CS470A Week-2

Assignment 2: Computer Networks and the Internet

Read Textbook Chapter 1 Sections 1-4,1-5,1-6,1-7 and Chapter 2 Sections 2-1,2-2

Read PowerPoint Slides for Chapter 1 Sections 1-4,1-7 and Chapter 2 Sections 2-1,2-2

Read PowerPoint Slides for Chapter 2 Sections 2-1, 2-2

* Answer Chapter 1 Textbook Review Questions: R14, 16, 18, 19, 25, 27

* Answer Chapter 2 Textbook Review Questions: R2, 4, 6, 9

<Week2 Study>

Chapter 2 Application Layer 83 

2.1.3 Transport Services Available to Applications 91

2.1.4 Transport Services Provided by the Internet 93

2.1.5 Application-Layer Protocols 96

2.1.6 Network Applications Covered in This Book 97

2.2 The Web and HTTP 98

2.2.1 Overview of HTTP 98

2.2.2 Non-Persistent and Persistent Connections 100

2.2.3 HTTP Message Format 103

2.2.4 User-Server Interaction: Cookies 108

2.2.5 Web Caching 110

2.2.6 The Conditional GET 114