[Year 12 SofDev] SD key knowledge

[Mark KELLY]

Very thorough!  Thanks, John.

On 9 March 2011 15:40, John Bellavance <
John.Bellavance at beaconhills.vic.edu.au> wrote:

> I hope this helps!
>
>
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> John Bellavance
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> Beaconhills College
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> *From:* sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:
> sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au] *On Behalf Of *Mark KELLY
>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 9 March 2011 1:21 PM
> *To:* Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List
> *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?
>
> --
> Mark Kelly
> Manager of ICT, Reporting, IT Learning Area
> McKinnon Secondary College
> McKinnon Rd McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia
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Mark Kelly
Manager of ICT, Reporting, IT Learning Area
McKinnon Secondary College
McKinnon Rd McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia
Direct line / Voicemail: +613 8520 9085, Fax +613 9578 9253
kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au

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