Assignment Questions

UNIT 5
1. (a). Explain issues of host mobility towards implementation of transaction
concept?
(b). List any mobile transaction models and compare them.
2. (a). Write about any one transactional model supporting mobile hosts(MHs)
(b). Write about any one cache invalidation mechanism for MHs.
3. (a). Explain in detail about Database Hoarding and caching techniques?
(b). What are the advantages of hoarding data at the mobile device?

UNIT 6
1. (a). What is meant by communication Asymmetry?
(b). What is push model ? Explain its Pros and Cons data dissemination to mobile
hosts
2. (a). Explain Data dissemination process and broadcasting process in information
management of mobile computing devices?
(b). write a brief notes on data synchronization.
3. (a). Discuss the important characteristics of Digital Video Broadcasting (DAV)
(b). Discuss the important characteristics of Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB)

UNIT 7
1. (a). What are the characteristics and challenges of mobile and ad-hoc networks
(b). Compare and contrast the proactive and reactive routing protocols with
examples.
2. (a). List and explain the challenges in MANETS.
(b). With an example explain AODV algorithm in detail.
3. Distinguish the two representative protocols for routing in manets : AODV and
DSDV
4. (a). Explain the working of AODV routing protocol
(b). Write a short notes on Mobile Agents.

UNIT 8
1 . Write short notes on
(a). Bluetooth protocol Architecture
(b). J2ME Architecture
(c). Symbian OS.
2. Write a short notes on
(a). WAP
(b). Linux
(c). Palm OS
3. (a). Explain the concept of security issue in Bluetooth.
(b). Discuss about the concepts in J2ME.
4. Write a short notes on
(a). XML
(b). JAVA CARD
(c). Windows CE