Audience
Topics
Protocols
Layers of Protocols and Services
Communicating Across a Network
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
Describe what protocols are and why they are necessary Explain the purpose of a protocol header Name and describe some of the human protocols we use to communicate with other people Explain why a network uses several protocols that each perform part of a job, instead of just one protocol that does it all Describe how each layer in a protocol stack interacts with other layers Explain what a peer process is Explain what a protocol stack is Explain the processes of encapsulation and decapsulation Explain the role of the client redirector software Describe the steps that occur when a computer requests a resource from another computer over the network Explain the difference between requesting local and remote data
