COMP2211: NETWORKS AND SYSTEMS

• COMP1071 Computer Systems AND (COMP1051 Computational Thinking OR PHYS1101 Discovery Skills in Physics OR MATH1587 Programming I)

• COMP1071 Computer Systems, unless taken before.

• None

• To extend students' understanding of the principles and practices of programming and using different computer systems.

• Distributed Systems: Technologies for coordinating a collection of networked systems and resources to work as a single large system, which include system architectures, distributed system programming, data replication, fault tolerance and load distribution.
• Networks: Technologies in supporting data communications, which include network architectures, protocols, and standards, addressing and routing methodologies, socket programming, and multimedia content transmission.
• Security: Fundamental principles of secure computing required to minimise the impact of adversaries against software systems and communications.
• Databases: Advanced design and query of databases across both structured and semi-structured data (XML), in addition to aspects of transaction and concurrency control.

Subject-specific Knowledge:

• On completion of the module, students will be able to demonstrate:
• an understanding of the technologies used in setting up, supporting and using various computer networks and systems
• an understanding of using suitable programming principles and applications in computer networks and systems to solve practical problems
• an understanding of the core concepts of computer security, common attack vectors and appropriate countermeasures
• an understanding of the core principles of a good database construction, common concurrency issues and methods to guarantee correctness in concurrent transactions.

Subject-specific Skills:

• On completion of the module, students will be able to demonstrate:
• an ability to implement, work with and reason about different types of computer systems
• an ability to apply the core principles and use specific software tools related to data representation, security, network communication and distributed programming

Key Skills:

• On completion of the module, students will be able to demonstrate an ability to communicate technical information in a scientific fashion.

• Lectures enable the students to learn new material relevant to computer systems and networks, and the methodologies of the subject area.
• Practical classes enable the students to put into practice learning from lectures and strengthen their understanding through application.
• Formative and summative assessments assess the application of methods and techniques, and examinations in addition assess an understanding of core concepts.

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