IMIT 21024

>< Title : Data Communication and Computer Networks
>< Type/Status : Elective Course
>< Teaching and learning objectives:
The objective of the course is to introduce computer networks; modern data communication technologies used in business and underlying data communication principles emphasizing practical aspect of the subject.
On successful completion of the course, students will be able to actively participate in computer network implementation and maintenance activities in an organization.
>< Course Content:

Network topologies, LAN, MAN, WAN, communication media, communication services and devices, codes, analogue and digital signals, modulation and demodulation, modems, transmission modes, interface standards, multiplexing, contention protocols, data compression, parity checking, CRC, Hamming codes, encryption and decryption, public key encryption, OSI model, TCP/IP protocol suit, IP addresses, routing, subnetting, supernetting, ARP protocol, RAPR protocol, ICMP protocol, and applications such as email, Internet, FTP, and Telnet.

>< Methodology:
The course will be delivered in a combination of lectures, case discussions, tutorials and group work.
>< Scheme of Evaluation:
End-of- semester examination and continuous assessment.
>< Recommended Reading:
1. Andrew S. Tanenbaum, “Computer Networks”, 3rd Edition, 1997, Prentice-Hall International, Inc.
2. William A. Shay, “Understanding Data Communications and Networks”, 2nd Edition, 1999, Brooks/Cole Publishing Company.
3. Comer Douglase E, “Internetworking with TCP/IP”, 3rd Edition, 2000, Prentice-Hall.

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