Upon completion of this course, with appropriate study, the student will have learned to:

• Identify the components of a network and determine the type of network design most appropriate for a given site.
• Identify the different media used in network communications, distinguish among them, and determine how to use them to connect servers and clients in a network.
• Differentiate among networking standards, protocols, and access methods and determine which is most appropriate for a given network.
• Recognize the primary network architectures, identify their major characteristics, and determine which is most appropriate for a proposed network.
• 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.
• Propose a system for adequately securing data on a given network and protecting the system’s components.
• Distinguish between LANs and wide-area networks (WANs) and identify the components used to expand a LAN into a WAN.
• Understand various hardware available and used in a network
• Concept of TCP/IP and protocols