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Course Outline - Data Communication and Networks

The document outlines a course on Data Communication and Computer Networks, emphasizing the importance of networking in daily life and the need for students to understand fundamental concepts. The course aims to teach students about network interaction, configuration, security, and troubleshooting, with specific objectives and content divided into various parts. Assessment methods include continuous assessment, tests, practical assignments, and a final examination.

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Course Outline - Data Communication and Networks

The document outlines a course on Data Communication and Computer Networks, emphasizing the importance of networking in daily life and the need for students to understand fundamental concepts. The course aims to teach students about network interaction, configuration, security, and troubleshooting, with specific objectives and content divided into various parts. Assessment methods include continuous assessment, tests, practical assignments, and a final examination.

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CCS2612 DATA COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER

NETWORKS
BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE
Data communication and computer networks has been growing with rapid technological progress.
Computer communication through networking has become essential part of our daily life.
Therefore, it is important for students to know the basic concept of networks such as network
classification, topologies, devices and other aspect of the network and data communication.
This course provides students with a broad introduction to the networking and communication
systems commonly employed in a business environment, along with an understanding of the
underlying theoretical frameworks and of the associated issues such as the testing and the security
of these systems.
AIM
The aim of this course is to enable the students understand the fundamentals of networking and
how devices communicate on a network, network addressing and network services, how to build a
home network and configure basic security, the basics of configuring Cisco devices, and testing
and troubleshooting network problems.
OBJECTIVES
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
1. explain how end-user devices and local networks interact with the global Internet;
2. explain the requirements for network connectivity;
3. build a small network using an integrated network router;
4. explain the importance of IP addressing;
5. explain how the protocols of the TCP/IP suite enable network communication;
6. configure an integrated wireless router and wireless clients to connect securely to the
Internet; and
7. troubleshoot common network issues found in home and small business networks.

COURSE CONTENT
PART A Ever Wonder How it Works?
1. Communicating in a Connected World
2. Protocols for data transmission: ISO 7-layer model for OSI.
3. Networks: LAN, WAN and Wireless Technologies.
4. Cabling and Media
5. Building a Simple Network
PART B Networks in Our Daily Lives
1. Getting Online
2. Other Network Considerations
3. Principles of Communications

PART C Communicating on a Local Network


1. DHCPv4 - Implement DHCPv4 to operate across multiple LANs in a small to medium-
sized business network.
2. DHCPv6 - Implement DHCPv6 to operate across multiple LANs in a small to medium-
sized business network.
3. How do Ethernet Networks Work?
4. Switch Operations: Basic Configuration
5. Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs)

PART D Network Addressing


1. IPv4 Addresses and Subnet Masks
2. Types of IPv4 Addresses
3. IPv4 Subnetting
4. IPv4 Address Management
5. Network Address Translation (NAT)
6. Addressing with IPv6

PART E Routing Across Networks


1. Routing Concepts
2. Static Routing
3. Dynamic Routing: RIP, OSPF

PART F Providing Network Services


4. How Clients and Servers Work Together
5. Domain Name Services (DNS)
6. Transport Layer Protocols
7. Device Discovery, Management, and Maintenance

METHOD OF TEACHING
Lectures
Tutorials
Group Discussions
Practical laboratory
Self-Study

ASSESSMENT
Continuous assessment 40%
Test 20%
Practical Assignment (s) 20%
Final examination 60%
Total 100%

PRESCRIBED READING
1. Cisco.com (2020). Introduction to Networks. Cisco Press, 800 East 96 Street,
Indianapolis, Indiana 46240 USA
2. Larry Peterson, Bruce Davie (2018), Computer Networks, a system approach, 6 ed.,
Morgan Kaufmann

RECOMMENDED READING
1. Black, U. (2018). Sams Teach Yourself Networking in 24 Hours. 4th edition. SAMS.
ISBN-10: 0768685761 ISBN-13: 978-0768685763
2. Olifer, N. & Olifer, V. (2018). Computer Networks: Principles, Technologies and
Protocols for Network Design. J. Wiley & Sons. ISBN-10: 8126509171

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