Computer Networks Unit 5 – Application Layer: important questions for AKTU
Unit 5 (Application Layer) questions that AKTU repeats most often. This unit carries about 29 marks per paper. Start with the repeated questions, then the most asked topics.
Most repeated Unit 5 questions
- Describe the following: (i) SNMP (ii) DNS (iii) Data Compression (7 marks, 2025, Network Management and SNMP) – also asked in 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Explain the following: (i) FTP (ii) HTTP (iii) Telnet (7 marks, 2025, File Transfer Protocol) – also asked in 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Differentiate between FTP and HTTP. (10 marks, 2024, File Transfer Protocol) – also asked in 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2025
Most important Unit 5 topic
- Network Management and SNMP (Unit 5: Application Layer) – asked 8 times in 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025
Most asked Unit 5 topics
- Network Management and SNMP – asked 8 times
- File Transfer Protocol – asked 7 times
- Data Compression and Cryptography – asked 4 times
More Unit 5 previous year questions
- What is the role of stub in Remote Procedure Call (RPC) mechanism? (2 marks, 2025, Remote Login and Telnet)
- Explain public key cryptography. List its advantages and disadvantages. Explain the working of RSA algorithm with suitable example. (7 marks, 2025, Data Compression and Cryptography)
- Explain how SMTP can handle transfer of videos and images? Also, explain the advantages of IMAP4 over POP3 mail access protocols. (7 marks, 2025, Electronic Mail and SMTP)
- What is Telnet? (2 marks, 2024, Remote Login and Telnet)
- Define Compression. (2 marks, 2024, Data Compression and Cryptography)
Unit 5 syllabus topics
- Domain Name System
- WWW and HTTP
- Electronic Mail and SMTP
- File Transfer Protocol
- Remote Login and Telnet
- Network Management and SNMP
- Data Compression and Cryptography