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Using packet sniffer simulator in the class: experience and evaluation

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Yaohang LiAuthors Info & Claims

ACMSE '07: Proceedings of the 45th annual ACM Southeast Conference

Pages 116 - 121

https://doi.org/10.1145/1233341.1233363

Published: 23 March 2007 Publication History

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Computer visualization and animation have been used in computer science education to help students better understand the concepts. This paper presents an animated simulator for packet sniffer and its use in a network security course. The animated packet sniffer simulator was designed to demonstrate graphically the security concept packet sniffer and related computer networks concepts. It is geared towards an introductory level computer security course. This tool was used in a network security course, and its effectiveness in teaching and learning was assessed. The evaluation result shows that this animation tool is effective in meeting its learning objectives.

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Using packet sniffer simulator in the class: experience and evaluation
1. Applied computing
  1. Education
    1. Computer-assisted instruction
2. Computing methodologies
  1. Modeling and simulation
    1. Model development and analysis
      1. Modeling methodologies

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ACMSE '07: Proceedings of the 45th annual ACM Southeast Conference

March 2007

574 pages

ISBN:9781595936295

DOI:10.1145/1233341

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Wake Forest University
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Winston-Salem State University

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Prvan MOžEGOVIć J(2020)Methods in Teaching Computer NetworksACM Transactions on Computing Education10.1145/339496320:3(1-35)Online publication date: 16-Jun-2020
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3394963
Regenold JWang KSmith GLiu QChen L(2017)Enhancing Enterprise Security through Cost-effective and Highly Customizable Network MonitoringProceedings of the 10th EAI International Conference on Mobile Multimedia Communications10.4108/eai.13-7-2017.2270274(133-142)Online publication date: 8-Dec-2017
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.4108/eai.13-7-2017.2270274
Lee CUluagac AFairbanks KCopeland J(2011)The Design of NetSecLabIEEE Transactions on Education10.1109/TE.2010.204821554:1(149-155)Online publication date: 1-Feb-2011
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1109/TE.2010.2048215
Yuan XVega PQadah YArcher RYu HXu J(2010)Visualization Tools for Teaching Computer SecurityACM Transactions on Computing Education10.1145/1656255.16562589:4(1-28)Online publication date: 1-Jan-2010
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