WORKSHEET - 1

NETWORKING
1) 1Expand the following Terms:
SMTP, VoIP, GMS, WLL, MBPS, WAN, CDMA, FTP, PPP, WWW, XML, ASP, HTTP, TCP/IP
Ans. SMTP : Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
VoIP : Voice over Internet Protocol
WLL : Wireless Local Loop
MBPS : Megabyte per second
WAN : Wide Area Network
FTP : File Transfer Protocol
PPP : Point to Point Protocol
WWW : World Wide Web
XML : Extensible Markup Language
HTTP: Hypertext Transfer Protocol
TCP/IP : Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol
2) 2Differentiate between Start Topology and Bus Topology. What are the advantages and
disadvantages of Star Topology over Bus Topology?
Ans.
STAR BUS
Each node is connected to each other Each node is connected to each other
through central node i.e. Switch / Hub though backbone cable
If Switch/Hub fails entire network will If Backbone cable fails entire network
be stopped will be stopped
Data transmission speed is fast Data transmission speed is slow as
compare to Star
More cable is required Less cable is required
Fault Diagnosis is easy Fault Diagnosis is difficult
Adding/Removal of node is easy Difficult as compare to Star to
Add/Remove nodes
High cost setup Low cost setup as compare to Star
Signal transmission is not unidirectional Signal transmission is unidirectional
3) 5Raj Singhania is in India and he is interested in communicating with her uncle in
America. He wants to show one of her own designed gadgets to him and also wants
to demonstrate its working without physically going America. Which protocol out of
the following will be ideal for the same?
(i) POP3 (ii) SMTP (iii) VoIP (iv) HTTP
Ans. (ii) VoIP
4) 7Write the expanded names for the following abbreviated terms used in Networking
and Communications:
(i) MBPS (ii) WAN (iii) CDMA (iv) WLL
Ans. MBPS : Mega byte per second
WAN : Wide Area Network
CDMA : Code division multiple access
WLL : Wireless local loop
5) 8Identify and expand the terms used in Designing the web page:
(i) HTTP (iv) XML (iii) FTP (iv) HTML
Ans. HTTP : hypertext transfer protocol
XML : extensible markup language
FTP : File transfer protocol
HTML : hypertext markup language
 6) 9Which of the following device send data to every connected node:
(i) Switch (ii) Hub (iii) Router (iv) Gateway
Ans. HUB
7) 1In which type of switching first the connection is established between sender and
receiver and then the data is transferred?
Ans. Circuit Switching
8) 1 i. is used to provide short-range wireless connectivity between two
electronic devices that within the distance of 5-10 meters
Ans. Infrared
9) 1Which out of the following, will you use to have an audio-visual chat with an expert sitting in
a far-away place to fix up a technical issue?
(i) VoIP
(ii) Email
(iii) FTP
Ans. VoIP
10) Identify the cable which consists of an inner copper core and a second conducting outer
1 sheath:
(i) Twisted Pair (ii) Co-axial (iii) Fiber Optical (iv) Shielded Twisted Pair
Ans. Co-axial
11) In fiber optic transmission, data is travelled in the form of:
1 (i) Light (ii) Radio link (iii) Microwave Link (iv) Very low frequency

Ans. Light
12) Out of the following, Which transmission media has the highest transmission speed in a
1 network?
(i) Twisted Pair Cable (ii) Co-axial Cable (iii) Fiber Optical (iv) Electrical Cable
Ans. Fiber Optical
13) Which of the following devices modulates digital signals into analog signals that can be sent
1 over traditional telephone lines?
(i) Router (ii) Gateway (iii) Bridge (iv) Modem
Ans. Modem
14) What is the name of earliest form of Internet? Also expand it
1

Ans. ARPANet :Advanced Research Project Agency Network

15) A Local telephone line network is an example of network
1 (i) Packet Switched (ii) Line Switched (iii) Circuit Switched (iv) Bit switched

