CS601 Final
CS601 Final
CS601-Data Communication
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QuestionNo:1 dB is _______________ if a signal is amplified.
• Negative
• Positive (Page 142)
• Null
• Zero
•
QuestionNo:2 In selective-reject ARQ, only the specific damaged or lost frame is
QuestionNo:4 Which of the following sublyer, resolves the contention for the shared media
• Ring
• Mesh
• Star
• Bus (Page 227)
QuestionNo:6 At the CRC generator, ________added to the data unit after the division
process
• 0s are (Page 176)
• 1s are
• The polynomial
• The CRC remainder is
QuestionNo:7 Flow control is needed to prevent
• Bit errors
• Overflow of the sender buffer
• Overflow of the receiver buffer (Page 46)
• Collision between sender and receiver
QuestionNo:8 In Y-MODEM Multiple files can be sent simultaneously
• True (Page 205)
• False
QuestionNo:9 In 56K Modems Max Uploading speed is ___________ bytes and downloading
speed is ___________ byte.
• 40K, 56K
• 33.6K, 56K (Page 117)
• 56K, 33.6K
• None of given
QuestionNo:10 If db is amplified then attenuation is_____________
• Positive (Page 142)
• Negative
• Zero
• None of the above
QuestionNo:11 Amplifiers are used to __________ the signal to heat.
• Amplify (Page 142)
• Rectify
• Testify
• Nullify
QuestionNo:12 requires the maximum number of I/O ports.
• Bus
• Star
• Mesh (Page 29)
• Ring
QuestionNo:13 There are ___________ basic categories of multiplexing.
• 3 (Page 148)
• 4
• 2
• 5
QuestionNo:14 In ______________ transmission, bits are transmitted over a single wire, one
at a time.
• Asynchronous serial
• Synchronous serial
• Parallel (Page 98)
• Asynchronous & Synchronous serial
QuestionNo:15 In ___________ transmission, bits are transmitted over their own wires
• Asynchronous serial
• Synchronous serial
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• Asynchronous & Synchronous serial
QuestionNo:16 EIA 232 allows for a maximum bit rate of __________ Kbps.
• 40
• 30
• 20 (Page 104)
• 10
QuestionNo:17 In CRC the quotient at the sender
Question No: 3 Zero crossing bandwidth is also called as equivalent noise bandwidth.
• True
• False (Page 67)
Question No: 4 Amplitude in ASK is more resistive to EMI and Noise.
• True
• False (Page 87)
Question No: 5 If FCC regulations are followed, the carrier frequencies of adjacent AM radio
stations are apart.
• 5 KHz
• 10 KHz (Page 95)
• 200 KHz
• 530 KHz
Question No: 6
There are __________ types of serial transmission:
• 1
• 2 (Page 99)
• 3
• 4
Question No: 7 Synchronous transmission has .
• a start bit
• a stop bit
• gaps between bytes
• none of the given (page 99)
Question No: 8 Which of the following is an example of ITU-T modem standards?
• T-series
• X-series
• N-series
• V-series (Page 114)
Question No: 9 The maximum data rate in the uploading direction is still .
• 26.6 Kbps
• 33.6 Kbps (Page 117)
• 36.6 Kbps
• 46.6 Kbps
Question No: 10 Category 5 UTP cable is used for data transmission of upto .
• 100 Mbps (Page 123)
• 200 Mbps
• 250 Mbps
• 400 Mbps
Question No: 11 All of popular Fiber optic connectors are ____________ shaped.
• Conical
• Barrel (Page 131)
• Circular
• Rectangular
Question No: 12 The VLF and LF bands use propagation for communications.
• Ground
• Sky
• Line of sight (Page 134)
• Space
Question No: 13 Multiplexing is the set of techniques that allows simultaneous TX of multiple
signals across _________ data link
• Single (Page 147)
• Multi
• Single and Multi
• none of the given
Question No: 14 Need for Addressing makes Asynchronous TDM inefficient for bit or byte .
