Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Course

ACE ID:

OOSL-0102

Organization's ID:

IT 151

Organization:

StraighterLine

Location:

Online

Length:

90 hours

Dates Offered:

Credit Recommendation & Competencies

Level	Credits (SH)	Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate	3	Networking Fundamentals and Basic Network Security

Description

Objective:

The course objective is to provide students with training, practice, and knowledge in computer networking. The basis for the course includes prep for the CompTIA certification path designed to help students prepare for and pass the CompTIA Network+ N10-007 Certification Exam to become CompTIA Network+ certified. The course aligns to CompTIA Network+ competencies, including network architecture, network operations, network security, troubleshooting, industry standards and practices, and network theory. Additionally, the course offers students CompTIA Network+ practice exams and a CompTIA Network+ exam discount for students who complete the course.

Learning Outcomes:

Describe basic network theory concepts
Configure the appropriate IP addressing components given a scenario
Given a scenario, implement the appropriate wireless technologies and configurations
Deploy the appropriate cabling solution given a scenario
Explain the purposes and use cases for advanced networking devices
Explain the purposes of virtualization and network storage technologies
Use appropriate documentation and diagrams to manage the network
Compare and contrast business continuity and disaster recovery concepts
Summarize the purposes of physical security devices
Explain authentication and access controls
Summarize common networking attacks
Explain common mitigation techniques and their purposes
Understand network troubleshooting and tools
Troubleshoot common wired connectivity and performance issues, common wireless connectivity and performance issues, and common network service issues
Explain the purposes and uses of ports and protocols and the concepts and characteristics of routing and switching
Compare and contrast the characteristics of network topologies, types and technologies
Explain the functions of network services
Understand infrastructure
Determine the appropriate placement of networking devices on a network and install/configure them
Compare and contrast WAN technologies
Understand network operations
Explain common scanning, monitoring and patching processes and summarize their expected outputs
Understand basic network security
Given a scenario, secure a basic wireless network
Implement network device hardening tactics