CBSE 2026 · Central · Set 4 · Q37 · 5 marks
Sanjeevani is a big group of educational institutions with its head office in Hyderabad. It is planning to set up a new University in Amritsar. The Amritsar University Campus will have four blocks/buildings - ADMIN, ACADEMIC, HOSTEL, SPORTS. You, as a network expert, need to suggest the best network-related solutions for them to resolve the issues/problems mentioned in points (i) to (v), keeping in mind the distances between various blocks / buildings and other given parameters. Amritsar University Campus
Block to Block distances (in Mtrs.)FROM TO DISTANCE ADMIN ACADEMIC $\displaystyle 60$ M ADMIN HOSTEL $\displaystyle 160$ M ADMIN SPORTS $\displaystyle 80$ M ACADEMIC HOSTEL $\displaystyle 40$ M ACADEMIC SPORTS $\displaystyle 120$ M HOSTEL SPORTS $\displaystyle 150$ M
Distance of Hyderabad Head Office from Amritsar University Campus = $\displaystyle 2000$ km. Number of computers in each block is as follows :ADMIN $\displaystyle 25$ ACADEMIC $\displaystyle 600$ HOSTEL $\displaystyle 120$ SPORTS $\displaystyle 50$
(i)Suggest the most appropriate location of the server inside the Amritsar University Campus. Justify your choice.(ii)Draw the cable layout to efficiently connect various blocks within the Amritsar University Campus.(iii)Name any two wired media that can be used to connect various computers of a block inside Amritsar Campus.(iv)For the academic purpose, the University will provide its own $\displaystyle 24$ × $\displaystyle 7$ FM channel within the University Campus. Which communication medium, out of the following, is used by FM ?(A)Radio Waves(B)Micro Waves(C)Infrared Waves(v)The students will be attending a lot of online academic sessions and workshops. These will involve audio-visual communication. Write the full name of the protocol which will be used for such a communication through the internet.Where should a repeater be installed in Amritsar University campus to boost the signal between blocks ? Justify your answer. $\displaystyle \sim$
Sanjeevani is a big group of educational institutions with its head office in Hyderabad. It is planning to set up a new University in Amritsar. The Amritsar University Campus will have four blocks/buildings - ADMIN, ACADEMIC, HOSTEL, SPORTS. You, as a network expert, need to suggest the best network-related solutions for them to resolve the issues/problems mentioned in points (i) to (v), keeping in mind the distances between various blocks / buildings and other given parameters.
Amritsar University Campus
Block to Block distances (in Mtrs.)
| FROM | TO | DISTANCE |
| ADMIN | ACADEMIC | $\displaystyle 60$ M |
| ADMIN | HOSTEL | $\displaystyle 160$ M |
| ADMIN | SPORTS | $\displaystyle 80$ M |
| ACADEMIC | HOSTEL | $\displaystyle 40$ M |
| ACADEMIC | SPORTS | $\displaystyle 120$ M |
| HOSTEL | SPORTS | $\displaystyle 150$ M |
Number of computers in each block is as follows :
| ADMIN | $\displaystyle 25$ |
| ACADEMIC | $\displaystyle 600$ |
| HOSTEL | $\displaystyle 120$ |
| SPORTS | $\displaystyle 50$ |
(i)
Suggest the most appropriate location of the server inside the Amritsar University Campus. Justify your choice.
(ii)
Draw the cable layout to efficiently connect various blocks within the Amritsar University Campus.
(iii)
Name any two wired media that can be used to connect various computers of a block inside Amritsar Campus.
(iv)
For the academic purpose, the University will provide its own $\displaystyle 24$ × $\displaystyle 7$ FM channel within the University Campus. Which communication medium, out of the following, is used by FM ?
(A)
Radio Waves
(B)
Micro Waves
(C)
Infrared Waves
(v)
The students will be attending a lot of online academic sessions and workshops. These will involve audio-visual communication. Write the full name of the protocol which will be used for such a communication through the internet.
Where should a repeater be installed in Amritsar University campus to boost the signal between blocks ? Justify your answer. $\displaystyle \sim$
Marking-scheme solution
(i)
Academic Block as it has the maximum number of computers
Academic Block as it requires minimum cable length
Any other similar answer with valid justification
(ii)
Diagram shown as per the Minimum Distances
(iii)
Twisted pair cable, Ethernet cable, Coaxial Cable, Optical Fiber Cable
(A)
Radio waves
(a)
Voice over Internet Protocol
(b)
Between Academic and Sports block because distance is more than 100m.
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