Section outline

  • The intent of this Knowledge Unit is to provide students with an understanding of the basic components in an information technology system and their roles in system operation.

    • 1.8.1 Topic(s):

    • Workstations

    • Servers

    • Network Storage Devices

    • Routers / Switches / Gateways

    • Guards / CDSes / VPNs / Firewalls

    • IDSes, IPSes

    • Mobile Devices

    • Peripheral Devices / Security Peripherals

    • 1.8.2 Outcome(s): Students will be able to:

      ____ Describe the hardware components of modern computing environments and their individual functions