Introduction to Networking Purchase This Course

Course Cost: $325.00

Course Number: WB16.1

Course Length: 2 days

Course Overview This course introduces participants to the key concepts of data communications, telecommunications and networking. It provides a solid foundation of networking fundamentals and brings together the acronyms, protocols and components that are essential to understanding how networks operate today. Upon completion, the participant will have a sound understanding of how information travels from a source computer to a destination computer across a complex network.

Who Should Attend This course is designed for individuals who do not have a solid understanding of the structure of networks or how information moves between computers attached to a network.

Prerequisites Basic computer skills are required for this course. This includes an understanding of PC and/or MAC operating systems and the ability to use applications such as word processing, Internet browsers and email software.

Key Topics Computer and computer software basics Network cabling and topologies Computer protocols and services The OSI model Networking devices Local area networking principles Wide area networking principles Building a computer network

Course Objectives Identify the different types of hardware and software that are required in networking Distinguish between computer processes, services and protocols Describe how protocols are used to transmit information across a network Understand how addresses are used by computers to send and receive information Identify the flow of information between two communicating computers Describe current technologies used in local area networks (LANs) Describe current technologies used in wide area networks (WANs) Identify when to use a switch, hub or router

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