Background
The first assessment takes place in Week 6, and involves
an on-line test which takes place in the time of the lab.
There are 35 questions and the time for the test is 45
minutes.
Challenges:
 Challenge
1: Network Tolopology
Challenge
2: The Last Mile?
Challenge
3: Network Modelling
Research:
Research
1: Network Tolopology
Research
2: Routes
Units:
Unit
1. Introduction [Take Test]
Unit
2. Network Fundamentals [Take Test]
Unit
3. Network Types [Take Test]
Unit
4. Network Design and Modelling [Take
Test]
Questions asked
Are
the research questions and challenges part of the
final marks in any of the assesements? |
The Units, Challenges ([1]
[2] and [3])
and the lab-based material will be part of the assessment.
In
unit 3 there is a question relating to memory buffering-In
a 100Mbps/1Gbps switch where will memory buffering
mainly be required? ... Could you clarify this for
me please. |
The buffer memory will be required between the 1Gbps
link and the 100Mbps link, and not the other way.
How
much of the class is coursework/exam? what percentage
of the class assesment contribute to the overall
mark? are there links to past papers? |
The details are on the WWW page. There are three assessments,
each with an equal weighting. You will receive a grade
for each test.
There are three assessments:
Assessment 1. On-line test in your lab time. Unit 1-4.
Week 6.
Assessment 2. On-line test in your lab time. Unit 6, 7.
Week 10.
Assessment 3. On-line assessment in your lab time. Unit
8-10. Week 12.
The material has changed for the current session. The
best place to practice is to try the following:
Unit
1 sample test.
Unit
2 sample test.
Unit
3 sample test.
Unit
4 sample test.
Hi
Bill, I was just wondering about a question in the
unit 3 test, it says, which cable type cannot be
used for 100base(ethernet) networks? and says the
answer is cat 5. is this correct as i thought it
was cat 3. |
I'll check the answer, but there will not be any questions
relating to the use of cables in Ethernet (as this question
related to material that was covered last year).
Cat-3 and Cat-5 cables are both used with 100Base Ethernet.
The 100BASE-4T standard was aimed at providing Ethernet
over Cat-3 cables. Most organisations now have Cat-5 cables,
although I recently visited a company who still had coaxial
cable for their Ethernet network.
Relating
to Week 4 Lab Activity 4.5 Estimate average data
throughput for the network. How is this calculated?
After doing first two activities running netperf,
the data throughput I received was 363.68Mbps and
349.73Mbps respectively. |
Add them together, and divide by 2.
Are
we able to use the Emulators within JKCC, as I have
not been able to get the Emulators to work within
JKCC? Thanks. |
The emulators use Flash 6, and I'll trying my best to get
Flash 6 iplug-in nstalled in the JKCC. They should work
from your home computer, if you have Flash 6 plug-in installed.
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