Part I Say True or False

______1. A protocol is a rule governing a time sequence of events that must take place between peers.
______2. Modulations is varying of some parameter of a carrier, such as its amplitude to transmit information.
______3. Full mesh design networks are more common than partial mesh design networks.
______4. Network access points were originally designed to connect only local ISPs.
______5. Peering means that a national ISP does not charge another national ISP to transmit its messages.
______6. A hardware device that is not included in a network profile cannot be accessed by another computer on NW
______7. A collision on a bus circuit means that two computers on that circuit have transmitted at the same time.
______8. Routers use network layer address to forward packets between network segments.
______9. Resource sharing refers to having users access the same data files, exchange information via e-mail, or use the Internet.
______10. The Network Interface Card (NIC) permits a computer to be physically connected to a network's cable,
which provides the network layer connection among the computers in the network.
Part II Choose the best alternatives
____1 You have 10 users plugged into a hub running 10Mbps half-duplex. There is a server connected to the
switch running 10Mbps half-duplex as well. How much bandwidth does each host have to the server?
A. 10mps B, 1000mps C, 1mps D, 10Kbs
____2. How many broadcast domains are created when you segment a network with a 12-port switch?
A. 1 B, 1 C, 5 D, 12
____3. The address for a device as it is identified at the ________layer in the network architecture.
A. MAC address B, IP Address C, Subnet mask D, Network
____4. Every line has an upper limit and a lower limit on the frequency of signals it can carry. This limited
range is called________
A. Loss of Distance B, Bandwidth C, Frequency of Signal D, All
____5. They relay packets among multiple interconnected networks (i.e. LANs of different type).
A, Switch B, Repeater C, Router D, A & B
____6. They relay packets among networks that have different protocols (e.g. between a LAN and a WAN).
A, Gateway B, Hub C. Switch D. All
____7. Computers can act as both servers sharing resources and as clients using the resources.
A. Server Based B. Peer-to-peer C. Server D. A and B
-------8. These operate both in the physical and data link layers of LANs of same type. They divide a larger
network in to smaller segments. They contain logic that allow them to keep the traffic for segment
A. Bridge B. Router C. Border Gateway D All
------9. What is the minimum number of wires needed to send data over its serial communication link layer?
A. 2 B. 1 C. 3 D. 4
____10. Which data communication method is used to send data over a serial communication link?
A. Simple B. Half-Duplex C. Full-Duplex D. All of these
 Part III Matching
A B
_______1. E-Commerce A. Dynamically allocate bandwidth
_______2. WAN B. Means of Communication
_______3. Internet C. Internet
_______4. Digital Signal D. Share of single media
_______5. Multipoint E. Cabling system
_______6. Straight through F. Need multiple channel
_______7. Network G. Connection b/n more than two devices
_______8. Parallel communication H. International network
_______9. Multiplexing I. 0 s and 1s
_______10. Statistical multiplexing J. Share a single link.

