Kenneth C. Mansfield Jr.
Professor, Computer Studies Department

Introduction to Networking, CST-208

Textbook: An Introduction to Computer Networking by Mansfield and Antonakos

Week by Week Lecture Topics
Lab Demonstrations and Assignments
Hardware Links
Networking Links
Software Links

The course is designed to illustrate concepts and show practical examples of how computer networks have redefined electronic communication.

Each week students get hands-on experience with various network hardware and software. These activities provide exposure to real issues found in the typical networked environment. Here is brief list of possible activities:

• Network Applications
• Types of Network Media
• Cable Testing Devices
• Installation and testing of Network Interface Cards
• Network Protocols
• Network Topology
• Hubs
• Repeaters
• Switches
• Routers
• Network Organization
• Network Planning
• Network Information Center
• Internet Domains
• Various Network Protocols
• Network Programming
• Advanced Network Applications
• Network Security
• Encryption Technologies

Week by Week Lecture Topics

Week 1

Introduction
Transmission Media

Week 2

Local Communication
Long Distance Communication

Week 3

Packet Transmission
Network Topologies

Week 4

Addressing
Local Area Networks

Week 5

Wide Area Networks
Protocols

Week 6

Internetworking
TCP/IP Protocol Suite

Week 7

Address Resolution Protocol
IP Encapsulation
Fragmentation

Week 8

TCP
UDP

Week 9

Client Server Interaction
Socket Interface

Week 10

Domain Name System

Week 11

Electronic Mail
File Transfer
Remote Access

Week 12

WWW
HTML
SGML
XML

Week 13

CGI Programming
Java Programming

Week 14

Project Presentations

Week 15

Network Security
Encryption

Lab Demonstrations and Assignments

Week 1

Introduction to Internet Applications

Week 2

Network Media Demonstration

Week 3

Network Interface Cards
Installation and Configuration

Operating Systems

Windows NT
Linux
Open-VMS

Week 4

Test #1

Week 5

Hub and Switches

Week 6

Network Organization, Planning, and Monitoring

Week 7

Network Information Center

Week 8

Test #2

Week 9

Network Programming

Week 10

nstest and nslookup

Week 11

Client-Server applications

Week 12

Test #3

Week 13

WWW, CGI, and Java

Week 14

Project Presentations

Week 15

Test #4

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