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04/03/2019 Course outline Ndzebih Nyuyki P. Aboubakar

Course Title: General Mathematics and Computer Sciences II

General Computer Sciences II Code : ACC121
Teaching Language: English Semester: Second
Academic Year: 2019/2020 Number Of Hours: 30h

I- Description of the course

The purpose of general Computer science is to enable students comprehend the
fundamentals of computer network and internet network and develop the capacity to
think further and utilize these skills in their field of study in daily transaction. It gives
students the ability to set up their own network and choose the best suitable internet
resources.

II- Pre-requisites
Students must have at least gotten the basic knowledge on computer hardware and
software

III- Pedagogic objectives

At the end of this course, students should be able to:
a) Knowledge transmitted
a) Explain the basic vocabulary of computer network.
b) State the different network topologies and explain their functions
c) Identify the network architecture and state the advantages and disadvantages
of each.
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 d) List the equipment of necessary for setting up a computer network
e) Explain the Structure of an IP address and classify IP addressing.
f) Identify the different types of network protocol.
g) Send emails, use search engines, browsers to do research and download
b) Know-how developed
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
a) Connect to the internet using any available network.
b) Send and receive files through the internet
c) Use the internet to sell and buy

IV- Pedagogic Method, Method of Evaluation, Pedagogic Aids Used.

a. Method of teaching

 Lecture
 Demonstrative
 Interactive
 Facilitative

b. Method of Evaluation
 2 Continuous Assessments (CAs)
 1 Final Examination
c. Pedagogic Aids
 Computers
 Handouts
 Calculators
 Pens
 Graphite pencils
 Bold marker
 Text books
 Ruler

V-COURSE CONTENT
This section helps to precise the knowledge, notions, concepts and the theories to be
acquired in this course in line with the objectives.

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Topic /title of the lesson content N° of hours
Chap1.  General information 2hours
Computer Networks  Interest of computer networks
 Basic vocabulary
 Workstation;
 Node;
 Server;
 Packet

 Network Topologies 2hours

 Networks according to the media
 Wired networks;
 Wireless Networks
 According to the Geographic Extent
 The local Area networks (LAN)
 The metropolitan area networks (MAN)
 The wide area networks(WAN) .
 Network Topologies 2hours
 Physical topology
 The bus topology
 The star topology
 The ring topology
 The topology in mesh
 The topology in Tree.
 Logical Topology
 Bus Logical topology
 Bus Logical topology

 Network Architectures 2hours

 Client/Server architecture
 Definition
 Advantages
 Disadvantages
 Peer to peer architecture
 Definition
 Advantages
 Disadvantages
The equipment of computer  Basic equipment of a network 2HOURS
networks  - The computer;
 - The network card;
 - The server;
 - The network cable;
 - The transceiver (or adapter) 3hours
 - The socket.
 The equipment of interconnections
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  - Hubs (hub);
 - Switch (Switch);
 - Routers;
 - Gateways
 - The gateway (gateway);
 - The router;
 -The bridge (Bridge);
 - The repeaters.
 Concept of IP addressing 2hours
 Structure of an IP address
 Network identifier (Net ID);
 Identifier of host (Host ID)
 Specific addresses
 - Network addresses;
 - Machine address;
 - Broadcast Address (broadcast); 2hours
 - Limited Broadcast address (multicast);
 - Address of rebloucaging (loopback)
 Classification of IP addressing
 - Class A;
 - Class B;
 - Class C.
CHAP 2  definitions 2hours
Internet network  Few types of Protocols numbers
 - SMTP Protocol;
Concept of Protocol
 - POP Protocol;
 - NNTP Protocol;
 - The FTP Protocol;
 - HTTP Protocol;
 - IMAP Protocol;
 - Protocol TCP;
 - Others.
A few Internet Services  A few Internet Services 2hours
 The e-mail;
 Research on the Internet;
 The Newsgroup (discussion forum);
 The transfer of files;
 The Download (Download
A text, download An image, download a free software…);
 The online Trade;
 The IRC (Internet Relay Chat);
 Others.
The search engines  The search engines 2 hours
 Definition;
 Role;
 Some search engines.
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  Tools for Internet access
 The browsers
 definition,
 examples;
 The Plug-ins 2 hours
 definition,
 examples
 The search engines
 definition,
 examples,
 Uses.
The connection to  The connection to the Internet 3hours
the Internet  Connection hardware;
 Suppliers of access
 Role
 examples
 Types of connections
 specialized line
 Phone line,
 satellite
EVALUATION CA

Bibliography

1. Charles P. (2000). The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software Microsoft
Corporation in the United States
2. Taylor & Francis Group(2004) Computer science hand book, The Association for Computing
Machinery
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1. https://www.vfu.bg/en/e-Learning/Computer-Basics--computer_basics2.pdf
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3. http://www.us-cert.gov/publications/virus-basics
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5. Marc, D. and Mahdi, C. (2016). Mathematical Methods. Lecture Notes, Imperial College London
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