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DATA COMMUNICATION AND NETWORKING

2:2 GROUP PRESENTATION

Presentations should be ready by Monday

No group to have more than 9 members.

TO DO:

i) Make a PowerPoint Presentation


ii) Marks to be allocated on the following basis:
- Content (Depth) [5]
- Confidence (Presentation and answering class questions) [5]
- Teamwork/Collaboration [5]
- Quality of Powerpoint Presentation [5]

GROUP 1 (008/17-047/17)

Introduction:

1a) What is a computer network?

b) Advantages and disadvantages of computer networks.

GROUP 2 (050/17-091/17)

Types of computer networks:

i) Local Area Network ii) Peer-Peer Network iii) Client-Server Network iv) Wide Area Network v)
Metropolitan Area Network vi) Tiny Area Network vii) Public Area Network viii) Private Area Network
ix) Intranet x) Extranet

GROUP 3 (092/17 – 160/17)

Networking devices:

i) Networking Software (examples and functions)


ii)Networking Hardware (definition and functions)
-Network Interface Card - Workstations -terminal/clients -file server –print server –web server
-Connectors –Bridge –Hub -Switch –Router –MODEM –Gateway –Multiplexor
NB: Also classify the hardware under LAN or WAN

GROUP 4 (172/17 – 198/17)

Networking Transmission Media (characteristics, uses, advantages and disadvantages)

i) Twisted pair ii) fiber optics iii) coaxial cable iv) satellite v) microwave
ii)vi) radio vii) Bluetooth viii) infra-red

NB: Also classify them under Wire (guided) transmission or Wireless (unguided transmission)

GROUP 5 (205/17 – 250/17)

Networking topologies (description, diagram, advantages and disadvantages)

i) Star ii) Ring iii) Bus iv) Mesh v) Hybrid


GROUP 6 (263/17 – 297/17)

Network Access Methods (description, the topology it is applied)

i) CSMA ii) CSMA/CD iii)CSMA/AD iv) Token-passing v) Contention vi) Polling

GROUP 7 (299/17 – 340/17)

Data Transmission Modes (description, diagrams, advantages and disadvantages)

i) Serial and Parallel iii) simplex , half duplex and full duplex
iii) Synchronous and asynchronous

GROUP 8 (344/17 – 413/17)

Data communication: Switching techniques (description, application, advantages and disadvantages)

i) Packet switching ii) Circuit switching iii) Message switching

GROUP 9 (416/17 -472/17)

Networking Protocols (description, use)

i) HTTP ii) FTP iii) SMTP iv) TELNET v) ICMP vi) Point-Point Protocol
vii) Post Office Protocol viii) IMAP ix) SMTP x) WAP xi) VoIP xii) TCP/IP xiii) UDP

GROUP 10 (476/17 – 511/17)


i) ISDN ii) Baseband iii) Broadband iv) 3G/4G networks

MR MANYERUKE

Data Communication error checking methods

i) Parity check (odd/even parity) ii) checksum iii) control character iv) cyclic redundancy check (CRC)

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