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2013-2014 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
CIS 654 - Computer Networking
Data communications and computer networking concepts, Internet architecture and protocols. Selected examples of client/server applications to introduce the functional requirements of internetworking. Basic cryptography and its applications, introduction to network security (firewalls, IPsec, VPN and SSL). (3-0-0) Offered winter semester. Prerequisites: CIS 500 and CIS 501.
Credits: 3