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Telecommuncations and security basics (5 cr)

Code: AT00BT77-3011

General information


Enrollment

06.05.2024 - 30.08.2024

Timing

02.09.2024 - 13.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Faculty of Technology (LAB)

Campus

E-campus, Lahti

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Information Technology (in Finnish)

Teachers

  • Rami Viksilä

Scheduling groups

  • Luennot 1 (Size: 500. Open UAS: 0.)

Groups

  • TLTITVT24SV

Small groups

  • Lecture 1

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- explain “how the Internet works” and describe the central services and their effects on the usability of the services provided by the Internet
- explain what components form Local Area Network (LAN) and what factors most affect its capacity and performance
- plan, implement, and test the most used services of a LAN and be able to connect the local area network to the Internet
- explain the functions and differences of a routers and switches and describe the content and structures of packets, frames and other data network messages
- describe and take into account the risks and security threats connected to data communications and explain how a firewall works

Assessment scale

1-5