• Interleaving (Page 158)
• Addition
• Subtraction
• None of the given
Question No: 15 takes data from one high speed line and breaks it into portions.
• Multiplexing
• Inverse multiplexing (Page 158)
• Inverse subtraction
• Inverse addition
Question No: 16 A traditional telephone line has a bandwidth of .
• 3000Hz (Page 111)
• 4000 Hz
• 2000 MHz
• 4000 MHz
Question No: 17 If the ASCII character H is sent and the character I is received, what type of
error is this?
• Single-bit (Page 169)
• Multiple-bit
• Burst
• Recoverable
Question No: 18 At the CRC generator, _________ added to the data unit after the division
process
• 0s are
• 1s are
• The polynomial
• The CRC remainder is
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Question No: 19 Error control in the data link layer is based on
• automatic repeat request (Page 196)
• automatic repeat acknowledgment
• automatic send acknowledgment
Question No: 20 In line discipline the initiator first transmits a frame called an
• Enquiry (Page 189)
• Acknowledgment
• NAK
• Request
Question No: 21 Primary device uses ____________ to receive transmission from the
secondary devices.
• ACK
• ENQ
• POLL (Page 191)
Question No: 22 Flow control is needed to prevent .
• Bit errors
• Overflow of the sender buffer
• Overflow of the receiver buffer (Page 46)
• Collision between sender and receiver
Question No: 23 For stop-and-wait ARQ, for N data packets sent,________acknowledgments
are needed.
• N
• 2N
• N-1
• N+1
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Question No: 24 In Y-MODEM Multiple files can be sent simultaneously
• True (Page 205)
• False
Question No: 25 HDLC is an acronym for .
• High-duplex line communication
• High-level data link control (Page 210)
• Half-duplex digital link combination
• Host double-level circuit
Question No: 26 Token Bus has no commercial application in data communications
• True (Page 232)
• False
Question No: 27 The BNC-T connector is a T-shaped device with __________ ports
• Three (Page 228)
• Two
• Four
• Five
Question No: 28 Each station in the Token Ring regenerates the frame.
• True (Page 234)
• False
Question No: 29
Repeater works on_ layer.
• Data Link
• Physical
• Network (224)
• Application
Question No: 30 Trunks are transmission media such as _______ that handle the telephone to
the nearest end office.
• Satellite links
• Twisted-pair & Fiber-optic
• Twisted-pair
• Fiber-optic
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Question No: 1 representation of links that connect nodes is called as physical topology.
• geometrical
• logical
• physical (page 44)
Question No: 2 The internet model consists of ___________ layers.
• three
• two
• five
• seven
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Question No: 3 Encryption and encoding are the same terms.
• True
• False (Page 52)
Question No: 4 The amplitude of a digital signal depends upon the __________ to represent a
bit.
• phase
• voltage (Page 59)
• wavelength
Question No: 5 The inversion of the level at 1 bit is called as
• NRZ-L
• NRZ-I (Page 73)
• RZ
Question No: 6 Modulation of an analog signal can be accomplished through changing the
_______ of the carrier signal.
• amplitude
• frequency
• phase
• all of the given
Question No: 7 If FCC regulations are followed, the carrier frequencies of adjacent AM radio
stations are
apart.
• 5 KHz
• 10 KHz (Page 95)
• 200 KHz
• 530 KHz
Question No: 8 Category 5 UTP cable is used for data transmission of upto .
• 100 Mbps (Page 123)
• 200 Mbps
• 250 Mbps
• 400 Mbps
Question No: 9 The RG number gives us information about .
• Twisted pairs
• Coaxial cables (Page 125)
• Optical fibers
• all of the given
Question No: 10 The inner core of an optical fiber is _________ in composition.
• Glass plastic (Page 130)
• Copper
• Bimetallic
• Liquid
Question No: 11 All of popular Fiber optic connectors are _________ shaped.
• Conical
• Barrel (Page 131)
• Circular
• Rectangular
Question No: 12 The VLF and LF bands use __________ propagation for communications.
