Learning Objectives for Week 1

Students will be able to...

• Explain the concepts of multiplexing and demultiplexing.
• Describe the conepts of packet switching, internetworking, interoperability, and a communications protocol.
• Name the layers of the 5-layer TCP/IP model.
• Describe in general what each layer in the model does.
• Explain using the whiteboards (or some other analogy) what encapsulation and de-encapsulation means.
• Differentiate between a stream-oriented and message-oriented communication paradigm.
• Explain the client-server model to their grandmother.
• Explain the characteristics of a server and a client.
• Explain how a service running on a computer is identified.