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Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Networking

Course  Structure

Course Syllabus

NET 151  Computer Fundamentals

Objective: This Module will cover the basic concepts of computer fundamentals.

Unit I

Introduction to Computer:-Definition, Characteristics, Generation of Computers, Capabilities and Limitations, Introduction to Operating System, Concept of Bios, Booting Files, Basic Components of a Computer System-Control Unit, ALU, Input/Output functions and characteristics.

Unit II

Memory: Introduction, Classifications- Volatile Memory and Non- Volatile , Flash Memory, ROM, RAM, EPROM, PROM, EEPROM other types of memory.

Unit III

Input, Output and storage Units:-Computer Keyboard, Pointing Devices: Mouse, Trackball, Touch Panel, and Joystick, Light Pen, Scanners, Various types of Monitors, Touch-sensitive screens, Optical Recognition System, Pen based systems, Digitizers, MICR, OCR, OMR, Bar-code Reader, Digital Camera, Floppy Disk Drive, Hard Disk Drive, Hard Copy Devices:-

• Impact and Non- Impact Printers- Daisy Wheel, Dot Matrix, Line Printer, Chain Printer, Comb Printers, Non Impact Printers- DeskJet, Laser Printer, Thermal Transfer Printer, Barcode Printers, Electro static printers and plotters.

Unit IV

High Level Language and Low Level Language, Software and its different types- System Software, Application software, Hardware, Firmware, Compiler, Interpreter and Assembler. File Allocation Table (FAT, FAT 32 & NTFS).

Unit V

Booting process details of DOS and Windows: - DOS system files, Internal and External Commands, SMPS, SCSI, Hard Disk Drive, Monochrome Monitor and its troubleshooting, Dot Matrix Printers, Installing Printers in DOS & Windows, Study of diagnostics of Motherboard, Keyboard, Mouse using “Checkit”, Study of Norton Disk Edit, NDD & Disk tool.

NET 152  Operating Systems

Objective: This course is focused on the study of basic concepts of Operating systems & its user interfaces.

Unit I

Introduction to operating System, its need and Operating system services, Definition, batch systems, Time sharing systems, Personal computer systems, Real time systems.

Unit II

Process Management: Process concept, Process scheduling, Definition of context switching. CPU Scheduling: Basic concepts, Scheduling criteria, Scheduling algorithms.

Unit III

Deadlocks: Deadlock characterization, Methods for handling deadlocks, Deadlock prevention, Deadlock avoidance, Deadlock detection and recovery. Memory Management: Logical versus Physical address space, Swapping, Contiguous allocation, Paging, Segmentation, Segmentation with paging.

Unit IV

Virtual Memory: Demand paging, Performance of demand paging, Page replacement, Page replacement algorithms, Thrashing.

File Management: File system Structure, Allocation methods: Contiguous allocation, Linked allocation, Indexed allocation.

Unit V

Device Management: Disk structure, Disk scheduling: FCFS, SSTF, SCAN, C-SCAN, LOOK, Selecting disk scheduling algorithm. Introduction to Open Source Operating System: Case Study Unix/ Linux.

NET 153   Assembly, Installation & Maintenance of Computers

Objective: The objective of the paper is to make you aware of computer Hardware parts and their working.

Unit I

Introduction to Computers: Inside PC, On Board Memory, Motherboard, CPU & Basic Terms Study of XT/AT-286, 386, 486, Pentium Motherboards, Familiarization with Display Cards & I/O Cards, Memory Basics, Extended & Expanded Memory, PC Expansion Bus. CMOS Setup, Preventive Maintenance, Installation New Circuit Boards, Troubleshooting and Servicing, Computers Maintenance.

Unit II

PC Assembling/Disassembling &; Its Trouble Shooting: Procedure for assembling/disassembling, Safety precautions during trouble-shooting and repair, operating system and boot process, Start-up problems, Run problems. Introduction to trouble-shooting, Computer Faults, Nature and Types of Faults, Specific trouble-shooting, Symptoms Observation, Symptoms Analysis, Fault Diagnostic programs and tools, Fault Rectification or elimination process, Contributors to system failure.

Unit III

• Disc Drives: Types of Disc Drive, Assembly of Disc Drive, Trouble shooting Disc Drive.
• Motherboard: Form Factors, Motherboard components, Sockets and Slots, Chipsets, BIOS Trouble shooting Motherboards, Soldering and Unsoldering. Processor types, Types of I/O busses.
• Display Screens: Construction of CRT monitors, Video Adapter card, Display problems, Audio Adapter, Trouble shooting sound cards.
• LAN Cards: Ethernet

Unit IV

Printer technologies: How printers work, Troubleshooting printer. Types of keyboard, keyboard problems, Mouse ports, Mouse trouble shooting, and other I/O problems. Information integrity definition, Ensuring integrity & Computer Security: Definition, concepts and components of security, Security status on PC, Security threats, software security, network security, password security, Privacy.

Unit V

Computer Viruses: Introduction, Evolution of virus, Intruders, Threats, The processes of  infection, classifications of virus-Boot infectors, system infectors, General .COM and .EXE infectors, Introduction to Firewalls, Introduction, Classification, Architecture; Study, Analysis, Comparison and Installation of Popular (at least five) Anti-virus Systems for standalone PCs and for computer Networks. CASE STUDY: Norton’s Antivirus, Trojan Horse, AVG, Quick Heal, COMODO, McAfee etc.

NET 154    Networking Concepts & Lan Management

Objective: This module will help the students to learn various networking concepts.

Unit I

Overview: evolution of computer networks, Data communications – advantages of digital communication, transmission media, fundamentals of digital communications.

Unit II

LAN technologies – The OSI seven layer network model, protocols and standards, LAN hardware, TCP/IP and the Internet, Internet Architecture, Internet protocol and datagrams, Routing protocols, UDP, Internet standard services, DNS.

Unit III

Networking Technologies: ISDN, Leased Lines, Modems, Cable Modem, DSL/ADSL, SMDS, Frame relay, fast Ethernet, 100VG-anyLAN and Gigabit Ethernet, FDDI and CDDI, Asynchronous Transfer, SONET, DWDM Switching and Virtual LAN, Non-ATM Virtual LANs, IEEE 802.1Q VLAN standard,.

Unit IV

Network Management – SNMP, Directory services and network management, Internetworking Devices - Routers, Switches

Unit V

Issues related to network reliability and security – SSL, STP and VPN, Firewalls

NET 155    Assembly, Installation & Maintenance Of Computers Lab

Objective: The objective of the paper is to make you aware of computer Hardware parts and their working. The laboratory course will comprise of exercises on what is learnt in the theory classes of the same course i.e. NET-103.

NET 156   Networking Concepts & Lan Management Lab

Objective: This module will help the students to learn various networking concepts. The laboratory course will comprise of exercises on what is learnt in the theory classes of the same course i.e. NET-104.

NET 157    Soft Skills

Objective: To impart knowledge about communication theory & develop skills in oral &  non-verbal communication.