Introduction to Networking and Security

Courses description:

Introduction to modern networking concepts and technology. Provides students with the fundamental concepts, technologies, components and issues related to communications and data networks. Topics include network architectures, infrastructures, services, protocols, cyber attacks, adversaries, and defense.

Course Material:

1.Course Orientation 

2. Network Standards and Layers 

3. Network Management

4. Network Security

5. Ethernet and Wireless I 

6. Ethernet and Wireless II 

7. TCP/IP Internetworking I 

8. TCP/IP Internetworking II 

9. Networked Applications

module #1 hands-on exercises

module #2 hands-on exercises

module #3 hands-on exercises

instructions: Create the home network diagram from Module 2 on the computer using Microsoft Visio. Microsoft Visio Professional 2019 is available on the “General” virtual machine on “Monarch Virtual Environment” or “MoVE”

module #5 hands-on exercises *no module 4 exercises*

module #6 hands-on exercises

module #7 hands-on exercises

Case Analysis: creating an outline and budget of a high schools network infrastructure

Course reflection:

while taking this course I was able to gain a better understanding of the fundamentals of networking and and the different components used to build a proper network within a building/organizations. With this knowledge i will have a better understanding of networks going forward and how every part of it works.