Unit One Test, CSCI 361, Introduction to Computer Networks, 7-Feb-08

 1)Describe the four basic motivations for employing computer networks in a
   company and explain how one of these has led to productivity gains in
   business over the last decade.

 2)Define copyright, fair use, and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
   Describe the role of peer-to-peer and explain how it has evolved as a
   result of copyright rulings.

 3)Describe the fundamental design problem in broadcast networks and describe
   static and dynamic broadcast subnets and their design tradeoff.  Explain
   how CSMA/CD is a dynamic broadcast protocol.

 4)Contrast "repeater," "hub," "switching hub," "bridge," "router,"
   "switching router," and "gateway."

 5)Describe the five basic design issues for a networking model. 

 6)List the five basic network primitives and describe how they are used to
   implement a client server model to exchange data.

 7)Describe four functions of the OSI data link layer.

 8)Describe three functions of the OSI network layer.

 9)In Fig 1-22 at the network layer, Tanenbaum left out ARP, ICMP, and SNMP.
   Define and explain why are they needed.

10)Describe the Internet topology architecture.  Contrast the Internet versus
   the internet.

Bonus (No partial Credit. Answer must be completely correct.)
   Please put the following quote from the link on the CSCI361 course
   page entitled "The LAN turns 30, but will it reach 40?" in context:
   Metcalfe said. "We wanted everything to be passive and simple" he
   explained. "The token-passing people -- and that included IBM Token
   Ring -- said they were deterministic, since you knew the token would
   be passed around in a certain amount of time. But if you counted the
   processes that had to be undertaken if the token was lost, it was a lie.
   I know that sounds nasty, but for 10 years I had to put up with that
   crap from the IBM Token Ring people -- you bet I'm bitter."