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NETWORK+ CERTIFICATION
Confused by cabling? Tormented by TCP/IP? Yes, then come to CyberNetworks (your GTS Partner) and take the "Network+ Support Skills" course. This will prepare you for CompTIA's Network+ Certification exam and can also help you get ready for the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) certification.
Network+ is a CompTIA vendor neutral certification that measures the technical knowledge of networking professionals with 18 - 24 months experience in the IT industry. The test is administered by NCS/VUE and Prometric™.
Earning
the Network+ certification means that the candidate possesses the knowledge
needed to configure and operate a variety of networking products. This
exam covers a wide range of vendor and product neutral networking technologies
that can also serve as a prerequisite for vendor-specific IT certifications.
Network+ Certification
Following the enormous success of A+ Certification, CompTIA have now introduced Network+ Certification - the only generic networking qualification available. More than 120,000 people world-wide have already qualified with A+ Certification and thousands more will benefit from the skills and career prospects that generic certification will provide.
Network+ Certification is ideal for the following target markets:
Newcomers to networking support
Students wishing to get a good background knowledge in local area networking and TCP/IP, prior to further vendor-specific education
Students wishing to progress to Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer or Certified Novell Engineer career paths
GTS Official Curriculum offers Network+ Support Skills (code G500) for delivery as a 5-day module. This covers all the topics necessary to take and pass the Network+ Certification exam
Overview and objectives
This five-day practical hands-on course is aimed at those delegates that have passed A+ Certification or have equivalent knowledge. A typical delegate will have about one year of post A+ experience and the intention of the course is to produce a competent network support technician, capable of taking and passing the Network+ exams. On course completion, delegates will be able to:
Install and configure a network card
Define the concepts of network layers
Understand principles of extending networks and interconnectivity
Understand and implement the TCP/IP protocol
Use test equipment to troubleshoot network connectivity
Who should attend?
This course has been created for delegates with the responsibility for installing, maintaining and troubleshooting local area networks. The course has been developed to produce competent network support technicians that are capable of taking and passing the Network+ certification exam.
What are the course prerequisites?
Delegates should meet the following criteria prior to attending the course:
Have taken and passed both A+ Certification exams or have equivalent knowledge and experience
Have six months to one year of post A+ Certification support experience
Have extensive experience of supporting end-users and PC-based systems
Course
Overview
Network+ Support Skills (G500)
Introduction
LANs, WANs and the Internet Uses and benefits of a LAN Network applications Electronic messaging Workgroup applications Client/Server applications
Overview of network components
Transmission media Peer-to-peer networks Server-based networks
Network cards
Network adapter cards PC expansion buses Network card configuration Plug and play Transceivers and media converters
Transmission media
Signalling Digital encoding Media bandwidth Baseband/broadband Media types Twister pair cable Coaxial cable Fibre optic cable
LAN topologies
Physical and logical topologies Star Bus Ring Hybrid Hierarchical or tree Mesh
Installing cabling
Crimping cables Structured wiring systems
OSI model
Concept behind OSI model Network communication and the OSI model OSI model and real life networking Physical layer Data link layer Network layer Transport layer Session layer Presentation layer Application layer
802 standards
802.2 802.3 802.5 802.12
Media access
Media access Contention Token passing Demand priority Addressing
Ethernet
Ethernet 10BaseT 10Base2 10Base5 10BaseF Fast Ethernet Network card selection Ethernet 5-4-3 rule
Other technologies
Token Ring Fibre Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) VGAnyLAN Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
Network protocols
Network card drivers TCP/IP IPX/SPX NetBEUI AppleTalk Data link Control (DLC) Characteristics of network protocols Choosing a protocol Adding and removing protocols
Repeaters and hubs
Repeaters Hubs Switching hubs or switches Multistation access units (MSAUs)
Bridges
Bridge operation Features of bridges Spanning Tree Algorithm (STA)
Internetwork connectivity devices
Routers Choosing paths Static and dynamic routers Brouters Layer 3 switches
Development of TCP/IP
Routing packets through the Internet TCP/IP protocol suite TCP/IP as an open standard
IP addresses
IP addresses Subnet mask Default gateway Configuring TCP/IP Resolving an IP address to a hardware address Applying for a network address Creating subnets Route discovery
DHCP and automatic IP configuration
DHCP server DHCP client initialisation
Host names and FQDNs
Host names FQDNs Host files DNS Name resolution process
Server (NetBIOS) name resolution
Server names Name discovery Using an LMHOSTS file WINS servers
TCP/IP services
E-mail SMTP protocol Postoffice protocol (POP) Sending e-mail World Wide Web - HTTP Other TCP/IP services TCP/IP ports
Client/server communication layers
Microsoft Windows NT Novell NetWare UNIX Client/server protocols Workstation software Hardware requirements for a workstation Identifying a machine on the network Network drives and print queues Directory services Gateways
Remote connectivity
Public networks SLIP/Compressed SLIP Point-to-point protocol (PPP) Tunnelling/encapsulation Requirements for remote connectivity Remote client and server configuration Configuring modems
Network security
Introduction Network operating system security Administrative/supervisory account Creating and managing accounts Password principles Encryption and password hashing Encryption technology Encryption systems Firewalls Proxy servers Fault tolerance and redundancy UPS Drive arrays - RAID Back up strategies Virus prevention
Test equipment for LANs and WANs
Terminators Loopback plug Crossover cable VOMs Tone generator and probe Cable testers and certifiers Time-Domain Reflectometers (TDR) Product indicators Test frame and packet generators Network monitors Protocol analyser Network troubleshooting
Copyright
© 2006 Cyber Networks (ICT) Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Cyber Technologies and the Cyber logo are registered trademarks of Cyber
Networks (ICT) Ltd. All brand names mentioned herein are used for identification
purposes only and are trademarks of their respective organizations.