CSC 170 Fall 2018 - Key Concepts

CSC 170 Fall 2018 - Quiz 2 Key Concepts

Module 3.A: Network Basics
1. Communication Networks: PAN, LAN, WAN
2. Communication Channels: Wired, Wireless
3. Communication Signals: Microwaves, RF (radio waves)
4. Bandwidth: Broadband, Narrowband
5. Topology: Star, (Partial and Full) Mesh
6. Network Nodes: DTE and DCE, Router, Modem

Module 3.B: The Internet
1. Internet Infrastructure: 3 Tiers, ISPs
2. Packet Switching vs. Circuit Switching
3. Internet Addresses: IPv4, IPv6, static, dynamic
4. Domain Names: top-level domain, domain name servers, DNS spoofing

Module 3.C: Internet Access
1. Internet Speed: bandwidth cap & throttling
2. Measuring Internet Speed: ping, latency, jitter
3. Internet Service: Cable, Telephone, Satellite
4. Wi-Fi Hotspots and their risks

Module 4.A: Web Basics
1. World Wide Web: Browsers, Sites, Servers
2. Links: URLs, unidirectional vs. bidirectional

Module 4.B: Browers
1. Standard browser window: navigation, refresh, home, bookmarks
2. Browser Extensions and Plug-ins
3. Browser cache: history list, private browsing (incognito)

Module 4.C: HTML (p.266-271 only)
1. HTML: Hypertext Markup Language
2. Parts of an HTML document
3. Common tags in an HTML document (Figure 4-31)

Module 4.D: HTTP
1. HTTP vs. HTTPS
2. Cookies: session vs. persistent
3. Cookies: first-party vs. third-party
4. Encryption

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