CSE 150: Intro Comp Networks
University of California, Santa Cruz
Addresses issues arising in organizing communications among autonomous computers. Network models and conceptual layers; Internet-working; characteristics of transmission media; switching techniques (packet switching, circuit switching, cell switching); medium access control (MAC) protocols and local area networks; error-control strategies and link-level protocols; routing algorithms for bridges and routers; congestion control mechanisms; transport protocols; application of concepts to practical wireless and wireline networks and standard protocol architectures. Lab component provides students with hands-on experience in computer networks. Students who have completed CSE 80N can take this course for credit.
Average GPA: 3.10
Grade distribution records: 2,575 students across 19 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 84 | 3.3% |
| A | 564 | 21.9% |
| A- | 296 | 11.5% |
| B+ | 339 | 13.2% |
| B | 388 | 15.1% |
| B- | 209 | 8.1% |
| C+ | 143 | 5.6% |
| C | 189 | 7.3% |
| C- | 8 | 0.3% |
| D | 82 | 3.2% |
| F | 62 | 2.4% |
| P | 70 | 2.7% |
| NP | 84 | 3.3% |
| W | 54 | 2.1% |
Based on 2,575 student grade records across 19 terms and 3 professors.
Instructors
- Christina Leigh Parsa 1,649 students, Average GPA 3.00
- Chen Qian 815 students, Average GPA 3.32
- Katia Obraczka 111 students, Average GPA 2.86