Exam #1 Information and Review Topics
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*  Exam will be closed book/notes and no calculators.  Also,
   you want need paper, there will be room on the exam.

*  Exam will be timed (between 60 and 75 minute time limit TBD)

*  Exam 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.

*  Exam 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.

*  Internet Evolution (including phases)

*  Internet Architecture

*  OSI Stack
   - Layers and functions
   - Data flow from application through the OSI layers
     through the network and to the application on another
     host.

*  Physical Layer
   - Basic function and specific tasks
   - Source of communication errors
   - Nyquist formula
   - Shannon formula
   - Physical Medium Misc Info
   - Channel capacity (bandwidth delay product)

*  Data Link Layer
   - Functions
   - Framing
   - Error Control Theory
     * Haming Distance
     * Parity, CRC
   - Flow Control (Stop-and-Wait, Window-Based)
   - Protocols
     * PPP and SONET
   - MAC Functions
   - MAC Performance Factors
   - MAC Sharing Methods
   - CSMA/CD types
   - Ethernet
     * Manchester encoding
     * Protocol header 
     * Protocol constraints
     * Binary exponential backoff
     * Fast and Gigabit Ethernet
     * Shared vs. Switched