First Semester Comprehensive Exam: Study Plan: Computer Networks

Hi MSSS Aspirants,

Below is the study plan for the First Semester Comprehensive Exam for subject,Computer Networks.

Date	Topic	Sub-Topic
Mon 12 Sep 11	Network Layer	Virtual Circuits and Datagram Networks
Tue 13 Sep 11	Network Layer	Inside a Router
Wed 14 Sep 11	Network Layer	Forwarding and Addressing in the Internet. IPv4 Addressing
Thu 15 Sep 11	Network Layer	Sub Netting
Fri 16 Sep 11	Network Layer	IPv6 Addressing
Sat 17 Sep 11	Routing Algorithms	Shortest Path
Sun 18 Sep 11	Routing Algorithms	Flooding
Mon 19 Sep 11	Routing Algorithms	Link State
Tue 20 Sep 11	Routing Algorithms	Distance Vector
Wed 21 Sep 11	Routing Algorithms	Hierarchical Routing
Thu 22 Sep 11	Routing in the Internet	RIP
Fri 23 Sep 11	Routing in the Internet	OSPF
Sat 24 Sep 11	Routing in the Internet	Border Gateway Protocol
Sun 25 Sep 11	Routing in the Internet	Multicasting
Mon 26 Sep 11	Data Link Layer	Services
Tue 27 Sep 11	Data Link Layer	Error Detection and Correction Techniques (Parity Checks, Checksums, CRC)
Wed 28 Sep 11	Data Link Layer	Hamming code
Thu 29 Sep 11	Multiple Access Protocol	TDM
Fri 30 Sep 11	Multiple Access Protocol	FDM
Sat 1 Oct 11	Multiple Access Protocol	Slotted ALOHA
Sun 2 Oct 11	Multiple Access Protocol	Pure ALOHA
Mon 3 Oct 11	Multiple Access Protocol	CSMA
Tue 4 Oct 11	Multiple Access Protocol	CSMA/CD
Wed 5 Oct 11	Multiple Access Protocol	Local Area Networks
Thu 6 Oct 11	Multiple Access Protocol	Ethernet
Fri 7 Oct 11	Multiple Access Protocol	Point to Point Protocol
Sat 8 Oct 11	Link Virtualization	Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
Sun 9 Oct 11	Link Virtualization	Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS)
Mon 10 Oct 11	Link Layer Addressing	MAC Addresses
Tue 11 Oct 11	Link Layer Addressing	ARP
Wed 12 Oct 11	Link Layer Addressing	RARP
Thu 13 Oct 11	Link Layer Addressing	DHCP
Fri 14 Oct 11	Interconnections	Hubs
Sat 15 Oct 11	Interconnections	Bridges
Sun 16 Oct 11	Interconnections	Switches
Mon 17 Oct 11	Physical Media	The theoretical basis for data communication
Tue 18 Oct 11	Physical Media	Guided physical media
Wed 19 Oct 11	Line coding Schemes	NRZ
Thu 20 Oct 11	Line coding Schemes	Manchester
Fri 21 Oct 11	Line coding Schemes	Differential Manchester
Sat 22 Oct 11	Revision	Revision
Sun 23 Oct 11	Revision	Revision
Mon 24 Oct 11	Revision	Revision
Tue 25 Oct 11	Revision	Revision
Wed 26 Oct 11	Revision	Revision
Thu 27 Oct 11	Revision	Revision
Fri 28 Oct 11	Revision	Revision

Best wishes for the exam!! Study hard!!

The Book List Is Out - First Semester

Hi Readers,

Who likes to study? Yeah, show me one who does and I will show thousands others who don't! But there comes a time, when one has to leave behind all the excuses and therefore all the options of answering the question, when are you going to start, exhausts! That time is when the course handouts are uploaded and the book lists are released. Then the ball is on the student's court. Now it is her/his responsibility to make a shot and therefore shoot towards the book-shops to grab a copy of the books in the book-list of the various subjects in the semester.

As I have mentioned in an earlier blog, that the subjects opted for -- in the first semester -- are Computer Networks (CN), Data Structures and Algorithm (DSA), Object Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD) and last but not the least, Software Engineering and Management (SEM).

And now the book-list is out and here it is!

• CN -- Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet, Pearson Education, 3rd Edition, 2005 by Kurose James F and Keith W. Ross.

• DSA -- Algorithm Design: Foundations, Analysis & Internet Examples, Wiley Student Edition, 2002 by Goodrich, Michael T & Roberto Tamassia.

• OOAD -- Applying UML and Patterns: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design and Iterative Development, Pearson Education, 3rd Ed., 2004 by Larman, Craig.

• SEM -- Software Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach, MGHISE, 7th Ed., 2010 by Pressman, R.S..

Now the ball is in our court, and what I wonder is that I have not even considered buying the racket yet!! Just Awesome!!

Best wishes!

Starting with OOAD!!

Hi Readers,

My journey with Masters in Science, in Software Systems starts with a hope that this will bring new aspects in my thinking and broaden the horizon of technological understanding I have procured till date.

First Semester subjects include:

1. Computer Network
2. Object Oriented Analysis and Design
3. Software Engineering & Management
4. Data Structures &Algorithms

Starting today with Object Oriented Analysis and Design. Found some useful articles and books to start with!!

Links: here1, here2

Books:

1. Object-Oriented Analysis and Design with Applications: Grady Booch (Got it, yeah)
2. Head First Object-Oriented Analysis and Design: Brett D. McLaughlin, Gary Pollice and Dave West (Got it, yeah)
3. Applying UML and Patterns: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design and Iterative Development: Craig Larman
4. Object-Oriented Thought Process: Matt A. Weisfeld
5. Object-Oriented Analysis and Design with the Unified Process: John W. Satzinger, Robert B. Jackson and Stephen D. Burd
6. Principles of Object-Oriented Analysis and Design: James Martin and James J. Odell
7. Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software: Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson and John M. Vlissides (Nov 10, 1994)Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design by Noushin Ashrafi and Hessam Ashrafi

Best wishes!!

A disciplined mind can conquer even the unfathomable!