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The following exercises will not only aid your understanding of internetworking, but when completed, provide you with valuable revision notes.
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EX1-Circuit and Packet switching


  1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of packet switching?
  2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of circuit switching?

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EX2-WAN and LAN


  1. What are the major differences between WANS and LANS?

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EX3-Routers


  1. Explain how the livelock situation in routing can be solved
  2. How can the lifetime of a packet be used to assist assembly?

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EX4-DNS and IP Packing

  1. Explain the Domain name system.
  2. Using bulleted points or short paragraphs, name 5 key components of an IP packet.

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EX5- Client/Server and Email

  1. Explain the differences between client and server functionality in the client/server
  2. Explain why it is necessary to introduce an additional protocol, MIME to handle mail communication.

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