PřF:S5030 Intro to Computer Networks - Course Information

S5030 Introduction to Computer Networks

Extent and Intensity

1/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

RNDr. Jaroslav Pelikán, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tomáš Foltýnek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

RNDr. Jaroslav Pelikán, Ph.D.
Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: RNDr. Roman Plch, Ph.D.

Timetable of Seminar Groups

S5030/01: No timetable has been entered into IS. T. Foltýnek

Prerequisites

The course Introduction to Computer Networks requires basic knowledge of PC computer handling (on a user level).

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Mathematics (programme PdF, M-SS)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Mathematics (programme PřF, M-MA)

Course objectives

The main goal of the course Introduction to Computer Networks is to provide students with information about technology and services that are used in modern computer networks. The students obtain information about the Internet (including its services).

Syllabus

• Computer networks. Basic concepts, different sorts.
• Network topologies and their properties (bus, ring, star).
• Transfer media (thin and thick coax-cable, twisted-pair, fibre optic).
• Network architectures (Token-Ring, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, ...) and principles of their operation.
• The Internet - history, basic concepts and principles.
• The TCP/IP protocol. IP address. Types of TCP/IP networks.
• Basic commands od UNIX operating system.
• Telnet and Ssh service.
• Library services.
• FTP service.
• Electronic mail. Sending of non-text messages.
• Usenet News, electronic conferences.
• World Wide Web service, information system of MU.
• Searching of the information in the Internet.(Altavista, Infoseek, ...).
• Introduction to the HTML language - homepage creation.

Literature

• KOSEK, Jiří. HTML : tvorba dokonalých WWW stránek : podrobný průvodce. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 1998, 291 s. ISBN 8071696080. info
• KOSEK, Jiří and Lenka KOSKOVÁ TŘÍSKOVÁ. Internet : první kroky českého uživatele. 2. aktualiz. vyd. Praha: Grada, 1998, 111 s. ISBN 8071697303. info
• WIMMER, Miloš. Internet a jeho služby. Vyd. 1. Plzeň: Západočeská univerzita, 1996, 94 s. ISBN 80-7082-276-7. info
• HEJNA, Ladislav. Lokální počítačové sítě. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 1994, 139 s. ISBN 80-85623-99-4. info

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• M7541 Computer Science

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
General note: Pro učitelské kombinace s matematikou (kromě M-Vt).

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• LF:DSCB060 Masaryk University Life Sciences Seminar sponsored by CEITEC and ICRC
  fakulta(LF) && typ_studia(D) && !NOWANY(PřF:Bi0011,PřF:XD010,PřF:XD011,PřF:S5030,PřF:S5035,MCC060)  
• LF:MCC060 Masaryk University Life Sciences Seminar sponsored by CEITEC and ICRC
  fakulta(LF)&&!NOWANY(PřF:Bi0011,PřF:XD010,PřF:S5030,PřF:S5035,DSCC060)  
• Bi0011 Masaryk University Life Sciences Seminar
  !NOWANY(XD010,XD011,S5030,S5035,LF:MCB060,LF:DSCB060)  
• S5050 Field seminar Life Sciences
  !NOWANY(S2009, S5020, S5030, S5035, XD010, XD011, Bi0011, CB060, CC060)  
• XD011 Masaryk University Life Sciences Seminar sponsored by CEITEC and ICRC
  typ_studia(D) && !NOWANY(Bi0011,S5030,S5035,LF:MCB060,LF:DSCB060)  

Teacher's information

http://www.fi.muni.cz/usr/pelikan/Vyuka/Vyuk2.html

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