Course Overview

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this course is designed to prepare candidates for the CompTIA Network+ examination (2009 Objectives). The Network+ Certification program is an industry-wide, vendor-neutral program developed and sponsored by The Computing Industry Technology Association.

This course is intended for networking professionals who want to broaden their horizons and therefore increase their ability to describe the features and functions of networking components and to install, configure and troubleshoot basic networking hardware, protocols and services.

Aims and Objectives

• The course covers the objectives for the 2009 exam, which seeks to clarify that candidates have knowledge of the OSI network model, can identify and describe the features and functions of network components, and be capable of installing, configuring and troubleshooting basic network devices and protocols.

Target Audiences

This course is intended for network support professionals looking to broaden their understanding of networking technologies - both hardware and software

Prerequisites

To benefit fully from this course students should ideally have attended (or have the equivalent knowledge) of CompTIA's A+ qualification.

Course Content

Module 1: Introduction to Networks and Data Communications
Module 2: Network Protocols and Network Devices
Module 3: Local Area Networks
Module 4: Wide Area Networks
Module 5: Fundamentals of TCP/IP
Module 6: IP Addressing and Routing
Module 7: TCP/IP Applications
Module 8: Introduction to Network Security
Module 9: Network Management
Module 10: Network Troubleshooting