CS 505 Computer Networks
A prerequisite to CS 635 and CS 639
Students in this course will study networks and data communication concentrating on the Internet model. This is a laboratory-based course that includes projects implemented on both Unix and Windows machines using Wireshark. Students will review hex and binary number systems. Topics such as network architecture, the Internet protocol stack, LANs, WANs, and MANs, hardware, software, protocols, routing, circuit-switching and packet-switching networks, wireless networks, compression, and error handling are studied.
Prerequisite
CS 504 Introduction to Programming Using Scripting (or permission of department)