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CGS 3285 Computer Network Concepts Spring 2003 Hal Stringer

CGS 3285 Computer Network Concepts Spring 2003 Hal Stringer. SYLLABUS OVERVIEW. Office Hours Hal Stringer: CSB Rm 207, Mon & Wed 9:00 - 10:00 Graduate Teaching Assistant: To be determined Email stringer@cs.ucf.edu (include CGS3285 in subject line) Website www.cs.ucf.edu/courses/cgs3285

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CGS 3285 Computer Network Concepts Spring 2003 Hal Stringer

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  1. CGS 3285Computer Network ConceptsSpring 2003Hal Stringer

  2. SYLLABUS OVERVIEW • Office Hours • Hal Stringer: CSB Rm 207, Mon & Wed 9:00 - 10:00 • Graduate Teaching Assistant: To be determined • Email • stringer@cs.ucf.edu (include CGS3285 in subject line) • Website • www.cs.ucf.edu/courses/cgs3285 • Be sure to take notes in class • Text Book • Data Communications: From Basics to Broadband, 3rd Edition by William J. Beyda

  3. SYLLABUS OVERVIEW (cont.) • Class Times • Mon, Wed & Fri, 10:00 - 10:50, ENG2 Room 102 • Final Exam • Wednesday April 23, 10:00 - 12:50 • It will be comprehensive • Other Dates • Jan. 10 - End of Drop/Add • Jan. 20 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, No classes • Feb. 28 - Withdrawal Deadline • Mar. 17-23 - Spring Break, No classes

  4. SYLLABUS OVERVIEW (cont.) • Grading Based on: • Homework/Quizzes 10% ( 40 pts) • First Midterm 25% (100 pts) • Second Midterm 30% (120 pts) • Final Exam 35% (140 pts) • Grading Scale: • A 90 - 100% (360 - 400 pts) • B 80 - 89% (320 - 359 pts) • C 70 - 79% (280 - 319 pts) • D 60 - 69% (240 - 279 pts) • F < 60% (< 240 pts)

  5. SYLLABUS OVERVIEW (cont.) • Tests & Exams • Closed book, closed notes • Scantrons(?) • T/F, Multiple Choice, Number Problems, Essay • No calculators or hand held computing devices • Attendance • Not taken but strongly encouraged • Please turn off all cell phones and pagers in class. • Academic Behavior • Cheating or other forms of academic dishonesty will not be tolerated • www.ucf.edu/goldenrule

  6. EVOLUTION OF DATA COMMUNICATION • Direct cabling to host • Parallel vs. Serial Connections • Point-to-Point leased line services • Dial up over the Public Switched Network • Hierarchical Networks • SNA & Multipoint Networks • Built using dedicated services • Data Transport Networks • Local Area Networks: Ethernet, Token Ring • Wide Area Networks: X.25, IP, Frame Relay, ATM

  7. EVOLUTION OF DATA COMMUNICATION

  8. COURSE OUTLINE • Chapter 1 - Overview and Introduction • Chapter 2 - Understanding Telecommunications • Chapter 3 - Basic Data Communications Concepts • Chapter 4 - Data Interfaces and Transmission • First Midterm (tentative date – February 7th)

  9. COURSE OUTLINE (cont.) • Chapter 5 - Data Communications Efficiency • Chapter 6 - Data Integrity and Security • Chapter 7 - Architectures and Protocols • Second Midterm • Chapter 8 - Data Transport Networks • Chapter 9 - Network Management (portions) • Chapter 10 - Digital Telecommunications (portions) • Final Exam

  10. THE BIG PICTURE • We are in the midst of a communications revolution • Changes in transmission methods & media • Analog to Digital • Asynchronous to Synchronous Protocols • Simplex to Full Duplex • New Physical Media • Increases in transmission speeds • Ancillary Improvements • Better Character Codes • Improvements in Communications Efficiency • Data Security & Integrity Issues

  11. WHY ALL THE CHANGES? • Evolution of Computing Paradigms • Batch Processing (Remote Job Entry) • Terminal to Host • Client / Server • Peer-to-Peer • Convergence of voice/data • The Internet • Global Connectivity • E-commerce

  12. COURSE CONTENT LEVELS • We’ll look at data comm. from a variety of perspectives: • Historical, technical, application, economic • Must learn course material on several levels: • Vocabulary (the book contains over 1100 terms & acronyms) • What is the definition of a term? • Conceptual • What does the definition mean? • What is it? What does it do? How is it done? • Integration • How are multiple concepts related or different? • Application • How are concepts used to solve a problem?

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