BIB-VERSION:: CS-TR-v2.0
ID:: ncstrl.dartmouthcs//TR86-126
ENTRY:: January 20, 1995
ORGANIZATION:: Dartmouth College, Computer Science
TITLE:: Using Low-Cost Workstations to Investigate Computer Networks and Distributed Systems
TYPE:: Technical Report (paper)
REVISION:: 1
AUTHOR:: Sherman, Mark
AUTHOR:: Marks, Ann
NOTE:: The 'January' in DATE is an arbitrary placeholder.
DATE:: January 1986
RETRIEVAL:: For a paper copy, email <reports@cs.dartmouth.edu>
RETRIEVAL:: For a paper copy, write to
       Technical Report Librarian
       Department of Computer Science
       Dartmouth College
       6211 Sudikoff Laboratory
       Hanover, NH 03755-3510
       USA
RETRIEVAL:: PDF at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/reports/TR86-126.pdf
ABSTRACT::
	A quality education in contemporary computer science requires
that students gain experience with realistic systems.  Many efforts at
bringing empirical computer science to undergraduates focus on rather
old technologies, for example, building a compiler or simulating a
disk scheduler.  Although efforts are being made to use some newer
technologies, the efforts are concentrating on teaching traditional
material in a new medium.  However, the medium itself -- networked
workstations in a server environment -- is worthy of exploration by
undergraduate students in a laboratory setting.  At Dartmouth, we
developed a Computer Network Laboratory to let students experiment
with computer networks, protocols and distributed systems.  Through
this article, we wish to share our experiences in the design of the
laboratory and give an example of how the laboratory was used in a
computer network course.
END:: ncstrl.dartmouthcs//TR86-126