[Year 12 SofDev] Physical Layer

Wed Mar 9 13:43:59 EST 2011

Having read around a bit, I was under the impression that
the TCP/IP did not address the physical layer (as in pulse
shaping, line voltages etc) at all, and that it assumed the
physical infrastructure was in place ready to do the bidding of
the TCP/IP protocol. My understanding is that the TCP/IP ends at
the Data link MAC protocols - or am I up the creek.  

As usual, the VCAA has left it up the teaching staff to define the course
by consensus.

I assume Kevork has a definitive view????
Regards,

Russell Quinn
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Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2011 13:21:10 +1100
From: Mark KELLY <kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au>
Subject: [Year 12 SofDev] SD key knowledge
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*SD U3O1 KK04
Purposes and functions of the physical layer (Layer 1) of the OSI and the
relationship of the physical layer to the Transmission Control
Protocol/Internet Protocol model*

For quite some time now I've been avoiding this KK because I'd rather clean
a dead dog's ears than spend time on the OSI.

But in the end I had to find the cotton buds and get stuck in, and I think I
have a reasonable overview of the OSI and how TCP/IP maps to it.  (even
produced a draft slideshow <http://www.vceit.com/slideshows/SD-OSI.ppt>).

But the second part of KK04 really has me baffled: *the relationship of the
physical layer to the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol model.
*
I know that TCP/IP's Network interface layer maps to OSI's physical layer
(and the data link layer), but for the life of me I can't see how it's any
more significant than any of OSI's or TCP/IP's other layers.

Can someone suggest why the relationship between the OSI physical layer and
TCP/IP is so significant?
Has this relationship been in the papers?  Has this physical relationship
resulted in offspring?
Is Mr OSI going to be on Oprah... or the Jerry Springer show?

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Mark Kelly
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McKinnon Secondary College
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Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2011 13:33:00 +1100
From: "Judee Hobbs" <forscutt.judee.k at edumail.vic.gov.au>
Subject: Re: [Year 12 SofDev] SwinGame Games Design Competition -
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Hello,

Does anybody know about this SwinGame?

Judee Forscutt-Hobbs

Lowanna College

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Subject: [Year 12 SofDev] SwinGame Games Design Competition - Registrations Open NOW!

Dear teachers,

The annual SwinGame <http://www.swingame.com>  : Games Design Competition is on again! Registrations are now open <http://www.swingame.com/wiki/index.php?title=Register> !

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SwinGame 2011 is a games development competition for all Australian Secondary School students. It is a chance to win great prizes, gain real-world experience in software and games development and work on a fun creative project with friends.

The SwinGame competition is an exciting opportunity to showcase technical and design skills by creating a game using the SwinGame Software Development Kit to build an Arcade game.

The competition is open for registration now <http://www.swingame.com/wiki/index.php?title=Register> ! Students are required to submit deliverables by 5.30pm on Friday 5 August, 2011.

This year's prizes are:

*       1st prize is $2,500 cash for the team or individual student
*       2nd prize is $1,000 cash for the team or individual student
*       3rd prize is $500 cash for the team or individual student

The winning teams or individuals will be announced at Swinburne's Open Day, 2011 - Hawthorn Campus swinburne.edu.au/openday

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