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Course
Description
This course serves
as a general introduction for students to acquire a foundation in current
network technologies for local area networks (LANs), wide area networks
(WANs), and the Internet. The course provides an introduction to the hardware,
software, terminology, components, design, and connections of a network,
as well as the topologies and protocols for LANs. It covers LAN-user concepts
and the basic functions of system administration and operation.
Skill Expectations
CIOS 245 Networking
and Communications
is an advanced class. Students should have skills equivalent to CIOS
110 Microcomputer Operating Systems and CIOS 210 Hardware and Software
Configuration and Troubleshooting before taking this class.
The following skills
will be required to complete the course successfully:
- Working knowledge
of software and hardware in stand-alone personal computers.
- Working knowledge
of the operation and support of stand-alone personal computers, which
includes but is not limited to:
- Installing
application software.
- Customizing
the operating system's configuration files.
- Ability to describe,
diagnose, and repaire,
- common operating
system problems,
- hardware related
computes problems, and
- software related
computer problems.
- Ability to take
apart and put together the parts of a computer.
- Ability to search
for and access technical support information through the Internet
Course Content
- Network Orientation
- Connecting Network
Components
- How a Network Functions
- Network Architectures
- Network Operations
- Network Administration
and Support
- Larger Networks
- Solving Network
Problems
Course Objectives
At the completion
of this course, with appropriate study, the student will be able to:
- Identify the components
of a LAN and determine the type of network design most appropriate for
a given site.
- Identify the different
media used in network communications, distinguish between them, and
determine how to use them to connect servers and workstations in a network.
- Distinguish between
the different networking standards, protocols, and access methods, and
determine which would be most appropriate for a given LAN.
- Recognize the primary
network architectures, identify their major characteristics, and determine
which would be the most appropriate for a proposed LAN.
- Identify the primary
functions of network operating systems and distinguish between a centralized
computing environment and a client/server environment.
- Determine how to
implement and support the major networking components (including the
server, operating system, and clients), and propose a system for adequately
securing data on a given LAN and protecting the system's components.
- Distinguish between
LANs and WANs, identify the components used to expand a LAN into a WAN,
and determine how to implement an appropriate modem in the larger LAN/WAN
environment.
- Identify strategic
LAN support tools and resources, and determine how to use these in troubleshooting
basic network problems.
- Identify the components
of the Internet.
Student responsibilities will include:
- Readings from textbooks,
journals, magazines, white papers, and online Internet materials.
- Writing assignments
such as written responses to discussion questions.
- Classroom participation
such as classroom discussions and hands on labs.
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