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UGC NET · PAPER 2

UGC NET Paper 2 Computer Science – Unit 9: Data Communication and Computer Networks PYQ (June 2024 (Cancelled Exam))

10 questions · answer key at the end · updated 11 Oct 2026
Q8. Match List I (line-coding scheme) with List II (average bandwidth)
List IList II
A. NRZ-LI. B = N/4
B. 2B1QII. B = N/8
C. 4D-PAM5III. B = N/3
D. MLT-3IV. B = N/2
  1. A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
  2. A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III
  3. A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
  4. A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
Answer & explanation →
Q29. Which of the following are types of interface in an ATM network?
A. User-to-user
B. User-to-network
C. Network-to-network
D. Host-to-network
E. User-to-host
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
  1. A and B Only
  2. B and C Only
  3. C and D Only
  4. D and E Only
Answer & explanation →
Q37. An IPv4 packet has arrived with the first few hexadecimal digits shown below. How many hops can this packet travel before being dropped, and to which upper-layer protocol does the data belong?
(54000018 00100110 040601…)₁₆
  1. 01 hops, TCP
  2. 02 hops, UDP
  3. 03 hops, ICMP
  4. 4 hops, TCP
Answer & explanation →
Q39. Match List I with List II
List IList II
A. Channelization protocolI. ALOHA
B. Bit-oriented protocolII. TDMA
C. Random-access protocolIII. Reservation
D. Controlled-access protocolIV. HDLC
  1. A-I, B-III, C-IV, D-II
  2. A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
  3. A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
  4. A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
Answer & explanation →
Q40. What is the total delay (latency) for a frame of 10 million bits sent on a link with 20 routers, each having a queuing time of 2 μs and a processing time of 1 μs? The link is 5000 km long, the speed of light in the link is 2 × 10⁸ m/s and the bandwidth is 6 Mbps.
  1. 0.624050 s
  2. 1.691726 s
  3. 2.425080 s
  4. 1.714030 s
Answer & explanation →
Q44. Services provided by the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP):
A. Frame format
B. Establishment of the link
C. Flow control
D. Sequence numbering
E. Authentication
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
  1. A, B and E Only
  2. A, C and D Only
  3. C, D and B Only
  4. B, C and D Only
Answer & explanation →
Q58. What is the order of the following fields in a Frame Relay frame format?
A. Flag
B. FCS
C. Address
D. Information
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
  1. A, C, D, B
  2. D, A, C, D
  3. C, B, A, D
  4. A, B, D, C
Answer & explanation →
Q60. The sequence of fields in an IP datagram header will be:
A. Flags
B. Options
C. Protocol
D. Identification
E. Service type
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
  1. E, D, A, C, B
  2. D, A, B, C, E
  3. D, E, C, B, A
  4. E, C, D, A, B
Answer & explanation →
Q62. IP is responsible for ______ communication while TCP is responsible for ______ communication.
  1. Node-to-node, Host-to-host
  2. Process-to-process, Host-to-host
  3. Socket-to-socket, Host-to-node
  4. Host-to-host, Process-to-process
Answer & explanation →
Q81. According to the Nyquist theorem, to reproduce the original analog signal, a necessary condition is that:
  1. The sampling rate must be at least 2 times the highest frequency contained in the signal
  2. The sampling rate must be at least 2 times the lowest frequency contained in the signal
  3. The sampling rate must be at least ½ times the highest frequency contained in the signal
  4. The sampling rate must be at least ½ times the lowest frequency contained in the signal
Answer & explanation →

Answer key

  1. 8 – C
  2. 29 – B
  3. 37 – D
  4. 39 – B
  5. 40 – B
  6. 44 – A
  7. 58 – A
  8. 60 – A
  9. 62 – D
  10. 81 – A