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Final Exam (Comprehensive) 4/7/99
Students are allowed to bring a 8 1/2''x11" size sheet of paper for reference during the exam. The sheet can be written on both sides, and must be written only by hand.

Last updated: Sunday, September 05, 1999

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Business Data Comm(Shelly)

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 1/25M Course Overview & Term Project Discussion
bulletCourse Disclosure Statement
bulletSyllabus
bulletGroup Project
    

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 1/27W Ch1: Intro to Communications
Ch2:Fundamental of Data Communications
bulletData communications vs. Telecommunications
bulletBasic components of a communications network
bulletRegulatory agencies & standard prganizations
bulletSignal representation: bit, baud, frequency & bandwidth
bulletDigital vs. Analog signals
bulletModems
bulletData codes: ASCII, EBCDIC
    

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 2/1M Ch 3. Communications Media

Ch 4. Terminals		    Transmission Media Performance HW #1 (due 2/8/99):
Page 3-26 Discussion Questions #3 & #4

Note: When e-mail the HW as attachment, name it
CIS330_Your Name_HW1
e.g.,
CIS330_JSmith_HW1

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 2/3W Ch.5Communications Equipment


Ch.6 Data Transmission

 
bulletMultiplexers: FDM, TDM, STDM, WDM
bulletConcentrators; FEP; Controllers
bulletProtocol Convertors
bulletAncillary Equipments
bulletModulation: AM,FM, P<
bulletTransmission Direction: Simplex, Half Duplex, Full Duplex
bulletTransmission Mode: Serial, Parallel
bulletSynchronization: Asynchronous, Synchronous
bulletErrors: Sources, Detection, Correction, Prevention
bulletForward Error Correction: Hamming Code
 Term Project Proposal Due

HW #2 (due 2/10/99):
Page 5-22 Discussion                   Questions #3
Page 6-22 Review Questions
                #1, #12, #19

Note: When e-mail the HW as attachment, name it
CIS330_Your Name_HW2
e.g.,
CIS330_JSmith_HW1

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 2/8M Ch. 7 Protocols
bulletFunctions of OSI Layers
bulletTypes of protocol: Character-oriented, Byte-count oriented; Bit-oriented; X.25; TCP/IP; X.400 & X.500
bulletPC Protocols: Interconnection; LAN
bulletProtocols Vs. OSI Layers
    

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 2/10W Ch. 8 Network Basics
bulletBasic network concepts
bulletNetwork techniques: circuit-switch, message-switch, packet-switch, & broadcast networks
bulletNetworking & Internetworking devices: repeater, bridge, router, & gateway
bulletNetwork topology: internetwork. hierarchical, star, ring, & bus
bulletNetwork ownership
bulletNetwork types: LAN & WAN
 Term Project Outline Due
2/15M Washington’s Birthday (Holiday)            

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 2/17W Ch. 8 Network Basics(cont.)
bulletNetwork topology: internetwork. hierarchical, star, ring, & bus
bulletNetwork ownership
bulletNetwork types: LAN & WAN
 Review/Discussion of Term Project Outline

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 2/22M   Class will be held in H107 Exam #1(Ch1 - Ch8)
Class Average: 74
90-100  3 STUDENTS
80-89    7
70-79    5
60-69    2
50-59    3
40-49    2

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 2/24W Ch. 9 WAN

Carrier Services Summary

Carrier Services Links:
ISDN Tutorial
ISDN
ATM		 HW #3 (Due 3/8/99)(Important: This homework will count for 30 points, i.e., worth three regular HWs): Find a real-life example of WAN. Your report should include 1)Name of company/organizaion and its brief background/description  2)the network architecture (topology) & diagram, and 3)main applications( file transfer of spreadsheets, WP documents, database; electronic data interchange(EDI); e-mail; groupware; video conferencing, etc.)

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 3/1M Ch 10.The Internet


On-Line Dictionary Of Computing
bulletThe Internet & WWW History
bulletHistory of the Internet
bulletTCP/IP
bulletHTML Tutor
HTML Tutor A
HTML Tutor B
HTML Tutor C
bulletA Free Web Site
 HW #4 (Due 3/10/99) (Summarize the answers for the following two questions in one typed full page)
1.Some companies have "just said no" to the Internet. If you were a consultant hired by a company that was not involved with the Internet, what arguments might you use to persuade the company to get involved?
2. When using two different search engines, why might a Web page show up as the highest selection on one and not even hit the top 20 on another?

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 3/3W Ch 10.The Internet (cont.) IP Subnetting Review    

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 3/8M
bulletIntranet
bulletFirewalls
bulletExtranet
 Reference Links:
Chrysler on intranet Road
Extranet in a Nutshell
Ace Hardware extranet applications		  

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 3/10W Ch. 11 LAN LAN Hardware:PC, NIC,Medium
LAN Standard:IEEE 802.3,4,5,11
Topologies:Ring; Bus; Star
Protocols: Ethernet; Token Passing
Types of netyworks: PBX, Peer LAN, Server-based
NOS: Novell Netware, Artisoft LANtastic, Win NT, MS OS/2
Connecting Networks: Repeaters, Bridges, Router, Gateway		     
3/15W Spring Recess        
3/17W Spring Recess        

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 3/22M
(6-7:30 PM)		 Ch 12. Distributed Networks

 
bulletDatabase Distribution Methods
bulletStrategies for Database Organization
   

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 3/24W
(6-7:30 PM)		 Class will be held for 6:00 - 7:30PM to accomodate the advisement & registration of students for the summer & fall sessions. Exam #2 Results
Class Average: 74
90-100  2 STUDENTS
80-89    5
70-79    9
60-69    2
50-59    3
40-49    1		 Exam #2(Ch9 - Ch12): Students are allowed to bring a 8 1/2''x11" size sheet of paper for reference during the exam. The sheet can be written on both sides, and must be written only by hand.

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 3/29M Ch 13.Network Management

Ch.14 Network Software

 

 Term Project Presentation:
Teams #3, #5, #8, & #9		 Term Project Due

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 3/31W Term Project Presentation Teams #1, #2, #4, #6, #7, & #10    
4/5M Easter Holiday        

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 4/7W

Final Exam (Comprehensive)
Students are allowed to bring a 8 1/2''x11" size sheet of paper for reference during the exam. The sheet can be written on both sides, and must be written only by hand.

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