MOBILE COMPUTING - QUESTION BANK

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PART B
Write short notes on the Characteristics of Communication Devices.
Explain Antennas and their types with suitable diagrams.
Explain the ranges of Signal Propagation with a neat diagram.
Write short notes on the Propagation Behavior of Radio Waves.
Write short notes on the Applications of Mobile Computing.
Write short notes on wireless and mobile devices.

7. Write short notes on Cellular Networks with a neat diagram.

8. Write short notes on GSM.
9. Describe briefly about the Mobile Services offered by GSM.
10. Explain the Protocol Architecture of GSM with a neat diagram.
11. Write short notes on Localization in GSM. (Defn. and Types of addresses)
12. Discuss briefly about the types of Handover (/ Mobility Management) in
GSM with a neat diagram.
13. Write short notes on GPRS and its Services.
14. Explain GPRS Reference Model with a neat diagram / GPRS Architecture.
15. Write short notes on the QoS profiles supported by GPRS.
(GPRS Reliability Classes and GPRS Delay Classes).
16. Compare Infra red and Radio Transmission.
17. Write short notes on Bluetooth.
18. Describe briefly about the Network Architecture of Bluetooth with a neat
diagram. (Piconet, Scatternet)
19. Write short notes on the states of Bluetooth devices with a neat diagram.
20. Explain Polling and Reservation in Bluetooth.
21. Explain SCO links and ACL links in Bluetooth.
22. Write short notes on the Protocols used by Bluetooth.
(Link Management L2CAP and LMP; SDP)
23. Write short notes on the functions of Link Manager Protocol (LMP) used
in Bluetooth.
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Authentication, Pairing, Encryption

Synchronization
Capability Negotiation
QoS Negotiation
Power Control
Link Supervision
State and Transmission Mode Change

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24. Write short notes on Security in Bluetooth.
25. Write short notes on infrastructure networks and ad hoc networks.
26. Write short notes on IEEE 802.11WLAN.
27. Explain the System Architecture of IEEE 802.11 WLAN with a neat
diagram (BSS, ESS, Station Types).
28. Explain the functions of PMD sublayer of IEEE 802.11 WLAN with a neat
diagram.
(Signal generation using FHSS & DSSS, Modulation, Encoding/Decoding of signals ).
29. Write short notes on FHSS, DSSS and OFDM in WLAN.
30. Explain MAC frames (/ Framing Frame Format) in IEEE 802.11 WLAN.
31. Write short notes on the Applications of Bluetooth.
32. Write short notes on IR transmission and Radio transmission.
33. Write short notes on the Advantages and Disadvantages of WLANs.
34. Why IP cannot be used to support mobility of hosts?
35. Write short notes on DHCP with suitable diagrams.
36. Write short notes on IPv6 with necessary diagrams.
37. Explain Triangular Routing Problem in Mobile IP and its solutions with a
suitable example. ( / Optimized Mobile IP)
38. Write short notes on MANET. (Definition, need / applications / uses,
diagram)
39. Write short notes on reactive and proactive routing protocols.
40. Explain DSDV routing protocol.
41. Explain the working of AODV routing protocol.
42. Why Traditional TCP cannot be used in mobile networks?
43. Write short notes on WAP.
44. List the objectives of WAP.
45. Explain the WAE Logical Model (WAP programming Model / WAP
Model / WAP Client-Server Model / WAP Client-Server Architecture / WAP
Logical Model) with a neat diagram.
PART C
1. Explain the types of Multiplexing with neat diagrams. (SDM, FDM, TDM, CDM)
2. Discuss about the need for specialized MAC for Wireless Networks with
diagrams. (Hidden & Exposed terminals, Far & Near Terminals).
3. Explain the Reference model for Wireless Communication with a neat diagram.
4. Discuss about the issues (problems) in signal propagation.

5. Discuss in detail about SDMA, FDMA, TDMA and CDMA

6. Explain the types of TDMA (ALOHA & types, CSMA & types) and Polling with
suitable diagrams.
7. Explain the System Architecture of GSM with a neat diagram.
8. Discuss about Call Management in GSM with suitable diagrams.
[Mobile Terminated Call (MTC), Mobile Originated Call (MOC) ]
9. Explain the Protocol Architecture of GPRS with a neat diagram.

10. Explain the protocol architecture (/ layers ) of Bluetooth with a neat diagram.
11. Explain DCF and PCF MAC mechanisms (Access Methods) in WLANs with neat
diagrams. ( DCF - CSMA/CA, MACA with RTS-CTS, PCF - Polling)
12. Describe the functions of MAC sublayer of IEEE 802.11 WLAN.
(CSMA/CA, MACA with RTS-CTS, Polling, Frame Format)
13. Discuss briefly about the services offered by IEEE 802.11 WLAN / MAC
management in WLAN.
(Synchronization, Roaming, Power management).
14. Describe the steps involved in packet delivery using Mobile IP with neat diagrams.
(Agent advertisement and discovery, Registration, IP packet delivery using
Tunneling, IP packet delivery using Reverse Tunneling).
15. Explain the working of DSR routing protocol with an example.
16. Compare routing in wired networks and in MANETs.
17. Explain micro-mobility protocols with suitable diagrams.
18. Explain any four enhancements to Traditional (Classical) TCP to support mobile
hosts.
(Snooping TCP, Mobile TCP, Fast Retransmit/Recovery,
Selective Retransmission).
19. Explain the protocol architecture of WAP1.x (WAP Protocol Stack / Components
and Interface of the WAP1.x Architecture) with a neat diagram.

III internal
PART A
1. Define ad hoc network.
2. Define multi hop radio relaying.
3. List any two examples for ad hoc networks.
4. List any two uses of ad hoc networks.
5. Define topology.
6. List three reasons for dynamic topology in MANETs.
7. Define Source Routing.
8. What is the use of sequence number in routing protocols?
9. What is the use of hop counter?
10. Define Congestion.
11. Define Distance Vector Routing (DVR).
12. What is the use of hello packet in AODV?
13. What is the use of RERR message in AODV?
14. What are the major reasons for dynamic changes in topology in ad hoc networks?
15. Define micro-mobility.
16. What is an Access Point?
17. What is WAP?
18. List any two objectives of WAP.
19. What is WML?
20. What is WMLScript?
21. What is Wireless Telephony Application (WTA)?
22. Define Client-Server Model.
23. What are the functions of a WAP gateway.
24. What is the use of a filter in WAP?
25. What are the three classes of services offered by WTP?
26. What is the use of WCMP?