Computer Networks

MCA · Semester 3 — Network models, data link, network, transport and application layer protocols, routing and congestion control.

6 महीनेअवधि 1Subject 5Chapters ऑनलाइनTests & result

Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप

  1. 1
    Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकात

    Enquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.

  2. 2
    Part 1 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 1

    Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.

    Unit 1: Introduction and Physical LayerUnit 2: Data Link LayerUnit 3: Network Layer
  3. 3
    Part 2 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 2

    Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.

    Unit 4: Transport LayerUnit 5: Application Layer and Security
  4. 4
    Unit tests & assignmentsयूनिट टेस्ट

    Regular tests in the university / board pattern.

  5. 5
    Semester 3 exam (university / board)विश्वविद्यालय / बोर्ड परीक्षा

    Previous papers and full revision before the exam.

  6. 6
    Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्ट

    Take the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.

सिलेबस · पाठ्यक्रम

1 subject · 5 chapters · 28 topics

01Unit 1: Introduction and Physical Layer 5 टॉपिक
  1. Uses and types of networks: LAN, MAN, WAN
  2. Network topologies
  3. OSI reference model and TCP/IP model
  4. Transmission media: guided and unguided
  5. Switching: circuit, packet and message
02Unit 2: Data Link Layer 6 टॉपिक
  1. Framing
  2. Error detection and correction: parity, CRC, Hamming code
  3. Flow control: stop-and-wait, sliding window
  4. Go-back-N and selective repeat ARQ
  5. Multiple access: ALOHA, CSMA, CSMA/CD
  6. Ethernet and switches
03Unit 3: Network Layer 6 टॉपिक
  1. IPv4 addressing, classes and subnetting
  2. CIDR and supernetting
  3. IPv6 basics
  4. ARP, RARP and ICMP
  5. Routing algorithms: distance vector and link state
  6. Routing protocols: RIP, OSPF, BGP
04Unit 4: Transport Layer 6 टॉपिक
  1. Process-to-process delivery and port numbers
  2. UDP
  3. TCP segment and services
  4. Three-way handshake and connection release
  5. TCP flow control and congestion control
  6. Quality of service
05Unit 5: Application Layer and Security 5 टॉपिक
  1. DNS
  2. HTTP and the World Wide Web
  3. Electronic mail: SMTP, POP3, IMAP
  4. FTP and SNMP
  5. Network security basics: cryptography, firewalls

About this course

आप यह कर पाएँगे

  • 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

यह किसके लिए है

  • MCA students of Semester 3 (AKTU, Lucknow)
  • Students preparing for networking interviews, CCNA basics, GATE and UGC-NET

आपको क्या चाहिए

  • 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 →

सवाल

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.

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