Networking concepts

October 28, 2007 · Filed Under Networks, Placement Questions

Networking concepts
1. What are the two types of transmission technology available?
(i) Broadcast and (ii) point-to-point
2. What is subnet?
A generic term for section of a large networks usually separated by a bridge or router.
3. Difference between the communication and transmission.
Transmission is a physical movement of information and concern issues like bit polarity, synchronisation, clock etc.
Communication means the meaning full […]

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Explain 7 layers of OSI model ? What are the benifits of OSI model ? Does every networking device need to have all the layers ?

October 28, 2007 · Filed Under Networks, Placement Questions

Explain 7 layers of OSI Reference model
This is the first questions that will be asked by CISCO and any other networking related Company. Infact this question was asked to me by 6 companies CISCO,Adobe,Infosys, Wipro,Motorola and IBM. How you explain OSI model determines how much you know about it so always use big terms and […]

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Explain TCP/IP model. What is the difference between OSI and TCP model

October 28, 2007 · Filed Under Networks, Placement Questions

This is another CICCO favourite questions for Computer Freshers.
As compared to OSI model, TCP model has only 5 layers. Please Note that The original TCP/IP reference model consisted of four layers, but has evolved into a five-layer model now.
The current 5 layers are -
5. Application layer
4. Transport layer
3. Network layer
2. Data link layer
1. Physical layer
In […]

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What is IPv6 ? How it is different from IPv4 ? How many bits does an IPv6 adderss has ?

October 28, 2007 · Filed Under Networks, Placement Questions

What is IPv6 ?
Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is a network layer protocol for packet-switched internetworks. It is designated as the successor of IPv4, the current version of the Internet Protocol.
How it is different from IPv4 ?
Here are some of the points which makes it different than IPv4. The first one is a MUST. If […]

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What are the various Channel Control Protocols ? What is Aloha and Slotted Aloha ? What is CSMA/CD ?

October 28, 2007 · Filed Under Networks, Placement Questions

The Aloha protocol(developed in Hawaii) is an OSI layer 2 protocol for LAN networks with broadcast topology.
The first version of the protocol was basic:
* If you have data to send, send the data
* If the message collides with another transmission, try resending later
Pure Aloha had a maximum […]

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What is ARP and RARP ? What is the Difference between them ?

October 28, 2007 · Filed Under Networks, Placement Questions

In computer networking, the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is the method for finding a host’s hardware address when only its network layer address is known. Due to the overwhelming prevalence of IPv4 and Ethernet, ARP is primarily used to translate IP addresses to Ethernet MAC addresses. It is also used for IP over other LAN […]

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Explain Sliding Window

October 28, 2007 · Filed Under Networks, Placement Questions

The TCP receive window size is the amount of received data (in bytes) that can be buffered during a connection. The sending host can send only that amount of data before it must wait for an acknowledgment and window update from the receiving host. Sliding Window is when the size of the window changes in […]

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What is Routing ? What is Adaptive and Hierarchical Routing ?

October 28, 2007 · Filed Under Networks, Placement Questions

Routing means selecting paths in a computer network along which to send data.
Routing directs forwarding, the passing of logically addressed packets from their source network, toward their ultimate destination through intermediary nodes; typically hardware devices called routers. The routing process usually directs forwarding on the basis of routing tables which maintain a record of the […]

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What are the sizes of packet sizes and headers of various protocols ?

October 28, 2007 · Filed Under Networks, Placement Questions

I Haven’t heard any company asking this question but still its better to know a thing or two about them. Here is a Good Advice - Even if you don’t know the header size of what the interviewer is asking, tell the size of thsoe headers which youi know. This will make him feel that […]

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What is IGP (Interior Gateway Protocol) ?

October 28, 2007 · Filed Under Networks, Placement Questions

It is any routing protocol used within an autonomous system.

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