CSC 102: How the Internet Works (Spring 2004)
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Catalog Description: An introduction to the structure, design,
and operation of the Internet, including the electronic and physical structure
of networks; how email and Web browsers work; domain names; mail and file
transfer protocols; encoding and compression of both text and graphics;
http and HTML; the design of Web pages; and the operation of search engines.
Both history and societal implications are explored.
Prerequisite: basic familiarity with word processing and email.
Instructor: Judy Franklin
Credits: 2
Latin Honors Designation: M (Math); Note that 4 credits are
needed to satisfy a L.H. field. [The follow-on course CSC 105 also carries 2
credits of M.]
Dates: Tues 27 Jan-Thurs 11 Mar (first half of the semester). [CSC 105
starts Tues 23 Mar.]
Meeting Times:
| Day |
Hours |
| Tues |
9:00-10:20 |
| Thurs |
9:00-10:20 |
| Thurs (lab) |
1:00-2:50 |
The labs (approximately 20) are integrated
into nearly every class. However, Thursday afternoon has more of a lab focus.
Textbook: Web 101: Making the 'Net Work for You , Second
Edition, Wendy Lehnert. Addison-Wesley, 2003.
on reserve in the Young Science Library, Bass Hall.
Enrollment: Limited to 25. Can exceed this slightly, expecting drops.
Enrollment Status: full in preregistration, 5 on waiting list.
Location: Seelye 212 for all classes and labs.
Assignments: There will be six assignments, one per week, comprising
60% of the course grade.
Quizzes: There will be six (untimed, self-scheduled)
quizzes,
one per week, comprising 40% of the course grade. They will be based
largely on the reading, but not solely.
Grading: As just detailed, the assignments count 60%,
and the quizzes 40%, of the final grade. There are no other tests,
papers, or projects.
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