NSCOM 201 - CISCO Networking I

5 CR

Course provides foundation knowledge in networking. Topics include: network topologies, OSI model, design and documentation, LANs, network media, protocols and routing.

Prerequisite(s): TECH 217 and placement by assessment into ENGL 101, or completion of ENGL 092 or ENGL 093 with a C or better.

Course Outcomes

Perform arithmetic operations in binary, decimal and hexadecimal numbering systems.
Define terms and units related to networking such as throughput and bandwidth.
Name and describe the layers of standard networking models.
Describe network signals and the phenomena that affect the integrity of those signals.
Describe networking media and devices and the advantages and limitations of each.
Design a subnetted addressing scheme giving network numbers, range of host numbers, broadcast numbers and subnet mask.
Describe protocol data units and associate each with its corresponding layer in the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) networking model.
Design and implement a simple network.

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