Module 1 - 11: Media

: Introduction to Networking

PhotoZoom: Network Interface Card

In this PhotoZoom, the student will view a network interface card.

: Networking Fundamentals

Drag and Drop: Identifying Network Devices

After completing this activity, the student will be able to identify different network devices.

PhotoZoom: Cisco 1503 Micro Hub

In this PhotoZoom, the student will view a Cisco 1503 hub.

PhotoZoom: Cisco Catalyst 1924 Switch

In this PhotoZoom, the student will view a Cisco Catalyst 1924 switch.

PhotoZoom: Cisco 2621 Router

In this PhotoZoom, the student will view a Cisco 2621 router.

Checkbox: Benefits of the OSI Model

After completing this activity, the student will be able to identify the benefits of the OSI model.

Drag and Drop: The Seven Layers of the OSI Model

After completing this activity, the student will be able to identify some of the functions of the seven OSI layers.

Drag and Drop: DoD TCP/IP Model

After completing this activity, the student will be able to identify the layers of the TCP/IP model.

Drag and Drop: Encapsulation Process Flowchart

In this lab, the student will complete encapsulation process flowchart.

: Networking Media

Drag and Drop: Insulators, Conductors, and Semiconductors

When the user has completed this activity, the student will be able to identify the resistance and impedance characteristics of different types of material.

Interactivity: Propagation of Light in Matter

This activity demonstrates how light slows down through different materials.

Interactivity: Law of Reflection

This activity animates how angles affect reflection.

Interactivity: Optical Refraction

This activity shows how refraction works in different materials.

Interactivity: OSI Layer Devices

This animation classifies networking devices by the OSI layer upon which they operate.

Point and Click: From LAN to WLAN

This activity shows a regular wired LAN.

Point and Click: Electromagnetic Fields and Polarization

This activity includes a series of animated, graphical explanations of EM fields and polarization.

Interactivity: Electromagnetic Spectrum

This activity allows you to scroll through the EM spectrum by moving your mouse to the left or right over the graphic.

: Cable Testing

Interactivity: Logarithms

This activity calculates log base 10 according to values entered for x and y.

Interactivity: Powers of Ten

This activity calculates the powers of ten.

Interactivity: Calculating Gain or Loss

This activity allows the userĀ  to enter the final voltage and the reference voltage to get gain in decibels.

Interactivity: Using Decibels

This activity allows the user to enter a value for the decibels and a value for the reference power resulting in the final power.

Interactivity: Fourier Synthesis

In this activity, the user will draw sine waves by selecting the amplitude, frequency, and phase of each.

Interactivity: Noise: White and Narrowband

This activity allows the user to enter a value for amplitude and a value for frequency and then generate the white noise and narrowband noise.

: Cabling LANs and WANs

PhotoZoom: Straight-Through Cable

In this PhotoZoom, the student will view a straight-through cable.

PhotoZoom: Crossover Cable

In this PhotoZoom, the student will view a crossover cable.

Drag and Drop: WAN Physical Layer Implementation

After completing this activity, the student will be able to identify the components in the WAN physical layer.

PhotoZoom: Console Cable

In this PhotoZoom, the student will view a console cable.

: Ethernet Fundamentals

Drag and Drop: IEEE 802 Standards

This activity tests familiarity with all the IEEE 802 standards.

Drag and Drop: The OSI Model

After completing this activity, the student will be able to identify the 7 layers of the OSI model including the two data link sublayers.

Drag and Drop: Collision Detection Flowchart

After completing this activity, the student will be able to identify the procedure of collision detection in an Ethernet network.

Drag and Drop: Ethernet Timing

After completing this activity, the student will be able to identify the bit times of various Ethernet speeds.

Drag and Drop: Collision Types

After completing this activity, the student will learn the three different types of collisions.

Matching: Ethernet Errors Matching

After completing this activity, the student will be able to understand the terms and definitions of Ethernet errors.

Checkbox: Name That Ethernet Error

After completing this activity, the student will be able to understand the terms and definitions of Ethernet errors.

Drag and Drop: Link Establishment Flowchart

After completing this activity, the student will be able to identify the priority of the link establishment process.

: Ethernet Technologies

Matching: 10BASE5

After completing this activity, the student will learn the characteristics of 10BASE5 technology.

Matching: 10BASE2

After completing this activity, the student will learn the characteristics of 10BASE2 technology.

Matching: 10BASE-T

After completing this activity, the student will learn the characteristics of 10BASE-T technology.

Drag and Drop: Fast Ethernet Architecture

After completing this activity, the student will understand the architecture of Fast Ethernet.

Drag and Drop: Comparison of Gigabit Ethernet Media

After completing this activity, the student will be able to identify the differences in gigabit Ethernet media.

Checkbox: Fiber Versions of Gigabit Ethernet

After completing this activity, the student will be able to identify Gigabit Ethernet on Fiber.

: Ethernet Switching

Drag and Drop: Switch Modes

After completing this activity, the student will be able to identify the three types of switch modes.

Crossword Puzzle: Spanning-Tree States

After completing this activity, the student will be able to identify the function of spanning-tree states.

Fill in the blank: Segmentation

After completing this activity, the student will learn about segmentation of a network.

Point and Click: Types of Segments

After completing this activity, the student will understand the various meanings of the term segment.

: TCP/IP Protocol Suite and IP Addressing

Drag and Drop: The Application Layer

After completing this activity, the student will be able to identify the protocols used in the application layer.

Checkbox: The Transport Layer

After completing this activity, the student will be able to identify the protocols used in the transport layer.

Drag and Drop: The Internet Layer

After completing this activity, the student will be able to identify the protocols used in the Internet layer

Drag and Drop: The Network Access Layer

After completing this activity, the student will be able to identify the protocols used in the network access layer.

Drag and Drop: Comparing the TCP/IP and OSI Model

After completing this activity, the student will be able to identify the differences between the TCP/IP model and OSI model.

Drag and Drop: Identifying Address Classes

After completing this activity, the student will be able to identify all the details within the different internet address classes.

Drag and Drop: The ARP Process

After completing this activity, the student will be able to identify different the ARP process.

: Routing Fundamentals and Subnets

Drag and Drop: Routing Versus Switching

After completing this activity, the student will be able to identify the differences between routing and switching.

Checkbox: Routed Versus Routing Protocols

After completing this activity, the student will be able to identify the differences between routed and routing protocols.

Drag and Drop: Path Determination Flowchart

After completing this activity, the student will be able to understand the detailed path determination process.

Checkbox: Link-State and Distance Vector Routing Protocols

After completing this activity, the student will be able to identify the difference between link-state and distance vector routing protocols.

: TCP/IP Transport and Application Layers

There are no interactive media activities for this module.




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