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P.T.O.
MAR IVANIOS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Reg. No. :.………………… Name:………………….
Fourth Semester B.Voc. Degree Examination, June 2016
First Degree Programme under CSS
Skill Course -XIII: (for Software Development)
AUSD471: Network Administration
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80
SECTION A
Answer ALL questions in one or two sentences.
1. Define Internet.
2. What is the expansion of ARPANET.
3. Define Channel Capacity.
4. What are the five classes of classful addressing
5. Which layer is responsible for delivery of frames between two neighboring nodes over a link
6. What are the protocols contained in the original TCP IP protocol suit
7. What are the different types of cables used for networking
8. Which connecting device has a table used in filtering decisions
9. What is footprint
10. Which is used to coordinate the communication between all the base stations and the telephone central office
(10 1 10 Marks)
SECTION B
Answer any EIGHT questions, not exceeding a paragraph of 50 words.
11. Differentiate between simplex mode and half duplex mode.
12. What are the primary categories of networks
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13. What is time division multiplexing
14. Write any two advantages of IPv6.
15. Differentiate multiplexing and demultiplexing.
16. Which principle is used with the hierarchical routing
17. What is Humming distance
18. What is called byte stuffing
19. What are the features of frame relay
20. What are the categories of cryptography algorithms
21. Write any two substitution cipher.
22. What is the difference between hard handoff and soft handoff
2 16 Marks)
SECTION C
Answer any SIX questions, in a page of 100 words.
23. Explain the characteristics of data communication system.
24. Explain High speed LAN's.
25. What are the advantages and disadvantages of optical fiber
26. Explain the fields for the provider based address.
27. What is the relation between throughput and load
28. What are the most important responsibilities of the data link layer
29. What are the different services provided by PPP
30. Explain the different modes of operation for AES algorithm.
31. What are the applications of ad hoc networks
4 24 Marks)
SECTION D
Answer any TWO questions, not exceeding four pages.
32. Explain different categories of topology.
33. Explain structure of UDP with neat diagram.
34. Explain cyclic codes with examples.
35. Explain DES with neat diagram.
15 30 Marks)