To understand the basic operations of some networking protocols.
It can be used as a glossary to allow viewer to refer some key terms in computer networking.
Target Student Population:
College Lower Division, College Upper Division
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Some networking knowledge.
Content Quality
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Strengths:
In general, this website is useful because it seeks to provide a collection of networking-related animations.
Some animations are good because it helps illustrate the basic networking concept. For example, the packet filtering (firewall) animation is clear and useful.
However some animations do not work or the website is no longer available.
Concerns:
As mentioned, some animations do not work. The main problem is many links are already outdated and not reachable, .e.g.IP Routing Simulation IP Routing Simulation, IPv6, Routers routing concept, SNMP Protocol Overview and many of them.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
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Strengths:
The animations can help students understand some difficult concept. A picture is worth of thousands words. An animation is worth of even more words.
Some animations can reinforce the concept because shows the dynamic operations.
Some animations can be used for demonstration in lectures.
Concerns:
Some animations may not work well.
The relations about the terms are not presented.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
It is good to have a single website for all types of networking-related animations.
Some animations (e.g., related to TCP) are good but some animations are not working.
For the working animations, they are in general easy to use (e.g., in lectures)
The website can be used easliy as the structure and the layout of the website is very consistent.
Concerns:
The main problem is many links not reachable
Putting the content are not up to date, wsers will get frustrated when many contents are not availble.
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