Part IV Essay
1. Write and explain network models by capability
2. Write and explain types of multiplexing
3. Write the cause of occur errors during data transmission
4. Write and explain signal encoding techniques
5. Write and explain component of data communication
6. Write the difference between Serial and Parallel Communication
7. What is Encapsulation and De-capsulation
8. Write and explain generic and fully qualified domain
9. What are the types of message in HTTP transaction?
10. What are the parts of browser?
11. What are the responsibilities of network layer?
12. What are BOOTP?
13. What do you mean ARP and RARP?
14. What is unicast and multicast in Communications?
15. What do you mean net ID and host ID?
16. Compare direct delivery and indirect delivery
17. Define static mapping
18. What are the advantages of IPV6 over IPV4?
19. What are the rules of non-boundary-level masking?
20. Define stop and wait ARQ
21. Define Go-Back-N ARQ
22. Define delivery of the packet
 As a Mid Exam
PART I Choose the best Answer for the following questions (1 point each)
_______1. One of the following devices helps to minimize collisions problem in LAN.
A. Switch B. Active Hub C. Repeater D. A & B E. All
_______2. Which one of the following is not a correct IP address?
A. 12.12.12.12 B. 192.263.11.9 C. 2.2.3.3 D. 100.100.100.100 E. None
_______3. Which OSI layers offer reliable, connection-oriented data communication services?
A. Application Layer D. Transport Layer
B. Presentation Layer E. Network Layer
C. Session Layer
_______4. In Transport Layer, incoming data is delivered for a specific application process
based on:
A. Port Number D. MAC address
B. Sequence Number E. None
C. IP address
_______5. One of the following is true about data transmission using TCP?
A. Before data transmission, connection must be established
B. It provides slower service than UDP
C. It uses flow and error control mechanisms
D. All
E. A and C
_______6. A data has a destination socket address of 70.16.32.41:80. What can you say about
this data?
A. It is going from a server to a client C. It is going from a client to a server
B. A web server is the source of this data D. A and C E. None
_______7. is the protocol used for mapping hosts’ IP address into MAC address?
A. NAT B. ARP C. ICMP D. UDP E. DNS
8. In circuit-switched WAN:
a. A single connection line can be shared by many parties
b. The process takes place in the network layer
c. There are call setup and call termination (teardown) phases
d. Routing table is used
 e. All
9. Which of the following statements is false about IPv6 addresses?
a. It is one solution for IP address depletion
b. It is 128 bits long
c. It is represented in hexadecimal notation
d. It will be used to give logical addresses for hosts in the future
e. None
10. In remote and geographically difficult to access places, one of the following is the
best option for Internet connectivity:
a. Dial-up d. Cable modem
b. VSAT e. Point to point microwave
c. DSL
Part II Match column A with the best answers which is provided under column
B. (1 point each) B
A
______1. Compression A. Asymmetric Encryption
______2. Routing by Rumor B. Cut-through switch
______3. FF: FF: FF: FF: FF: FF C. Session Layer
______4. Same Key D. Multicast address
______5. starts forwarding that frame E. Distance-Vector Routing
(or packet) before the whole frame F. Presentation Layer
has been received G. Broadcast Address
______6. Grouping H. Store and forward switch
I. Symmetric Encryption
J. Link-state Routing
K. Physical Layer.
PART- III Short Answer

1. Look at the figure below, and the simplified data in the table. Assume B and C are routers. (2 points)

Device name IP Address MAC Address

Computer A 192.168.1.1 4A:30:10:21:10:16

Router B 192.168.2.1 4A:30:10:21:10:17

Router C 192.168.3.1 4A:30:10:21:10:18

Computer D 192.168.4.1 4A:30:10:21:10:19

The source of a data is computer A and its final destination is computer D. While this data is passing through
router B to C (at the point indicated by the arrow), what is the value of the data for:

i. Source IP address: __________________________________ 0.5 point

ii. Destination IP address: _______________________________ 0.5 point
iii. Source MAC address: ________________________________ 0.5 point
iv. Destination MAC address: _____________________________ 0.5 point

2. Describe what 100 Base T means in terms of (2 points)

A. Specific technology (protocol) ________________

B. Media type ______________________
C. Maximum physical length of the media _______________________
D. Data transmission speed_____________________________

3. Write the appropriate protocol name (TCP, UDP or both) next to each of the following functions (3 points)

A. Error control ______________

B. Connection control ______________
C. Flow control ______________
D. Port number assignment ______________
E. Segmentation and reassembly _____________
F. Acknowledgement number ____________

4. Before actual data transmission in the transport layer, what is the first activity performed between the client
and the server processes in a connection-oriented service? (2 points)
5. A data packet with a source IP address of 172.18.40.21 could not be routed to the Internet. What do you
think is the problem? (2 points)
6. Given an IP address of 69.41.32.190/26, find the following (4 points)
A. The first (network) address of the network ________________________ (1 pt.)
B. The broadcast address of the network ________________________ (1 pt.)
C. The subnet mask of the computers in this subnet _______________________ (1 pt.)
D. The number of usable addresses ___________________________ (1 pt.)

7. List at least four criteria (metrics) routers use to select the best path among several alternative paths while
forwarding data to its destination in a WAN network? (2 points)
A. ________________________________ 0.5 point
B. ________________________________ 0.5 point
C. ________________________________ 0.5 point
D. ________________________________ 0.5 point

8. Assume that Harambee University College has planned to setup a local area network with the following
network design. And provided that the network address given for the LAN is 192.168.10.0 (as shown in the
figure) you, as a network engineer, have been asked to configure the network according to the following
instructions:

192.168.10.0

A. Configure each sub network using VLSM (Variable length subnet Masking)? (5 points)

B. For each subnet specify the subnet mask? (2 points)