January, 2014
A9-R4: DATA COMMUNICATION & NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES
PART ONE
(Answer all the questions)
1. Each question below gives a multiple choice of answers. Choose the most appropriate one and enter in the “OMR” answer sheet supplied with the question paper, following instructions therein. (1x10)
1.1 Class A network with address 10.0.0.0 with 40 subnets is required to add 60 new subnets verysoon. Which subnet mask should be assigned to network?
A) 255.240.0.0
B) 255.248.0.0
C) 255.252.0.0
D) 255.254.0.0
1.2 Which of the following is done in the physical layer of the ATM network?
A) Monitoring of the user information field for bit errors and possible corrective actions
B) Transmission frame generation/recovery
C) Generic flow control
D) Cell multiplexing and demultiplexing