• Ground
• Sky
• Line of sight (Page 134)
• Space
Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Multiplexing is the set of techniques that allows simultaneous TX of multiple signals across
data link
• Single (Page 147)
• Multi
• Single and Multi
• none of the given
Question No: 14 A portion of the path that carries TX b/w a given pair of devices is known as
• Node
• Bridge
• Channel (Page 147)
• Gateway
Question No: 15 Which error detection method involves polynomials?
• Checksum
• Two-dimensional parity check
• CRC (Page 177)
• Simple parity check
Question No: 16 If the ASCII character G is sent and the character D is received, what type of
error is this?
• Single-bit
• Multiple-bit
• Burst
• Recoverable
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Question No: 17 Which error detection method involves the use of parity bits?
• Simple parity check & two dimensional parity check
• CRC
• Two-dimensional parity check
• Simple parity check
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Question No: 18 Which error detection method can detect a single-bit error?
• Simple parity check
• Two-dimensional parity check
• CRC
• All of the given
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Question No: 19 The Hamming code is a method of
• Error detection
• Error correction (Page 181)
• Error encapsulation
• Error detection & Error encapsulation
Question No: 20
Sliding window requires that data frames be transmitted
• Frequently
• Synchronously
• Sequentially (Page 199)
• Asynchronously
Question No: 21 In selective-reject ARQ, only the specific damaged or lost frame is .
• Retransmitted (Page 200)
• Forwarded
• Selected
• Rejected
Question No: 22 Which of the following sub layer, resolves the contention for the shared
media
• MAC (Page 219)
• LLC
• Physical
Question No: 23 The PDU has no flag fields, no CRC, and no station address
• TRUE (Page 220)
• FALSE
Question No: 24 IEEE divides the base band category into ________ standards.
• 5 (Page 222)
• 4
• 3
• 6
Question No: 25 Like 10 Base 5, 10 Base 2 is a ___________ topology LAN
• Ring
• Mesh
• Star
• Bus (Page 227)
Question No: 26 Check sum method is used for __________ layers.
• Physical
• Application
• Transport
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Question No: 27 Repeater works on ____ layer.
• Data Link
• Physical
• Network (Page 224)
• Application
Question No: 28 Trunks are transmission media such as _ that handle the telephone to
the nearest end office.
• Satellite links
• Twisted-pair & Fiber-optic
• Twisted-pair
• Fiber-optic
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Question No: 29 Which of the following ________ uses a series of filters to decompose
multiplexed signal into its
constituent signals?
• MUX
• DEMUX (Page 150)
• Switch
• Bridge
Question No: 30 In Fast Ethernet, data rate can be increased by _________ collisions.
• Increasing
• Decreasing (Page 230)
• Keeping Constant
• None of the given
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2009
Question No: 3 Fourier transform tells us that any digital signal can be decomposed into infinite
number of periodic signals
• True
• False (Page 42)
Question No: 4 Time domain plot show changes in signal phase with respect to time.
• True
• False(Page 63)
Question No: 5 Analog to digital conversion is also termed as modulating an analog signal.
• True
• False(Page 70)
Question No: 6 DC component is also termed as Direct current component or a component with
non-zero frequency.
• False(Page 72)
• True
Question No: 7 Manchester is a type of _________ encoding.
• biphase(Page 75)
• polar
• biphase & polar
• none of the given
Question No: 8 The inversion of the level at 1 bit is called as
• NRZ-L
• NRZ-I(Page 73)
• RZ
Question No: 9 PCM is the first process of PAM.
• True
• False(Page 80)
Question No: 10 In 4PSK each phase change represents ___________ bits.
• 3
• 6
• 2(Page 91)
• 4
Question No: 11 In RS 422 Balanced mode two lines carry ________signals which are not identical
to each other.
• Same(Page 109)
• different
• digital
• analog
Question No: 12 A _________ converts an analog signal into a digital signal.
