About my self
     Office: HEC 243  
     Tel: 407-823-5015    czou@cs.ucf.edu
     Office hour: Tuesday/Thursday 12:00pm–2:00pm
     Course webpage: http://www.cs.ucf.edu/~czou/CNT3004
     Use Webcourse@UCF for homework assignment and grading
         Keeping grade private
         Easy homework submission
         Having a simple BBS channel for question&answer, and students discussion 
           exchanges
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    Course information
    Prerequisites:
       CGS 1060C Introduction to Computer Science
    Course materials:
       Text:  B. A. Forouzan, Data Communications and 
        Networking, 4th  Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2007.
       Textbook online resource
       Class notes
          http://www.cs.ucf.edu/~czou/CNT3004/notes.html 
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     Course information (more)
      Workload:
        Coursework                        approx amount        approx %
        1.            Written assignments (30%)
        2.            Exam 1 (20%)
        3.            Exam 2 (20%)
        4.            Final Exam (30%): Final Exam is comprehensive
        The final grade will use +/- policy, i.e., you may get A, A-, B+, 
        B, B- … grade. 
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     Covered Chapters in the textbook
     The chapters of the textbook are divided among CNT 3004 
        and CNT 4703.  So some chapters are designated for CNT 
        3004 and the others designated for CNT 4703
     Covered Chapters:
       Chapter 1        Introduction
       Chapter 2        Network Models
       Chapter 3        Data and Signals
       Chapter 7        Transmission Media
       Chapter 9        Using Telephone and Cable Networks for Data Transmission
       Chapter 10      Error Detection and Correction
       Chapter 11      Data Link Control
       Chapter 14      Wireless LANs
       Chapter 15      Connecting LANs, Backbone Networks, and Virtual LANs
       Chapter 19      Network Layer Addressing
       Chapter 25      Domain Name System
       Chapter 26      Remote Logging, Electronic Mail, and File Transfer
       Chapter 27      WWW and HTTP
       Chapter 31      Network Security
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    Course information (even more)
    In-class style: interaction, questions
    In class participation is important!
        Please ask questions as much as you can
        All students will learn from Questions and Answers
    Academic honesty
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