NETWORKING AND INTERNET FUNDAMENTALS

UNIT 1.

1.       What is a computer network?

1.1     The goals of a network.
1.2     Network uses and applications.
1.3     Analogue and digital signals.
1.4     Codes for digital signals.
1.5     Serial and parallel transmission.
1.6     Bandwidth.

2.       Local Area Network.

2.1     Distinction between LAN’s, MAN’s, and WAN’s.
2.2     The ISO-OSI reference model.
2.3     The TCP/IP reference model.
2.4     The features and uses of LAN.
2.5     Components of LAN - Server,Nodes,Cabling,Connectors,Network Cards.
2.6     The Networking operating System.
2.7     Classification of LAN’s.
2.8     Advantages of LAN over a mainframe of minicomputer.

UNIT 2.

3.       Commercial LAN System.

3.1     The Ethernet LAN
3.2   The Arcnet LAN.
3.3  The IBM Token Ring LAN.
3.4   The Fiber Distributed Data Interface.

4.       Metropolitan Area Networks - Asynchronous Transfer Mode Networks.

5.       Integrated Services Digital Network.

UNIT 3.

6.       Wide Area Network - The Internet.

6.1     Internet Basics.
6.2     Internet in India.
6.3     TCP/IP.
6.4     IP Address and URL’s.
6.5     Domain Name Service.
6.6     File Transfer Protocol.
6.7     Telnet.
6.8     World Wide Web
6.9     Hypertext Markup Language.
6.10   Usenet.
6.11   Shell PPP/Slip Account.
6.12   Firewalls.
6.13   Intranets.