This course provides an introduction to data communications principles and computer networks. The course covers the fundamentals of signaling, basic transmission concepts, transmission media, analog and digital transmission, data encoding and modulation; Shannon channel capacity, in addition to the TCP/IP layering model. CSC Digital Computer Fundamentals (3.0); 3 cr. Fundamentals of logic design, the design of switching circuits using small and medium scale integrated devices are covered in this course. Flip flops, counters, decoders, multiplexes, and registers. Prerequisite: None.

Principles of Communication Systems