NWIT 151 - Introduction to Networking

CE

An introduction to networking technologies. This course covers the basics of networking, the open systems interconnection (OSI) reference model, transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP) addressing, electricity, specifications and techniques of building data cabling, and local area network/wide area network (LAN/WAN) technologies. In addition, this course is also the first in a series of courses designed to prepare students for the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) examination. Assessment Level(s): MATH 050. Three hours each week.

3 semester hours

May not be taken concurrently with MATH 017 or MATH 020 or MATH 030 or MATH 045 without appropriate Math assessment score.

Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:

Describe the common network devices, the OSI model, common network protocols, features of LANs and WANs, types of network topologies, and bandwidth.
Describe the characteristics of networking media, the types of waves characteristic of network media, media interference.
Describe the characteristics of Ethernet networks and client/server networks, the function of network devices and router serial ports, and the characteristics of WAN technologies.
Describe the basics of Ethernet technologies, the framing process, MAC, CSMA/CD, the types of duplex, and 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet technologies.
Describe Ethernet switching features and security fundamentals.
Describe IPv4 and v6 addressing and subnetting.
Describe routing fundamentals, router functions, routing protocols, data encapsulation process, IP packet structure, and router path selection.
Describe TCP/IP transport layer and application layers.
Describe the network security fundamentals.

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