BCA Semester-V^th - Computer Network Syllabus

Here you will find the syllabus of third subject in BCA Semester-V^th, which is Computer Network.

Important - The syllabus may vary from college to college.

Computer Network Units

This course/subject is divided into total of 5 units as given below:

1. Basic Concepts
2. Transmission Media
3. Telephony
4. Devices
5. Transport and Upper Layers in OSI Model

Now let's expand the above listed units with its syllabus.

Unit-I Syllabus - Basic Concepts

Here are the list of topics that comes under the syllabus of unit-I, that is basic concepts, OSI and TCP/IP models:

• Basic Concepts
  • Components of data communication
  • Distributed processing
  • Standards and organizations
  • Line configuration
  • Topology
  • Transmission mode
  • Categories of networks
• OSI and TCP/IP Models
  • Layers and their functions
  • Comparison of models
• Digital Transmission
  • Interfaces and Modems
    • DTE-DCE Interface
    • Modems
    • Cable modems

Unit-II Syllabus - Transmission Media

Here are the list of topics that comes under the syllabus of unit-II, that is transmission media:

• Guided and unguided
• Attenuation
• Distortion
• Noise
• Throughput
• Propagation speed
• Time
• Wavelength
• Shannon capacity
• Comparison of media

Unit-III Syllabus - Telephony

Here are the list of topics that comes under the syllabus of unit-III, that is telephony, point-to-point controls, and ISDN:

• Telephony
  • Multiplexing
  • Error detection and correction
    • Many to one
    • One to many
    • WDM
    • TDM
    • FDM
    • Circuit switching
    • Packet switching
    • Message switching
  • Data link control protocols
    • Line discipline
    • Flow control
    • Error control
    • Synchronous and asynchronous protocols
    • Character and bit oriented protocols
    • Link access procedures
• Point to point controls
  • Transmission states
  • PPP layers
  • LCP
  • Authentication
  • NCP
• ISDN
  • Services
  • Historical outline
  • Subscriber's access
  • ISDN Layers and broadcast ISDN

Unit-IV Syllabus - Devices

Here are the list of topics that comes under the syllabus of unit-IV, that is devices:

• Repeaters
• Bridges
• Gateways
• Routers
• The Network Layer
• Design issues
• Routing algorithms
• Congestion control Algorithms
• Quality of service
• Internetworking
• Network-Layer in the Internet

Unit-V Syllabus - Transport and upper layers in OSI Model

Here are the list of topics that comes under the syllabus of unit-V, that is transport and upper layers in OSI model:

• Transport layer functions
• Connection management
• Functions of session layers
• Presentation layer and application layer