Advice to Students of Computer Communication Networks CSI 416 and CSI 516
This page is intended to give advice to students in
Computer Communication Networks, CSI 516 in the
Department of Computer Science
at University at Albany .
- Make sure to get enough rest ,
preferably outside of class.
- Data Communications pulls together a wide range of topics,
you might wish to review the following:
- Computer Architectures --- Interface between
I/O, processors and memory, systems performance
analysis, hardware protection of memory,
interrupts and levels of parallelism.
- Compilers/Programming Languages --- Activation
records and memory management
of a running program. Use of
compiler/debugger/etc...
- Data Structures and Algorithms --- Arrays, Sets,
Stacks, FIFO queues, linked lists,
priority queues and binary trees.
- Calculus/Numerical Analysis ---
Root finding and
Finding extrema (local max/min).
- Probability --- Queueing Theory,
mean value analysis, Poisson procses,
exponential and normal distributions.
- Scheduling --- Assorted queueing disciplines.
Don't panic if there are a few topics you are not familiar
with, but it is best to have exposure to most of them.
- Do not get behind in the readings.
- Come to class, material beyond just reading the book is often
covered (and is sometimes absent from the handouts/online
documentation).
- Do the in-class exercises and ungraded homeworks to get a feel
for likely exam topics.
- Start the projects early, they take time, and being able
having enough time to think things through
will improve the design process.
- Collaboration is encouraged for study and
talking about lectures with fellow students can often
clear up many questions quickly. However, you are expected
to do your own work on examinations, homeworks,
and projects (unless collaboration is explicitly permitted).
Please be careful to avoid academic dishonesty or
disruptive behavior as it makes for an
unpleasant class.
- Contact us if you need help
Dr. William A. Maniatty,
and the TA,
Lida Wang
- We try to be accessible, however we cannot guarantee availability
outside of office hours without an appointment.
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