Networking for Hardware Engineers

What is netwrking?

7 layers and their charateristics

Network Interface Cards (NICs), Routers and Switches, Cables and Connectors

Ethernet, IP, TCP/UDP and Wi-Fi (Wireless networking)

Understanding Internet protocol and designing of hrdware

Star topology; Bus topology; Ring topology.

Latency; Bandwidth; Throughput.

Ethernet (IEEE 802.3); Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11); Bluetooth (IEEE 802.15); MPLS (Multi-Protocol Label Switching).

Encryption of date for secure trasnmission

Ping, Traceroute and Wireshark

MCQ quiz 30 questions, each question carrying 2 marks; Max Time 60mins.