Computer Networks and Distributed Applications
Lab Meeting Schedule
Lab sessions meet every Friday, unless otherwise specified, in MGH 430 from 2:30pm-3:20pm. Lab sesssions will generally be lead by the Teaching Assistant. The lab will be used to clarify material presented in lecture and for helping you with the course project.
| Week 0 | ||
| Lab: Friday, Sept. 28 | ||
| Course Introduction | ||
| Setting Up Your Java Environment | ||
| Java Refresher | ||
| Assign: Assignment 1 - A Simple Console | ||
| Due: nothing due this week | ||
| Week 1 | ||
| Lab: Friday, Oct. 5 | ||
| Threads & Java Threading | ||
| Synchronization | ||
| Assign: Assignment 2 - Extending a Thread | ||
| Due: Assignment 1 - A Simple Console | ||
| Week 2 | ||
| Lab: Friday, Oct. 12 | ||
| Networking with Java Sockets | ||
| Assign: no new assignment this week | ||
| Due: nothing due this week | ||
| Week 3 | ||
| Lab: Friday, Oct. 19 | ||
| Some Key Java Classes | ||
| Assign: Project - Part 1 | ||
| Due: Assignment 2 - Extending a Thread | ||
| Week 4 | ||
| Lab: Friday, Oct. 26 | ||
| Introduction to Testing Your Networked Application | ||
| Assign: no new assignment this week | ||
| Due: nothing due this week | ||
| Week 5 | ||
| Lab: Friday, Nov. 2 | ||
| Understanding a Network Protocol | ||
| Marshalling Data and Persistence | ||
| Assign: Project - Part 2 | ||
| Due: Project - Part 1 | ||
| Week 6 | ||
| Lab: Friday, Nov. 9 | ||
| More Testing of Your Networked Application | ||
| Assign: no new assignment this week | ||
| Due: nothing due this week | ||
| Week 7 | ||
| Lab: Friday, Nov. 16 | ||
| DNS Service Discovery | ||
| Working with the Java DNS-SD API | ||
| Assign: Project - Part 3 | ||
| Due: Project - Part 2 | ||
| Week 8 | ||
| Lab: Friday, Nov. 23 | ||
| No Lab Session (University Holiday) | ||
| Assign: no new assignment this week | ||
| Due: nothing due this week | ||
| Week 9 | ||
| Lab: Friday, Nov. 30 | ||
| Working with the Java DNS-SD API | ||
| Assign: no new assignment this week | ||
| Due: nothing due this week | ||
| Week 10 | ||
| Lab: Friday, Dec. 7 | ||
| No Lab Session | ||