Course Overview

This course is designed to provide a full overview of computer networking. We’ll cover everything from the fundamentals of modern networking technologies and protocols to an overview of the cloud to practical applications and network troubleshooting.

Course Outcome

Upon completion of this course the students should demonstrate knowledge and ability to the following:

• Describe computer networks in terms of a five-layer model
• Understand all of the standard protocols involved with TCP/IP communications
• Grasp powerful network troubleshooting tools and techniques
• Learn network services like DNS and DHCP that help make computer networks run
• Understand cloud computing, everything as a service, and cloud storage 
• Understand the basics of computer network communications
• Understand and identify network devices and their role/functions within a given network
• Identify the different types of network topologies and protocols.
• Explain the layers of the OSI model and TCP/IP. Explicitly explain the functions for each layer.
• Understand and building the skills of sub-netting
• Be able to administer a network regardless its size
• Familiarity with the basic protocols of computer networks, and the way they can be used to assist in network design and implementation.