Overview:
CCNA Basics presents important networking fundamentals using the Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) seven layer model concepts; terminology and technologies are explained and illustrated using text and graphics animation.

Who Should Attend:
System Engineers

At Course Completion:
After completing this course, students will be able to: - Describe computer hardware basics, binary and hexadecimal number systems, basic networking terminology, and internetworking concepts - Identify the major components of a network system, including clients and servers, network interface cards (NICs), internetworking devices, media, and topologies - Describe the functions, operations, and primary components of local-area networks (LANs), wide-area networks (WANs), metropolitan-area networks (MANs), storage-area networks (SANs), content networks (CNs), and virtual private networks (VPNs) - Describe the major network access methods and outline the key features of each - Describe the functions and operations of switching technologies - Explain the format and significance of each of the following components to a network system: IP addressing, classes, reserved address space, and subnetting - Calculate valid subnetwork addresses and mask values so that user/network requirements are met when given an IP address scheme - Explain the purposes of networking addresses, routing protocols, and routed protocols - Describe the functions, operations, and primary components of WAN technologies - Describe the function, operation, and primary components required to provide remote access services - Use available configuration tools to establish connectivity to the appropriate network device in order to complete the initial device configuration