CENP 3201 Access Network Exam 2019

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CENP 3201: First Semester Examination, University of Bamenda, College of Technology, Department of Computer Engineering, Option 300, Lecturer Mr. Djamen Nyonkeu Gildas, July 2019: Exercise 1, 13 short-answer questions on protocols, LAN characteristics, IEEE Project 802, LAN transmission methods (unicast/multicast/broadcast), transmission media, CSMA/CD, token ring vs token bus, network segments, baseband vs broadband signaling, Ethernet frame format, network traffic and nBaseK cable ratings; Exercise 2, a 10-question multiple-select quiz on networking hardware, topologies, MAC addresses and IP addressing; Exercise 3, proposing hardware/software for a 40-computer multimedia centre, IP address classes and masks, and a worked table classifying 4 given IP addresses by class, network/broadcast address, mask and usable range.