About This Course

This course introduces the architecture, structure, functions, components, models of the Internet and other computer networks. The principles and structure of IP addressing and the fundamentals of Ethernet concepts, media, and operations are introduced to provide a foundation for the curriculum.

The goal of this course is to introduce the fundamental networking concepts and technologies, and to develop the skills in planning and implementing small networks across a range of applications.

Course objectives

• develop both the practical and conceptual skills that build the foundation for understanding basic networking;
• examine human versus network communication and see the parallels between them;
• introduce the two major models used to plan and implement networks: OSI and TCP/IP;
• assist in gaining an understanding of the "layered" approach to networks;
• examine the OSI and TCP/IP layers in detail to understand their functions and services;
• describe the various network devices and network addressing schemes;
• discover the types of media used to carry data across the network.