• Demodulator(Page 110)
• Modulator
• Digital-to-analog converter
Question No: 13 Which of the following is an example of ITU-T modem standards:
• T-series
• X-series
• N-series
• V-series (Page 114)
Question No: 14 The maximum data rate in the uploading direction is still .
• 26.6 Kbps
• 33.6 Kbps(Page 117)
• 36.6 Kbps
• 46.6 Kbps
Question No: 15 Which of the following primarily uses guided media
• Cellular telephone system
• Local telephone system(Page 120)
• Satellite communication
• Radio broadcasting
Question No: 16 When a beam of light travels through media of two different densities, if the angle
of incidence is greater than the critical angle, occurs.
• Reflection
• Refraction (Page 127)
• Incidence
• Criticism
Question No: 17 When we talk about unguided media, usually we are referring to .
• Metallic wires
• Nonmetallic wires
• The air (Page 132)
• Water
Question No: 18 Optical fibers are defined by the ratio of the ________ of their core to the diameter
of their cladding.
• Diameter (Page 130)
• Radius
• Length
• Width
Question No: 19 All of popular Fiber optic connectors are ___________ shaped.
• Conical
• Barrel (Page 131)
• Circular
• Rectangular
Question No: 20 Radio wave transmission utilizes__________ different types of propagation.
• Four
• Three
• Two
• Five (Page 132)
Question No: 21 dB is ________ if a signal is amplified.
• Negative
• Positive (Page 142)
• Null
• Zero
Question No: 22 A prism can deflect the light depending upon the angle of ________ and the
frequency.
• Deviation
• Incident (Page 151)
• Refraction (Page 127)
• Reflection
Question No: 23 Asynchronous TDM is efficient only when the size of the time slot is kept relatively
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• ASK
• PSK
• QAM
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CS601- Data Communication
Question No: 1 An unauthorized user is a network __________ issue.
• Performance
• Reliability
• Security (Page 15)
• All of the given
Question No: 2 Which is not an element of protocol?
• semantics
• timing
• communication service module (Page 19)
Question No: 3 is a multipoint topology.
• Ring
• Mesh
• Tree
• Bus (Page 31)
Question No: 4 Unidirectional traffic movement is overcome by dual ring technology.
• True (Page 33)
• False
Question No: 5 Physical layer define characteristics of interface between device and
• transmission medium http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSI_model
• another device
• another peer physical layer at other side
• modem
Question No: 6 layer deals with syntax and semantics of information exchange.
• presentation (Page 51)
• session
• application
• physical
Question No: 7 To allow access to network resources is the function of
• application layer (Page 53)
• physical layer
• network layer
Question No: 8 Time domain plot show changes in signal phase with respect to time.
• True
• False (Page 63)
Question No: 9 In 8QAM each signal shift or one baud represents .
• 4 bits
• 2 bits
• 5 bits
• 3 bits (Page 93)
Question No: 10 Modulation of an analog signal can be accomplished through changing the
______________ of the carrier signal.
• amplitude
• frequency
• phase
• all of the given (Page 62)
Question No: 11 EIA 449 provides much better functionality than EIA
• 232 (Page 110)
• 223
• 262
• 222
Question No: 12 Which of the following is an example of ITU-T modem standards:
• T-series
• X-series
• N-series
• V-series (Page 114)
Question No: 13 Traditional modems are wide spread now to a data rate of .
• 56 Kbps (Page 115)
• 72 Kbps
• 42 Kbps
• 96 Kbps
Question No: 14 In case of uploading at the switching station, data is converted to digital signal using
• TCP
• PCM (Page 116)
• ICP
• TDM
Question No: 15 The RG number gives us information about .
• Twisted pairs
• Coaxial cables (Page 125)
• Optical fibers
• all of the given
Question No: 16 The ___________ is an association that sponsors the use of infrared waves.
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• EIA
• FCC
• PUD
Question No: 17 Optical fibers are defined by the ratio of the of their core to the diameter of their
cladding.
