Course number and name:
CS 01210: Introduction to Computer
Networks and Data Communications
Credits and contact hours:
3 credits / 3 contact hours
Instructor’s or course coordinator’s name:
Mike Chu
Text book, title, author, and year:
Kurose and Ross, Computer Networking:
A Top-Down Approach, 7th Edition,
Addison Wesley, 2017.
Specific course information
Catalog description:
This is an introductory computer networks course for students that
are not majoring or minoring in computer science. This course will
examine the basics of data communication and computer networks
and will cover such topics as history and evolution of data
communications, layered network architectures, physical and data
link layers, introduction to internetworking, the Internet, IP
protocols, basics of TCP and UDP transmission protocols, standard
network applications and basics of network security, network utility
software, and configuring local area networks in a popular operating
system.
Prerequisites:
None
Specific goals for the course
1. The student will understand layered architectures.
2. The student will model the performance of network components or systems.
3. The student will understand the operation of important application, transport and
network layer protocols.
4. The student will describe some basic security issues.
Required list of topics to be covered
1. Networking models (OSI and IP)
2. Network media (wired, optical, and wireless)
3. Network Architectures and topologies (PAN, LAN/WAN, DMZ, Enclaves, VLAN,
NAT, subnetting, supernetting)
4. Common Network Devices and their role in the network. (Routers, Switches, Hosts,
VPNs, Firewalls)
5. Network Protocols introduction (IP, TCP, UDP, ICMP)
6. Network Services and protocols introduction (DNS, NTP, VLAN, etc.)
7. Network Applications and protocols introduction (SMTP, HTTP, VoIP, SSH, etc.)
8. Use of basic network administration tools
9. Overview of Network Security Issues
10. Network switching (Ethernet)
