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Computer Networking

Introduction to Electronics

This course will provide students with the basic understanding of electricity fundamentals.  This course will cover basic series and parallel DC resistive circuits.  Students will learn how to use multi-meters to measure voltage, resistance and current as well as the operation of switches and relay.

I. All students will describe, compare and contrast basic characteristics of electricity.

• All students will describe the smallest units of negative and positive charge.
• All students will explain the differences between insulators and conductors.
• All students will define voltage, current and resistance.
• All students will test and evaluate resistors.
• All students will describe how wire size changes with gauge numbers.
• All students will compare and contrast AC to DC.
• All students will define AC terms (frequency, peak, p-p, rms, etc.)

II. All students will apply Ohm's law to electric circuits and devices.

• All students will compare and contrast electrical pressure and electrical current.
• All students will compare and contrast power and work.

III. All students will test and evaluate DC series circuits.

• All students will identify series circuits.
• All students will apply laws of voltage, resistance, and current to evaluate series circuits.

IV. All students will test and evaluate DC parallel circuits.

• All students will identify parallel circuits.
• All students will apply laws of voltage, resistance and current to evaluate parallel circuits.

V. All students will explain differences between different types of switches.

• All students will describe the basic operation of switches.
• All students will compare and contrast single and multiple pole switches.
• All students will compare and contrast single and multiple throw switches.

VI. All students will describe soldering equipment and the soldering process.

• All students will describe the process of soldering.
• All student will list the parts of a soldering iron.

VII. All students will define basic computer networking terms.

• All students will explain the difference between LANs and WANs.
• All students will describe physical topologies such as stars and rings.
• All students will contrast and compare different types of network media.
• All students will describe function of network devices such as hubs, switches, and routers.

Computer Networking Systems I

Students will explore the fundamentals of computer networking including features of different Local Area Networks (LAN) technologies.  They will learn the fundamentals of networking based on the OSI layered model.  A five router lab will be set up for hands-on experience in enabling traffic between different networks.

I. All students will demonstrate skills necessary to find and earn employment (resumes, cover letters, interviews, etc).

• All students will create a resume.
• All students will create a letter of application.

II. All students will consistently demonstrate professional soft skills necessary to keep employment (relations with others, work ethic, dependability, etc).

• All students will demonstrate an ability to work and get along with others.
• All students will demonstrate common work ethic standards such as honesty and integrity.
• All students will attend and arrive on time for class.

III. All students will identify and describe functions of the layers of the OSI and TCP/IP layered models.

• All students will identify devices that operate at Layer 1 of the OSI model.
• All students will identify devices that operate at Layer 2 of the OSI model.
• All students will identify devices that operate at Layer 3 of the OSI model.
• All students will compare and contrast addressing for layer 2 and 3 devices.
• All students will compare and contrast Transport Layer protocols.
• All students will describe the function of port numbers at the Transport Layer.
• All students will differentiate between various Application Layer protocols.

IV. All students will perform basic configuration of a Cisco router.

• All students will log into Cisco routers in both user and privileged modes.
• All students will configure basic global parameters such as passwords and host name on Cisco routers.
• All students will configure and enable serial and ethernet interfaces on Cisco routers.
• All students will configure RIP as a routing protocol on Cisco routers.

V. All students will perform basic configuration of a Cisco catalyst ethernet switch.

• All students will log in to Cisco catalyst switches in both user and privileged modes.
• All students will configure basic global parameters such as passwords, hostname and IP address information on Cisco catalyst switches.

Computer Networking Systems II

CNSII will take a more detailed look at Ethernet LANs and Switched Ethernet.  Students will study the design of LANSs and more advanced router configuration as well as several Wide Area Network technologies, which connect LANs.  The IBM compatible PC will be examined.  Further study of troubleshooting and configuration of operating systems will be pursued in year two.

I. All students will demonstrate skills necessary to find and earn employment (resumes, cover letters, interviews, etc).

• All students will create a resume.
• All students will create a letter of application.

II. All students will consistently demonstrate professional soft skills necessary to keep employment (relations with others, work ethic, dependability, etc).

• All students will demonstrate an ability to work and get along with others.
• All students will demonstrate common work ethic standards such as honesty and integrity.
• All students will attend and arrive on time for class.

III. All students will apply concepts from OSI and TCP/IP layered models to network design.

• All students will design and apply VLSM to a heirarchical network.
• All students will describe function and purpose of QoS with converged networks.
• All students will apply Layer 2 and 3 features to the access, distribution and core layers of the hierarchical network design model.

IV. All student will analyze and apply intermediate configurations on Cisco routers.

• All students will configure EIGRP hybrid routing protocol on Cisco router.
• All students will configure OSPF hybrid routing protocol on Cisco router.
• All students will apply Point-to-Point protocol and HDLC to serial WAN interfaces on Cisco routers.
• All students will configure interVLAN routing on Cisco routers.

V. All students will analyze and apply intermediate configurations on Cisco catalyst ethernet switches.

• All students will apply Ethernet port security to Cisco catalyst ethernet switches.
• All students will describe and create VLANs on Cisco catalyst switch.
• All students will implement trunking on Cisco catalyst switch.
• All students will analyze and configure Spanning Tree Protocol and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol Cisco catalyst switch.

VI. All students will demonstrate basic monitoring and maintenance procedures on Cisco devices.

• All students will use IOS commands to monitor functions of Cisco devices.
• All students will perform password and IOS recovery on Cisco devices.
• All students will apply VTP to Cisco catalyst switches.