5 hours

Familiarity with the course LAN Fundamentals

To provide students with an understanding of enterprise operating systems, and an understanding of management and interoperability issues as part of an overall network strategy

After this course the student should be able to:
1. describe current networking models
2. list standard network administration requirements
3. outline the key features of the leading operating systems on the market
4. outline network integration issues

4 hours

Familiarity with the courses LAN Fundamentals and Enterprise Operating System Principles

To provide students with product-specific knowledge to assist them in the selection of the most appropriate enterprise operating system, based upon the principles presented in the course Enterprise Operating System Principles

After this course the student should be able to:
1. describe the evolution of the leading operating systems
2. outline the key features of the leading operating systems on the market
3. describe the architecture of Windows NT, NetWare, and UNIX

4 hours

A basic understanding of data communications, protocols, and LANs

To enable the student to identify the main components of a LAN and the characteristics of LAN media

After this course the student should be able to:
1. identify each LAN component
2. distinguish between hardware and software components

4 hours

Technical support staff

A basic understanding of data communications, protocols, and LANs; the course LAN Media and Components

To enable the student to identify the main characteristics of LAN topologies and access techniques

After this course the student should be able to:
1. describe the star, mesh, ring, bus, tree, and hybrid topologies
2. explain how the various access methods work