School of Data Intelligence and Technology
Undergraduate

Term: Summer 2025
Session: 1st 8 Week Online (May 13 - Jul 02)
Start Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025
End Date: Wednesday, Jul 02, 2025
Availability: Online
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This course provides the student with terminology and concepts related to data communications. Modes of data transmission and transmission media are discussed. Emphasis is placed on the integration of electronic principles with systems analysis and design for computer networks. The role of telecommunications in systems design for networking and distributed processing is presented along with the architecture of data communication systems ranging from local area networks to international wide area networks. Also discussed are common data communication error detection and correction techniques available communications software common carrier services and prevailing relative costs for those services.