| ITMG 360 Fall 08 Final Exam Study Guide | |||||||||
| Listed below are the main topics that we covered in class to study for the final exam. | |||||||||
| Remember you get to bring in your notes although I recommend that you create | |||||||||
| a one 8 1/2 x 11 page (both sides) to save you time but you can use your book. | |||||||||
| What is Data Communications? | |||||||||
| The Internet's Role in Data Communication | |||||||||
| Essential Features of Communications/Networks | |||||||||
| Data Communication Frameworks | |||||||||
| Data Communication History | |||||||||
| Business Data Communications Applications | |||||||||
| OSI Model | |||||||||
| TCP/IP Model | |||||||||
| What is the Internet? (ie Internet, internet, and intranet) | |||||||||
| The History of the Internet | |||||||||
| The World Wide Web | |||||||||
| Important Internet Technologies | |||||||||
| Dial-UP vs. ISP | |||||||||
| Transmitting Encoded Data | |||||||||
| Data Flow | |||||||||
| Interfaces & Interface Standards | |||||||||
| Signal Representation & Modulation | |||||||||
| Modem Capabilities | |||||||||
| Error Detection & Recovery | |||||||||
| Modem/Computer Communications | |||||||||
| Defintion of LAN, WAN, MAN | |||||||||
| Business Rationale for LAN | |||||||||
| LAN Alternatives | |||||||||
| Comparison of Alternatives against each other and conventional LAN | |||||||||
| LAN Components (ie, servers, Disk Drives, Memory, Backup) | |||||||||
| Communication Media (Conducted, Radiated) | |||||||||
| Frequency Spectrum | |||||||||
| Wiring Center Options | |||||||||
| Additional LAN Hardware | |||||||||
| Computer Slide Lecture--how they work, the different parts | |||||||||
| CPU, motherboard specs, sockets (special server components) | |||||||||
| AT vs ATX cases | |||||||||
| IPv4, IPv6 | |||||||||
| IP Classes | |||||||||
| Reserved IP Addresses | |||||||||
| Internet Naming Conventions | |||||||||
| Subnet Addressing | |||||||||
| Workstation TCP/IP Configuration | |||||||||
| Host/Node Addressing (Static vs. Dynamic) | |||||||||
| Domain Name System | |||||||||
| Ports and Sockets | |||||||||
| Internet Tools (Finger, Ping, Traceroute) | |||||||||
| Server Configurations | |||||||||
| Network Address Translation | |||||||||
| LAN Topologies (Bus, Star, Ring) | |||||||||
| Protocols (Data Link, MAC) | |||||||||
| Ethernet | |||||||||
| Token Ring | |||||||||
| FDDI | |||||||||
| Wireless | |||||||||
| Factors Influencing LAN Selection | |||||||||
| IEEE LAN Standards | |||||||||
| Network Security | |||||||||
| Firewalls | |||||||||
| Virus | |||||||||
| Worms | |||||||||
| Spyware | |||||||||
| Windows Operating Systems | |||||||||