This course introduces technical level concepts of non-vendor specific networking including technologies, media, topologies, devices, management tools, and security. Provides the basics of how to manage, maintain, troubleshoot, install, operate, and configure basic network infrastructure.
Prerequisites: Computer Hardware and Software Maintenance (C or better)
Students will:
- Differentiate between network protocols in terms of routing, addressing schemes, interoperability, and naming conventions.
- Identify addressing format, schemes, and technologies; and required settings for connectivity including classful/classless address ranges, public/private addressing, and subnetting.
- Identify the common ports associated with TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) and UDP (User Datagram Protocol).
- Identify the basic standards of WAN and remote access technologies.
- Categorize standard cable types and their properties.
- Explain logical and physical network structures, topologies, and characteristics.
- Identify the basic attributes, purposes, and functions of network components including wireless technologies.
- Identify the functions of specialized network devices such as multilayer switches, load balancer, proxy, DNS servers, and CSU/DSU.
- Plan and implement a basic wired and wireless network.
- Explain the function of each layer of the OSI and TCP/IP models.
- Identify types of configuration management documentation such as network diagrams, wiring schematics, and configurations.
- Summarize and explain different methods and rationales for network performance.
- Diagnose a network problem using a systemic approach identifying the appropriate tools, selecting an appropriate course of action to resolve the problem, and document the solution.
- Select the appropriate hardware and software tools to test, scan, and analyze network connectivity and performance.
- Identify and explain common methods to ensure network security including antivirus software, user authentication, and firewall setup.
- Identify issues that affect physical and remote access device security.