Ans. Circuit Switched

16) Packet switching is based on the principal
1 a. Stop and Wait
b. Store and Forward
c. Store and Wait
d. Stop and Forward
Ans. Store and Forward
17) The required resources for communication between end systems are reserved for
2 the duration of the session between end systems in method
a. Packet Switching
b. Line Switching
c. Parallel Switching
d. Circuit Switching
Ans. Circuit Switching
 18) In which type of Switching techniques, the resources are allocated on demand?
2 a. Packet Switching
b. Line Switching
c. Parallel Switching
d. Circuit Switching
Ans. Packet Switching
19) What is Internet? What are the major services offered by Internet?
2

Ans. A global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities,
consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols.
Or any other suitable definition
Major services offered by Internet :
a) Email
b) Chat
c) Information Search
d) Online Shopping
e) Online Education
f) E-Governance etc.

20) Which client server program allows multiple users to communicate online with real time
2 audio, video and text chat in dynamic 3D environment?

Ans. Interspace
21) What is Bandwidth? What is the measuring unit of Bandwidth in term of range of
2 frequencies a channel can pass?

Ans. Bandwidth: Data transfer rates that can be supported by a network is called its bandwidth.
Bandwidth can be measured in 2 ways:
(i) In Hertz : KHz, MHz, GHz
(ii) In Bits per second : Mbps, Gpbs

22) What are the different types of Transmission Media? Give example of each.
2

Ans. There are 2 types of Transmission media:

(i) Wired : Twisted pair cable, co-axial cable, fiber optical cable
(ii) Wireless : Radio waves, microwaves, infrared, satellite
23) What is the difference between Radio wave transmission and Microwave transmission?
2

Ans. Radio waves Microwaves

It travels in Omni-directional It travels in straight line
It can penetrate solid objects It cannot penetrate solid objects
Sender and receiver antenna need not to be Sender and receiver antenna must be
properly aligned proper aligned as it is line-of-sight
transmission

24) Which wireless transmission medium is used for controlling our TV, AC with Remote?
2

Ans. Infrared
25) Which of the transmission is suitable for the transferring data from one place to anywhere in
2 the world?
Ans. Satellite
26) Out of the following guided media, which is not susceptible to external interference?
2 (i) Twisted Pair (ii) Co-axial Cable (iii) Fiber Optical (iv) Electric Wire

Ans. Fiber Optical

27) 28) Raj is working as a manager in ABC Ltd. He wants to install CCTV Camera in every part
3 of multistory Building of his office. Select the best wire media to connect each CCTV
camera.
29) (i) Twisted Pair (ii) Co-axial Cable (iii) Fiber Optical (iv) Electric Wire
Ans. Co-axial cable
30) Which connector is used connect Ethernet Cable to LAN Card?
3

Ans. RJ-45 (Registered jack)

31) What is NIC? Give the name of unique number assigned to each NIC.
3

Ans. Network Interface Card. The unique number assigned to each NIC is MAC Address (Media
access control)
32) Which of the following device is used for sorting and distribution of data packet to their
3 destination based on their IP Address?
(i) Gateway (ii) Router (iii) Bridges (iv) Switch
Ans. Router
33) Why Switch is known as Intelligent Hub?
3

Ans. Switch filters the incoming packets and finds the destination node from the MAC table. It
transmit data only to intended node.
34) Which of the following device is used to connect network of different protocols so that they
3 can communicate properly?
(i) Gateway (ii) Router (iii) Bridges (iv) Switch
Ans. Gateway
35) What is Bus Topology? What are its advantages and disadvantages?
3

Ans. Bus : In bus topology all the nodes are connected to a main cable called backbone.
Advantages :
(1) It is easy to install
(2) Less cable length
(3) Failure of node does not affect the
network Disadvantages:
(1) Fault diagnosis is difficult
(2) At a time only one node can transmit data
(3) In case of backbone failure, entire network will fail.
36) In Star topology all the nodes are connected though which device?
3

Ans. Switch / Hub

37) What is Star Topology? What are its advantages and Disadvantages?
4
Ans. Star Topology : In star topology each node is directly connected to a hub/switch.
Advantages:
(1) Easy to install
(2) Easy to expand the node
(3) Fault diagnosis is easy
Disadvantages:
(1) Switch failure means entire network failure
(2) More cable required
(3) Costly
38) What is Tree Topology? What is the main purpose of using Tree Topology?
4

Ans. Tree Topology: is a combination of bus and star topologies.

