CNT 3004 Computer Network Concept Cliff Zou School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science University of Central Florida Summer 2012 1 About my self Office: HEC 243 Tel: 407-823-5015 czou@cs.ucf.edu Office hour: Tuesday/Thursday 12:00pm–2:00pm Course webpage: http://www.cs.ucf.edu/~czou/CNT3004 Use Webcourse@UCF for homework assignment and grading Keeping grade private Easy homework submission Having a simple BBS channel for question&answer, and students discussion exchanges 2 Course information Prerequisites: CGS 1060C Introduction to Computer Science Course materials: Text: B. A. Forouzan, Data Communications and Networking, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2007. Textbook online resource Class notes http://www.cs.ucf.edu/~czou/CNT3004 /notes.html 3 Course information (more) Workload: Coursework approx amount approx % 1. Written assignments (30%) 2. Exam 1 (20%) 3. Exam 2 (20%) 4. Final Exam (30%): Final Exam is comprehensive The final grade will use +/- policy, i.e., you may get A, A-, B+, B, B- … grade. 4 Covered Chapters in the textbook The chapters of the textbook are divided among CNT 3004 and CNT 4703. So some chapters are designated for CNT 3004 and the others designated for CNT 4703 Covered Chapters: Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 7 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 19 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 31 Introduction Network Models Data and Signals Transmission Media Using Telephone and Cable Networks for Data Transmission Error Detection and Correction Data Link Control Wireless LANs Connecting LANs, Backbone Networks, and Virtual LANs Network Layer Addressing Domain Name System Remote Logging, Electronic Mail, and File Transfer WWW and HTTP Network Security 5 Course information (even more) In-class style: interaction, questions In class participation is important! Please ask questions as much as you can All students will learn from Questions and Answers Academic honesty 6