Networking Essential course is designed for people who are new to networking field and want to comprehend the concepts involve.

Introduction

This course serves as a general introduction for students who need a foundation in current networking technology for local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), Cabling, Hubs, Switches, and the Internet.

Course Contents

• Network Orientation
• What Is Networking?
• Concept of networking
• Why use a network
• Components of a local area network.
• Describe the advantages of networking.
• Peer-to-peer network.
• Designing the network layout
• Hubs
• Connecting Network Components
• Network Cabling
• IBM® Cabling System
• Network Adapter Cards
• Common protocols
• Implementing and removing protocols
• Network Architectures
• Ethernet
• 10 Mbps IEEE Standard
• 100 Mbps IEEE standard
• Network Operations
• Managing Network Accounts
• Ensuring Network Data Security
• Backup
• Uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
• Larger Networks
• Advanced WAN Technologies
• Overview of the latest wide area network technologies including X.25 packet switching, frame relay, asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), integrated services digital network (ISDN), and fiber distributed data interface (FDDI)
• Monitoring Network Behavior