Computer Networks and distributed Systems

as part of the BMBF-Compound Project SIMBA — „Key Concepts of Informatics in multi medial Elements under special Consideration of Women's specific Learning Interests”

Advice for Teachers

In order to support teachers with their specific choice of single multi-media based components for the respective teaching-and-learning-process, a special export interface of all media elements developed (educational texts, graphics, animations, applets) is offered. There, all of the media elements are listed according to chapters (each linked directly), the type of the element is specified, and the element itself is characterized in a short description.

In the field of Computer Networks and distributed Systems there are different textbooks, which are well proven in teaching-and-learning-processes. The goal of the RvS-Materials is not to replace these textbooks by eLearning-Materials, but to complement the traditional lecture by means of animations and visualizations of complex concepts as well as of interactive exercises multi-medially in terms of Blended Learning, in order to achieve a didactic surplus.

Every topic contains an example of application, learning goals, an introductory text illustrated with graphics as well as elaborate animations and applets for the visualization and exploration of complex informatics principles from the field of Computer Networks and distributed Systems. Below a choice of these elements is described in detail (including a description of the range of function and possibilities of application).

	Chapter:Safety within Networks Topic:Firewall Description: Simulation and interactive exercises on the operating mode of a Firewall
	Chapter:Wide Area Networks Topic:Coding Methods Description: Simulation and interactive exercises on the Coding Methods NRZ, NRZI and Manchester
	Chapter:Minutes and Services Topic:TCP Description: Interactive visualizations of the transport of TCP-based packages
	Chapter:Wide Area Networks Topic:Error Detection Description: Interactive exercises on Error Detection covering the methods CRC, one-dimensional parity and two-dimensional parity.
	Chapter:Wide Area Networks Topic:Routing Description: Interactive visualization of the operating mode of the routing algorithms Distance-Vector and Link-State
	Chapter:Distributed Applications Topic:Peer-to-Peer Networks Description: Interactive visualization of the operating mode of central and decentral Peer-to-Peer Networks considering the example of a music share software