PCA 619 - Network and Data Communications

3.75 continuing education units (CEU). This course is not for Credit(s).

This course is designed for students pursuing a career in networking and provides an overview of computer networking including servers, switches, routers, LAN’s, WAN’s, network protocols, TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, network topologies, and wireless connections. Topics include network design, implementation, and management, security configuration, and troubleshooting.

Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the students should be able to:

1. explain the purpose of networking;
2. identify the major hardware and software components of a network;
3. differentiate between peer-to-peer networks and client-server networks;
4. design a cabling topology to interconnect networking devices;
5. implement client and server operating systems;
6. implement and configure basic protocols and services including TCP/IP, DHCP, and DNS;
7. demonstrate an understanding of the planning and implementation of system security including permissions, firewalls, and fault tolerance;
8. perform network monitoring and optimization;
9. integrate different types of networks; and
10. demonstrate the ability to troubleshoot common networking problems. Note: 3.75 CEUs