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Course Description
This course covers computing fundamentals, networking fundamentals, configuring network devices, as well as the fundamentals of network topologies and International standards. It maps to Cisco Exam 640-821.
Deployment Options
Self-Study
Accreditation
CEU credits: 0.80 CEUs
Objectives
Unit 1: Introduction to Networking
- Identify features and functions of major computer components.
- Identify commonly used computer measurement terms.
- Identify guidelines for converting a decimal number to a binary number.
- Identify guidelines for converting a binary number to a decimal number.
- Identify guidelines for converting a binary number to hexadecimal number.
- Identify guidelines for converting a hexadecimal number to a binary number.
- Identify features of a computer network structure.
- Identify definitions of common computer networking terms.
- Identify features of network application protocols.
- Identify the layers in the Open System Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model.
- Identify how data moves across a network.
- Identify how the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) model compares to the Open System Interconnection (OSI) Model.
- Identify functions and features of Network Interface Cards (NICs).
- Identify functions and features of hubs.
- Identify functions and features of bridges.
- Identify functions and features of switches.
- Identify functions and features of routers.
- Identify features of voice, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), and optical devices.
- Identify features of multilayer security devices.
Unit 2: Network Topologies, Standards, and Types
- Identify features of physical topologies.
- Identify features of a bus topology.
- Identify features of star topologies.
- Identify features of ring topologies.
- Identify features of mesh topologies.
- Identify features of the 802.2 Logical Link Control (LLC) standard.
- Identify features of carrier sense multiple access/collision detection (CSMA/CD).
- Identify components of the Ethernet protocol naming convention.
- Identify specifications supported by the IEEE 802.3u Fast Ethernet standard.
- Identify specifications supported by the IEEE 802.3z Gigabit Ethernet standard.
- Identify features of Wide Area Networks (WANs).
- Identify functions of Wide Area Network (WAN) devices.
- Identify physical layer standards of a Wide Area Network (WAN).
- Identify physical layer standards for connection between Data Terminal Equipment (DTE) and Data Circuit-Terminating Equipment (DCE).
- Identify data-link protocols related to a Wide Area Network (WAN).
- Identify features of a Metropolitan Area Network (MAN).
- Identify features of a Storage Area Network (SAN).
- Identify features of content networks.
- Identify features of a Virtual Private Network (VPN).
- Identify features of an intranet and an extranet.
Course Access
Each student has access to the course for a period of 6 months from the day of enrollment in the course.
