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CIT 305: NETWORKING AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 1 NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA FACULTY OF SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSE CODE: CIT305 COURSE TITLE: NETWORKING AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 2 COURSE GUIDE CIT305 NETWORKING AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY CourseTeam Prof A.S. Sodiya (Developer/Writer)–FUNAAB Dr. A. A. Afolorunso (Coordinator)-NOUN 3 CONTENTS PAGE Introduction........................................................................................ 1 WhatYouWillLearnin ThisCourse................................................ 1 Course Aims...................................................................................... 1 CourseObjectives…………………………………………….……. 1 WorkingthroughThisCourse............................................................ 2 CourseMaterials................................................................................. 2 2 StudyUnits........................................................................................ AssignmentFile.................................................................................. 3 Tutor-MarkedAssignments(TMAs)................................................. 3 ExaminationandGrading................................................................... 4 PresentationSchedule........................................................................ 4 CourseMarkingScheme.................................................................... 5 CourseOverview…………………………………………………… 5 Howto Getthe MostfromThisCourse............................................ 6 Facilitators/TutorsandTutorials........................................................ 7 Summary……………………………………………………............. 8 5 Introduction CIT305–Networking andCommunicationTechnologyisathree[3] creditunitcourseoffifteenunits.Itteaches thevarious formsof networking,networkdesign,communicationtechnologyusedbypeople to accomplishdifferentorganisationalor individualtask. It also givesan insightinto variousforms of computernetworking rangingfromLANtoWANandevengo asfaraslookingintothe wirelessnetworks thatareinuseintoday‘stechnology. Thecoursealso explainstheenterprise network,whichformsabranchcomputer networkingtechnology. WhatYouWillLearninThisCourse Themain purposeofthiscourseistoprovidethenecessary toolsfor designingandmanaginginformationsystems.Itmakesavailablethe steps and tools that will enable you to make proper and accurate decisionon databasedesignsandoperationswheneverthe needarises. CourseAims Thiscoursesetsoutto achievethefollowingaims: introduce the concepts associated with information systems development; providenecessarytoolsforanalysing,designing,developinga databaseof anysize; provide you with the necessary foundation in Database programming introductionof webservicesandtheirarchitecturalframeworks; CourseObjectives Certainobjectiveshavebeensetouttoensurethatthecourseachieves itsaims.Apartfrom thecourseobjectives,everyunitofthiscoursehas setobjectives.In thecourseof thestudy,youwillneedto confirm,at the endofeachunit,ifyouhavemettheobjectivessetatthebeginning of eachunit.Bytheendof thiscourseyoushouldbe ableto: explainthefundamentalofNetworking definetheterm―datalinks‖ explainnetworkprotocols CIT 305 CIT305 NETWORKINGNETWAONDCRKINGOMMANDCUNICOAMMTIOUNNICTECAHTINOONLTOGECYH NOLOGY discusswhatisinvolvedinthebuildingofinternetworksusing TCP/IPandrouters explainthenetworkstandards(IEEE802Standards) statethefundamentalsofenterprisenetwork discusswhatis involvedinsignaltransmissionandimpairment explaindigitaltechnology describetheconceptof packetswitching WorkingthroughThisCourse Inordertohaveathoroughunderstanding ofthestudyunits,youwill needtoreadandunderstandthecontents,practisethestepsbydesigning aninformationsystemofyourown,andbecommittedtolearning and implementingyourknowledge. Thiscourseis designedto coverapproximatelyseventeenweeks,andit willrequireyourdevotedattention.Youshoulddotheexercises inthe Tutor- MarkedAssignments(TMAs)andsubmitto yourtutors. CourseMaterials Theseincludethelistbelow: 1. Course guide 2. Studyunits 3. Recommendedtexts 2 22 2 2 CIT 305 CIT305 NETWORKINGNETWAONDCRKINGOMMANDCUNICOAMMTIOUNNICTECAHTINOONLTOGECYH NOLOGY 4. Afile for yourassignmentsand for recordsto monitoryour progress. StudyUnits Thereare Twentythreestudyunitsin thiscourse-as listedbelow. Module 1 Networking Unit 1 Introduction to Networking Unit 2 Data Links Unit 3 Deploying Physical Media Unit 4 Network Protocols Module2 NetworkDesign Unit1 HarnessingWififorUserMobility Unit2 BuildingInternetworksUsingTcp/IpandRouters Unit3 NetworkStandards(Ieee802Standards) Unit4 ImplementingSecurityBestPractices 3 33 3 3 CIT305 CIT305 NETWORKINGNETWAONDCRKINGOMMANDCUNICOAMMTIOUNNICTECAHTINOONLTOGECYH NOLOGY