Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines
Unit Code BN106
Unit Title Networking Fundamentals
Assessment Type Assignment 1
Assessment Title TCP/IP protocol and Retrieving Network Information
Purpose of the assessment (with ULO Mapping) • Gain in-depth knowledge on TCP/IP protocol
• Learn how to use command prompt to retrieve network information
Weight 15% of the total mark
Total Marks 60 Marks
Word limit Max 1500
Due Date 28-04-2017
Submission Guidelines • All work must be submitted on Moodle by the due date along with a completed Assignment Cover Page.
• The assignment must be in MS Word format, 1.5 spacing, 11-pt Calibri (Body) font and 2 cm margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate section headings.
• Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed appropriately at the end in a reference list using IEEE referencing style.
Extension • If an extension of time to submit work is required, a Special Consideration Application must be submitted directly to the School's Administration Officer, in Melbourne on Level 6 or in Sydney on Level 7. You must submit this application three working days prior to the due date of the assignment. Further information is available at:
http://www.mit.edu.au/about-mit/institute-publications/policies-procedures-and-guidelines/specialconsiderationdeferment
Academic Misconduct
• Academic Misconduct is a serious offence. Depending on the seriousness of the case, penalties can vary from a written warning or zero marks to exclusion from the course or rescinding the degree. Students should make themselves familiar with the full policy and procedure available at: http://www.mit.edu.au/about-mit/institute-publications/policies-procedures-and-guidelines/Plagiarism-Academic-Misconduct-Policy-Procedure. For further information, please refer to the Academic Integrity Section in your Unit Description.
Assignment 1 is Individual Assignment.
Due Date:
Sunday 28th April’17 (Week 6) by 11.55 pm in the specified
folder on Moodle. Submission must be in MS Word format.
Assignment Description
1. Find the following information regarding your network using command prompt.
a. Physical Address, IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, DNS and DHCP server address. Justify answer. Please mention the command you used to retrieve all these information.
b. What is an IP Address?
c. What are the differences between IPv4 and IPv6 IP address? Is there any advantage of using IPv6 over IPv4?
d. What is TCP/IP? What are the common TCP/IP protocol? Please elaborate your answer.
e. What is the relation between a domain name and TCP/IP Address?
f. Provide brief details on the functionality on DNS and DHCP server.
g. Derive the network address. Show your calculation.
h. Ping to www.google.com from cmd. What is the IP address of google? What was your average delay of the packets?
i. Which ‘cmd’ command lets you see the network connections that are active between your system and any other systems on your network or the internet? Justify your answer and explain the outcome in your own words.
Plagiarism – IMPORTANT TO READ THE INFORMATION BELOW
All used sources must be properly acknowledged with references and citations in IEEE format, if you did not create it. Quotations and paraphrasing are allowed but the sources must be acknowledged. Failure to do so is regarded as plagiarism and the minimum penalty for plagiarism is failure for the assignment. The act of given your assignment to another student is classified as a plagiarism offence. Copying large chucks and not supplying a reference will result in zero marks as you have not contributed to the report.
Due Date & Submission
The report is due in Week 6 on the date and time specified above in this document.
By the due date, you must submit on Moodle:
1. Name your file with your Name and student number.
2. The report will be automatically checked by Turnitin embedded on moodle.
By submitting on MOODLE you agree that the work is yours unless properly cited.
Late submission of assignments will be penalized as follows:
• For assignments 1 to 5 days late, a penalty of 10% (of total available marks) per day.
• For assignments more than 5 days late, a penalty of 100% will apply.
Your submission must be compatible with the software (MS Word) in MIT, Computer
Laboratories/Classrooms.
Marking criteria for Assignment 1:
Example of marking criteria is shown in following table. Marks are allocated as follows:
Note: The marking criteria varies for each assignment
Section to be included in the report Description of the section Marks
Introduction Outline of the report (in 3-4 sentences) 5
Answers of the questions Provide answer with sufficient depth 25
Network information Show your proposed solutions and describe the steps 20
Conclusion Write summary of the report 5
Reference style Follow IEEE reference style 5
Total 60
Example Marking Rubric for Assignment #: Total Marks 60
Note: The marking rubrics varies for each assignment
Grade
Mark HD
48-60 D
42-47 CR
36-41 P
30-35 Fail
<30
Excellent Very Good Good Satisfactory Unsatisfactory
Introduction
/5 All topics are pertinent and covered in depth. Ability to think critically and source material is demonstrated Topics are relevant and soundly analysed. Generally relevant and analysed. Some relevance and briefly presented. This is not relevant to the assignment topic.
Answer of the questions
/25 Logic is clear and easy to follow with strong arguments Consistency logical and convincing Mostly consistent logical and convincing Adequate cohesion and conviction Argument is confused and disjointed
Network Information
/20 Excellent use of creditable sources. Accurate referencing. Obvious that outstanding effort made Extremely good effort Good effort made but not outstanding Made some effort. For example, Web searches only Very little attempt to reference. Lazy effort with inaccuracies
Conclusion
/5 Logic is clear and easy to follow with strong arguments Consistency logical and convincing Mostly consistent logical and convincing Adequate cohesion and conviction Argument is confused and disjointed
Reference style
/5 Clear styles with excellent source of references. Clear referencing style Generally good referencing style Sometimes clear referencing style Lacks consistency with many errors