Computer Science

To provide telemedicine facility in a hilly state, a computer network is to be set up to connect hospitals in 6 small villages (V1, V2, …, V6) to the base hospital (H) in the state capital. This is shown in the following diagram.

To provide telemedicine facility in a hilly state, a computer network is to be set up to connect hospitals in 6 small villages (VI, V2, ..., V6) to the base hospital (H) in the state capital. This is shown in the following diagram. Practice Paper, Preeti Arora Computer Science Python Class 12 Solutions.

No village is more than 20 km away from the state capital. Imagine yourself as a computer consultant for this project and answer the following questions with justification:

(i) Out of the following, what kind of link should be provided to set up this network: Microwave Link, Radio Link, Wired Link?

(ii) Many a time doctors at the village hospital have to consult senior doctors at the base hospital. How should they contact them—through email, SMS, telephone or video conference?

(iii) Out of SMTP and POP3, which protocol is used to receive emails?

(iv) Expand the following terms:

     (a) VoIP

     (b) HTTPS

(v) Mention any two advantages of using Star topology.

Computer Networks

2 Likes

Answer

(i) Microwave links would be the most suitable choice for setting up the network because of their resilience to hilly terrain, high reliability, and cost-effective deployment compared to wired and radio links.

(ii) Video conference would be the best communication method for doctors at the village hospital to consult senior doctors at the base hospital. Video conferences allow for real-time interaction, visual assessment of patients, and the sharing of medical data, making them more effective for remote consultations compared to email, SMS, or telephone calls.

(iii) POP3 (Post Office Protocol version 3) is used to receive emails. POP3 allows users to download emails from a server to their local device and manage them offline.

(iv)

(a) VoIP — Voice over Internet Protocol

(b) HTTPS — Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure

(v) The advantages of star topology are as follows:

  1. It is easy to detect faults in this network as all computers are dependent on the central hub.
  2. The rate of data transfer is fast as all the data packets or messages are transferred through central hub.

Answered By

1 Like


Related Questions