Saturday, 27 April 2013
Question No 1:
Marks 10
Suppose there is a network of 6
computers and 2 printers and they are connected to each other through mesh
topology. You are required to calculate the number of possible links in the
network. Also explain that how can point to point links make fault
identification easy in mesh topology? Justify your answer with proper reasoning
in 4 to 5 lines.
Question No 2:
Marks
10
A distance learning university
updated its exam schedule. Students are notified about this updating by using
the following types of communication:
1) Announcement on university’s website.
2) Sending e-mail to every student.
3) Sending SMS/text on every student’s cell phone.
4) By making a call on every student’s cell phone.
5) Displaying notification by the newspaper.
a) Identify
each of the above types as simplex, half duplex and full duplex.
b) According
to the given scenario, which communication mode (simplex, half duplex, full
duplex) is more effective? Discuss with proper reasoning.
