BCA-208N · Computer Networks
Unit 3
Addressing, Internet Protocol & Routing Algorithms
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Addressing, Internet Protocol & Routing Algorithms
Official MJPRU BCA Unit 3: Addressing, Internet Protocol & Routing Algorithms for BCA-208N (Computer Networks).
Syllabus Topics:Logical Addressing in TCP/IP: IPv4 32-Bit Address Space, Dotted-Decimal Notation, Binary RepresentationClassful Addressing: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D (Multicast), Class E (Experimental), Default Subnet MasksSubnetting & Supernetting: Subnet Masking, Calculating Network ID, Broadcast ID, Number of Usable Host IP AddressesClassless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR): Slash (/) Notation, Prefix Length, Hierarchical Route AggregationIPv4 Datagram Header Format: Version, IHL, Type of Service (ToS), Total Length, Identification, Flags (DF, MF), Fragment Offset, TTL, Protocol, Header ChecksumIP Packet Fragmentation and Reassembly: MTU Constraints, Fragmentation CalculationsIPv6 Addressing Architecture: 128-Bit Address Space, Colon-Hexadecimal Notation, Zero Compression Rules (::)IPv6 Header Format: Fixed 40-Byte Header, Extension Headers, Advantages over IPv4 (Massive Space, Built-in IPSec, Simplified Header)IPv4 to IPv6 Transition Mechanisms: Dual Stack, Tunneling (6to4), Network Address Translation - Protocol Translation (NAT-PT)Address Resolution Protocol (ARP): Mapping IP Address to Physical MAC Address, ARP Request (Broadcast) & ARP Reply (Unicast), ARP CacheReverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP), BOOTP, and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) DORA Process (Discover, Offer, Request, Acknowledge)Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP): Error Reporting (Destination Unreachable, Time Exceeded), Query Messages (Echo Request/Reply for ping)Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP): Multicast Group Joining and Membership Maintenance, Multicast Routing Overview
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Introduction to Computers & The IPO Cycle
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Topic 1 · The foundation of modern computing
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💡 The Big Picture:A computer is an electronic system that takes raw data as Input, processes it under programmed logic, and produces meaningful Information as Output.
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- ·Data = Raw, unprocessed facts without context (e.g. 42, 'apple').
- ·Information = Structured data with meaning (e.g. 'Temperature: 42°C').
- ·Hardware is what you can touch; Software is the instructions running inside.
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Which of the following represents unprocessed raw facts?
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