NET 171: Networking for Home and Small Businesses
Course Description
Provides students with a basic understanding of networking terminology, protocols, LANs, WANs, topologies, and communications.
Course Outline
- Personal Computer Hardware
- Operating Systems
- Connecting to the Network
- Connecting to the Internet Through an ISP
- Network Addressing
- Network Services
- Wireless Technologies
- Basic Security
- Troubleshooting Your Network
- Putting It All Together
Required Materials
- Internet access to the Cisco Networking Academy web site.
Optional Materials
- Networking for Home and Small Businesses – Cisco Press – ISBN-10: 1-58713-209-5 ISBN-13: 978-1-58713-209-4
Faculty Contact
For questions about this course contact the department coordinator:
Dave Braunschweig
dbraunsc@harpercollege.edu
847.925.6817