Learning Objectives for CS 332, Chapters 7, 13.
Students will be able to...
- Explain the concepts of guided and unguided transmission.
- Explain the implications of using shielded vs. unshielded cables.
- Compare copper wiring with optical fiber (figure 7.7).
- Explain the advantages and disadvantages of circuit-switched and packet-switched networks.
- Explain the concepts of point-to-point vs. multi-access networks.
- Reason about the advantages and disadvantages of the various network topologies, especially the bus topology and
star topology.
- Identify the important characteristics and types of MAC addresses.
- Identify the two parts of an Ethernet frame.
- Articulate the idea behind Manchester Encoding (not in the assigned reading)