Diploma in Computer System Design 20.

2 FT
Subject: Computer Networks
The exam has Two (Part A and Part B) Parts. You must answer both parts.
Calculators are not allowed.
Date:16-11-2021 | Time:1300-1600 H
Duration:3 Hours

Part A

Answer all questions. All questions carry equal marks.

1. At which layer of the OSI model would a logical address be added during encapsulation?
a) physical layer
b) data link layer
c) network layer
d) transport layer

2. Which type of address does a switch use to build the MAC address table?
a) destination IP address
b) source IP address
c) destination MAC address
d) source MAC address

3. A host needs to reach another host on a remote network, but the ARP cache has no mapping
entries. To what destination address will the host send an ARP request?
a) the unicast IP address of the remote host
b) the unicast MAC address of the remote host
c) the subnet broadcast IP address
d) the broadcast MAC address

4. A computer has to send a packet to a destination host in the same LAN. How will the packet
be sent?

a) The packet will be sent to the default gateway first, and then, depending on the response
from the gateway, it may be sent to the destination host.
b) The packet will be sent directly to the destination host.
c) The packet will first be sent to the default gateway, and then from the default gateway it
will be sent directly to the destination host.
d) The packet will be sent only to the default gateway.

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5. If the default gateway is configured incorrectly on the host, what is the impact on
communications?

a) The host is unable to communicate on the local network.

b) The host can communicate with other hosts on the local network but is unable to
communicate with hosts on remote networks.
c) The host can communicate with other hosts on remote networks but is unable to
communicate with hosts on the local network.
d) There is no impact on communications

6. What is the purpose of the subnet mask in conjunction with an IP address?

a) to uniquely identify a host on a network
b) to identify whether the address is public or private
c) to determine the subnet to which the host belongs
d) to mask the IP address to outsiders
7. A small accounting office is setting up a wireless network to connect end devices and to
provide internet access. In which two scenarios does a wireless router perform Network
Address Translation (NAT)? (Choose two.)
a) when a host is sending packets to a local server to update the network media settings
and music playlists
b) when a host is sending packets to the ISP to request a speed increase for Internet
services
c) when a host is sending a print job to a network printer on the LAN
d) when a host is sending packets to a remote site owned by the manufacturer of the
wireless router to request a digital copy of the device manual
e) when a host is sending HTTP packets to the wireless router in order to update the
network addressing of the LAN
8. A student is uploading files from a phone to a server on another network. Which layer of the
TCP/IP model is responsible for providing an addressing scheme to transmit the data between
the devices?
a) application
b) transport
c) internet
d) network access
9. Which statement correctly describes data transmission at the transport layer?
a) Retransmission of lost packets is provided by both TCP and UDP.
b) Segmentation is provided by the window size field when the TCP protocol is used.
c) A single datagram can include both a TCP and a UDP header.
d) Both UDP and TCP use port numbers.
e) Segmentation is provided by sequence numbers when UDP is used.

10. A network administrator establishes a connection to a switch via SSH. What characteristic
uniquely describes the SSH connection?
a) out-of-band access to a switch through the use of a virtual terminal with password
authentication
b) remote access to the switch through the use of a telephone dialup connection

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c) on-site access to a switch through the use of a directly connected PC and a console
cable
d) remote access to a switch where data is encrypted during the session
e) direct access to the switch through the use of a terminal emulation program

11. A user is unable to reach the web site when typing http://www.abc.com in a web browser but
can reach the same site by typing http://72.163.4.161. What is the issue?

a) default gateway c) DNS

b) DHCP d) TCP/IP protocol stack

12. What will a host on an Ethernet network do if it receives a frame with a destination MAC
address that does not match its own MAC address?
a) It will discard the frame.
b) It will forward the frame to the next host.
c) It will remove the frame from the media.
d) It will strip off the data-link frame to check the destination IP address.

13. What is the dotted decimal representation of the IPv4 address

11001011.00000000.01110001.11010011?
a) 192.0.2.199
b) 198.51.100.201
c) 203.0.113.211
d) 209.165.201.223

14. A PC obtains its IP address from a DHCP server. If the PC is taken off the network for
repair, what happens to the IP address configuration?

a) The configuration is permanent, and nothing changes.

b) The address lease is automatically renewed until the PC is returned.
c) The address is returned to the pool for reuse when the lease expires.
d) The configuration is held by the server to be reissued when the PC is returned.

15. Why do streaming audio and video applications use UDP instead of TCP?
a) Streaming audio and video applications require receipt of all packets regardless of delay.
b) The three-way handshake used in UDP speeds up the audio and video streams.
c) Streaming audio and video applications cannot tolerate the delay caused by
retransmission.
d) UDP provides guaranteed segment delivery to provide reliable audio and video streams.
16. Which technology is used to uniquely identify a WLAN network?

a) MAC address table

b) SSID
c) WEP
d) WPA

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17. How many hosts are addressable on a network that has a mask of 255.255.255.248?

a) 2 e) 16
b) 6 f) 254
c) 8
d) 14

18. Which three pieces of information are revealed by the ipconfig command (without the /all ) ?
(Choose three.)
a) IP address d) default gateway
b) DHCP server e) DNS server
c) subnet mask f) MAC address

19. Which address range is reserved for IPv4 multicast?

a) 240.0.0.0 – 254.255.255.255
b) 224.0.0.0 – 239.255.255.255
c) 169.254.0.0 – 169.254.255.255
d) 127.0.0.0 – 127.255.255.255

20. Which two protocols are used in the process of sending and receiving emails? (Choose
two.)

a) HTTP
b) POP
c) SSH
d) SMTP
e) FTP

Part B

Answer all questions. All questions carry equal marks.

The marks given in brackets are indicative of the weight given to each part of the
question

B1) a) Compare the layers of TCP/IP model with OSI model (Using Diagram)? (5 marks)

b) Briefly describe the below networking terms. (6 marks)

1. LAN
2. WAN
3. WLAN

c) What is MAC address? How is the MAC address represented? (2 marks)

d) What is the main difference between Private IP and Public IP? (2 marks)

B2) a) Briefly explain the functionality of the following devices:

1) Switch (2 marks)

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2) Router (2 marks)

b) briefly describe the purpose of below commands.

1) Ipconfig (2 marks)
2) Ping (2 marks)

c) A host was given the IP addresses 150.10.10.68 /18. Consider this address and
indicate:
1.The network address to which the host belongs.
2.The network broadcast address to which the host belongs.
3.The total number of hosts available in the network (3x1=3 marks)

e) Write the shortest compressed format of the following IPv6 addresses:

1) 2001:0DB8:0000:000A:0000:0000:0000:0200 (2 marks)
2) FE80:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:000A (2 marks)
B3)
a) Figure 1 shows a small-scale network comprising one switch and one router. A personal
computer is connected to the switch and a server is connected to the router. All switch and
router ports are IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD.
For this network, consider data being sent from the personal computer to the server and
indicate the values of the source and destination address fields of the frame and the IP header
for each segment. (12 marks)

Segment 1 Segment 2 Segment 3

Source IP address
Destination IP address
Source MAC address
Destination MAC address

b) Explain how a router learns about remote networks? (3 marks)

B4)

a) What is the difference in the service offered to applications by the TCP and UDP
protocols? (5 marks)

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b) Briefly explain each of the following networking protocols (6 marks)
1) FTP
2) DNS
4) DHCP

c) For each of the following applications determine whether you would use TCP or
UDP? (4 marks)
i. File transfer
ii. Watching a real time streamed video
iii. Web browsing
iv. A Voice over IP (VoIP) telephone conversation

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