing
(ii) Bandwidth 3. Printer Sharing b) Asynchronous Time-Division Multiplexing
4. E-mail Services
Protocol: A protocol is a set of rules that 5. Remote access CHAPTER 3
govern data communications. It represents 6. Internet & Intranet 1. State types of Errors.
an agreement between the communicating OR
devices. Without a protocol, two devices CHAPTER 2 1. List different types of errors.
may be connected but not communicating, 1. List any four Unguided 1) Content Error Flow
just as a person speaking French cannot be Transmission Media. 2) Integrity errorг
understood by a person who speaks only Unguided Media or Wireless media:
Japanese. 1. Radio wave
Bandwidth: The bandwidth of a composite 2. Microwave
signal is the difference between the highest 3. Infrared
and the lowest frequencies contained in that 4. Satellite
signal. For example, if a composite signal
contains frequencies between 1000
and 5000, its 4000.
2. List IEEE 802 X standards for 3. Compare Router and Repeater 2. List classes of IP addressing with their IP address
network range.
Router Repeater
1) 802.3: Ethernet An IP address is an address used to uniquely identify a
2) 802.4:Token Bus A router is a device Repeater device on an IP network.
3) 802.5:Token Ring like a switch that regenerates the Classes and range:
4) 802.11:Wi Fi (Wireless Fidelity) routes data packets signal over the Class A-[Link] to [Link]
5) Classify mobile generations. based on their IP same network Class B-[Link] to [Link]
addresses. before the signal Class C-[Link] to [Link]
3. Classify mobile generations. becomes too weak Class D-[Link] to [Link]
First Generation (1G) or corrupted so as Class E-[Link] to [Link]
Second Generation (2G) to extend the
Third Generation (3G) length to which the
Fourth Generation (4G) signal can be
LTE Fifth Generation (5G) transmitted over
CHAPTER 4 the same network.
1. State different types of Network Router is mainly a A repeater
topologies. Network Layer device operates at
the physical layer
1) Mesh Topology
2) Star Topology CHAPTER 5
3) Bus Topology 1. State functions of Network layer.
4) Ring Topology Functions of network layer:
5) Hybrid Topology 1) logical addressing
2. List different types of network 2) Routing.
connecting devices. 3) Congestion control
4) Accounting and billing
1. Hub
5) Address transformation
a. Passive Hubs
6) Source host to destination host error
b. Active Hubs
free delivery of packet.
2. Bridges
3. Two-Layer Switches
4. Routers
5. Three-Layer Switches
6. Gateway