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2018-2019 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ITNW 1325 - Fundamentals of Networking Technologies


3 Credits (2 hrs. lec., 3 hrs. lab.) Instruction in networking technologies and their implementation. Topics include the OSI reference model, network protocols, transmission media, and networking hardware and software. Prerequisite: None Corequisite: ITSC 1301  or COSC 1301  or BCIS 1305  (for Business majors only)
Course Outcomes
1 - Identify and use network transmission media.
2 - Explain the OSI model.
3 - Identify the characteristics of network topologies and protocols.
4 - Identify the functions of a network operating system and distinguish between centralized, client/server, and peer-to-peer systems.
5 - Distinguish between Local Area Networks (LANs) and Wide Area Networks (WANs) and identify the components used to expand a LAN into a WAN.