Past Exam Papers

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Past Exam Papers

• 01 Autumn
• 2. Write brief notes on three of the following
• Fiber Optic Cable, SONET, Client / Server
  Processing, SMDS, UTP STP
• 4. Compare and contrast the network architecture
  of Token Ring and FDDI.
• (25 percent) 5.Ethernet is, currently,
  the most popular network architecture. Explain
  why the architecture is so popular, in relation
  to its network configuration.
• 
  
  (25 percent)
• 01 Spring
• 2. Write brief notes on three of the following
  Demand Priority Methods
• 4. Compare and contrast the network architecture
  of Ethernet, Token Ring and FDDI.
  
  (25 percent)

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Past Exam Papers

• 02 Autumn
• 5. (a) Ethernet is, currently, the most popular
  network architecture. Explain why the
  architecture is so popular, in relation to its
  network configuration. (15 percent)
• 02 Spring
• 2. Write brief notes on three of the following
• Multiplexing, Networking Media, SMDS, TCP/IP,
  Ethernet
• (25 percent)
• 3. Compare and Contrast the network architectures
  of both Token Ring and FDDI
  (25 percent)

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Past Exam Papers

• 03 Autumn
• 1. Write brief notes on three of the following
• ISDN, SONET, Multiplexers, The OSI Model, Token
  Ring Architecture, Packet Switching
  (25 percent)
• 2. Discuss the FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data
  Interface) network architecture outlining both
  its access methodology and physical topology in
  detail.
  (25 percent)
• 3. Describe the different Methodologies used to
  access Networks, giving examples of the
  architectures which use them. (25 percent)
• As a network administrator, describe the design
  of a security strategy for an organisation using
  Fibre Distributed Data Interface (FDDI).
  (25 percent)
• 6. (b) Describe the network configuration of
  Ethernet. (15 percent)

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Past Exam Papers

• 03 Spring
• 1. Write brief notes on three of the following
• ISDN , Media, Multiplexers, Compare the TCP/IP
  Model to the OSI Model, Logical and Physical
  Topologies Access Methodology. (25 percent)
• 2. Compare and contrast the reliability and
  efficiency provided to an organisation, through
  the implementation of Fibre Distributed Data
  Interface (FDDI), as opposed to the traditional
  Token Ring network architecture.
  (25 percent)
• 6. Describe the network configuration of
  Ethernet. (20 percent)

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Past Exam Papers

• 04 Spring
• 1. Write brief notes on three of the following
• Media, Access Methodologies, The Network
  Architecture of Ethernet, Fibre Distributed Data
  Interface (FDDI), The advantages and
  disadvantages of the different physical
  topologies.
  (25 percent)
• 2. Describe how University College Cork (UCC)
  could utilise both Ethernet and Token Ring on
  campus.
  (7 percent)
• Compare and Contrast the Network Architecture of
  both Ethernet and Token Ring.
  
  (18 percent)

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Past Exam Papers

• 05 Spring
• 3.Write a brief note on the role of the Network
  Interface Card (NIC) or Adapter card in FDDI
  (Fibre Distributed Data Interface).
  (5 percent)
• Describe the network configuration of Standard
  Ethernet and the different implementation options
  available to organisations when selecting an
  appropriate media for the technology.
  (20 percent)
• 4. Explain how administrators can cut costs in
  the implementation of FDDI (Fibre Distributed
  Data Interface) in an organisation.
  (5 percent)
• Discuss the security issues addressed in the
  design of the FDDI (Fibre Distributed Data
  Interface) architecture and explain how the
  inefficiencies of the traditional Token Ring
  architecture are eliminated and improved upon.
• (20 percent)

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Past Exam Papers

• 06 Autumn
• 4. Write a brief note on Token Passing. (5
  percent)
• Compare and contrast the network architectures of
  both Ethernet and FDDI (Fibre Distributed Data
  Interface).
  (20 percent)
• 5. Write a brief note on Fibre Optic Cables. (5
  percent)
• 06 Spring
• 2. Compare and contrast the network architecture
  of Ethernet, FDDI (Fibre Distributed Data
  Interface) and Token Ring.
  (25 percent)