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Data Communications

Fall 2007

This course covers the basics of data communications and networking. TCP/IP is used as the primary example. Routers and switches are examined in detail, especially Cisco ones.

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Course Syllabus
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Cisco Certifications
CCNA exams are available at Prometric and Pearson VUE.
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Accessing the Internet and Web
Time-sequence diagram for a connection-oriented service
Demo of Data Encapsulation with Layered Protocols (requires ShockWave)
Sliding Window Protocol Demo (requires ShockWave)
Ping and Traceroute
Well-known Ports
The Nyquist Formula and the Shannon-Hartley Law
Spanning Tree Algorithm for Layer 2 Switches
Spanning Tree Algorithm (for a bridged LAN)
Bridged LAN Example
IP Addresses
Web and HTML Information
- Sites Helpful for Web Publishing
- The Basics of HTML
- World Wide Web Consortium
- Unix Information
  Of use to those creating web pages in Unix.
- JavaScript and HTML
- HTTP Error Codes Reference
Routing in the Internet

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Instructor: Fr. Boniface Hicks, OSB

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Last updated: Sept. 30, 2007
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Data Communications

Fall 2007

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Instructor: Fr. Boniface Hicks, OSB