Network Technology Foundations: Academic Student Guide (CIWv5 Foundations Series)

Network Technology Foundations teaches essential networking technologies and skills, including TCP/IP, stable network creation, wireless networking and network troubleshooting. You will learn to use various network components and protocols that enable users to share data quickly and easily. You will explore the different types of transmission media, and will learn how network architecture and topologies provide for efficient and secure communications. In addition, you will learn about the OSI reference model and its relationship to packet creation, and you will compare and contrast the OSI model with the Internet architecture model. Includes Case Studies, step-by-step labs, and two supplemental CD-ROM's containing lab files. The CIW Foundations series of courses prepares students to take the high-stakes CIW Foundations certification exam.