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Gujarat Technological UniversitySummer 2024 examination

GTU 3150710 Computer Networks (CN) Summer 2024 Question Paper & PDF

B.E. · Computer Engineering · Semester 5 · Subject code 3150710

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Total: 70 marks
To pass: 23 marks (33%)
Duration: 2.5 Hours 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Questions: 5 with internal choice

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15 of 25 questions on this paper were also asked in other years. 1 more is a type of question GTU sets again with new data. Each is marked below with the years it appeared.See all 36 repeated 3150710 questions, most asked first

Q.1

14 Marks

(a)

3 marks

Define delay, loss, and throughput in the context of packet-switching networks.

(b)

4 marksAsked in 4 of 7 papers

Differentiate persistent HTTP and non-persistent HTTP.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q5b, Winter 2024 Q2c, Summer 2023 Q2c OR

(c)

7 marks

Explain the functions of TCP/IP Protocol stack.

Q.2

14 Marks

(a)

3 marksAsked in 3 of 7 papers

Explain SMTP Protocol.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q1b, Winter 2024 Q2c OR

(b)

4 marksAsked in 4 of 7 papers

Define following socket function call

1)Connect

2)Bind

3)Listen

4)Send

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q3b OR, Summer 2025 Q3c, Winter 2024 Q4b OR

(c)

7 marksAsked in 3 of 7 papers

Explain the purpose of DNS and its role in translating domain names into IP addresses.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q2c OR, Winter 2025 Q4c

(c)

7 marksAsked in 2 of 7 papers

How does recursive queries in DNS work? Explain message format of DNS.

Also asked in Winter 2024 Q2a

Q.3

14 Marks

(a)

3 marksAsked in 3 of 7 papers

What is multiplexing and demultiplexinng in transport layer?

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q4c OR, Winter 2025 Q3b

(b)

4 marks

What are the functions of transport layer in OSI reference model? How segmentation and reassemble is performed in transport layer?

(c)

7 marks

Differentiate Congestion Control, Flow control and Error Control.

(a)

3 marks

Enlist advantages of virtual circuit over datagram.

(b)

4 marks

Explain leaky bucket protocol for congestion control.

(c)

7 marksAsked in 3 of 7 papers

Explain the various fields of TCP header What are the advantages and disadvantages of TCP.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q3c OR, Winter 2024 Q5c OR

Q.4

14 Marks

(a)

3 marks

What is the use of class D and Class E in IPv4 addressing?

(b)

4 marks

Differentiate classful and classless addressing in IPv4.

(c)

7 marksAsked in 4 of 7 papers

Explain link state routing protocol.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q2c OR, Summer 2025 Q4c, Winter 2023 Q4c OR

(a)

3 marksAsked in 2 of 7 papers

Define Unicast, multicast and broadcast.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q3a OR

(b)

4 marksSame type asked in 2 of 7 papers

Find the subnet mask value to create the following number of subnet in class A?

a2 b) 5 c) 16 4) 63

Also asked in Summer 2025 Q4b OR

(c)

7 marksAsked in 4 of 7 papers

Explain distance vector routing protocol.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q2c, Winter 2023 Q4c, Summer 2023 Q4c

Q.5

14 Marks

(a)

3 marksAsked in 2 of 7 papers

Explain bit stuffing method with example.

Also asked in Winter 2024 Q5b OR

(b)

4 marksAsked in 2 of 7 papers

What is flow control? How does stop-n-wait protocol perform flow control?

Also asked in Summer 2025 Q5b

(c)

7 marksAsked in 3 of 7 papers

Explain Go-back N protocol? What is the limitation of it? How selective repeat protocol does overcome the limitation of Go back N protocol?

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q4c OR, Winter 2024 Q4c

(a)

3 marks

Define following types of assumptions in MAC sub layer.

aSingle channel

2)N Stations

3)Collision

(b)

4 marksAsked in 2 of 7 papers

How does two dimension parity check works for detecting error in data link layer?

Also asked in Summer 2023 Q3a OR

(c)

7 marksAsked in 4 of 7 papers

How does pure ALOHA and slotted ALOHA protocol work?

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q4b, Winter 2025 Q5a OR, Winter 2024 Q5c

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