UseNet network

Project 1 (10 marks)     · In your own words, what RFC gives the protocol and specifications a news server must use to access the UseNet network? Print and read the first two pages of the RFC. · In your own words, what RFC describes the Gopher protocol? Print and read the first two pages of the RFC. · List and illustrate 5 RFCs that describe the IMAP protocol. Print and read the first two pages of one of these RFCs.     Project 2 (10 marks)   Use the web site  http://www.serverwatch.com/www.serverwatch.com and other sites linked to this site to research the following information: a. List two examples of e-mail server software other than those mentioned in class. List three to six features of each software package and include the web site of the software manufacturer. b. Find an FTP server product that can run on a Windows XP or Windows Vista or Windows 7 PC requiring few system resources and can be used by a small business to distribute software upgrades and patches. c. Give three examples of news servers that can access UseNet listing the features of each. Include the price and the manufacturer’s web site.   Project 3 (10 marks)   If your ISP supports newsgroups, research these newsgroups to find one that is focused on understanding and using the Internet. What relevant newsgroups do you find? Subscribe to one of these newsgroups for a few days. Print and read one article from the newsgroup and summarize it for the purpose of this assignment.   Project 4  (10 marks)   What are the four possible data-to-signal conversion combinations and in few words discuss each one of them?   Project 5 (10 marks)   What happens when you introduce noise into digital data and digital signals?   Project 6 (10 marks)   What is the purpose of using digital encoding schemes?   Project 7 (10 marks)   What are the main characteristics of the multiplexed Earth station satellite topology?   Project 8 (30 marks)   a. As a consultant for the First...