The main purpose of Tree topology is to combine multiple star topology networks. All star are
connected together like bus.
39) Which type of Network is generally privately owned and links the devices in a single office,
4 building or Campus?
a. LAN
b. MAN
c. WAN
d. PAN
Ans. LAN
40) Uploading photo from mobile phone to Desktop computer is an example of
4 a. LAN
b. PAN
c. MAN
d. WAN
Ans. PAN
41) Data communication system spanning states, countries or the whole world is
4 a. PAN
b. LAN
c. WAN
d. MAN
Ans. WAN
42) Internet is an example of most common type of network
4 a. LAN
b. PAN
c. MAN
d. WAN
Ans. WAN
43) 44) The network designed for customers who need a high speed connectivity is
4 45) LAN
46) MAN
47) WAN
48) PAN
Ans. MAN
49) Rearrange the following types of network PAN, MAN, LAN, WAN in descending order of their
4 area coverage.

Ans WAN > MAN >LAN >PAN

50) What is the possible maximum area covered by LAN
4 a. 100-500 meter
b. 1-5 KM
c. 1-10 KM
d. 1-2KM
Ans. 1-5 KM
 51) Which of the following Cabling technique is considered best between buildings for
4 establishing LAN?
a. Ethernet
b. Telephone
c. Optical fiber
d. Co-axial

Ans. Ethernet
52) Raj is a Cable TV operator; he wants to give connection to his customers. Which type of
5 Cable will be best for Raj to connect his subscribers in the different areas of City?
a. Ethernet
b. Telephone
c. Optical fiber
d. Co-axial
Ans. Co-axial
WORKSHEET – 2 NETWORKING
1 Every device connected to network must follow certain rules known as?
Ans. Protocol
2 Out of following protocol, which protocol is used for sending emails to recipient?
a. POP3
b. SLIP
c. SMTP
d. HTTP
Ans. SMTP
3 Out of the following protocol, which protocol is used to establish connection between sender
and receiver through handshaking process?
a. HTTP
b. TCP/IP
c. FTP
d. SMTP
Ans. TCP/IP
4 Out of the following protocol, which protocol is used for downloading or uploading of file from
local PC to web server and vice-versa?
a. FTP
b. SMTP
c. HTTP
d. TCP/IP
Ans. FTP
5 In which type of protocol, data is transmitted between two directly connected computers?
a. TCP/IP
b. HTTP
c. SLIP
d. PPP
Ans. PPP
6 Raj is looking for some information about How Router works, for this he opens the browser
and typed the URL of requested site. In few moments he received the requested page on his
browser screen. Identify the type of protocol, used between Browser (Client) and Web
Server for the communication?
a. TCP/IP
b. HTTP
c. SMTP
d. POP3
Ans. HTTP
7 Raj is a working as Group Leader in XL corporation. 30 employees are working under Raj,
and they have to constantly report to Raj through email, and also Raj communicate to them
through email. Now Raj wants a system through which emails are automatically downloaded
to Outlook so that later on he will be able to read emails even if offline. Identify the protocol
which will help Raj in this scenario?
a. POP3
b. SMTP
c. HTTP
d. TCP/IP

