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Mid-Term Exam Overview for Networking Course: Format and Key Topics

As we approach the mid-term exam on October 21, here are some essential details. The exam will last 1 hour 15 minutes, but should be completed within 45 minutes. You can bring two cheat sheets. The syllabus covers everything until October 14, including routing algorithms like Bellman-Ford. Expect multiple-choice and true/false questions, along with problem-solving regarding trade-offs. You won’t need to write essays or code. Familiarize yourself with key concepts like TCP behavior and design a finite state machine for Go-Back-N.

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Mid-Term Exam Overview for Networking Course: Format and Key Topics

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  1. Some Mid-Term Thoughts

  2. Wed Oct 21 • In class • 1 hour 15 minutes exam • Should not take more than 45 minutes • Allowed to bring in two cheat sheets • Fit in as much as you can • But not much point • Syllabus • Everything covered till, and inclusive, Oct 14 • i.e., Bellman Ford’s algorithms in Routing

  3. About the exam format • Questions will not test whether you remember • You will not have to write long essays • Not be asked to write code • Will probably have • Multiple choice questions • True and false questions • Some problems to solve • Arguments about tradeoffs • Exact test format • Not yet decided

  4. Some Examples: • (T/F) TCP sends a new packet whenever it gets an ACK (not a DupACK) from the receiver. • (T/F) A TCP sender starts a timer once a packet has been transmitted. • (T/F) Bandwidth constraint does not necessarily imply timing constraints • Argue in favor or against: Stop and wait is never better than GBN • Calculate expected latency when a proxy is, and is not, used for caching webpages. • The network, and relevant data will be provided • Write 2 advantages and 2 disadvantages for recursive and non-recursive DNS • Design a finite state machine for Go-Back-N • Calculate RTO for a given network (relevant data will be given) • Fill out an incomplete figure on TCP’s actions in certain conditions • Prove that TCP flows are fair to each other, irrespective of who starts first • Model TCP delay for slow start

  5. Questions?

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