Time & Place: | Ref No. 15230: Wednesday 7:00 - 9:45 PM, Brandon Room BACA-208 | ||||||||
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Instructor: |
Name: Wayne Pollock E-mail: pollock@acm.org Office & Phone: Tech-404, 253-7213. (Brandon: BACA-208). DM Office Hours: Monday 4:45-6:45; Tuesday, Thursday 1:30-5:30; Brandon Office Hours: Wednessday 6:00-7:00; or by appointment. Homepage URL: http://www.hccfl.edu/pollock/ | ||||||||
Text: | Dean, Tamara, Network+ Guide to Networks, 2nd Ed., ©2002 Course Technology. ISBN # 0-619-06301-7. | ||||||||
Description: | This course introduces the student to the basics of local area networks. The course provides an overview of networking, including a history of development and the uses and benefits of networks. Students are introduced to major network components, with a discussion of critical selection considerations. This course helps prepare the student for CompTIA Network+ certification. | ||||||||
Objectives: | After completing this course, the student will be able to:
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Prerequisite: | CGS 1100 or Permission of the Instructor. Students enrolled in a degree or college credit certificate program must complete all prerequisites. | ||||||||
Grading: |
A=90-100, B=80-89, C=70-79, D=65-69, F=0-64 Quizzes may be take home quizzes, and are assigned from the text. Projects are graded on the following scale:
A = 95% (Excellent: very well designed, well written, and extras) Minor extras worth +5 points, minor omissions or poor design worth -5. | ||||||||
Policies: |
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Classes Begin: | Monday 8/25/03 (First day of class: Wednesday 8/27/03) |
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Add-Drop Ends: | Friday 8/29/03 |
Last Day to Withdraw: | Thursday, 10/30/03 |
Classes End: | Friday 12/12/03 (Last regularly scheduled class: Wednesday 12/10/03) |
No Class on: | Monday 9/1/03 (Labor day), Friday 10/24/03 (All college day), Tuesday 11/11/03 (Veterans day), Thursday, Friday 11/27/03-11/28/03 (Thanksgiving day) |
Request For Accommodation
If, to participate in this course, you require an accommodation due to a physical disability or learning impairment, you must contact the Office of Services to Students with Disabilities, Dale Mabry campus: Student Services Building (DSTU) Room 204, voice phone: (813) 259–6035, TTD: (813) 253-7035, FAX: (813) 253-7336.
Quotes: | Tell me and I'll listen. | - Lakota Indian saying | |
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Learning is not a spectator sport! | - Chickering & Gamson |
Course schedule for CTS 1305
Dates | Topics |
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8/27 |
Course introduction.
Networking overview (definition, uses, jobs).
Network+ exam objectives, other certifications.
Readings Due: Chapter 1, Appendix A |
9/3 |
Networking standards organizations.
OSI reference model.
IEEE networking standards.
Readings Due: Chapter 2 |
9/10 9/17 |
Networking protocols: TCP/IP and others (IPX/SPX, NetBIOS/NetBEUI,
Appletalk, ...).
Readings Due: Chapter 3 |
9/24 |
Signaling and media:
data modulation, analog vs. digital, ...
various cabling types, wireless.
Planning and installing wiring. Field trip to HCC campus MDF. Readings Due: Chapter 4 |
10/1 |
Review, EXAM 1 Network topologies, switching, and transmission methods. Readings Due: Chapter 5 |
10/8 |
Networking hardware:
NICs, repeaters, hubs, bridges, switches, routers and gateways.
Readings Due: Chapter 6 |
10/15 |
WAN technology, remote connectivity (PPP, VPN).
Readings Due: Chapter 7 |
10/22 | Class Cancelled |
10/29 |
Finish Ch. 7 Comparing common network operating systems: Windows 2000, Netware, Unix/Linux. Readings Due: Chapter 8 (pp. 359-380), skim chapters 8 (pp. 381-424), 9, and 10. (No quiz or projects for these three chapters) |
11/5 |
TCP/IP details:
addressing, sockets, ports, ...
Common Internet protocols: NAT, DNS, DHCP.
IPv6 addresses.
TCP/IP troubleshooting tools and techniques.
Readings Due: Chapter 11 (up to page 568) |
11/12 |
Review, EXAM 2 Common Internet services: WWW, SMTP (email), FTP, NNTP (newsgroups),VoIP. Readings Due: Chapter 11 (pp. 569-ff) |
11/19 |
Troubleshooting network problems (including broadcast storms). Network maintenance: baselining, asset management, change management, software and hardware upgrades. Virus protection, fault tolerance, backups, disaster recovery. Readings Due: Chapters 12, 13, 14 |
11/26 |
Network security: audits, risks, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).
Readings Due: Chapter 15 |
12/3 |
Network design process, project management.
Readings Due: Chapter 16 |
12/10 | Exam 3 Covers chapters 7 (VPN, PPP), 8, 11, 12, and 15 only |
Class name: CTS 1305 (Intro to Networking) Day: Wednesday 7 PM Student Information Sheet Student Name: ________________________ Student ID: ___________________________ Phone (optional): ______________________ Email (optional): ______________________ Student Certification Statement I have read and understand all of the information contained in the syllabus, and agree to abide by the conditions of this course, especially the following areas (initial each area): _____ Test Policy _____ Honesty Policy _____ Attendance Policy _____ Grading Policy _____ Class Conduct _________________________________ Student Signature
Resources | |||||
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Study guide | A list of networking terms and concepts discussed in class | 3Com Networking Glossary | A glossary of hundreds of networking terms | ||
Network address calculator | Easily calculate subnet masks and more | RFC Archive | RFCs and a search engine | ||
About ping | The real story of the ping utility. |
RCS-1812 | Offical standard for Internet routing and related concepts. | ||
ICANN Home | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers | Supernetting tutorial | Short tutorial on CIDR, supernetting. | ||
IANA home | Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (Assigned protocol, AS, and port numbers, TLDs, etc.) |
Network equipment pricing information | On-line resouces for Cisco equipment, cables, and more | ||
WHOIS Search | Provided by InterNIC (limted information provided). | WHOIS Search | Provided by NetworkSolutions (now part of VeriSign). | ||
LAN-Times online magazine | Lots of interesting, timely information and links | Wiring closet photo | What not to do! | ||
Ethernet and 802 information | Many links for IEEE standards (802) and descriptions of Ethernet | OSI Reference Model | A GIF illustration of the OSI Ref. Model | ||
www.webopedia.com | On-line technical encyclopedia (Search for 802 for instance) |
/etc/services file |
Current list of well-known port numbers | ||
www.whatis.com | On-line technical dictionary (Search for voltage for instance) | Media Connectors | A GIF version of Appendix C from the text showing common connectors. | ||
WAN Technology Charts | Tables of T-carrier, DSL, and SONET characteristics | Qwest Statistics | Internet backbone statistics from Qwest. Also view Monthly packet loss and latency statics. | ||
Internet Mapping Project | View pictures of the Internet (12/98 Wired pic, Yugoslavia during the 1999 war) | NAT overview | Nice tutorial on NAT | ||
IP Addressing and Binary Math Tutorials | Part of LearnTCPIP.com. | hosts | Sample hosts file. | ||
DNS RRs | Sample DNS Resource Records. | SNMP Tutorial | SNMP tutorial from Cisco. | ||
Disaster Recovery | Outlines major issues for disaster recovery policies and procedures. | DSLReports.com | Great broadband information and availability maps |
Send comments and questions to
pollock@acm.org. |