ITECH1102 Networking and Security

Task:

Overview

This assignment has three major aims:

To help students gain good understanding of all ITECH1102 theoretical and practical material.

To encourage students to use content analysis summaries to prepare for tests, examinations and to help their understanding of theoretical concepts.

To encourage students to conduct independent investigation into networking related topics from books, the Internet and through practical investigation.

Suggestions as to possible inclusions in your content analysis will appear in weekly Work Plan documents on Moodle.

The aim of this assessment task is to help ITECH1102 students to fully comprehend the course material and hence help them to pass tests and the examination.

Learning Outcomes Assessed

The following course learning outcomes are assessed by completing this assessment:

1. Describe and explain the role and function of network connectivity in current computing.

2. Describe and explain the principles of communication in networks.

3. Describe the role and functionality of hardware and software entities that contribute to network communications.

4. Describe and explain the protocols and interactions that implement network communications.

5. Describe fundamental aspects of cloud computing.

6. Apply networking architecture knowledge to analyse the networking needs for business.