• Diameter (Page 130)
• Radius
• Length
• Width
Question No: 18 The section of EM spectrum defined as Radio Communication is divided into
___________ ranges called BANDS.
• 8 (Page 132)
• 10
• 5
• 6
Question No: 19 Radio wave transmission utilizes _________ different types of propagation.
• Four
• Three
• Two
• Five (Page 132)
Question No: 20 The VLF and LF bands use __________ propagation for communications.
• Ground
• Sky
• Line of sight (Page 136)
• Space
Question No: 21 In ________ propagation, low-frequency radio waves hug the earth.
• Ground
• Sky
• Line of Sight
• Space (Page 133)
Question No: 22 dB is _________ if a signal is amplified.
• Negative
• Positive (Page 142)
• Null
• Zero
Question No: 23 Distortion occurs in a ____________ signal.
• Rectified
• Composite (Page 141)
• Amplified
• none of the given
Question No: 24 There are _________ basic categories of multiplexing.
• 3 (Page 148)
• 4
• 2
• 5
Question No: 25 In bit ______________, MUX adds extra bits to a device.
• Stuffing (Page 156)
• Adding
• Multiplication
• Exchanging
Question No: 26 The local loop has __________ cable that connects the subscriber telephone to the
nearest end office.
• Twisted-pair (Page 160)
• Coaxial
• Fiber-optic
• None of the given
Question No: 27 FTTC stands for
• flexible to the curb
• fiber to the curb (Page 166)
• fiber to the cable
• fiber to the center
Question No: 28 If the ASCII character G is sent and the character D is received, what type of error is
this?
• Single-bit
• Multiple-bit
• Burst
• Recoverable
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Question No: 29 Which error detection method can detect a single-bit error?
• Simple parity check
• Two-dimensional parity check
• CRC
• All of the given
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FINALTERM EXAMINATION
Spring 2009
Question No: 1 There are how many factors on which the performance of a network depends?
• Three
• Five (Page 14)
• Four
• Two
Question No: 2 requires the maximum number of I/O ports.
• Bus
• Star
• Mesh (Page 29)
• Ring
Question No: 3 Headers are added at layers 1 and 7 of OSI model.
• True
• False (Page 41)
Question No: 4 Trailer is only added at ________layer of OSI model.
• data link (Page 41)
• physical
• network
• application
Question No: 5 A sine wave must be an analog signal.
• True (Page 58)
• False
Question No: 6 If there is ________ in voltage then the frequency is infinite.
• instantaneous change (Page 61)
• continuous change
• no change
Question No: 7 The inversion of the level at 1 bit is called as
• NRZ-L
• NRZ-I (Page 73)
• RZ
Question No: 8 The last process in PCM is __________ digital data into digital signal.
Question No. 8 The of a signal is the width of the frequency spectrum. Marks : 02
• Amplitude
• Bandwidth (Page 66)
• Bit interval
• Phase
Question#1
What are the Asynchronous protocols in data communication layer? ………….Marks (10)
Answer: (Page 206)
Asynchronous protocols Treat each character in a Bit stream independently. Employed
mainly in Modems.
Transmission does not require timing coordination; Timing is done by using extra bits
Different Asynchronous Protocols
XMODEM
o The first field is a One Byte start of header (SOH)
field o The second field is a two-byte Header.
–The first header byte , the Sequence number carries the Frame number –
The second header byte is used to check the validity of the sequence
number
Question#4
What is stop and wait ARQ in error control
?....Marks (3) Answer: Page 197
Stop-and-Wait is an extended form of flow control to include retransmission of data in case of
Lost or Damaged frames.
There are four main features added in it.
1. Sending device keeps a copy of the last frame transmitted until it receives the ACK for
that frame.
2. Both data and ACK frames are numbered 0 and 1 alternately.
3. A data 0 frame is acknowledged by a ACK 1 frame indicating that the receiver has received
data 0 and is now expecting data 1 .
4. For retransmission to work, 4 features are added to the basic flow control
mechanism.
