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CSCD 218 — Data Communication & Networking I

Computer Science · University of Ghana

This course will focus on the field of data communications and the basic concept in networking. It includes fundamentals of data and signals, analog signal digital signal, the media; conducted. The basic modem operating principles, Bandwidth limitations, and alternatives traditional modems: Channels Service Unit/ Data Service Unit, Cable Modems, ISDN, DSL. Other topics Include: LAN and WAN applications, Internet and intranet, e-mail, FTP and Web applications, distributed systems, standards; communication concepts, media, coding of data, error control, LAN topologies and protocols, bridges, routers and gateways; TCP/IP, client server paradigm; network configuration, performance monitoring, management, security, and reliability.

Credits
3
Level
Level 200

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Course details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).