COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING

Office of the Controller of Examinations Office of the Controller of Examinations

Sanaothimi, Bhaktapur Sanaothimi, Bhaktapur
Regular/Back Exam 2070 Regular/Back Exam 2073, Falgun
Program: Diploma in Computer Eng. Full Marks: 80 Program: Diploma in Computer Eng. Full Marks: 80
Year/Part: III/I (New Course) Pass Marks: 32 Year/Part: III/I (New Course) Pass Marks: 32
Subject: Computer Networks Time: 3 hrs Subject: Computer Networks Time: 3 hrs
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far
as practicable. The figures in the margin indicate full marks. as practicable. The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Attempt Any Eight questions. Attempt Any Five questions.
1. Explain computer Network. Write on OSI reference model. 1. a) What is computer Network? Explain application of computer
[2+8=10] network brief. [8]
2. Describe client server architecture. Explain any four network b) What is network topologies? List the various network
devices. [6+4=10] topologies. Explain. [8]
3. What is transmission media? Differentiate between guided and 2. a) Explain the classification of computer network as per
unguided media. [2+8=10] geographical regions it covered? [6]
4. What are the different functions of data link layer? Explain them. b) Explain OSI reference model. Compare with OSI and TCP/IP
[10] model. [10]
5. Explain the CSMA/ CD LAN architecture. [10] 3. a) Define Transmission impairment. Explain guided transmission
6. Write on circuit switching and packet switching. Define routing and media with its features. [8]
state basic difference between static and dynamic routing. [4+6=10] b) Differentiate between packet and circuit switching. [8]
7. What is dynamic routine protocols? Explain about RIP. [2+8=10] 4. a) What is flow control? Explain Error detection method. [8]
8. Explain the duties of transport layer. Write on the UDP (User b) Differentiate between CSMA & CSMA/CD. How weak signals
Datagram Protocol). [4+6=10] are regenerated in computer network? Explain. [3+5=8]
9. What is sub-netting? Subnet the network IP 192.168.0.0/24 into four 5. a) What is cryptography? Explain symmetric and asymmetric key
subnets. [2+8=10] encryption techniques. [6]
10. Write short notes on: (Any Two) [5+5=10] b) What is IP address? For the given IP address 172.16.0.0/17.
a) DHCP b) Encryption and Decryption Calculate the following: [10]
c) Firewall d) DNS i) Subnet mask and sub network address
ii) Broadcast address and usable host rang in that sub network
"The End" 6. Write short notes on: (Any Four) [4×4=16]
a) TCPVS UDP b) Segmentation
c) RIP, OSPF d) IEEE standards
e) IPV4 vs IPV6
"The End"

11 Diploma in Computer Engineering 12 -Prepared by Naresh Tharu