Course Content

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Networking concepts

• Identify basic networking concepts, including how a network works. Content should be included.

• network access, protocol, network interface cards, full duplex, cabling twisted pair, coaxial, fiberoptic.

• Identify procedures for swapping and configuring network interface cards.

• Identify the ramifications of repairs on the network. Content should include reduced bandwidth, loss of data, and network slowdown.

• Identify the networking capabilities of DOS and Windows including procedures for connecting to the network. Identify concepts and capabilities relating to the Internet and basic procedures for setting up a system for Internet access. Content should include TCP/IP, E-mail, html, http, FTP, domain names (Web sites), ISP, and dial-up access.

• Labs

• Homework 

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Summarize the basics of networking fundamentals, including technologies, devices and protocols

• Basics of configuring IP addressing and TCP/IP properties (DHCP, DNS)

• Bandwidth and latency

• Status indicators

• Protocols (TCP/IP, NETBIOS)

• Full-duplex, half-duplex

• Basics of workgroups and domains

• Common ports: HTTP, FTP, POP, SMTP, TELNET, HTTPS

• LAN / WAN

• Hub, switch and router

• Identify Virtual Private Networks (VPN)

• Basics class identification

• Labs

• Homework 

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Categorize network cables and connectors and their implementations.

• Cables

• Plenum / PVC

• UTP (e.g. CAT3, CAT5 / 5e, CAT6)

• STP

• Fiber

• Coaxial cable

• Labs

• Homework

 

Connectors

• RJ45

• RJ11

• Labs

• Homework

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