Cisy 332 Network Hardware And Configuration Question Paper
Cisy 332 Network Hardware And Configuration
Course:Computer Information Systems
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2013
KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY
END OF 2ND TRIMESTER 2013 (SCHOOL BASED) EXAMINATIONS
FACULTY : COMPUTING AND INFORMATICS
DEPARTMENT : COMPUTER SCIENCE AND BUSINESS INFORMATION
UNIT CODE : CISY 332
UNIT TITLE : NETWORK HARDWARE AND CONFIGURATION
TIME : 2 HOURS
Instructions:
Answer question one and any other two.
Question One
a) Using an illustration diagram, describe a communication model. (6mks)
b) (i) Define the term communication network. (3mks)
ii) List the hard and soft resources found in a network. (5mks)
c) Using a diagram, describe the ISO/O.S.I model (10mks)
d) Describe any three internetworking devices. (6mks)
Question Two
a) (i) Differentiate between bounded and unbounded media. (4mks)
ii) Give two examples of each of the different media mentioned in (i). (5mks)
b) Give five factors to consider when choosing a suitable media type. (5mks)
c) List where a straight – through UTP and a gross over UTP could be used in connecting network devices. (2mks)
Question Three
KEMU leases two groups of office in KEMU Hub and KEMU Towers in Nairobi. The computer science staff including human resource has 12 porple and is located in tow offices in KEMU Hub. The business staff with a total of 22 employee are house in KEMU Towers. KEMU Hub and KEMU Towers are 600m apart. The business staff is networked with a co-atial cable bus that ties their computer in a peer to peer work group. The computer science staff have a conglomeration of computer and including apple mackintostes and personal computers. They are not networked. KEMU administration would like to network all of the computer for her staff and connect the two buildings together in a standard type of a network. Suggest a network solution to the owners and give a rational for your decisions. (15mks)
Question Five
a) Distinguish between file servers and application servers. (5mks)
b) Describe any five protocols used in network transmission. (10mks)
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