CENP 3202 Computer Network Practice Exam 2019

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CENP 3202: First Semester Examination, University of Bamenda, College of Technology, Department of Computer Engineering, Lecturer Mr. Djamen Nyonkeu Gildas, July 2019: Question 1, identifying the edge/core/access-network parts of a typical internet-composition diagram and naming two kinds of access network; Question 2, a 14-part set covering IT-support scenarios (APIPA addressing, mail protocols, TCP/IP diagnostic utilities, an unresponsive application), default gateway, loopback address, servers, PING/ICMP, Tracert, straight-through vs crossover cabling, the 7 OSI layers, sketching the internet, and collaboration tools; Question 3, an IP/MAC addressing and ARP scenario across two LANs joined by a router, assigning the router's interface address and reasoning about when a host needs ARP versus a default gateway; Question 4, a Packet-Tracer network-simulation exercise assigning IP addresses, masks, gateways and inter-router routing across a two-router, four-PC topology.