Course Outline Version 1       

Foundations of network:

• What is a network?

• Need for a network

• Client workstation and server

• Different network models

• Peer to peer

• Client/server

• Mainframe

• Types of network

• LAN

• WAN

• MAN

• Various network topologies

• Ring

• Mesh

• Star

• Tree Bus

• Linear Bus

Networking components

• Introduction to network components

• Repeaters

• Hubs

• Bridges

• Router

• Switch

• Gateway

• Brouter

• Types of networking cables

• Media connectors

• How to chose on a cable

LAN technologies

• Ethernet

• Physical characteristics

• Different categories in Ethernet

• Baseband and broadband properties

• Baseband Ethernet

• Broadband Ethernet

• Ethernet cables

• Twisted pair

• Coaxial

• Fiber optic

• Other types of Ethernet LAN

• Switched

• Fast

• Gigabit

• Virtual Private Network

• Benefits of using a VPN

• Connecting to a VPN using Windows 2000

Basic hardware components

• Basic hardware components

• Installing CPU

• Installing motherboard

• Configuring motherboard

• Installing power supply

• Installing a hard drive

• Installing floppy and CD/DVD drives

• Legacy devices

• Interrupt Requests Line Assignments

• Direct Memory Access (DMA)

• Input/Output (I/O) Address

• Configuring IDE/ATA/SCSI devices

• Basic know how of safe BIOS settings

• Complementary Metal Oxide Conductor (CMOS)

• Understanding ports

• Data cables

• Connector

• Detecting hardware devices

• Using Device Manager

Network connectivity

• Setting up a small network

• Connecting computers

• IP addressing

• Assigning IP address

• Adding computers to a group

• Network service

• DHCP

• WINS

• DNS

• Deciding on a network architecture

• Internet access technology

• xDSL

• Broadband cable (Cable modem)

• Wireless

• Dial-up connection

• Make a dial-up connection

• What is file sharing?

• Types of file sharing

• How to share a folder?

• Configuring share folder permissions

Wireless network

• Introduction to wireless networks

• Basics

• Types of wireless networks

• WLAN

• WPAN

• WMAN

• WWAN

• Requirements for wireless network

• Antennas

• SSID

• Access point positioning

• What is Wired Equivalent Privacy(WEP) ?

• Setting up a wireless network

• How to access a WLAN?

• Advantage and disadvantage of wireless network

Networking environment

• Introduction to Intranet

• Difference between Internet and Intranet

• Advantages of Intranet

• How Intranet operates?

• Inside an Intranet

• Checklist for building an Intranet

• Introduction to Extranet

• Difference between Internet and Extranet

• Advantages of an Extranet

• How an Extranet operates?

• Difference between Extranet and Intranet

Troubleshooting

• Hardware errors and their codes

•  Troubleshooting guidelines

• Troubleshooting:

• Network connectivity

• Testing network connectivity

• Motherboard failures

• Response

• CPU failure

• Power supply failure

• Video/display failure

• Memory chip failure

• CD ROM failure

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