Question#5
What is Interleaving
?........Marks (3) Answer: Page
153
Synchronous TDM is considered as a very fast rotating switch. When this switch opens in front
of a device, the device has the opportunity to send a specific amount of data on to the path.
The switch moves from device to device at a constant rate and in a fixed order. This process is
called INTERLEAVING. Interleaving can be done by BITS, BYTES or by any other DATA
UNIT
Question#6
What is DSU in terms of digital
services?.........Marks (3) Answer: Page 163
DSU (Digital service unit) changes the rate of digital data created by the subscriber’s device to 56
Kbps and encodes it in the format used by service provider. It used in dialing process and is more
expensive than MODEM. But it has better speed, better quality and less susceptibility to noise.
Question#7
Which architecture of Ethernet developed by ITU_T
and ANSI?........... Marks (2)
Answer: 236
FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface)architecture of Ethernet developed by ITU_T and ANSI.
Question#8
What is a spike in noise
term?.........Marks (2) Answer:143
Spike is a signal with high energy in a very short period of
time that comes from power lines, lightening etc,
Question#9 Answer: Page 172
What is even parity generator in VRC error detection mechanism?...........Marks (2)
Even parity generator counts the 1’s and appends the parity bit (1) to the end.
Question#10
Compare line discipline methods ENQ/ACK and Poll/
Select? Answer: Page 188-189
=>ENQ/ACK coordinates which device may start a transmission and whether or not the
intended recipient is ready and enabled.
=> Using ENQ/ACK, a session can be initiated by either station on a link as long as both are of
equal rank.
=> In both half-duplex and full-duplex transmission, the initiating device establishes the session.
=> In half duplex, the initiator then sends its data while the responder waits. The responder may
take over the link when the initiator is finished or has requested a response.
=> In full duplex, both devices can transmit simultaneously once the session has been established.
POLL/SELECT:
=> The poll/select method of line discipline works with topologies where one device is designated
as a primary station and the other devices are secondary stations.
=> Multipoint systems must coordinate several nodes, not just two.
=> The primary device controls the link and the secondary device follow sits instruction
It is up to the primary to determine which device is allowed to use the channel data given
time
Why addressing is required in Poll / Select method and not required in ENQ/ACK
method?3 Answer: (Page 190)
Addressing is required in Poll / Select method as it is a not point-to-point configuration, For the
primary device in a multipoint topology to be able to identify and communicate with a specific
secondary device, there must be some addressing, while ENQ/ACK method is a point-to-point
method and for point-to-point configuration, there is no need for addressing.
What do you know about ITU-T Modems?3
Answer: (Page 114)
ITU-T modem :
V-series: Today’s most popular modem standards
Bell modem compatible:
V.21/22/23/26/27/29
Following abbreviations stands for what?3
Answer: (Page 224)
ARP…….…. (Address Resolution Protocol)
RARP……... (Reverse Address Resolution Protocol)
ICMP ……… (Internet Control Message Protocol)
Define high frequency [HF] and super high frequency [SHF], which devices uses
these frequencies [3]
Answer: Page 135 and 136
High frequency.
HF uses ionospheric propagation. These frequencies move into the ionosphere where the
density difference reflects them back on earth.
It is used for Citizen’s Band Radio, International Broadcasting, Military Communication,
Telephone,
Telegraph and Fax
Question#2
What is R G rating of coaxial cable?
Answer:- (Page 126)
Different coaxial cable designs are categorized by their Radio government (
RG ) ratings
Each cable defined by RG rating is adapted for a specialized function:
RG-8
• Used in Thick Ethernet
RG-9
• Used in Thick Ethernet
RG-11
• Used in Thick Ethernet
RG-58
• Used in Thin Ethernet
RG-59
• Used for TV
Question#3
What are the advantages of thin Ethernet?
Answer: (Page 228)
The advantages of thin Ethernet are:
1. reduced cost
2. ease of installation
Because the cable is lighter weight and more flexible than that used in Thick net