Computer Network Tutorial Sheets:

Nepal Engineering College

(compiled by: JP Daya am !udhathoki"
1. What is computer network? Describe the modern uses of Computer Network.
2. What is principle of data communication? Describe briefly three modes of communication.
3. What is Intranet and Internet? Differentiate between !N and W!N.
". Define physical and lo#ical topolo#y. $%plain briefly different kinds of physical topolo#y alon# with
their ad&anta#es and disad&anta#es.
'. What is Client ser&er model in Networkin#. Describe briefly 2 tier and 3tier client ser&er architecture.
(. What is wireless !N. )ention the pros and cons of *+2.11a and *+2.11# wireless networkin#.
,. What is -.I reference model? $%plain briefly all the , layers of -.I reference model focusin# its
functions/ de&ices and protocols workin# in each layer.
*. What are the ad&anta#es of -.I layer. Differentiate between 0C12I1 layer and -.I layer.
3. What are #uided and un#uided transmission media? Differentiate between 4ub and .witch.
1+. 5i&e two reasons for usin# layered protocols and e%plains the functions of &arious layers in the 0C12I1
reference model.
11. Differentiate between broadband and baseband technolo#y in communication.
12. .how the comparison between Intranet/ $%tranet/ Internet and 1iconet.
13. What is 6ramin#? 4ow bit stuffin# helps to identify the be#innin# and end of a frame/ e%plain with
suitable e%amples.
1". What is flow control? 7riefly e%plain .top and Wait and .lidin# window protocols.
1'. What is parity bit? .uppose the information content of a packet is the bit pattern 1+1+1+1+1+1+1+11 and
an e&en parity scheme is bein# used. What would be the &alue of the checksum field in a sin#le parity
scheme?
1(. what is C8C? Consider the "9bit #enerator/ 5 1++1/ and suppose that D: Data that the sendin# node
wants to send to the recei&in# node. ; has the &alue 1+1+1+1+. What is the &alue of 8:additional bits;?
1,. Why is an !81 <uery sent within a broadcast frame? Why is an !81 response sent within a frame with a
specific !N address?
1*. Describe 4DC considerin# different field in their frame format.
13. $%plain and draw a typical cell format of an !0) cell. What is the impact of cell payload in !0)
network performance?
2+. 4ow I.DN interfaces and channel works?
21. Compare copper wire and fiber optics with respect to the transmission speed/ installation2maintenance/
security/ cost/ effecti&eness/ reliability and fle%ibility.
22. .ketch the 111 frame format. Differentiate between C4!1 and 1!1.
23. What are the percei&ed short comin#s of .erial ine Internet 1rotocol:.I1;. 4ow does these short
comin#s are remo&ed by point to point protocol?
2". What is I1 address and subnet mask. 6or the #i&en I1 address 132.1(*.3.3'22, calculate the followin#.

a; .ubnet mask
b; .ubnetwork address
c; 7roadcast address
d; =sable host ran#e in that subnetwork.
2'. What is the si#nificance of metric and !dministrati&e distance in 8outin#. Compare and contrast link9
state and distance9&ector routin# al#orithms.
2(. What are the adapti&e and non adapti&e routin# al#orithm. $%plain distance &ector routin# al#orithm.
2,. What is spannin#9tree al#orithm? 4ow does it work on network se#ment.
2*. What do you mean by routin#? What are the attributes of a #ood routin# al#orithms? ist the
classification of different types of routin# protocols with definition.
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23. Compare and contrast the I1&" and the I1&( header fields. Do they ha&e any fields in common?
3+. Why I1?( Is needed. Differentiate between ip&" and ip&(.
31. Describe collision domain and 7roadcast domain with suitable e%ample.
32. Nepal $n#ineerin# Colle#e is plannin# to desi#n ( different Department for I0 / )ana#ement/ !ccount/
!dministration/ 0eachers/ ?isitors. $ach department consists of no more than 2* computers. @ou are
#i&en a network of 132.1(*.1.+ 22". $%plain the process and allocate the I1 address for each chunk of
network.
33. 5i&en the network 132.1"1.2,.+22*/ identify the &alid host addresses. :Choose three.;
a; 132.1"1.2,.33
b; 132.1"1.2,.112
c; 132.1"1.2,.113
d; 132.1"1.2,.12(
e; 132.1"1.2,.1,'
f; 132.1"1.2,.2+*
3". Draw the 0C1 header se#ment. Compare between 0C1 and =D1 protocols.
3'. Why subnettin# is used in I1? 0he class C network of 2+".1'.'.+22" is #i&en/ subnet the network in
order to create the network in the #i&en fi#ure with host re<uirement shown.

3(. What is connection oriented and connectionless ser&ice? Compare and contrast Data#ram packet
switchin# and ?irtual circuit packet switchin#.
3,. What is traffic shapin#? Describe eaky bucket al#orithm for traffic shapin#.
3*. What is con#estion and what are its causes? What are the techni<ues to control Con#estion?
33. What is crypto#raphy? $%plain about .ymmetric Aey and !symmetric key $ncryption )ethod.
"+. $ncrypt the messa#e B04I. I. !N $C$8CI.$B usin# a shift cipher with a key of 2+. I#nore the space
between words. Decrypt the messa#e to #et the ori#inal plain9te%t.
"1. Why 6irewall is needed in Networkin# world. $%plain two types of firewall :Network le&el firewall and
application le&el firewall;.
"2. 4ow does pro%y ser&er works. Discuss the different types of pro%y ser&er.
"3. What is .ocket? Draw the 0C1 and =D1 socket call mentionin# the function of each network le&el
function.
"". Why Network mana#ement is needed? $%plain about .N)1 protocol.
"'. Consider the network shown below/ with the indicated link costs. =se DiDkstraEs shortest path al#orithm
to compute the shortest past from 6 to all network nodes.
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"(. Consider the network shown below and assume that each node initially knows the costs to each of its
nei#hbors. Consider the distance &ector al#orithm and show the distance table entries at node $.
",. What is .ymmetric9key crypto#raphy. $%plain D$..
"*. Define the followin# terms> mana#in# entity/ mana#ed de&ice/ mana#ement a#ent/ )I7/ network
mana#ement protocol .
"3. $%plain the roles of the the .)I and )I7 in network mana#ement?
'+. Write short notes>
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3. Network .ecurity and 0ypes of !ttacks
1+. ip&( transition mechanism
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