Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप
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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Part 1 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 1Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 1: Introduction and Physical LayerUnit 2: Data Link LayerUnit 3: Network Layer
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Part 2 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 2Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 4: Transport LayerUnit 5: Application Layer and Security
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Unit tests & assignmentsयूनिट टेस्टRegular tests in the university / board pattern.
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Semester 3 exam (university / board)विश्वविद्यालय / बोर्ड परीक्षाPrevious papers and full revision before the exam.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 5 chapters · 28 topics
01Unit 1: Introduction and Physical Layer
5 topics+
- Uses and types of networks: LAN, MAN, WAN
- Network topologies
- OSI reference model and TCP/IP model
- Transmission media: guided and unguided
- Switching: circuit, packet and message
02Unit 2: Data Link Layer
6 topics+
- Framing
- Error detection and correction: parity, CRC, Hamming code
- Flow control: stop-and-wait, sliding window
- Go-back-N and selective repeat ARQ
- Multiple access: ALOHA, CSMA, CSMA/CD
- Ethernet and switches
03Unit 3: Network Layer
6 topics+
- IPv4 addressing, classes and subnetting
- CIDR and supernetting
- IPv6 basics
- ARP, RARP and ICMP
- Routing algorithms: distance vector and link state
- Routing protocols: RIP, OSPF, BGP
04Unit 4: Transport Layer
6 topics+
- Process-to-process delivery and port numbers
- UDP
- TCP segment and services
- Three-way handshake and connection release
- TCP flow control and congestion control
- Quality of service
05Unit 5: Application Layer and Security
5 topics+
- DNS
- HTTP and the World Wide Web
- Electronic mail: SMTP, POP3, IMAP
- FTP and SNMP
- Network security basics: cryptography, firewalls
About this course
You will be able to
- Explain network types, topologies, transmission media and the OSI and TCP/IP models
- Apply framing, error detection (CRC, Hamming) and flow-control protocols
- Compare multiple-access protocols: ALOHA, CSMA/CD and Ethernet
- Perform IPv4 addressing, subnetting and CIDR calculations and explain routing algorithms
- Describe TCP and UDP, connection management and congestion control
- Explain DNS, HTTP, SMTP, FTP and basic network security
Who it is for
- MCA students of Semester 3 (AKTU, Lucknow)
- Students preparing for networking interviews, CCNA basics, GATE and UGC-NET
What you need
- Basic computer fundamentals and binary arithmetic
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
Questions
Which syllabus does this Computer Networks course follow?
It follows the AKTU (Lucknow) MCA syllabus for Semester 3. If your own university's syllabus differs, the centre follows your university's syllabus and unit order.
Is subnetting covered in detail?
Yes. IP addressing, subnetting and CIDR are practised with many worked examples, as they are asked in exams and interviews.
How are students tested at the centre?
Unit-wise MCQ tests, numerical / problem practice, previous AKTU question papers and a final mock paper before the semester exam.