Ans. POP3
8 Identify the Protocol used for voice communication over Internet through compression of
voice data into packets.
a. HTTP
b. VoIP
c. POP3
d. SLIP
Ans. VoIP
9 Raj, is working as a Tech Support Engineer and sometimes he wants to work on Client’s
computer from his office. Identify the traditional protocol used for this purpose?
a. FTP
b. Telnet
c. HTTP
d. POP3
Ans. Telnet
21 The status code of HTTP, when page not found is?
Ans. 404
22 The status code of HTTP, which page is found is?
Ans. 200
23 Which of the following is reliable communication protocol?
a. IP
b. TCP
c. FTP
d. All of the above
Ans. All of the above
24 This is the telecommunication protocol that all computers must use to be part of the
Internet.
a. FTP
b. IP
c. TCP
d. POP
Ans. TCP
25 In network HTTP resource are located by:
a. Uniform Resource Identifier
b. Uniform Resource Log
c. Unique Resource Locator
d. Uniform Resource Locator
Ans. Uniform Resource Locator
26 What are the two popular Chat protocols?
Ans. IRC (Internet Relay chat)
XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol)
28 Raj is working as a Sales promoter in XL corporation; He is right now in Sri Lanka, and
wants to address to some of his subordinates. Raj wants to have meeting in which they can
watch each other and also communicate with audio in real time. Identify the Protocol used
for this requirement.
Ans. Video Conferencing / H.323
20 H.323 is a identifier of Protocol
Ans. Video Conferencing
21 What is Wi-Fi? What unique protocol number is assigned to Wi-Fi?
Ans. Wireless Fidelity. Protocol number : 802.11x
22 What is the difference in Wi-Fi and Wi-Max
Ans. Wi-Fi : (i) used in LAN (ii) Area coverage is upto 100 meters
Wi-Max (i) used in MAN (ii) maximum area coverage is 90 KM
23 Case Study based questions
(A)

(i) Suggest the most suitable place (i.e. School/Center) to install the server of this
university with suitable reason
(ii) Suggest an ideal layout for connecting these school/center for a wired connectivity
(iii) Which device will you suggest to be placed/installed in each of these school/center
to efficiently connect all the computers within these school/center?
(iv) The university is planning to connect its admission center in the closest big city,
which is more than 350 KM from the University. Which type of network out of LAN,
MAN, WAN will be formed? Justify your answer.

Ans (i) Admin Center (it holds maximum number of computer)

(ii) Admin Center

25 m 45 m

Technology School
Business School

Law School
60 m

(iii) Switch
(iv) WAN (distance is more than 50 km which is higest area coverage of MAN to transfer data)
(B) Ravya industries has setup its new center at kakadeo nagar for its office and web based
activities. The company compound has 4 buildings as shown in the diagram below:

(i) Suggest the most suitable place (i.e. School/Center) to install the server of this
university with suitable reason
(ii) Suggest an ideal layout for connecting these school/center for a wired connectivity
(iii) Suggest the placement of following devices with suitable reason:
(a) Internet Connecting Device/ Model
(b) Switch
(iv) The organization is planning to link its sale counter situated in various parts of the
same city, which type of network out of LAN, MAN or WAN will be formed? Justify
your answer
(C) Arogya Training Education Institute is setting up its centre in Kanpur with four specialized
departments for Orthopedics, Neurology and Pediatrics along with an administrative office in
separate buildings. The physical distances between theses department buildings and the
number of computers to be installed in these department and administrative office are given
as follows. You, as a network expert, have to answer the queries as raised by them in (i) to
(iv)
Shortest distance between various locations in meters:
Administrative Office to Orthopedics Unit 55
Neurology Unit to Administrative Office 30
Orthopedics Unit to Neurology Unit 70
Pediatrics Unit to Neurology Unit 50
Pediatrics Unit to Administrative Office 40
Pediatrics Unit to Orthopedics Unit 110

Number of computers installed at various locations are as

follows: Pediatrics Unit 40
Administrative Office 140
Neurology 50
Orthopedics 80
 (i) Suggest the most suitable location to install the main server of this institution to
get efficiently connectivity.
(ii) Suggest the best cable layout for effective network connectivity of the building
having server with all the other buildings
(iii) Suggest the devices to be installed in each of these buildings for connecting
computers install within the building out of the following:
 Gateway
 Model
 Switch
(iv) Suggest the topology of the network and network cable for efficiently
connecting each computer installed in each of the buildings out of the
following:
Topologies : Bus Topology, Star Topology
Network Cable : Single Pair Telephone Cable, Coaxial Cable, Ethernet Cable
Ans. (i) Administrative office (maximum number of computer here)

(ii)

55m 40m

30m

(iii) Switch
(iv) Star / Ethernet cable