IT 160 Network Technologies

8 CR

The goal of this course is to provide students with a background in networking technologies and prepare students to pass CompTIA’s broad-based, vendor independent networking certification exam, Network +. This course covers a wide range of material about networking, from careers in networking to local area networks, wide area networks, protocols, topologies, transmission media, and security. It not only introduces a variety of concepts, but also discusses in-depth the most significant aspects of networking, such as the TCP/IP protocol suite.
Prerequisite(s): Either IT 112, or IT 141