Module3 EnterpriseNetwork Unit1 CreatingEnterpriseNetwork Unit2 PlanningandSelectionof EnterpriseNetwork Unit3 LANandWAN Module4 CommunicationTechnology Unit1 ModemandModulationConcepts Unit2 Multiplexers Unit3 DigitalTechnologies Unit4 SignalTransmissionandImpairment Module5 NetworkTechnologies Unit1 ISDN Unit2 DSL Unit3 SONET Unit4 Packet Switching Unit5 InternetandTCP/IP 4 44 4 4 CIT305 CIT305 NETWORKINGNETWAONDCRKINGOMMANDCUNICOAMMTIOUNNICTECAHTINOONLTOGECYH NOLOGY Make use of the course materials, do the exercises to enhance your learning. Assignments File Theseareoftwotypes-theself-assessment exercisesandtheTutor- MarkedAssignments(TMAs).Theself-assessmentexerciseswillenable youmonitoryourperformance byyourself,whiletheTutor-Marked Assignment (TMA)isasupervisedassignment.Theassignments takea certainpercentage ofyourtotalscoreinthiscourse.Thetutor-marked assignmentswillbeassessedbyyourtutorwithinaspecifiedperiod. Theexaminationattheendofthiscoursewillaimatdetermining the levelofmasteryofthesubject matter.Thiscourse includestwelvetutor- markedassignments andeachmustbedoneandsubmittedaccordingly. Yourbestscoreshowever,willberecordedforyou.Besuretosend theseassignments toyourtutorbeforethedeadlinetoavoidlossof marks. Tutor-MarkedAssignments(TMAS) Therearetwelvetutor-marked assignmentsinthiscourse.Youneedto submit alltheassignments. Thetotalmarksforthebestfour(4) assignmentswillbe 30%of yourtotalcoursemark. 5 55 5 5 CIT 305 CIT305 NETWORKINGNETWAONDCRKINGOMMANDCUNICOAMMTIOUNNICTECAHTINOONLTOGECYH NOLOGY Assignment questionsfortheunitsinthiscoursearecontainedinthe AssignmentFile. Youshouldbeabletocompleteyourassignments fromtheinformation andmaterialscontainedinyoursettextbooks, readingandstudyunits. However,youmaywishto useotherreferences tobroadenyourviewpointandprovideadeeperunderstanding ofthe subject. Whenyouhavecompletedeachassignment,sendittogetherwithform toyourtutor. Makesurethateachassignment reachesyourtutoronor before thedeadlinegiven.If,however, youcannot completeyourwork ontime,contactyourtutorbeforetheassignment isdonetodiscussthe possibilityof an extension. ExaminationandGrading Thefinalexamination forthecoursewillcarry70%percentageofthe totalmarksavailableforthiscourse.Theexamination willcoverevery aspectofthecourse,soyouareadvised toreviseallyourcorrected assignmentsbeforetheexamination. Thiscourseendowsyouwiththestatusof ateacherandthatof alearner. Thismeans thatyouteachyourselfandthatyoulearn,asyourlearning capabilitieswouldallow.Italsomeansthatyouareinabetterposition todetermine andtoascertainthewhat,thehow,andthewhenofyour languagelearning.Noteacherimposesanymethodoflearningonyou. 6 66 6 6 CIT 305 CIT305 NETWORKINGNETWAONDCRKINGOMMANDCUNICOAMMTIOUNNICTECAHTINOONLTOGECYH NOLOGY Thecourseunitsaresimilarlydesignedwiththeintroduction following thetableofcontents,thenasetofobjectivesandthenthedialogueand so on. Theobjectivesguide youasyougothroughtheunitstoascertainyour knowledgeof therequiredtermsandexpressions. PresentationSchedule Thisgivesyoutheimportantdatesforthecompletion oftutor-marked assignmentsandtutorials.Remember,youarerequiredtosubmitall yourassignmentsbytheduedate. Youshouldguardagainstlagging behindin yourwork. 7 77 7 7 CIT305 CIT305 NETWORKINGNETWAONDCRKINGOMMANDCUNICOAMMTIOUNNICTECAHTINOONLTOGECYH NOLOGY CourseMarkingScheme Thistableshowsthebreakdownoftheactualmarkingschemeforthe course. Assessment Marks Assignment1- 4 Fourassignments,bestthreemarksofthe fourcountat 30%of course marks FinalExamination 70%of overallcourse marks Total 100%of course marks CourseOverview Unit Titleof Work Weeks Assessment Activity (EndofUnit) CourseGuide Week1 Module1 1 Introductionto Networking Week1 Assignment1 2 DataLinks Week1 Assignment1 3 DeployingPhysicalMedia Week2 Assignment2 4 NetworkProtocols Week3 Assignment3 Module2 1 HarnessingWi-Fiforusermobility Week4 Assignment4 2 BuildingInternetworksusingTCP/IPand Week5 Assignment5 Routers 3 NetworkStandards(IEEE802Standards) Week6 Assignment6 4 ImplementingSecuritybestpractices Week7 Assignment7 Module3 1 CreatingEnterpriseNetwork Week8 Assignment8 2 PlanningandSelectionof Enterprise Network 3 AdvancedWANandLANClasses Week9 Assignment9 Module4 1 ModemandModulationConcepts Week10 Assignment10 2 Multiplexers Week11 Assignment11 5 5 CIT305 CIT305 NETWORKINGNETWAONDCRKINGOMMANDCUNICOAMMTIOUNNICTECAHTINOONLTOGECYH NOLOGY 3 DigitalTechnologies Week12 Assignment12 Module5 1 IntegratedServicesDigitalNetwork Week13 Assignment12 (ISDN) 2 Digital SubscriberLine(DSL) Week14 Assignment13 3 SynchronousOpticalNetwork(SONET) Week15 Assignment14 4 Packet Switching Week16 Assignment15 5 InternetandTCP/IP Week16 Assignment16 6 6 CIT 305 CIT305 NETWORKINGNETWAONDCRKINGOMMANDCUNICOAMMTIOUNNICTECAHTINOONLTOGECYH NOLOGY Revision Week17 Examination Total 17Weeks HowtoGettheMostfromThisCourse Indistancelearning thestudyunitsreplacetheuniversitylectureroom