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Los Angeles College West
Los Angeles CollegeCourse Number: CS965
This course is the first course in a series of courses that prepared Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer candidates for their MCSE Windows 2000/2003 certification. In addition, the course is also designed to provide students with the background necessary to understand the local area networking information in Microsoft® courses on workstations, servers, and networking. The course serves as a general introduction for students who need a foundation in current networking technology for local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), and the Internet. It includes text-based study material, simulation lab exercises, and demonstrations so students can do networking tasks that reinforce the information in the text. Although this course is not required for the MCSE Windows 2000/2003 certification, it is recommended as a background/foundation course for those students with little exposure to networking concepts and support issues.
At Course Completion
At the end of the course, students will be able to identify the components of a LAN and determine the type of network design most appropriate for a given site; identify the different media used in network communications, distinguish between them, and determine how to use them to connect servers and workstations in a network; differentiate between the different networking standards, protocols, and access methods, and determine which would be most appropriate for a given LAN; recognize the primary network architectures, identify their major characteristics, and determine which would be most appropriate for a proposed LAN; identify the primary functions of network operating systems and distinguish between a centralized computing environment and a client/server environment; determine how to implement and support the major networking components (including the server, operating system, and clients), and propose a system for adequately securing data on a given LAN and protecting the system's components; distinguish between LANs and WANs, identify the components used to expand a LAN into a WAN, and determine how to implement an appropriate modem in the larger LAN/WAN environment; identify strategic LAN support tools and resources, and determine how to use these in troubleshooting basic network problems; develop a plan for implementing a LAN that incorporates the concepts and components presented; and identify the components of the Internet.
This course helps you prepare for the following certified professional exams:
Exam: CompTIA Network+ Certification
Exam: CompTIA A+ Certification
Exam: As a network background/foundation course, this course also prepares you for numerous MCP, MCSA, and MCSE exams.
