Networking and Open Standards
Computer Networking:
Networking: a brief overview,
Communication Media: Wired Technologies – Co-Axial, Ethernet Cable, Optical Fiber; Wireless
Technologies – Blue Tooth, Infrared, Microwave, Radio Link, Satellite Link;
Network Devices: Modem, Hub, Switch, Repeater, Gateway – and their functions
Types of network: LAN, MAN, WAN, PAN;
Network Topologies: Star, Bus, Tree
Network Protocols: HTTP, TCP/IP, PPP, Remote access software such as Team Viewer;
Identifying computers and users over a network: Basic concept of domain name, MAC (Media
Access Control), and IP Address, domain name resolution
Network Security Concepts: Cyber Law, Firewall, Cookies, Hackers and Crackers
Network security threats: Denial of service, Intrusion problems, Snooping, Eavesdropping
Internet Applications: SMS, Voice Mail, Electronic Mail, Chat, Video Conferencing
Wireless/Mobile Communication: GSM, CDMA, WLL, 3G, 4G
Open Source Concepts:
Open Source Software (OSS), common FOSS/FLOSS examples (GNU/Linux, Firefox,
OpenOffice, Java, Netbeans, MySQL). Common open standards (HTML, XML, ODF, TCP/IP, CSS)
Indian Language Computing: Character encoding, UNICODE, different types of fonts (open
type vs true type, static vs dynamic), Entering Indian Language Text – phonetic and key map
based, Inscript.