VEER NARMAD SOUTH GUJARAT UNIVERSITY, Surat
D. C. A. (2nd SEMESTER) SYLLABUS
Effective From : August – 2006 (L : 4; P : 0)
PAPER NO. : 205
Paper Title : COMPUTER NETWORKS
Prerequisite : Single User Operating System & Computer Organization
Aim & Objective : To teach network and its administration.
1. Networking Fundamentals
An Introduction to Networks, Network Topologies and Types
What is Networking?
Exchange, Sharing, preserving and protecting Information
Sharing Hardware and Software Resources
Need, Uses and Advantages of Network
Networks in the workplace (Tools, Tasks and Personnel)
Clients, Servers and Peers based and Hybrid Networks
Server types
Network Topologies (Bus, Star, Ring, Star Bus, Star Ring and Physical Mesh)
Network ( Transmission) Media (Wires, Cables, Fibre Optics, Wave)
Defining Network Protocols (H/W Protocols, S/W Protocols, H/W – S/W Interface)
The OSI Model
Major Protocol Suites
Review of Protocols, Models and Implementations
NetWare IPX/SPX Protocols(Lower, Middle and Upper Layer Protocols)
Internet Protocols(Middle and Upper Layer Protocols)
Basics of Miscellaneous Protocols(SLIP, PPP, FDDI, X.25, Frame Relay, ISDN, B-ISDN, SONET, SDH, ATM, SMRS)
2. Network H/W And S/W
Cards and Cables, Repeaters, Hubs, Routers, and Bridges
Network Cards
Repeaters – its uses and selection criteria
Hubs (Chassis Hubs and Stackable Hubs)
Splitting Up Networks
Bridges (The Spanning Tree Protocol, Traffic Segmentation and Monitoring with examples)
Switches (Full Duplex Operation, Various Switching Modes, Avoiding Switch overload, VLAN technology, Applicability)
Routers (Protocols, A Routed Network Example, Protocol Specificity, Bridging and Routing compared, Protocol Address Conventions)
Switch Routers
Network Operating Systems
Peer Network Operating Systems ( Windows 95-98-NT workstation)
Client-Server Operating System( Common Features, Windows NT-2000, Novell Netware, Various Flavours of Unix)
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Client Software (DOS Clients, Windows Clients, Macintosh Clients)
Novell Netware fundamentals
File system (volumes), Directories, files & flags(i.e. attributes) of the File.
Administrative command: Creating users & groups, assigning trustee directories & attributes, Login script, Security
3. Network Management And Security
Understanding IEEE Standards
Understanding Wireless Networks
Reference Books:
1. Networking Complete- 1st Edition 2002, BPB Publication (Text Book)
2. Mastering Local Area Networks By Christa Anderson & Mark Minasi – BPB Publication
3. Mastering Novell Netware-Currid C.C, C.A Gillett-BPB
4. MCSE: Networking Essentials Study Guide- Tata McGraw Hill Publication
5. Introduction to Local Area Networks
6. Computer Networks By- Tenen Baum- PHI Publication
For more details, visit http://www.sgu.ernet.in
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