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UGC NET · PAPER 2

UGC NET Paper 2 Computer Science – Unit 9: Data Communication and Computer Networks PYQ (September 2022)

15 questions · answer key at the end · updated 11 Oct 2026
Q18. Using the RSA algorithm, if p = 13, q = 5 and e = 7, the value of d and the cipher value of '6' with the (e, n) key are
  1. 7, 4
  2. 7, 1
  3. 7, 46
  4. 55, 1
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Directions (Q36–40): A 3000 km long trunk operates at 1.536 Mbps and is used to transmit 64-byte frames using a sliding window protocol. The propagation delay is 6 μs/km.

Q36. The transmission and propagation delays are respectively
  1. Tt = 333.33 μs, Tp = 18000 μs
  2. Tt = 300 μs, Tp = 15360 μs
  3. Tt = 33.33 μs, Tp = 1800 μs
  4. Tt = 1800 μs, Tp = 33.33 μs
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Q37. The minimum number of bits required in the sequence number field of the packet is
  1. 6 bits
  2. 7 bits
  3. 5 bits
  4. 4 bits
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Q38. The sender window size to get the maximum efficiency is
  1. 108
  2. 109
  3. 55
  4. 56
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Q39. If only 6 bits are reserved for the sequence number field, the efficiency of the system is
  1. 0.587
  2. 0.875
  3. 0.578
  4. 0.50
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Q40. The maximum achievable throughput (in Mbps) is
  1. 0.768
  2. 0.678
  3. 0.901
  4. 0.887
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Q45. Which mode is a block-cipher implementation acting as a self-synchronising stream cipher?
  1. Cipher Block Chaining mode
  2. Cipher Feedback mode
  3. Electronic Codebook mode
  4. Output Feedback mode
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Q46. Which one is a connectionless transport-layer protocol of the Internet protocol family?
  1. Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
  2. User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
  3. Routing Protocol (RP)
  4. Datagram Control Protocol (DCP)
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Q47. Consider an error-free 64 kbps satellite channel used to send 512-byte data frames in one direction, with very short acknowledgements coming back. What is the maximum throughput for a window size of 15?
  1. 32 kbps
  2. 48 kbps
  3. 64 kbps
  4. 70 kbps
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Q48. A classless address is given as 167.199.170.82/27. The number of addresses in the network is
  1. 64
  2. 32
  3. 28
  4. 30
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Q49. Which layer divides each message into packets at the source and reassembles them at the destination?
  1. Network layer
  2. Transport layer
  3. Data link layer
  4. Physical layer
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Q51. Which of the following is correct for the destination address 4A:30:10:21:10:1A?
  1. Unicast address
  2. Multicast address
  3. Broadcast address
  4. Unicast and broadcast address
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Q82. Match List I with List II.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
List IList II
A. DESI. Key size – 256
B. AESII. Key size – 1024
C. 3DESIII. Key size – 56
D. RSAIV. Key size – 168
  1. A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III
  2. A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
  3. A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
  4. A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I
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Q83. Match List I with List II (Berkeley socket primitives).
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
List IList II
A. BINDI. Block the caller until a connection attempt arrives
B. LISTENII. Give a local address to a socket
C. ACCEPTIII. Show willingness to accept connections
D. SOCKETIV. Create a new end point
  1. A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV
  2. A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV
  3. A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV
  4. A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
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Q84. Match List I with List II.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
List IList II
A. Physical layerI. Routing of the signals, divide the outgoing message into packets, act as network controller for routing data
B. Data link layerII. Make and break connections, define voltages and data rates, convert data bits into electrical signal
C. Network layerIII. Synchronization, error detection and correction, assemble outgoing message into frames
D. Presentation layerIV. It works as a translating layer
  1. A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
  2. A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
  3. A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
  4. A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV
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Answer key

  1. 18 – C
  2. 36 – A
  3. 37 – B
  4. 38 – B
  5. 39 – A
  6. 40 – C
  7. 45 – B
  8. 46 – B
  9. 47 – C
  10. 48 – B
  11. 49 – B
  12. 51 – A
  13. 82 – B
  14. 83 – B
  15. 84 – D