Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
Test Format
On line Test using MyBU In your normal lab session P227 Multiple Choice Format 30 questions (10 marks each) in 40 mins For each question there are 5 possible answers. Only one answer is right Can scroll back and change answers as many times as you like
MPQ Test
There is no need to save your answers
MyBU records your answers when you click submit at the bottom of the test page
Can only click the submit button ONCE When you do click it :
MyBU will score your answers Your score will appear in MyGrades (out of 300 : 40% of 300 is 120 needed to pass) You can read your feedback next Term
Answering Questions
Read questions VERY CAREFULLY ALWAYS answer ALL questions Easy ones first most of the marks are for fairly straightforward answers IF you cant answer a question put your best answer and COME BACK to it after You have time to CHECK all answers and fill in any blank ones
MPQ Exams
If you think cant answer anything, DONT PANIC
Re-read the questions and answer what you can (the EASY ones first) Dont rush through just to get them out of the way quick so as to get out the exam room! CHECK, before the end time, CHECK again And one last CHECK before you finish! Then remember to go back and CHECK!!
Computers Topics
Computers
Decimal, Binary, Hex, ASCII codes Simple Binary Conversions (see labs) CPUs, bus structure and peripherals RAM, ROM, Flash Memory, NVRAM Relative speeds of RAM compared to disks Disk Drives components of (platter, spindle, blocks, sectors, tracks) Latency (seek time) of disk drives
Three components of latency
Network Topics
What is a converged network? Network Architecture Requirements:
Scalable, secure, fault tolerant Connection oriented, connectionless Packet switching Quality of Service Multiplexing Segmentation
Network Topics
Networks
Hardware and software components of a network know them:
End devices (PC, IP Phone, Printer, Server) Intermediary devices (hubs, switches, routers) Hub layer 2 (data-link layer - FRAMES) Switch layer 2 (switches FRAMES) Router layer 3 (routes PACKETS) FRAMES Ethernet addresses (48 bits) PACKETS IP addresses (32 bits)
Name the layers of the TCP/IP Model How the ISO model and TCP Model compare
(there are lecture notes on this) How each layer relates in the two models
Other Topics
LAN, WAN, MAN know the definitions
Local Area Network Wide Area Network Metropolitan Area Network
Transport TCP/IP and UDP Protocols Port numbers (well known ports) Network Layer IP addresses, packets Data Link Layer MAC addresses, frames Physical media properties & binary
Summary
Revision
Use your lab session time for revision Do NOT leave it to the last night Read through ALL lecture notes and lab notes Those who have kept lab books will have an advantage now! Some things you have to just learn Book list
On MyBU In the teaching scheme (on Mybu)
Internet Protocol (IP) End-devices: Users application appliances e.g. PC, IP Phones, Netbook, IP enabled TV/set top box, Wireless Blu-Ray, etc
Media
This is how the devices are connected together
Messages
Information that travels over the medium
Rules (protocols)
Governs how messages flow across network
Decimal 0 1 2 3 4
6
Hexadecimal 0 1 2 3 4
C D E F
12 13 14 15
6
2 2*2*2=8 1 1*8
2 2*2=4 0 0*4
2 2=2 1 1*2
2 1 0 0*1
Types of File
File (dot) extensions can tell Operating Systems such as Windows which application program to use to interpret the file content:
.exe (send to the CPU) .txt (open in text editor) .htm (open in a Web Browser such as Safari or Firefox) .jar/.class (source code for the java development IDE application)
Application checks the validity of the file by reading the file header called an association
Anything other than a pure text file of ASCII characters should have a file header. Header file contains:
Indicator of file type stored as a code Other data used by the application to interpret the file
Platter
Drive Motor
Head Motors
myFile
Assignment1.txt
Page or block
Letter.txt
USB controller chip Formats the data into the FAT format data reads and writes like a floppy disk!
Microprogamming allowed emulation of other machines Ran the economy 1960 - 1985: mainframes are still in use today
The more powerful the CPU with more cores (Dual/Quad), the more HEAT is generated. Heat limits the power of the PC
USB Connectors A and B USB 2 normally limited to less than 200Mbits/sec in practice USB 3 about 300Mbits/sec
DIMM
Straight-through
Cross-over
34
Unshielded twisted-pair cable (UTP) is a four-pair wire medium used in a variety of networks. RJ-45 connector When communication occurs, the signal that is transmitted by the source needs to be understood by the destination. The transmitted signal needs to be properly received by the circuit connection designed to receive signals. The transmit pin of the source needs to ultimately connect to the receiving pin of the destination (hence they need to CROSS OVER).
35
Network Structure
How messages are communicated
Message segmented into chunks called segments Segments:
Network Types
Local Area Network (LAN)
A network serving a home, building or campus is considered a Local Area Network, usually ONE administration domain
E.G. The University is a LAN one Admin team
TALBOT CAMPUS
A LAN consists of computers, network interface cards, peripheral devices, networking media and network devices.
TALBOT CAMPUS
LANDS DOWNE
MEDICAL SCHOOL
P2P vs Client-Server
In Client-Server
Files stored on a centralised database with admin controlling access Clients request files from the server Administration is easier/cheaper Security is higher
If segments are sent too fast, the Transport Layer (TCP) slows the connection This is to make sure that the Recipient is not overwhelmed with data
More than one application program uses network at the same time Transport Layer Port Numbers are used to keep them separate and allow multiplexing Ensures segments get to the correct application program
Numbers below 1024 are called well-known ports Numbers above 1024 are dynamically assigned ports
Registered ports are those registered for vendor-specific applications e.g. MS. Instant Messenger, Peer-to-Peer applications, etc
Most of these are above 1024
1024 is 10 bits. There are 16 bits (65,536) available for port numbers. 00000011 11111111
All zeros in the first six positions means it is a well-known port number.