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Network Technologies Assignment Help:
Task:
This worksheet contributes 5% to your final grade. Your answers should be concise and to the point. You will need to use content from lectures, tutorials and the textbook. Your answer document should be converted to a PDF and submitted to the Turnitin link by the due date.
1) Network Technologies
a) How is the scope of a collision domain determined?
b) Ethernet LANs use a media access method with the acronym CSMA/CD whereas WiFi LANs, which are based on Ethernet, use CSMA/CA. Briefly explain why WiFi LANs cannot use CSMA/CD.
2) Network Protocols
a) Explain briefly how TCP port numbers are used by application layer protocols.
b) Internet Protocol (IP) is a connectionless network protocol. Briefly explain what this means and what are the consequences of a connectionless protocol.
Practice Exam Question
Choose a significant networking (NOT Operating Systems, specifically networking) incident (something that has happened in the world. This is NOT referring to a traits, hardware or property of networking protocols) that has occurred on the Internet. Examine how it was possible and what could be done to prevent it in future.
Reflection Exercise:
Reflection is the process of self-evaluation of your learning experience. It guides you in critically evaluating your personal progress in mastering a concept or technique.
a) Write two sentences that summarises what you have learnt from these exercises.
b) Briefly describe what concepts you don't yet fully understand