Bangladesh Polytechnic Institute
Technology: Computer
Semester: 6th
Sub Name: Data Communication & Computer network-1(6663)
Teacher Name: Mst.Amina Khatun Course Outline Mob.No: 01783 84 32 66
Class No. Discussion and Explanation of Topics/ Titles Remarks
Class-1 Understand communication basics.
Define Electronic Communication.
Mention the basic elements of a communication system.
Describe communication system with a simple block diagram.
Class-2 Understand communication basics.
State the terms :Frequency,Wavelenth,Spectrum,Bandwidth,
Throughput,propagation speed, propagation time,Noise figure &
SNR
Mention the difference between bandwidth and data rate.
Describe simplex,half-duplex and full duplex modes of
communication.
Describe synchronous and asynchronous communication
techniques.
Class-3 Understand Analog communication system
Define Modulation and Demodulation.
State the necessity of modulation.
Mention the types of modulation.
Describe amplitude, Frequency and Phase modulation with
necessary waveform.
Class-4 Understand Analog communication system
State the meaning of modulation index and percentage of
modulation.
State the comparison of amplitude,Frequency and Phase
modulation.
State the difference between analog and digital modulation
Describe ASK,FSK,PSK and QPSKwith necessary waveform and
bandwith.
State the advantage and disadvantages of ASK,FSK and PSK
(BPSK)
Class-5 Understand Digital communication system
Define digital modulation.
Describe Digital communication system with block diagram.
Define linecoding.
Mention the catagories of Line coding
State Unipolar Linecoding with timing diagram and its drawbacks.
Describe different types of polar encoding with necessary timing
diagram.
Class-6 Understand transmission media and connectors.
Mention the catagories of. transmission media
Describe the construction of Twisted-pair (STP,UTP) Co-axial and
fiberoptic cable.
State the characteristics of Twisted-pair (STP,UTP),Co-axial and
fiber optic cable including their connectors.
Class-7 Feedback
Bangladesh Polytechnic Institute
Technology: Computer
Semester: 6th
Sub Name: Data Communication & Computer network-1(6663)
Teacher Name: Mst.Amina Khatun Course Outline Mob.No: 01783 84 32 66
Class-8 Feedback
Class-9 Understand transmission media and connectors.
State difference between baseband and broadband cables.
State the advantage and disadvantages of each types of cables.
Describe the method of Radio,microwave and infrared
communication system.
State the characteristics of Radio,microwave and infra red
communication system.
Class-10 Understand multiplexing techniques
Define multiplexing and Demultiplexing process of communication
system.
State the necessity of multiplexing.
Mention the categories of multiplexing.
Define Frequency division multiplexing.
Class-11 Feedback
Class-12 Class Test
Class-13 Understand multiplexing techniques
Describe Frequency division multiplexing and demultiplexing
technique with block diagram
Describe the Wave division multiplexing and Demultiplexing
technique with block diagram
Define Time division Multiplexing.
Describe the process of synchronous Time division Multiplexing.
Describe the principle of Code division multiplexing system.
Class-14 Understand computer network basics.
Define Computer Network
State the concept of computer Network.
Mention elements of computer network.
Describe the advantages of Computer network.
Class-15 Understand computer network basics.
Describe the application of computer network.
Describe client / server and peer-to-peer network.
Describe the general features of LAN, MANs and WANs.
Class-16 Understand the network topologies.
Define topology.
Mention the difference between physical and logical topology.
Describe the physical connection of bus, ring, star and hybrid
topologies
Class-17 Understand the network topologies.
Mention the advantages and disadvantages of bus, ring, star and
hybrid topologies.
Describe the factors to select a particular topology.
Describe the logical topologies of a token ring network.
Class-18 Understand network protocols.
Bangladesh Polytechnic Institute
Technology: Computer
Semester: 6th
Sub Name: Data Communication & Computer network-1(6663)
Teacher Name: Mst.Amina Khatun Course Outline Mob.No: 01783 84 32 66
Define network protocol.
Describe the main elements of protocol.
Describe the characteristics of protocol.
Describe the functions of protocol.
Class-19 Understand network protocols.
List different types of network protocols.
State the function of TCP/IP protocol.
Class-20 Feedback
Class-21 Feedback
Model Test
Class-22 Understand IP addressing.
Define Network Addrressing.
State the format of physical address of a NIC.
Define IP.
Class-23 Understand IP addressing.
Describe the IP address Formats of Class A,B,C,D,E with
example.
Describe subnet and subnet masks.
Define IPv6.
Class-24 Understand Network Interface Cards (NIC)
State the role of NIC.
Describe the network address.
Mention the points that agree both the sending and receiving
NICs.
Class-25 Understand Network Interface Cards (NIC)
State the importance of base memory address for NIC.
Mention the important points to maintain the compatibility among
NIC, bus and cables.
Describe the NIC related factors that enhanced the performance
of network.
Class-26 Understand the connectivity devices.
List the connectivity devices used in networking.
Describe function of MODEM..
Describe MODEM types and Standard.
Describe the features of ADSL and Digital MODEM.
Class-27 Understand the connectivity devices.
Describe the functions of Hubs, Repeaters and switches in
network.
Mention the types of Hubs.
Describe the important features of passive, active and intelligent
Hubs.
Describe the important features of Repeaters and switches.
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Bangladesh Polytechnic Institute
Technology: Computer
Semester: 6th
Sub Name: Data Communication & Computer network-1(6663)
Teacher Name: Mst.Amina Khatun Course Outline Mob.No: 01783 84 32 66
REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Data communications and Networking – Behrouz A. Forouzan.
2. Fundamentals of comunication-M. Shamim Kaiser and associates
3 Data communications and Networking – Behrouz A. Forouzan
