CITA 230
NETWORK TECHNOLOGY
Semester: Spring 2016

Ph.D. Admir Jukan
E-mail: ajukan@aubih.edu

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
AMERICAN SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY

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AN INTRODUCTION TO NETWORKING:
-AFTER WEEK 2, PART ONE, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO:
• LIST THE ADVANTAGES OF NETWORKED COMPUTING
RELATIVE TO STANDALONE COMPUTING
• DISTINGUISH BETWEEN CLIENT/SERVER AND PEER-TO-PEER
NETWORKS
• LIST ELEMENTS COMMON TO ALL CLIENT/SERVER
NETWORKS
• DESCRIBE SEVERAL SPECIFIC USES FOR A NETWORK
• IDENTIFY SOME OF THE CERTIFICATIONS AVAILABLE TO
NETWORKING PROFESSIONALS
• IDENTIFY THE KINDS OF SKILLS AND SPECIALIZATIONS THAT
WILL HELP YOU EXCEL AS A NETWORKING PROFESSIONAL

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AN INTRODUCTION TO NETWORKING:

Fig.2.1 – Peer to peer network
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Fig.2.2 – Client/server network
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Fig.2.3 – LAN/WAN/MAN network
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Fig.2.4 – A simple WAN
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Fig.2.5 – Network topologies

Fig.2.6 – Transmission media
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NETWORKING PROFESSIONALS:
-TECHNICAL CHALLENGES (BASIC KNOWLEDGE...), SOFT
SKILLS (ORAL, TEAMWORK...), CERTIFICATES...
-FINDING A JOB?
-PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Fig.2.7 – Networking organizations -WEEK 2, PART 1 SUMMARY
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NETWORKING STANDARDS AND THE OSI MODEL:
-AFTER WEEK 2, PART 2, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO:

• IDENTIFY ORGANIZATIONS THAT SET STANDARDS FOR
NETWORKING
• DESCRIBE THE PURPOSE OF THE OSI MODEL AND EACH
OF ITS LAYERS
• EXPLAIN SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS BELONGING TO EACH OSI
MODEL LAYER
• UNDERSTAND HOW TWO NETWORK NODES
COMMUNICATE THROUGH THE OSI MODEL
• DISCUSS THE STRUCTURE AND PURPOSE OF DATA
PACKETS AND FRAMES
• DESCRIBE THE TWO TYPES OF ADDRESSING COVERED
BY THE OSI MODEL
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NETWORKING STANDARDS AND THE OSI MODEL:
-STANDARDS ARE DOCUMENTED AGREEMENTS
CONTAINING TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OR OTHER
PRECISE CRITERIA THAT STIPULATE HOW A PARTICULAR
PRODUCT OR SERVICE SHOULD BE DESIGNED OR
PERFORMED

-ANSI, EIA/TIA, IEEE, ISO, ITU, ISOC (IETF), IANA, ICANN

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OSI MODEL:

Fig.2.8 – OSI model flow data
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OSI MODEL:

Fig.2.9 – OSI layer functions

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IEEE STANDARDS:

Fig.2.10 – IEEE 802 standards

-WEEK 2, PART 2 SUMMARY
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