MALAWI COLLEGE OF ACCOUNTANCY
P O BOX 30644
CHICHIRI
BLANTYRE 3
BAA-AIS
ASSIGNMENT ONE
COMPUTER NETWORKS (NET200)
Plagiarism is presenting somebody else’s work as your own. It includes: copying
information directly from the web or books without referencing the material; submitting
joint coursework as an individual effort; copying another student’s coursework; stealing or
buying coursework from someone else and submitting it as your own work.
Suspected plagiarism will be investigated and if found to have occurred will be dealt
with according to the procedures set down by the College.
QUESTION ONE (30 marks)
Roughly 20 years have elapsed since the shortage of IPv4 address space became serious enough
to warrant proposals for a new version of IP. The original Ipv6 specification is now more than 15
years old. Ipv6-capable host operating systems are now widely available and the major router
vendors offer varying degrees of support for Ipv6 in their products. Yet, the deployment of Ipv6
in the Internet can only be described as embryonic. It is worth wondering when deployment is
likely to begin in earnest and what will cause it. One reason why Ipv6 has not been needed sooner
is because of the extensive use of Network Address Translation (NAT).
Requirements
1. Discuss the concept of IPV6, what it is and the general description of IPV6 in Computer
Networking and the Internet.
2. Compare and contrast IPV4 and IPV6
QUESTION TWO (20 MARKS)
Discuss Green Computing in relation to Computer Networking.
ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENTS
ALL use of external sources must be cited in Harvard format.
Minimum number of pages 4, font size 12
Assignment is due 30th September 2015