Outline of lecture

This course introduces networking and application protocols used in the Internet, which are bases for learning information systems. This course is intended for anyone wishing to understand how TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol), DNS (Domain Name System), SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol), and HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) protocols operate. In order to understand how these protocols operate, a popular diagnostic tool to watch the protocols in action will be used.

Purpose of lecture

This course introduces networking and application protocols used in the Internet, which are bases for learning information systems. This course is intended for anyone wishing to understand how TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol), DNS (Domain Name System), SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol), and HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) protocols operate. In order to understand how these protocols operate, a popular diagnostic tool to watch the protocols in action will be used.

Plan of lecture

1. (Oct. 5th, Mon) Introduction to the Internet (Layering Model)
2. (Oct. 15th, Thu) Network Layer (IP)
3. (Oct. 19th, Mon) Transport Layer (TCP,UDP)
4. (Nov. 2nd, Mon) DNS (Domain Name System)
5. (Nov. 9th, Mon) E-mail (SMTP)
6. (Nov. 16th, Mon) World Wide Web (HTTP) (1)
7. (Nov. 24th, Tue) World Wide Web (HTTP) (2)

Textbook and reference

No textbook is required.

Related and/or prerequisite courses

No prerequisites

Evaluation

Attendance, mini reports, and a final report

Comments from lecturer

I recommend you to take both this course and "Information Learning System". These two courses are designed in series.