PB157 Computer Networks Technology

Faculty of Informatics
Spring 2005
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Jaroslav Pelikán, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Jan Staudek, CSc.
Department of Computer Systems and Communications – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: RNDr. Jaroslav Pelikán, Ph.D.
Timetable
Tue 10:00–11:50 D3
Prerequisites
!( P013 Computer Networks || P117 Intr. to computer networks )
The course Technology of Computer networks requires basic knowledge of physics or electronics (on a high school 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
there are 11 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The main goal of the course Technology of Computer Networks is to provide students with information about technology and services that are used in modern computer networks. The students obtain information about particular network architectures, principles of local network administration, TCP/IP protocol, routing of information and about the Internet (including its services).
Syllabus
  • Computer networks. Basic concepts, different sorts.
  • Network topologies and their properties.
  • Transfer media (thin and thick coax-cable, twisted-pair, fibre optic).
  • Media access methods (determinist and stochastic).
  • Network architectures (Token-Ring, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, FDDI, ATM, ...) and principles of their operation.
  • Wireless communication technologies.
  • ISDN.
  • The OSI Model.
  • Novell NetWare computer networks, basic principles of administration, configuration and handling.
  • Directory services NDS, X.500 and LDAP.
  • The TCP/IP protocol. IP address. Types of TCP/IP networks.
  • The Internet. Review and classification of the Internet services.
  • Telnet and FTP service.
  • Electronic mail. Sending of non-text messages.
  • World Wide Web.
  • Searching of the information in the Internet.
  • Introduction to HTML.
Literature
  • STALLINGS, William. Local and metropolitan area networks. 6th ed. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall. xvi, 478 s. ISBN 0-13-012939-0. 2000. info
  • THOMAS, Robert M. Lokální počítačové sítě. Vyd. 1. Praha: Computer Press. 277 s. ISBN 80-85896-45-1. 1996. info
  • Počítačové sítě LAN od A do Z. Edited by Stan Schatt. [1. vyd.]. Praha: Grada. 378 s. ISBN 80-85623-76-5. 1994. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Přednáška, písemná zkouška.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://www.fi.muni.cz/usr/pelikan/Vyuka/Vyuk2.html
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2006.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2005, recent)
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