CS457/557; MIS420/520 - Computer Networks - Fall 2001 Study Guide

Test Format [This is an open book and open notes test (you may use anything already available on the web), but you MUST NOT request or receive help from anyone else either in person or over the Internet. Anyone caught cheating on this exam will receive a 0.] Questions will be available by 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 6, 2001 and must be completed by 3:00 p.m. MDT - You will have three hours to answer the questions.

60 Multiple Choice (2.5 pts each)
Short Answer Questions (choose 5 of 6) [Graduate Students will be expected to answer all six questions] (10 pts each)

Study Material

• Chapter 1 - Basic Concepts and Principles
  • Basic Concepts
  • Distributed Processing
  • Accessing the World Wide Web from Home
  • Standards
  • Future of Networking
• Chapter 2 - Layered (Encapsulated) Communication for Internet Access
  • Standards and Messages
  • Layered Communications
  • Other TCP-IP Standards
  • Internet Setup in MS Windows
  • Multiprotocols
• Chapter 3 - A Closer Look at HTTP, TCP, IP, and PPP
  • HTTP
  • TCP
  • IP
  • PPP
• Chapter 4 - Physical Layer Concept
  • Transmission Theory
  • Propagation Effects
  • Wire Media
  • Serial Ports
  • Radio Propagation
• Chapter 5 - Modems and Beyond
  • Modems
  • Modem Standards
  • V90 Modems
  • ISDN
  • DSL
  • Cable Modem
  • Broadband Access
  • Small Office Service
• Chapter 6 - A Small PC Network
  • Small PC Network
  • Peer Peer
  • Setting-Up-Peer-to-Peer
  • Setting-Up-Client-PC
  • Servers
  • Server-Application-Software
  • File-Serve-Systems-Administration
• Chapter 7 - Small Ethernet LANs
  • LAN-Standards
  • 802-Layering
  • Ethernet-802.3
  • Electrical-Signaling
  • Older-Ethernet-Standards
  • MAC
  • Token-Ring
  • Upper-Layers
  • Client-Communication
• Chapter 8 - Larger Site Networks
  • Multiple-hubs
  • Hierarchies
  • Switches
  • VLANs
  • QoS
  • ATM-Switches
  • Routers
• Chapter 9 - Wide Area Networking
  • WANs
  • Leased-Lines
  • PSDNs
  • ISDN
  • Frame-Relay
  • VPNs
• Chapter 10 - Network Security
  • Security Threats
  • Encryption
  • Authentication
  • Digital Certificates
  • Other Security Issues
• Chapter 11 - Networked Applications
  • Database Access
  • Mainframes
  • Electronic Mail
  • IP Telephony
• Chapter 12 - Looking Forward
  • Budgeting
  • Server Systems Administration
  • Network Management Systems
  • Directory Servers
  • New Technologies
• Module A - More on TCP/IP
  • Multiplexing
  • More on TCP
  • IP Mask Operations
  • IPv6
  • IP Fragmentation
  • ICMP
  • Routing Protocols
  • ARP
  • IP Address Classes
• Module B - More on Propagation
  • Modulation
  • Multiplexing
  • Carrier Trunk Lines
• Module C - More on Local Area Networks
  • Ethernet
  • Token Ring
  • Wireless
  • Bridges
• Module D - Telephone Service
  • PSTN
  • Carriers
  • Cellular Telephones
• Module E - More on Large Scale Networks
  • Layer3 Switching
• Module F - More on Security
  • Replay Attacks
  • IPsec
  • PPP
  • PPTP
  • Kerberos
• Module G - More on Networked Applications
  • FTP
  • LISTSERV
  • USENET
  • Telnet
• Class Projects
• Survey and evaluate wireless technology
• Install E-smith server
• Install a security monitoring system for Windows NT/2000
• Design and implement a LAN for a school or business
• Install a departmental firewall
• Parallel Computing
• 802.11 standards
• Session Initiation protocol
• Mobile IP
• Intrusion Detection for Win 2000
• Bluetooth

Terms / Concepts

:-) Good Luck!!!!! :-)

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