• Attempt any five questions.
• All questions carry equal marks.
Define Computer Network. Explain its goals, components, and applications.
Compare the OSI Reference Model and TCP/IP Model with suitable diagrams.
Discuss design issues in computer networks and explain the concepts of connection-oriented and connectionless services.
Explain the principles of Physical media, bandwidth, data rate, and data modulation.
Explain the functions of the Data Link Layer. Discuss framing techniques in detail.
Explain Go-Back-N ARQ and Selective Repeat ARQ protocols with suitable examples.
Describe flow control techniques. Compare Stop-and-Wait and Sliding Window Protocols.
Explain MAC addressing and Binary Exponential Backoff (BEB) algorithm.
Compare CSMA/CD and CSMA/CA protocols.
Describe IEEE 802 LAN standards and explain the architecture of Local Area Networks.
Explain the functions of the Network Layer and discuss different switching techniques.
Describe Bellman-Ford routing algorithm and compare it with Dijkstra's algorithm.
Compare IPv4 and IPv6 protocols highlighting their advantages and limitations.
Explain the services and functions of the Transport Layer.
Discuss congestion control and flow control mechanisms used in TCP.
Explain the architecture and working of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
