CSCI 278        Computer Networks   Final Exam  Summer 2001

Instructor: Seung Bae Im

Closed Book, Closed Notes.

 

Note: Write your name on each page of answer sheet. Clearly label each answer. DO NOT WRITE ON THE BACK OF A PAGE!

                                                            Name:_______________________________

1. (40 Points) Mark your answers on this page.

 

(a)    Given the following IP address in binary, what is its dotted decimal equivalent?

 10000100  11110001  10011110  00100100  =  ______ . ______ . ______ . ______

 

(b)    For an ordinary subnetting, choose all the possible subnet masks.

____  128

____  192

____  224

____  240

____  248

____  250

____  252

____  254

 

(c) Identify the class of the following IP address:  179.1.2.3

     ____ Class A

     ____ Class B

     ____ Class C

     ____ Class D

     ____ Class E

 

(d) A device has two IP addresses. This device could be ___. Choose all that apply.

     ____ a Computer

     ____ a Bridge

     ____ a Router

     ____ a Gateway

     ____ a Repeater

 

(e) A host with IP address 132.241.158.36 with the subnet mask of 255.255.255.224 sends a message to a host with IP address 132.241.158.42. Does the message travel through any router?

     ____ Yes

     ____ No

 

(f) A host with IP address 132.241.158.36 with the subnet mask of 255.255.255.240 sends a message to a host with IP address 132.241.158.45. Does the message travel through any router?

     ____ Yes

     ____ No

 

 

 

 

(g) Which one should be the “supernet mask” to combine 8 class C address blocks?

     ____ 255.255.255.192

     ____ 255.255.255.224

     ____ 255.255.255.240

     ____ 255.255.255.255

     ____ None of the above

 

(h) A subnet mask of 255.255.240.0 allows how many hostids per subnet?

     ____ 28 – 2

     ____ 29 – 2

     ____ 210 – 2

     ____ 211 – 2

     ____ 212 – 2

     ____ None of the above

 

(i) Who is responsible for “reassembling” of “fragmented IP datagrams”?

     ____ Source host

     ____ A router at the destination network

     ____ A destination host

 

(j) Your company has a Class C address of 193.123.33.0. The network has four subnets; three more will be added later. Which subnet mask will give you the most host IDs per subnet?

     ____ 255.255.255.248

     ____ 255.255.255.240

     ____ 255.255.255.224

     ____ 255.255.255.192

 

2. (50 Points)

(a)  State reason(s) why we need subnetting of a given(assigned) network address.

(b)    Describe “Multiplexing/demultiplexing” of a protocol layer using TCP layer and IP layer interactions as an example.

(c)    Describe TCP’s flow control mechanism including the term, “credt”.

(d)    An IP module(on a host or a router) uses “MTU(Maximum Transfer Unit) table). Describe how the IP module uses this table.

(e)    Describe fragmentation and reassembly process of IP datagrams including the term, “16-bit Identification” field and the “Fragment offset” field in an IP packet.

(f)     Describe/contrast the “Well-known ports” and “Ephemeral ports”.

(g)    Describe why all 1’s and all 0’s are not useable in either (sub)network address or host addresses.

(h)   Internet address space(IPv4) is running out(not many addresses are left to be assigned).

What are the three solutions to the problem? Only list them.

(i)      Describe how TCP adjusts its timeout duration dynamically.

(j)      Explain how the ARP(Address Resolution Protocol) operates.

 

3. (10 Points) Point out the differences between RIP and OSPF.