Network+
Support Skills
Confused
by cabling? Tormented by TCP/IP? Yes, then come to Cyber Networks
Ltd (your local 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
Overview
and objectives
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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.
Exam Cost:
US$ 190.00
Organization
sponsored candidates subject to 18% VAT
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
LANs,
WANs and the Internet Uses and benefits of a LAN Network applications
Electronic messaging Workgroup applications Client/Server applications
Transmission
media Peer-to-peer networks Server-based networks
Network
adapter cards PC expansion buses Network card configuration
Plug and play Transceivers and media converters
Signalling
Digital encoding Media bandwidth Baseband/broadband Media
types Twister pair cable Coaxial cable Fibre optic cable
Physical
and logical topologies Star Bus Ring Hybrid Hierarchical
or tree Mesh
Crimping
cables Structured wiring systems
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
802.2
802.3 802.5 802.12
Media
access Contention Token passing Demand priority Addressing
Ethernet
10BaseT 10Base2 10Base5 10BaseF Fast Ethernet Network
card selection Ethernet 5-4-3 rule
Token
Ring Fibre Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) VGAnyLAN Asynchronous
Transfer Mode (ATM)
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
Hubs Switching hubs or switches Multistation access units (MSAUs)
Bridge
operation Features of bridges Spanning Tree Algorithm (STA)
Routers
Choosing paths Static and dynamic routers Brouters Layer 3
switches
Routing
packets through the Internet TCP/IP protocol suite TCP/IP as anstandard
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
server DHCP client initialisation
Host
names FQDNs Host files DNS Name resolution process
Server
names Name discovery Using an LMHOSTS file WINS servers
E-mail
SMTP protocol Postoffice protocol (POP) Sending e-mail World
Wide Web - HTTP Other TCP/IP services TCP/IP ports
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
Public
networks SLIP/Compressed SLIP Point-to-point protocol (PPP)
Tunnelling/encapsulation Requirements for remote connectivity
Remote client and server configuration Configuring modems
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
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
