Quiz #2 Information and Review Topics
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*  Quiz will be closed book/notes and no calculators

*  Quiz will be timed (2:05pm - 3:15pm)

*  Quiz will be mostly short answer with at least one discussion
   question.  Many questions will have the goal of making you
   apply what you've learned.

*  Quiz will be worth 100 points.  The value of each question
   will be given next to the question.  Pay attention to these
   values and manage your time carefully.



Topics
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*  Homework material and reading material are fair game but
   will not be the focus.

*  Quiz COULD BE cumulative but will not be the focus.

*  Data Link Layer
    a. Functions
    b. Framing
    c. Error Control Theory
       * Haming Distance
       * Parity, CRC
    e. Flow Control (Stop-and-Wait, Window-Based)
    f. Protocols
       * SLIP, PPP, SONET
    g. MAC Functions
    h. MAC Performance Factors
    i. MAC Sharing Methods
    j. Aloha & Slotted Aloha Performance
    k. CSMA/CD types
    l. Ethernet
       * Manchester encoding
       * Protocol header 
       * Protocol constraints
       * Binary exponential backoff
       * Fast and Gigabit Ethernet
       * Shared vs. Switched

*  Network Layer
    a. Goal
    b. Functions
    c. Types of Networks (Datagram vs. Virtual Circuit)
    d. IP
       * Header fields AND function of EACH
    e. Fragmentation/Reassembly
    f. IP addressing
       * Classes
       * Classless (CIDR)
    g. Routing Overview
    h. ARP
    i. ICMP
    j. IPv6