||Jai Sri Gurudev||
Sri Adichunchanagiri Shikshana Trust(R)
SJB INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Autonomous Institution affiliated under Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi.
No.67, BGS Health & Education City, [Link] Road.
Kengeri, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560060
Question Bank
Course Name: COMPUTER NETWORKS Course Code: 23ISI403
MODULE - 1
1. Define computer network.
2. Write short note on client-server model.
3. Define broadcast link.
4. Define point-to--point link.
5. Write Five service primitives for implementing a simple connection-oriented service.
6. Define Ethernet.
7. Explain about network hardware.
8. Explain TCP/IP Reference Model.
9. Write the Comparison of the OSI and TCP/IP Reference Models
10. Explain about ATM reference model.
11. Write short note on fibre optic cables.
12. Explain in detail about OSI-Reference model.
13. Write in detail about Guided Transmission media.
14. Write short note on Electromagnetic spectrum bands.
15. Explain the working of Hubs, Switches and Routers.
16. Differentiate between Hub and Switch.
17. Explain the types of frequency hopping.
MODULE - 2
1. Define modem.
2. Write the design issues of datalink layer.
3. What is framing?
4. Define Bluetooth.
5. Explain different types of switching in physical layer.
6. Write about byte stuffing.
7. Explain about hamming distance with example.
8. Define Stop and Wait protocol.
9. Define p-persistent CSMA.
10. Define Hidden station problem & Exposed Terminal problem.
11. Explain about Sliding Window Protocol.
12. Write the channel allocation problem in MAC Layer.
13. Explain in detail about CSMA with collision detection.
14. Explain in detail about Pure ALOHA and Slotted ALOHA.
15. Explain in detail about collision free protocols.
MODULE – 3
1. Write the functions of network layer.
2. Define count-to-infinity problem.
3. Write about link state routing.
4. Define Hierarchical routing.
5. Define Multicast and Broadcast routing.
6. Define congestion control.
7. Write about the different policies of congestion control.
8. What do you mean by choke packet?
9. Explain Store-and-Forward packet switching in network layer.
10. Write about flooding routing algorithm.
11. Write about Jitter control.
12. Explain in detail about Shortest path routing algorithm.
13. Write about Distance Vector Routing algorithm.
14. Write in detail about congestion control algorithms.
15. What is Leaky Bucket algorithm? Which quality parameter is ensured by this algorithm?
16. What is traffic shaping? How it is used in congestion control?
17. Describe metrics measuring QoS.
18. Explain significance and working of RSVP protocol.
MODULE – 4
1. Write about connection management in Transport Layer.
2. Write the services of Transport layer.
3. Explain flow control in TCP.
4. Explain Three-way handshake in TCP.
5. Explain 4 scenarios for Connection release.
6. Explain TCP congestion control algorithm with respect to additive-increase, multiplicative
decrease, slow start mechanism and reaction to timeout events.
7. What is Two-army problem?
8. Draw UDP header structure, Explain significance of each field in UDP header.
What is pseudo-header?
9. Explain RTP protocol in detail with header format.
10. Explain multiplexing and de-multiplexing in transport layer.
11. Explain Hierarchical routing with a neat sketch of topology & table.
12. Discuss the Socket primitives of TCP with suitable description and the state diagram for
connection management.
13. Write the general format of HTTP request and response message with simple description for each
component.
14. Describe the Elements of Transport Layer Protocol in brief points.
15. Explain FTP importance in Application Layer and its 5 commands.
16. List the different timescales of approaches to prevent congestion. Also, State the Optimality
principle.
17. Illustrate the packet nesting for RTP & the Header format of RTP with suitable comments.
18. Sketch the Internet Email system diagram. Explain the basic operation of SMTP with appropriate
steps and figure.
MODULE – 5
1. Compare file transfer using FTP and HTTP methods.
2. Compare FTP and TFTP and explain four commands of each.
3. Explain FTP in details.
4. What is DNS? Explain with suitable example how query resolving process is done?
5. What is DNS? Explain with suitable example process of delivering of requested web page on your
computer?
6. Write short note on SMTP and Caching in web browser.
7. State and explain different protocols used for e-mail. Differentiate between IMAP, POP3 and SMTP
protocol.
8. Contrast the Route discovery in Ad hoc Networks.
9. Explain the RPC in UDP with a neat sketch and also describe the limitations in RPC in detail.
10. Explain the 4 components of Cookies with Client-Server interaction example.