E238 Data Communications: Timetable 2005

Data Communications: Lesson By Lesson
Term 1 Monday or Tuesday Every Even Week Week 2: Your textbook is still your best reference! Functions of the *four* components of the CPU. (Control Unit, Arithmetic/Logic Unit (ALU), Registers, System Clock) Draw a simple labelled diagram. Write two sentences about each component. Week 4: Registers. What are they? How are they used? How do they differ from RAM? Write the three paragraphs from p. 96 as 10 sentences. Week 6: The Fetch-Execute Cycle Week 8: 20 minute In Class Assessment Task: cpu; fetch-execute. Number Systems: Decimal cf. Binary, Hexadecimal Week 10: Binary Numbers Term 2 Week 2: Concepts of cache; Levels of storage. Week 4: RISC vs CISC. Week 6: Semester 1 exams. Week 8: Semester 1 exams. Week 10: Convergence of Architectures. Term 3 Week 1: Troubleshooting procedures. Week 3: Troubleshooting procedures. Total Time: 15 hours + some assessment time.

Data Communications: Lesson By Lesson

Term 1 Monday or Tuesday Every Even Week

Week 2: Your textbook is still your best reference!
Functions of the four components of the CPU.
(Control Unit, Arithmetic/Logic Unit (ALU), Registers, System Clock)
Draw a simple labelled diagram.
Write two sentences about each component.

Week 4: Registers.

What are they? How are they used?
How do they differ from RAM?
Write the three paragraphs from p. 96 as 10 sentences.

Week 6: The Fetch-Execute Cycle

Week 8: 20 minute In Class Assessment Task: cpu; fetch-execute.

Number Systems: Decimal cf. Binary, Hexadecimal

Week 10: Binary Numbers

Term 2

Week 2: Concepts of cache; Levels of storage.
Week 4: RISC vs CISC.

Week 6: Semester 1 exams.

Week 8: Semester 1 exams.

Week 10: Convergence of Architectures.

Term 3

Week 1: Troubleshooting procedures.
Week 3: Troubleshooting procedures.

Total Time: 15 hours + some assessment time.

Information Systems 12 (E238) Data Communications (15 hours)
*Communications outside of the PC*
1. Define carriers and human communications media including: Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)	radio television cable television interactive media
*Transparent Technology*
1. Describe media including: Data Terminal Equipment (DTE) Data Communications Equipment (DCE) modems bandwidth optical and electronic transmission media, including copper (coaxial, unshielded twisted pair, shielded twisted pair), microwave and laser	2. Describe the role and purpose of standards in achieving connectivity including: RS232 ISO 802.3 X.25 3. Describe: noise attenuation error detection/correction standards
*Networks*
1. Define: digital networks ISDN LAN WAN cellular networks ISO-OSI: International Standards Organisation -Open Systems Interconnectivity 2. Describe the difference between LAN and WAN. 3. Define common problems with network interconnections. 4. Describe the structure of the Internet. 5. Apply the facilities of the Internet to personal communications. 6. Apply an effective search strategy to locate required information on the Internet. 7. Define the role of clients and servers. 8. Define LAN topology.	9. Describe network hardware including: hubs routers bridges 10. Define and compare: distributed information processing centralised information processing 11. Describe: the importance of data security data security techniques (including encryption) data security techniques (including encryption) how computer-based information systems can encroach upon an individual’s privacy application of ethics to the use of information resources Note: Students are expected to be aware of communications technologies and their interaction, and be able to use network facilities to retrieve information.

Information Systems 12 (E238)
Data Communications (15 hours)

Communications outside of the PC

1. Define carriers and human communications media including:

Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)

radio
television
cable television
interactive media

Transparent Technology

1. Describe media including:

Data Terminal Equipment (DTE)
Data Communications Equipment (DCE)
modems
bandwidth
optical and electronic transmission media,
including copper (coaxial, unshielded twisted pair,
shielded twisted pair), microwave and laser

2. Describe the role and purpose of standards
in achieving connectivity including:

RS232
ISO 802.3
X.25

3. Describe:

noise
attenuation
error detection/correction standards

Networks

1. Define:

digital networks
ISDN
LAN
WAN
cellular networks
ISO-OSI: International Standards Organisation
-Open Systems Interconnectivity

2. Describe the difference between LAN and WAN.

3. Define common problems with network interconnections.

4. Describe the structure of the Internet.

5. Apply the facilities of the Internet to personal communications.

6. Apply an effective search strategy to
locate required information on the Internet.

7. Define the role of clients and servers.

8. Define LAN topology.

9. Describe network hardware including:

hubs
routers
bridges

10. Define and compare:

distributed information processing
centralised information processing

11. Describe:

the importance of data security
data security techniques (including encryption)
data security techniques (including encryption)
how computer-based information systems can encroach
upon an individual’s privacy
application of ethics to the use of information resources

Note: Students are expected to be aware of communications
technologies and their interaction, and be able to use network
facilities to retrieve information.

Data Communications: Lesson By Lesson
Term 1 Week 2: Your textbook is your best reference! Compare and contrast: Distributed vs centralised information processing Week 4: Data security: ways and means. Week 6: Definitions: Digital Networks, ISDN, LAN, WAN, DTE, DCE, PSTN, ISDN Week 8: Start Communications Assignment Week 10: Finish Communications Assignment: structure of the Internet. Term 2 Week 2: The roles of clients and servers; modems; problems. Week 4: Network Topologies: Bus, Star, Ring. Week 5: Semester 1 exams Week 6: Semester 1 exams Week 8: ISO-OSI part 1. Week 10: Hubs, routers, bridges. Term 3 Week 2: The roles of clients and servers revisited. Week 4: Mini-quiz. Improve your search techniques. Week 6: Mini-quiz. Improve your search techniques. Week 8: ISO-OSI part 2. Week 10: Standards: ISO 802,3; RS232; X.25 Term 4 Week 1: Semester 2 exams Week 2: Error detection, correction, standards. Noise and attenuation. Total Time: 15 hours (Tuesday of every even week.)

Data Communications: Lesson By Lesson

Term 1

Week 2: Your textbook is your best reference!
Compare and contrast:
Distributed vs centralised information processing

Week 4: Data security: ways and means.

Week 6: Definitions: Digital Networks, ISDN, LAN, WAN, DTE, DCE, PSTN, ISDN

Week 8: Start Communications Assignment

Week 10: Finish Communications Assignment: structure of the Internet.

Term 2

Week 2: The roles of clients and servers; modems; problems.
Week 4: Network Topologies: Bus, Star, Ring.

Week 5: Semester 1 exams

Week 6: Semester 1 exams

Week 8: ISO-OSI part 1.

Week 10: Hubs, routers, bridges.

Term 3

Week 2: The roles of clients and servers revisited.
Week 4: Mini-quiz. Improve your search techniques.

Week 6: Mini-quiz. Improve your search techniques.

Week 8: ISO-OSI part 2.

Week 10: Standards: ISO 802,3; RS232; X.25

Term 4

Week 1: Semester 2 exams
Week 2: Error detection, correction, standards. Noise and attenuation.

Total Time: 15 hours (Tuesday of every even week.)

Information Systems 12 (E238) Data Communications: Timetable 2005

Information Systems 12 (E238)
Data Communications: Timetable 2005