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FOURTH SEMESTER (CBCSS) DEGREE EXAMINATIONS,

APRIL 2022
(Regular – 2020 Admission)
Common Course – LRP
(B.Sc. Computer Science, B.Sc. Electronics & B.C.A.)
A13: Data Communication and Optical Fibers

Time: 2.5 Hours Max. Marks: 80

I. Answer the following questions in two or three sentences

(Each question carries 2 Marks): (Ceiling 25 Marks)
1. Describe cellular system.
2. Distinguish between periodic signal and aperiodic signal.
3. What is injection laser diode?
4. Define data communication.
5. What is single mode fibre?
6. Describe multiplexer and demultiplexer with neat diagram.
7. Write about traffic channel and control channel.
8. Annotate data transparency.
9. Analyze the LAN architectures that follow the IEEE standard.
10. Elucidate piggybacking.
11. Define optical fibre communication.
12. What is step index fibre?
13. Specify the methods to achieve line discipline.
14. Write about protocols and standards.
15. Explain the concept of electroluminescence.

II. Answer the following questions in a paragraph

(Each question carries 5 Marks): (Ceiling 35 Marks)
16. Write a short note on unguided media.
17. Describe time division multiplexing.
18. Write about GSM mobile services.
19. Explain the services provided by ISDN.
20. Write about DTE-DCE interface standards.
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21. Analyze the different phases of circuit switching.

22. List the advantages and disadvantages of different types of light sources used in fibre
optics.
23. What are the different types of networks? Explain in detail.

III. Write essays on any two of the following: (2 x 10 = 20 Marks)

24. Explain the categories of telephone services.
25. Describe the techniques used to control the flow of data.
26. Explain the working of photo detector. Also list the applications of photo detectors.
27. Discuss LAN dominated architectures.