Computer Networks Lecture 3: Network Performance and Security

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What are the parameters used to measure network performance?

  • Loss, Queue length, Network security
  • Loss, Delay, Throughput (correct)
  • Delay, Throughput, Network congestion
  • Queue length, Network congestion, Network delay

In computer networks, what is a queue?

  • A type of network protocol
  • A parameter used to measure network performance
  • A collection of data packets waiting to be transmitted (correct)
  • A method of securing the network

What does network congestion lead to?

  • Security breach
  • Network scalability
  • Throughput and queue length
  • Loss and delay (correct)

What causes network delay in the presence of excessive network traffic?

<p>Large queue size (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a parameter used to measure network performance?

<p>Network security (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a collection of data packets collectively waiting to be transmitted by a network device known as?

<p>Queue (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is packet loss?

<p>Packets that are discarded due to reaching the maximum queue capacity (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which time delay is dependent on the packet length and transmission rate?

<p>Transmission time (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most dominant time delay in network performance?

<p>Queueing time (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which factor determines whether the queuing time will be small or large?

<p>Transmission rate (L/R) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does propagation delay depend on?

<p>Wire length (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the Caravan Scenario, what does the transmission time depend on?

<p>Packet length (bits) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the propagation delay in the Caravan Scenario with a 1000 km direct link and propagation speed of 2.5 x 10^8 meters/sec?

<p>$0.005$ seconds (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the transmission delay for sending a file of 2000 bytes from A to B over a direct link of R = 2 Mbps?

<p>$0.08$ seconds (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is not a dominant time delay in network performance?

<p><strong>Propagation</strong> time (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which factor determines the queuing time in a network?

<p>$a$: average packet arrival rate (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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