Preliminary Examination 2015-16

CLASS: _____T.Y. B.Sc.__________ SUBJECT / PAPER: __COMPUTER SCIENCE

TITLE: _______DCN-I (SEMV) _____________
DAY & DATE: ________________________

TIME: ____________________________

DURATION: ________2.5Hrs______TOTALMARKS: _________75__________

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N.B.: (1) All questions are compulsory.

(2) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
(3) Symbols have their usual meaning unless otherwise stated.
(4) Use additional data if required but state it clearly.
(5) Illustrations, in-depth answers and diagrams will be appreciated.
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Attempt any three of the following:Write a short note on Bus topology.

Explain the following terms with respect to Data communication: Half
Duplex, Full Duplex, Protocol, and Topology.
Consider a signal 10101011.Draw timing diagrams for NRZ-L, NRZ-I
and RZ schemes.
Explain with example the major steps involved in Block Coding.
Define Period and Frequency of Analog Signal. Calculate the frequency
in Megahertz where period is 100 microseconds.
What is serial transmission? Explain any one of its types.

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Attempt any three of the following:Write a short note on FHSS.

Explain Wavelength Division Multiplexing.
Discuss in brief wireless transmission with radio waves.
Write a note on TSI technology of Time Division switch.
Explain the interleaving process in TDM? A multiplexer combines four
200kbps channels using time slot of 2 bits. Show the output with four
arbitrary inputs. Calculate the following: (i) Frame Rate (ii) Frame
Duration.
Describe virtual circuit networks in detail.

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Attempt any three of the following:Suppose 10011101 11100011 00111101 are the data bits to be
transmitted, what will be the actual bit stream transmitted if 2D parity is
used? What is the advantage of this over simple parity?
Given dataword 1010011010 and divisor 10111:(i) Show the generation of the codeword at the sender site (using binary
division)
(ii) Show the checking of the codeword at the receiver site (assume no
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Explain Go Back N ARQ. Discuss the error case of lost ACK Frame.
What is HDLC? Explain S- Frame in detail.
Explain the concept of framing, also discuss types of framing.
Discuss various transition states in PPP.
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What is polling? Explain in detail.
Explain the Hidden and the Exposed Station problems in Wireless LAN.
Explain the structure of Ethernet MAC frame.
Explain the loop problem in learning bridge.
State and explain the physical layer implementations of standard
Ethernet.
Discuss the following concept of cellular telephony: (i) Frequency re-use
(ii) Hand off
Attempt any three of the following:What are the steps involved in PCM Encoding?
Explain serial transmission with its types.
State and explain duties of data link layer.
Write a note on Virtual LAN.
Explain different types of transmission impairments.
Write a short note on CDMA technology.

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