Networking

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to computer networks that provides broad coverage of local area networks, internetworks, and wide area networks. Topics include, network hardware, network topologies, network technologies, network media and access methods, network layers and protocols, TCP/IP, network reference models (OSI), network standards (IEEE 802), client and server operating systems, server management and administration, network security, virtualization, and cloud computing. The network security topic overviews security policies, physical security, authentication, authorization, encryption, firewalls, and VPN. Prerequisite: CIS 120 with a "C" or better.