Networked Information Systems COMP6340

Learning outcomes

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At the end of this course, the student will be able to do the following:

These objectives are explained by considering possible assignment topics:

1. Describe network topologies and architectures, LANS and WANS.
2. Describe the TCP/IP stack and the ISO protocol suite. Compare and contrast the two.
3. Describe how telnet and mail work.
4. Describe the different types of web pages and how they are structured. Create web pages using HTML.
5. Describe how the http protocol works. Describe cookies, proxies, server performance, caching, and state management.
6. Describe mobile code, its advantages and where it can be used.
7. Describe the important issues in Web design.
8. Describe what standards are and why they are useful.
9. Understand Web client-side and server-side programming.
10. Use the above concepts to design an internet based system for use in a bank, library, etc. Explain the model and how it works.
11. Understand the basic IT professional ethics and write an essay about this.