Network Technology I

Overview of the Subject:

This course provides students with instruction in networking technologies and their implementation. Topics include the OSI reference model, network protocols, transmission media, and networking hardware and software.

Instructional Goals and Purposes: 

The purpose of this course is to identify and use network transmission media; explain the OSI model; recognize the primary network topologies/protocols, identify their characteristics, and determine which would be most appropriate for a proposed network; identify the functions of a network operating system and distinguish between centralized, client/server, and peer-to-peer systems; and distinguish between Local Area Networks (LANs) and Wide Area Networks (WANs) and identify the components used to expand a LAN into a WAN.

Learning Objectives:

1. Define computer networks and describe their purpose

2. Describe network media and data transmissions

3. Explain network design and describe the various network topologies

4. Discuss local area network architectures

5. Discuss network protocols and network software

6. Describe the features of Windows servers

7. Describe the features of NetWare and Linux servers

8. Describe the issues involved in managing a local area network

9. Discuss wide area networks

10. Discuss the Internet and its tools

Texts, Materials, and Supplies:

• Networking Basics, Second Edition, Mark Ciampa, ISBN: 0-619-05582

• LabSim for Network+, Second Edition, ISBN: 1-4188-3585-4

• Access to a computer and the Internet.