ISTN3ND - 2020

Tutorial 1 - Chapter 1 (Introduction to Data Communication and Networking)

1. What is the purpose of a data communication standard?

2. Describe the three stages of standardization.

3. It is said that hooking some computers together with a cable does not make a network. Explain why?
So what constitutes a network?

4. How do local area networks (LANs) differ from metropolitan area networks (MANs), and wide area
networks (WANs), and backbone networks (BNs)?

5. Discuss three trends in communications and networking. In you discussions, explain how the
layered model of the network model has influenced this trends.

6. Discussion security threats that may occur in each layer of the OSI model.

7. How is IoT affecting data communication and networking?