Computer Networks and Security
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Computer Networks and Security Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Computer Networks and Security (subject code 4715902) as prescribed for CS · Semester 1 divides the course into 10 units, covering 44 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (4715902)Unit 1 UNIT 1
- Introduction: Networks and Computer Networks
- Push Behind Networks
- Standards and Regulations on Networks
- Network Physical Infrastructure
- The Internet: Today
- Internet of Things (IoT): Tomorrow
- Network Security
Unit 2 UNIT 2
- Network Protocols and Protocol Layers: Network Protocols
- Protocols Layering
- Network Protocol Stacks
- services of a Protocol Layer
- Performance: Network Delay
- Packet Loss and Throughput
Unit 3 UNIT 3
- Application Layer: Application Layer Protocol: What is it and what is it not? Issues Solved by the Application Layer
- Layer 4 Services Used by an Application
- Programming Network Applications
- Example Application Layer Protocols
Unit 4 UNIT 4
- Transport Layer: Issues Solved by the Transport Layer
- Addressing Processes and Packetization
- Connection and Connectionless Service
- Internet's Layer 4 Protocols: UDP and TCP
Unit 5 UNIT 5
- Network Layer: Wef-AY-2021-22 Internetworking
- Datagram Networks
- Layer 3 Addressing and Subnetting
- Network Layer Routing
- Network Layer Connections: Virtual Circuits
Unit 6 UNIT 6
- Data Link Layer: One Hop Data Delivery
- Link Layer Addressing
- Switches and Hubs
- Link Layer Error Control
- Media Access Control
Unit 7 UNIT 7
- Authentication and Authorization: Access control
Unit 8 UNIT 8
- Network and Web Security: Network Layers and Corresponding Threats
- Application Layer Security
- Defending against network security threats
Unit 9 UNIT 9
- Cryptography: Basics and Security Goals of Cryptography
- Symmetric Cryptography
- Public Key Cryptography
- Block modes: Encrypting more than one block
- Example Algorithms
- Computational Security
Unit 10 UNIT 10
- Analysis of Security Protocols: Introduction
- Example Security Protocols
- What makes a security protocol tick Protocol design
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