Data Communication Networks Midterm Information

 

The exam will be held Wednesday, Feb. 26th, 2003.It is worth 20% of your course grade. You can expect two questions including one question of 45 True/False, worth 90 points total, and one problem type question, worth 10 points total.There is also one extra credit question.

 

This exam covers material from handouts, web-material, and course discussions.Note that anything discussed/given/assigned during the course thus far may be tested.

 

Note:The exam is closed book and neighbor.You may bring in your 3-ring binder with pages inside binder (must be neatly inside using the rings!).Anything can be inside the binder as long as it is held in place by the binder rings.

 

The material for this test will be: assignments 1, 2, and 3; program 1; chapters 1, 2, and 3; and any notes/handouts, etc. given and/or discussed in class.

 

Some topics included:

Baud, bit rate, bandwidth, etc.

Open Systems Interconnection (OSI)

Parity

Signals:frequency, amplitude, phase, etc.

Switching:message, virtual circuit, datagrams, packets, etc.

Transmission media, protocols

ATM

Telephone/Computer Networks

IEEE 802 information and protocols

HDLC

SONET

FDDI

 

 

Handouts given so far:

0.      Syllabus

1.      Network Architecture and the OSI Reference Model, Section 2.7 (Gallo)

2.      HDLC Notes - see web

3.      IEEE 802 Notes - see web

4.      ATM Notes - see web

 

 

Also:

�        Assignment #4 is due Friday, and

�        Friday is the last day to submit Program #1 (late).