Course Overview
CompTIA Network+ is recognized as the world standard for network professionals. CompTIA designed this certification for those with at least nine months experience in network support or network administration. This hands-on course is designed for students with networking experience who want to prepare to challenge the CompTIA Network+ certification (exam N10-002). There are four main topics: media/topologies, protocols/standards, network implementation and network support. Students, who already understand data communication, operating systems and network theory, will learn to challenge this industry certification in a BCIT lecture/lab format. CompTIA Network+ exam costs are not included in the tuition.
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- This course has been retired and is no longer offered. Find other Flexible Learning courses that may interest you.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Recognize and describe features of common network topologies, media, connectors and networking hardware components including ethernet, token ring, fiber-optic, modem and wireless technologies
- Identify common network standards and protocols and relate them to the appropriate OSI (Open Systems Interconnect) layer(s)
- Describe the role of common network services, protocols, addressing and subnetting methods and technologies to access the Internet and remote desktops, using the most common network operating systems, including UNIX/Linux, Netware, Windows and Macintosh
- Define the basic capabilities of common network operating systems to provide client support for secure and reliable access to shared network resources including authentication, access to shared files, printers and applications, VLANs, Network Attached Storage, fault tolerance, disaster recovery, encryption, firewalls, proxy service and virus protection
- Troubleshoot common errors and loss of connectivity using common networking diagnostic tools, utilities and operating system services
Effective as of Spring/Summer 2004
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