Component 4; Unit 6: Networks
Description:
This unit covers the history, evolution, and variety of computer networks. It provides an introduction to network addressing, network topologies, standards and protocols, logical model concepts, network hardware, and wireless communication.
Objectives:
- Define what a communication network is.
- Explain the purposes and benefits of a communication network.
- Explain the Internet and World Wide Web (WWW), their histories, and their structures.
- Describe different ways of connecting to the Internet.
- Explain the basics of network addressing.
- Introduce network classification by the coverage size.
- Describe different network topologies.
- Outline different standards and protocols that govern wired and wireless communications.
- Describe the benefits and disadvantages of wireless communication.
- Describe a typical wireless network setup.
- Describe network hardware.
- Introduce networking logical models and discuss the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model.
Component 4; Unit 6; Lecture 6a comp4_unit6a_lecture_slides
Introduction to Networks and the Internet (16:22)
Component 4; Unit 6; Lecture 6b comp4_unit6b_lecture_slides
Basics of Internet Addressing and Network Classification (15:20)
Component 4; Unit 6; Lecture 6c comp4_unit6c_lecture_slides
Network Topologies, Protocols, and Standards (12:40)
Component 4; Unit 6; Lecture 6d comp4_unit6d_lecture_slides
Wireless Communication and Network Hardware (18:50)
Component 4; Unit 6; Lecture 6e comp4_unit6e_lecture_slides
Networking Logical Models and the Open Systems Interconnection Model (12:50)
Suggested Readings
Computer networking tutorial. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.e-tutes.com/.
History of the internet. (n.d.). In Wikipedia. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Internet.
ISO/OSI Model in Communication Networks [Online tutorial]. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.studytonight.com/computer-networks/complete-osi-model.