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| Computer Networking & Interfacing | |||
| COMP NETWRK/IF | |||
| CLASS CODE: | CST 225 | CREDITS: 3 | |
| DIVISION: | PHYSICAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING | ||
| DEPARTMENT: | ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: | This course does not fulfill a General Education requirement. | ||
| DESCRIPTION: | Introduces networking concepts and operation including: topologies, protocols, media and applications. Emphasis is on the operation, installation, and configuration of network hardware. Students install and configure the hardware and software for peer-to-peer and client/server local area networks. Interfacing: Serial, parallel and USB hardware and protocols with an emphasis on their use in networking. | ||
| TAUGHT: | Fall, Winter | ||
| CONTENT AND TOPICS: | Networking: Topologies (star, bus, token-ring, etc.), protocols (Ethernet, TCP/IP, etc.), and media (UTP, Coax, fiber, wireles, etc.). Network hardware (NICs, hubs, switches, bridges, routers, etc.). Interfacing: Serial, parallel, GPIB, and USB hardware and protocols. | ||
| GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: | 1. Understand operation and advantages/disadvantages of various network topologies and transmission media; 2. Configure, and troubleshoot, the hardware and software components of a local area networks; 3. Understand and be able to use various interfacing methods for connecting external devices to computers. |
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| REQUIREMENTS: | |||
| PREREQUISITES: | CST 220 | ||
| OTHER: | |||
| EFFECTIVE DATE: | August 2000 | ||