1. TEL205 Homework Assignments

2. Outline HW#1 How Do You Use the Internet? HW#2 Describe 3 Standards Organizations. HW#3 Review and Summarize a RFC. HW#4 Describe and Compare TCP/IP and OSI. HW#5 How Does HTTP Work? HW#6 How Does Email Work? HW#7 Design a Subnet. HW#8 Design an Ethernet Segment. HW#9 Describe the 802.11 Family of Standards.

3. HW#1 How Do You Use the Internet? Describe everything you use the Internet for. Explain the steps you use to access the Internet. Categorize your uses as Business, Personal/Pleasure, Educational, etc. Can you remember a time before the Internet? How did you get these things done then?

4. HW#2 Describe 3 Standards Organizations Many technical items in data communications work because of the adoption and use of standards. Research 3 standards organizations that have a role in the development of data communications standards. Describe the organization, the standards that they develop and how this is important. Thoroughly document your sources.

5. HW#3 Review and Summarize 3 RFCs The Request for Comments (RFCs) was the primary mechanism used to adopt the standards that have become the Internet. Look up 3 RFCs and describe what they say. Thoroughly document your sources.

6. HW#4 Describe and Compare TCP/IP and OSI TCP/IP is the name for the protocol standards that are used on the Internet. OSI is an alternative set of protocol standards. Describe each, how they work and where they are used. How are they similar? How are they different? Thoroughly document your sources.

7. HW#5 How Does HTTP Work? HTTP is the protocol in the TCP/IP protocol suite that allows WWW to work. Describe this protocol. Describe in detail the steps of the protocol as you access webpages. Thoroughly document your sources.

8. HW#6 How Does Email Work? Email is a very important use of the Internet. Protocols in the TCP/IP protocol suite allow email to work. Describe these protocols. Describe in detail the steps the protocols go through when email is sent and received. Thoroughly document your sources.

9. HW#7 Design a Subnet. Subnet the Class A 102.0.0.0 address into 6 subnets and provide the required answers. Show all work. Network IDFirst Valid AddressLast Valid AddressBroadcast AddressSubnet Mask Subnet 1 Subnet 2 Subnet 3 Subnet 4 Subnet 5 Subnet 6

10. HW#8 Design an Ethernet Segment I will ask you to create an Ethernet segment with certain characteristics.

11. HW#9 Describe the 802.11 Family of Standards The 802.11 family of standards are used to describe a variety of capabilities used with wireless communications. Describe the family of standards and how systems complying with them are used. Cover at least two of the family in some detail. Thoroughly document your sources.