SAMPLE QUESTIONS : NETWORKING AND WEB
1) ABC Pvt Ltd. is a leading global IT solutions provider. The company's head office is
located in Mumbai while its Regional Office is in Jaipur. The Mumbai office consists of
four departments: Administration, Sales, Development, and Support.
The distances between these departments, as well as between Mumbai and Jaipur, are as
follows:
Administration to Sales 60 meters
Administration to Development 90 meters
Administration to Support 120 meters
Sales to Development 50 meters
Sales to Support 70 meters
Development to Support 45 meters
Mumbai Office to Jaipur Office 1400 kilometers
The number of computers in each department/office is as follows:
Administration 120
Sales 40
Development 70
Support 25
Jaipur Office 50
As a network engineer, you have to propose solutions for various queries listed from I to V.
a) Suggest the most suitable department in the Mumbai Office Setup, to install the server.
Also, give a reason to justify your suggested location.
b) Draw a suitable cable layout of wired network connectivity between the departments in
the Mumbai Office.
c) Which hardware device will you suggest to connect all the computers within each
department?
d) Suggest the most appropriate type of network (LAN, MAN, WAN) to connect the Mumbai
Head Office and Jaipur Regional Office.
e) When a signal is transmitted through a wire from Administration department to Support
department, its strength reduces. Which device would you suggest the company use to
solve this problem?
Answers:
a) The server should be installed in the Administration department as it has the most
number of computers.
b) Cable Layout
c) Switch/Hub
d) WAN (Wide Area Network), as the offices are located in different cities.
e) Repeater
2) Bright Logix Pvt. Ltd., a multinational technology company, is looking to establish its
Indian Head Office in Kolkata, and a regional office branch in Patna. The Kolkata head
office will be organized into four departments: HR, IT, Logistics, and Customer Care. As
a network engineer, you have to propose solutions for various queries listed from I to V.
The shortest distance between the departments/offices are as follows:
HR–IT 40m
HR–LOG 90m
HR–CC 70m
IT–LOG 50m
IT–CC 45m
LOG–CC 65m
Kolkata–Patna 560km
The number of computers in each department/office is as follows:
HR 30
IT 90
LOGISTICS 25
CUSTOMER CARE 40
PATNA 15
As a network engineer, you have to propose solutions for various queries listed from I to V
I. Suggest the most suitable department in the Kolkata Office Setup, to install the server.
Also, give a reason to justify your suggested location.
II. Draw a suitable cable layout of wired network connectivity between the departments in the
Kolkata Office.
III. Which networking device would you suggest the company to purchase to interconnect all
the computers within a department in Kolkata Office?
IV. The company is considering establishing a network connection between its Kolkata Head
Office and Patna regional office which type of network—LAN, MAN, or WAN—will be
created? Justify your answer.
V. The company plans to develop an interactive website that will enable its employees to
monitor their performance after login. Would you recommend a static or dynamic website,
and why?
Answers:
I. IT as it has maximum number of computers
II. Cable Layout:
III. Hub/Switch
IV. WAN as the offices are located in different cities.
V. A dynamic website is recommended as it can display the dynamic performance data
(which differs from employee to employee) of each employee.
3) RST Systems a multinational technology company, is looking to establish its Head Office
in Kolkata and Regional Office in Patna. The Kolkata head office will be organized into
four departments: HR, FINANCE, DEVELOPMENT, and SUPPORT. As a network engineer,
you have to propose solutions for various queries listed from I to V
The number of computers in each department/office is as follows:
Kolkata Head Office:
o HR: 60
o Finance: 100
o Development: 90
o Support: 40
Patna Office: 45
Distances between departments are:
HR–Finance: 65 m
HR–Development: 85 m
HR–Support: 95 m
Finance–Development: 55 m
Finance–Support: 115 m
Development–Support: 70 m
Kolkata ⇄ Patna distance: 600 km.
I. Suggest the most suitable department in the Kolkata office to install the server. Justify your
choice.
II. Draw a suitable cable layout of wired network connectivity between the departments in the
Kolkata Office .
III. Which hardware device will you suggest to connect all the computers within each department
?
IV. Suggest the most appropriate type of network (LAN, MAN, WAN) to connect the Kolkata
Head Office and Patna Regional Office
V. When a signal is transmitted through a wire from Finance department to Support
department, its strength reduces. Which device would you suggest the company use to
solve this problem.
Answers:
I. The server should be installed in the Finance Department, as it has the highest number of
computers (100).
II. Layout
III. Switch/Hub.
IV. Between Kolkata and Patna – WAN
V. Place a repeater in between.