Topic Description
In the first topic, we discuss some general ideas related to both data communications and networking. This topic lays the foundation for the rest of the topics.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this chapter, students should be able to:
Describe components involve in data communication and networking system.
Identify several directions of data transmission.
Discuss the network criteria, type of connection, network topology and categories of network.
Topic Outline
These are the outline of the topic to be covered.
Data Communications
Components
Data Representation
Data Flow
Networks
Network Criteria
Physical Structures
Network Types
Local Area Network
Wide Area Network
Time Allocation
60 minutes