Computer Networking FAQ #19

What Are Some Good Student Projects in Computer Networking?
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Q. "What is a good computer networking project for a high school or college student?"

A. One good project in networking is home LAN setup. Show how multiple computers can be networked using direct cable connections, hubs and switches, or in other ways. College students might consider building an intranet that consists of a LAN and groupware or other network software for business. High school students can use their LAN to demonstrate chat programs, Napster, or network games... (See below)

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... . For college students, Artifical Intelligence (AI) projects can demonstrate "cool" uses of computer networking. One can build a robot, for example, and network it to a controlling computer.

Students can set up a Web server like Apache and show how it is configured and managed.

Finally, computer viruses make for some interesting networking projects. One can demonstrate how these viruses are created, transmitted through email (primarily), and detected and cleaned with antivirus software utilities.

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