Internet Technology Question Paper
Internet Technology
Course:Bachelor Of Science In Information Technology
Institution: Kca University question papers
Exam Year:2011
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS: 2010/2011
FIRST YEAR EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
SCIENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
BIT 1107: INTERNET TECHNOLOGY
DATE: APRIL 2011 TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer question ONE and any other TWO questions
QUESTION ONE
(a) Define the following terms:
(i) Computer Networks. [2 Marks]
(ii) The World Wide Web (WWW) [2 Marks]
(iii) The Internet. [2 Marks]
(iv) Internet Protocol. [2 Marks]
(b)
(i) What is TCP/IP?, use a simple diagram to illustrate your answer [5 Marks]
(ii) How does TCP/IP works. [4 Marks]
(iii) Which Standards Organization developed the OSI (Open Systems Interconnections) Model?
[1 Marks]
(iv) Briefly explain what you understand by OSI model? [2 Marks]
(iv) What are the responsibilities outlined in the Physical Layer of the OSI model? [2 Marks]
(v) What is the significance of the Data Link Layer of the OSI model? [2 Marks]
(c)
(i) What is a Domain Name and its function? [2Marks]
(ii) How do implement Subnet addressing? [2Marks]
(iii) Explain the DNS operation? [2 Marks]
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QUESTION TWO
(a) It has been said that flow control and congestion control are equivalent. Is this true for the Internet''s
connection-oriented service? Are the objectives of flow control and congestion control the same?
Explain [6 Marks]
(b)
(i) It is said that UDP is a connectionless protocol. Explain. [4 Marks]
(ii) Lists the protocols that use UDP ? [4 Marks]
(iii) Explain the meaning of a Handshaking protocol. Give an example of two such a protocols
[6 Marks]
QUESTION THREE
(a)
(i) What is TCP/IP Protocol Utilities? [5 Marks]
(ii) Briefly explain giving appropriate examples of at least five TCP/IP protocol Utilities? [10 Marks]
(b) You have been asked to configure TCP/IP in a host machine, explain what takes place when you
load TCP/IP stack , giving the minimum requirements and all the information you need to know and
which is required to enable both E-mail server and WWW server to work , use a diagram to illustrate
your answer [5 Marks]
QUESTION FOUR
(a)
(i) List and explain the basic requirements to able to access the Internet [4 Marks]
(ii) Assume you work for an organization and you have charged with the responsibility of selecting an
ISP (Internet service Provider) for your organization briefly explain the factors that you would
consider to guide you into selecting an appropriate Internet service provider for the organization?
[6 Marks]
(b)
(i) Explain in details how the web work? Give an example of how the process works; describe the
language that web clients and servers use to communicate with each other [5 Marks]
(ii) What is the standard language the web uses for creating and recognizing hypermedia documents?
Briefly explain the characteristics of the language leading to its preference? [5 Marks]
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QUESTION FIVE
(a) Explain what you understand by the term Uniform Resource Locators (URLs)? [2 Marks]
(b) Describe the URL concept and structure of URL addresses. [4 Marks]
(c)
(i) Differentiate between Newsgroups and E-mail. [2 Marks]
(ii) What is Gopherspace; explain its concept and how it slightly differs with internet concept
[4 Marks]
(iii) Explain different types of URLs [4 Marks]
(iv) What is Internet security and why it is important? [2 Marks]
(v) What is a search engine and how does it work? [2 Marks]
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