Section outline

  • More information on the individual core courses making up the Enterprise Networking Technican major including specific course objectives.

    • IT Essentials Page

      Students develop an understanding of emerging information technology and data communications. Students demonstrate, in a laboratory setting, knowledge of the necessary skills of building a computer, installing the operating systems, adding peripherals and connecting the computer to a local-area network as well as the internet.

    • IT Essentials Release Notes File
    • NRS 1: Introduction to Networks Page

      This course introduces the architecture, structure, functions, components, and models of the Internet and other computer networks. The principles and structure of IP addressing and the fundamentals of Ethernet concepts, media, and operations are introduced to provide a foundation for the curriculum. By the end of the course, participants will be able to build simple LANs, perform basic configurations for routers and switches, and implement IP addressing schemes.

    • NRS 1 - Introduction to Networking Release Data File
    • NRS 2: Routing and Switching Essentials Page

      This course describes the architecture, components, and operations of routers and switches in a small network. Participants learn how to configure a router and a switch for basic functionality. By the end of this course, participants will be able to configure and troubleshoot routers and switches and resolve common issues with RIPv1, RIPng, single area and multi-area OSPF, virtual LANs, and inter-VLAN routing in both IPv4 and IPv6 networks.

    • NRS2 - Routing & Switching Essentials - Release Notes File