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Explain the principles of computer networks
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Describe data communications
Unit Standard 14947 Level 3 Credits 4
- INTRODUCTION
- UNIT STANDARD 14947
- SECTION 1: DEVELOPMENTS IN DATA COMMUNICATION
- The Origin Of Data Communications
- LANs
- WANs
- Client/Server
- Domain Based
- Directory Based
- Network Standards Overview
- The OSI Model
- IEEE Standards
- Data Communication Fundamentals: Signalling
- Data Communication Fundamentals: Full-Duplex
- Data Communication Fundamentals: Half-Duplex
- Data Communication Fundamentals: RS-232
- Data Communication Fundamentals: Network Addresses
- Data Communication Fundamentals: Network Component Basics
- Data Communication Fundamentals: Media Overview
- Data Communication Fundamentals: Wire Media
- Data Communication Fundamentals: Wireless Media
- Trends From Emerging Developments
- Cut the cables!
- Formative assessment
- SECTION 2: SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATIONS
- Characteristics Data Communication Forms
- Features Of Data Communication Equipment
- Asynchronous
- Synchronous
- Glossary
- SECTION 3: COMMUNICATION USING TELEPHONE NETWORKS
- Types Of Telephone Network Services
- Dedicated/Leased Lines
- Analogue
- Digital
- Channel Service Units/Data Service Units
- Switched Networks
- Circuit Switching
- Packet Switching
- Connectionless or Datagram Packet Switching
- Connection-orientated or Virtual Circuit Packet Switching
- ISDN
- Problems Encountered In Digital Transmission
- Attenuation/distortion
- Formative assessment
- SECTION 4: ASYNCHRONOUS AND SYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATION
- The Interface Of The Physical Layers
- Application And Operation Of Protocols
- The OSI Model and ‘Real System’ Networking
- Overview of Transport Protocols
- IPX/SPX (or NWLink)
- NetBEUI
- Characteristics of Transport Protocols
- Interoperability
- Open or Proprietary Specification
- Configuration and Administration
- IPX/SPX Frame Types
- Segmentation of Networks and Routing
- Performance
- Choosing a Protocol
- Remote Connection Protocols
- Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP)/Compressed SLIP (CSLIP)
- Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
- Glossary
- Final formative assessment
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Design complex tables and queries using a graphical user interface (GUI) based database to solve a given problem
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Explain how data is stored on computers
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Describe Synchronous/ Asynchronous Communication with computers
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